Tuesday, January 22, 2008

This week: Two Casa Maria Housing Coalition Meetings

The Casa Maria Housing Coalition is involved in advocating for affordable housing and responsible downtown development. You can show your support and learn more to help with advocacy at two important meetings this week:

TUESDAY January 22 @ 5:00 pm
Casa Maria Housing Coalition meeting at Casa Maria with guest Councilwoman Regina Romero. Casa Maria location: Map

THURSDAY January 24 @ 5:00 pm
Rio Nuevo Subcommittee meeting at the City Council Chamber, City Hall, 255 W. Alameda, 1st Floor. City Hall location map. On the agenda [pdf] is a presentation on Affordable and Workforce Housing. Contact Brian Flagg for more details, 624-0312.



[NOTE: For some background on issues related to homelessness, here's a 2001 article from the Tucson Weekly on the topic: "Shelter Skelter" by D.A. Barber ]