Housing and community news: Jan 19-25, 2019

What we're reading now: the latest housing reports and analysis

CNN: Julián Castro (former secretary of HUD) officially announces 2020 presidential bid

Multi Housing News: 2019 multifamily outlook

National Low Income Housing Coalition: From the field: Maine advocates celebrate long-delayed authorization of $15 million in bonds for affordable homes for seniors

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Study examines effectiveness of homeless prevention and rapid re-housing program

Comstock: The public effort: Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency’s La Shelle Dozier on efforts to increase affordable housing

San Francisco News: Rehabilitated public housing properties for seniors

NOLA: See plans for a new $7.4 million affordable housing complex for veterans off Broad Street

Block Club Chicago: Inside Independence Library — Irving Park’s first-ever permanent public library

Urban Institute: For housing authorities, "public charge" expected to sow confusion and add administrative costs

Next City: Library systems embracing their new roles as social service hubs