As Camden runs out of emergency housing funds, woman turns to CBS Philadelphia
When her city ran out of emergency housing funds, a Camden mother was left to live in her car for weeks.
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When her city ran out of emergency housing funds, a Camden mother was left to live in her car for weeks.
CBS Philadelphia's Liz Crawford helped a Camden mom secure emergency housing after her rental home was ruled unsafe. The city said its emergency housing fund ran out of money and it was waiting for federal dollars to shore it up.
Leaders in Camden, New Jersey, announced the city is set to receive new federal funding to improve fire stations and add two new trucks to the fire department.
The federal government says New Jersey did not run afoul of any regulations when Gov. Chris Christie starred in ads that promoted beach tourism in the summer after Superstorm Sandy hit the state.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general says the audit's examining whether the campaign followed federal requirements, not the way the contract was awarded.
Mayor Nutter and City Council are taking the first steps toward having the city re-gain control of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, which has been run by the feds for nearly two years.
The two candidates were asked in the CBS Local Forum: What is your urban agenda? Name a few struggling cities and define how your agenda would specifically affect them?
Going into today's Philadelphia Housing Authority board special meeting, the PHA board chairman, former Mayor Street, was giving no indication that he's willing to bail and resign at the request of HUD.
A single mom was thrown out of her apartment because of her child. Robin Link decided to fight back and won thousands of dollars from her landlord.
