Ashley Flores
City leaders are divided over whether Dallas is really facing a housing affordability crisis — and if so, what should officials be doing about it? That question surfaced Wednesday as council members were briefed on the state of housing in Dallas and a new strategic plan aimed at making housing more attainable across the city.…
Following a Tuesday review and discussion of the Child Poverty Action Lab’s study on the Dallas rental market, members of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee came to a couple of conclusions. The city has a lot of housing opportunities, but it also has a lot of poverty. The committee, chaired by…
Dallas is facing a shortage of about 33,660 affordable homes, according to a study published recently by the Child Poverty Action Lab. Ashley Flores, senior director of the nonprofit CPAL, reviewed the findings Thursday night in a conference call with members of the activist group Dallas Neighbors for Housing. Flores worked for about six months…
