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Black and Hispanic caucus delivers state-of-city address urging housing, jobs and stronger Yale commitments
Summary
Leaders of New Haven’s Black and Hispanic caucus delivered a state-of-the-city address urging more affordable housing, stronger job pipelines for residents and follow-through on Yale commitments, and outlined past local actions such as inclusionary zoning and use of federal relief funds.
A leader of New Haven’s Black and Hispanic caucus delivered the group’s annual state-of-the-city address during the council meeting, urging the city and its partners to increase affordable housing, expand access to good jobs and press Yale University to meet hiring commitments to city residents.
The caucus chair (name not specified) opened by framing economic and racial inequality as ongoing problems in New Haven, saying “Change happens all around us every day” and emphasizing both the promise and the pain that change can bring. The chair highlighted housing, jobs, education and public safety as priorities and urged residents and officials to turn the speech’s messages into action on the streets.
The address cited a 2024 Affordable Housing Commission report that the chair said documented a…
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