SBA Administrator Mills, NY Mayor Bloomberg and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan discuss Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts at Goodfella’s pizzeria in Dongan Hills, NY. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)

DNAInfo.com posted, “Sandy Relief Funds Begin to Reach Staten Island Businesses.”

The New York Times reports, “City plans to allot first $1 billion in storm aid to housing and businesses.”

The American Banker covers, HUD’s settlement with PNC in a “maternity leave discrimination case.”

Errol Louis, special to CNN, pens “Lesson from Koch: Fix housing, fix city.”

And, The Los Angeles Times writes, “Housing market recovery spreads to new markets.”

Reverse Mortgage Daily reports “HUD changes requirements for late reverse mortgage endorsements.”

The Boston Business Journal runs “No more McMansions: Builders increasingly focusing on smaller homes.”

The Kansas City Star opinion page reads, “Nudging the homeless toward housing.”

The New Jersey Messenger-Gazette reports “Residents who need to make renovations to their homes may be eligible for assistance through the Somerset County CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program.”

“$8.9 million state loan preserves affordable housing units in Braintree,” posts Braintree Patch.

The Washington Post prints “Humming economy may give D.C. mayor opportunity to address affordable housing.”

And, “HUD to give $1.8B To City Residents, Businesses Rebuilding After Sandy,” NY1.

Photo Courtesy of Bill O’Leary / The Washington Post

Bloomberg writes, “Housing packs punch for U.S. growth in 2013 and beyond.”

Stars and Stripes covers Secretary Donovan’s recent D.C. Point-in-Time count, “Ending vet homelessness, one doughnut and handshake at a time.”

Maine Public Radio airs the HUD Portland, ME Point-in-Time Count, “Searching under bridges, behind dumpsters for Maine’s homeless.”

The Charleston Gazette prints, “Solar power is now one of the fastest-growing industries in America.”

And, Pressconnects.com posts, Mass. community taps CDBG grant to support a local “street project.”