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Housing
As Cities Resist Affordable Housing, This Homeless Shelter Fought Back and Won
Many cities are weaponizing zoning laws and punishing poverty, exacerbating homelessness rather than alleviating it.
Media Blame Homelessness on Substance Abuse. The Data Tell a Different Story.
As a California-based homelessness researcher and physician, I know we’re misdiagnosing the problem.
New Federal Rule Boosts Street Medicine Services to Houseless People
This month, the federal government started paying for treatments delivered outside hospitals and clinics.
Big Real Estate Says Regulations Caused Housing Crisis, But They Wrote the Rules
The problem with our housing system is that by design some people stand to make a lot of money from the lack of supply.
We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity
Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue.
Unhoused People Still Vulnerable to Air Pollution, and Not Just During Wildfires
As the climate crisis intensifies, unhoused people will be exposed to more dangerous conditions with long-term effects.
Asset Management Firms Are Gaining Power Over Housing, Hospitals, Water and More
Brett Christophers explains how asset managers like BlackRock and Blackstone have come to “own the world.”
DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees
The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.
Corporate Real Estate Investors Are Accelerating the Affordable Housing Crisis
Four out of five homes are unaffordable to median income earners, thanks in large part to unlisted corporate purchases.
Democrats Introduce Housing Is a Human Right Act
The legislation provides more than $300 billion for affordable housing and reducing homelessness.