Berlin freezes rent for five years
bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/berlin-rent.amp.html?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1562937709 Berlin freezes rent for five years Matt Davis29 June, 2019 The once-famously cheap city is growing more expensive by the year, pricing out the artists that it was once known for. Rent prices in Berlin have risen 129 percent in the past decade. In response to growing public pressure, the Berlin city government has […]
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Don’t label Barry Farm a landmark, say historic preservation staff – Greater Greater Washington
ggwash.org/view/72864/hpo-staff-recommend-against-designating-barry-farm-dwellings-historic Don’t label Barry Farm a landmark, say historic preservation staff PreservationBy Nick Sementelli (Advocacy Committee) July 9, 2019 Barry Farm apartment by Matailong Du for Street Sense licensed under Creative Commons. Barry Farm residents have filed a historic landmark application as part of their ongoing campaign to make more significant changes to the planned […]
How far will Republicans go to destroy democracy? And can they still be stopped? | Salon.com
www.salon.com/2019/07/10/how-far-will-republicans-go-to-destroy-democracy-and-can-they-still-be-stopped/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez team up on bill to help those with criminal records get housing – CNNPolitics
edition-m.cnn.com/2019/07/10/politics/kamala-harris-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-housing-bill/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZdiLfe-r19Mnc0rje4K27wvBq6wT_QgaFsE6QiED9p3ngFBJ4ieEvEeg Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez team up on bill to help those with criminal records get housing (CNN) — Sen. Kamala Harris and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are teaming up to introduce legislation aimed at helping people with criminal records fairly obtain housing. The bill, which the lawmakers will introduce Wednesday in their respective […]
I Don’t Know My Neighborhood Anymore on Behance
FYI www.behance.net/gallery/66974669/I-Dont-Know-My-Neighborhood-Anymore Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
William Jordan Analysis: Bowser taps chief of staff as interim economic development director
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on July 3, 2019, as message #51577, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51577 Bowser taps chief of staff as interim economic development director By Alex Koma – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Jul 2, 2019, 4:48pm EDT Updated Jul 2, 2019, 5:00pm EDT Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped her chief of […]
Housing limited equity coops
nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-lifeline-for-preserving-limited-equity-co-ops-in-new-york Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
This Congress Heights housing will be permanently affordable – Greater Greater Washington
ggwash.org/view/72846/douglass-community-land-trust-dc-support-community-control-new-housing-development-in-ward-8 This Congress Heights housing will be permanently affordable HousingBy Meena Morar (Street Sense Media) July 3, 2019 The Savannah Heights Apartments by National Housing Trust used with permission. This article was first published by Street Sense Media on June 26, 2019. After two years of independently led organizing, the residents of Savannah Apartments are […]