Oregon Senators Pass 1st-In-Nation Statewide Rent Control . News | OPB
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D.C. affordable housing: Some lawmakers want to reshape housing agency – Curbed DC
dc.curbed.com/2019/2/11/18220777/dc-affordable-housing-authority-council-local-control Hoping for improvements, lawmakers consider restructuring D.C.’s public housing authority Two proposals would give the District more control over the independent agency than it has now Andrew Giambrone Feb 11, 2019, 6:03pm EST The D.C. Housing Authority headquarters, at 1133 North Capitol St. NE (2009) Cliff/Wikimedia Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0) Many of the […]
Joining Loans and Policy Grants to Get More Affordable Housing in the Bay Area — Shelterforce
shelterforce.org/2019/02/04/joining-loans-and-policy-grants-to-get-more-affordable-housing-in-the-bay-area/ Joining Loans and Policy Grants to Get More Affordable Housing in the Bay Area February 4, 2019 San Francisco. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, IIP Photo Archive, Library of Congress In August 2016, there was a rumor that the philanthropy the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) was looking to make moves to address affordable housing. […]
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The city with no homeless on its streets – BBC News
www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-england-46891392?__twitter_impression=true The city with no homeless on its streets Can the UK learn from Finland’s approach to tackling homelessness? The number of people sleeping rough in the UK has multiplied since 2010. But in Finland’s capital Helsinki rough sleeping has been almost eradicated thanks to a groundbreaking scheme. What can cities in the UK learn […]
Amazon’s Arrival Should Force Real Action On Affordable Housing, Advocates Say | WAMU
wamu.org/story/19/01/30/amazons-arrival-should-force-real-action-on-affordable-housing-advocates-say/#.XFY2e6ROnYV Amazon’s Arrival Should Force Real Action On Affordable Housing, Advocates Say Housing advocates in Northern Virginia are sounding an alarm: With Amazon on its way to Arlington, local leaders need to seriously commit to creating and preserving more affordable homes in the area. “The announcement by Amazon that Crystal City was selected for HQ2 […]
Making Housing Affordable Across Generations – The Kojo Nnamdi Show
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Amazon’s Arrival Should Force Real Action On Affordable Housing, Advocates Say | WAMU
wamu.org/story/19/01/30/amazons-arrival-should-force-real-action-on-affordable-housing-advocates-say/#.XFSr16ROnYU Amazon’s Arrival Should Force Real Action On Affordable Housing, Advocates Say Housing advocates in Northern Virginia are sounding an alarm: With Amazon on its way to Arlington, local leaders need to seriously commit to creating and preserving more affordable homes in the area. “The announcement by Amazon that Crystal City was selected for HQ2 […]
D.C.’s Population Growth Has Seriously Slowed Down. What Gives? | DCist
dcist.com/story/19/01/31/d-c-s-population-growth-has-seriously-slowed-down-what-gives/ D.C.’s Population Growth Has Seriously Slowed Down. What Gives? It has long been a favorite talking point for D.C.’s elected officials: 1,000 new people moving into the city every month, making it one of the fastest-growing jurisdictions in the country. But what was once a rapid and enviable clip of population growth in the […]
BBC News: The city with no homeless on its streets
I saw this on the BBC News App and thought you should see it: The city with no homeless on its streets What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? Disclaimer: The BBC is not responsible for the content of this email, and anything written in this […]