Homes owned by black Americans are undervalued by billions of dollars
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City of Abilene becomes first city in Texas to house all homeless veterans, 9th in America | KEYE
cbsaustin.com/news/local/city-of-abilene-becomes-first-city-in-texas-to-house-all-homeless-veterans-9th-in-america City of Abilene becomes first city in Texas to house all homeless veterans, 9th in America ABILENE, Texas — The City of Abilene is the first city in Texas and ninth in America to house all homeless veterans. In October, Abilene Mayor Anthony Williams launched the Mayor’s Challenge to end veterans’ homelessness within 100 […]
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Government Criminalizes Off Grid Living: Tiny Homes Banned In US At Increasing Rate | Disclose.tv
www.disclose.tv/government-criminalizes-off-grid-living-tiny-homes-banned-in-us-at-increasing-rate-339397 Government Criminalizes Off Grid Living: Tiny Homes Banned In US At Increasing Rate prepordie Government clamps down on off-grid cabins. Whether for political, ideological, environmental or financial reasons or perhaps simply because of a thirst for the simpler life, more and more people across the United States are choosing to move off grid and […]
Andi Crawford and Michael Hammett on Cities Leading by Engaging Citizens – Next City
nextcity.org/events/detail/crawford-and-hammett-on-cities-leading-by-engaging-citizens?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c33b4368af-Daily_781_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7… Andi Crawford and Michael Hammett on Cities Leading by Engaging Citizens Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:00pm – 2:00pm Eastern Time Join Next City for another event in our online seminar series, this time with guest presenters Andi Crawford, director of the Department of Neighborhoods and Citizen Engagement for Lansing, Michigan, and Michael Hammett, chief […]
Boston Wants to Flip More Market-Rate Apartments into Affordable Housing – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/boston-wants-to-flip-more-market-rate-apartments-into-affordable-housing?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c33b4368af-Daily_781_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term… Boston Wants to Flip More Market-Rate Apartments into Affordable Housing The City of Boston is planning to expand a program that helps investors convert existing apartment units into income-restricted housing as part of a $26 million housing investment announced by Mayor Marty Walsh last week. The Acquisition Opportunity Program, which was launched as a […]
To Save Urban Planners, Cities Need Community Organizers – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/to-save-urban-planners-cities-need-community-organizers?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c33b4368af-Daily_781_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7a0-c33… To Save Urban Planners, Cities Need Community Organizers Samuel Stein’s earliest memory of urban planning as a profession is knowing of a friend of his parents at their synagogue, when he was growing up, who worked in city planning for the City of Providence. “I’m pretty sure he was my first introduction to planning, […]
Oregon to Become First State to Impose Statewide Rent Control – The New York Times
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How Community Ownership Can Stabilize America’s Neighborhoods – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-community-ownership-can-stabilize-americas-neighborhoods How Community Ownership Can Stabilize America’s Neighborhoods The story of neighborhood change in Washington D.C.’s Columbia Heights resembles that of many other communities in hot market cities — up to a point. In the wake of the Great Recession, home values there began to rise quickly, and buildings were switching hands as owners and […]
This California City Now Guarantees All Tenants a ‘Right-to-Lease’ – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/this-california-city-now-guarantees-all-tenants-a-right-to-lease Mary Bolton 202-390-1208