housing
Private developers punch holes in New York “sanctuary state”
February 18, 2017Trump has promised to cut funding to sanctuary cities and states, Federal funds from Housing and Urban Development to New York City will not be forthcoming. To protect tenants, especially those in Black and Brown communities...
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Oakland fire is proof we need to invest in artists’ housing
December 12, 2016If cities and the state of California are serious about being a sanctuary that will oppose the Trump agenda, they will also have to invest in the resources to make livable artists’ housing a reality.
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Santa Monica’s no-growth measure will stunt affordable housing
October 11, 2016LV tops every effort at public participation and complicates efforts to serve the poor and desperate, and hamstrings every effort to house low-wage families who work in Santa Monica.
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Affordable housing a big election issue in Bay Area
October 11, 2016The measures are fueled by the rapid rise of housing costs in the nine Bay Area counties.
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Divest from Pentagon, invest in people
April 25, 2016On Tax Day, protesters were staging a press conference with the latest attempt at temporary housing for the homeless.
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