Nonprofits Must Seize on Weakened Private Market The coronavirus did not end the urban affordability crisis. To the contrary,  it is only a matter of time before urban America’s restaurants, bars, hotels and entertainment venues are filled and pre-pandemic housing
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Stimulus Package May Signal Political Shift Few thought it would take a pandemic to get the United States to finally end its homelessness crisis.  Yet there has been more talk in recent weeks about getting people out of encampments and
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Protecting Tenants Beyond Pandemics Cities and states are blocking evictions during the coronavirus. And Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley have called for a national moratorium on evictions during the pandemic. Such concern is heartening. But it shouldn’t take a
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This piece first appeared in Capital & Main What is the connection between a lack of commitment to collective well-being and social disaster in a time of crisis? I don’t know if I have had the coronavirus (COVID-19). What I
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Maximizing Affordability on City-Owned Lands I am often asked which high-housing city does the best job addressing its housing crisis. I usually cite Seattle. As I describe in Generation Priced Out, Seattle is best at building housing and has implemented
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When it comes to the healthcare problems of military veterans, one issue has dominated both media and Congressional attention:  veteran suicide.  Death by suicide is not, of course, unique to those who have served in the military.  It is the
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Tomorrow is a huge day for American politics. In addition to this story on Super Tuesday, see two other articles below: “Will March 3 Voters Back Housing“? and “San Francisco’s DCCC Race Takes Center Stage“. Here is my national forecast.
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Key Races in Oakland, San Jose, Newton There are three big local elections involving housing on March 3. Oakland’s Measure Q (a parcel tax to fund parks and homeless services) San Jose’s Measure E (raises the real estate transfer tax
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