City considering an anti violence program
This needs to happen. Crime is ruining the city
This needs to happen. Crime is ruining the city
www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/politics/booker-renters-credit.html
How will he pay for it. Also his program does not have income restrictions. Credit should only be for low and moderate income households
This is a good idea but not a panacea
www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/business/nursing-homes-mortgage-hud.html
this is a big hit to HUDs nursing home program. I have always felt the program has been valuable because private lenders backed off making these loans. Written by Paul Dribin
50 years ago, when most of St. Louis wrote off the neighborhood, a band of DIY risk-takers dared to bet on its future
— Read on www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/lafayette-square/Content
An excellent article about the pioneers who rehabbed Lafayette Square
Residential “upzoning” policies being adopted from Minneapolis to Seattle were once politically out of the question. Now they’re just politically fraught.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2019/05/residential-zoning-affordable-housing-upzoning-real-estate/588310/
A good article on the pros and cons of upzoning
What’s Bad for your Wallet Might Be Bad for your Health: The Negative Health Consequences of Spending Too Much on Housing | How Housing Matters
— Read on howhousingmatters.org/articles/whats-bad-wallet-might-bad-health-negative-health-consequences-spending-much-housing/
A good and sensible article. If people spend too much on housing they don’t have money to take care of health