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therealdeal.com
1 month ago
LA real estate

Meet LA City Council Candidate Ysabel Jurado

Ysabel Jurado advocates for extending rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments in Los Angeles.
Jurado aims to tie rent control increases to wages, expand public housing, and implement vacancy tax on empty properties. [ more ]
www.housingwire.com
3 months ago
East Bay real estate

Sens. Klobuchar, Kaine reintroduce bill to create housing policy plans, boost supply

Senators Klobuchar and Kaine reintroduce the Housing Supply and Affordability Act in the US Senate to establish a grant program for local government housing policy plans.
The proposed bill aims to increase housing supply, improve affordability, and reduce barriers to new housing development while avoiding resident displacement. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
New York City

New York Settles Suit That Said Its Housing Rules Worsened Segregation

New York City has settled a civil rights case by agreeing to change its affordable housing selection process to address segregation concerns.
The city will reduce the percentage of affordable apartments prioritized for residents of the same community district from 50% to 20% until 2029, and then 15% after that. [ more ]
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Intelligencer
5 days ago
NYC politics

Kathy Hochul's Show of Power

Governor Hochul asserts power and success in passing the significant New York state budget, prioritizing her policies effectively. [ more ]
BKReader
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

Albany Approves $237 Billion State Budget

New York State finalizes $237 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, focusing on housing, asylum seekers, and cracking down on illegal cannabis stores. [ more ]
WETM - MyTwinTiers.com
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

New York State lawmakers pass 2024-2025 budget

New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with significant focus on housing, health care, education, and law enforcement. [ more ]
WWTI - InformNNY.com
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

New York State lawmakers pass 2024-2025 budget

Passage of 2024-2025 NY state budget with focus on housing, healthcare, and education without raising income taxes. [ more ]
Troy Record
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

New York closing in on $237B state budget with plans on housing, migrants, bootleg pot shops

The $237 billion New York state budget includes measures to address the housing crisis through tax breaks for developers to build below-market-rate apartments. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago
London

Susan Hall unveils mayoral election manifesto with Tory candidate promising to scrap Ulez and tackle crime

Conservative candidate Susan Hall promises to fix London by focusing on scrapping Ulez expansion and introducing measures to tackle rising crime rates. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
London

Richard Stone obituary

Played key role in combating racism and exposing police violence
Exposed attempts at gerrymandering local elections [ more ]
Austin Monitor
4 weeks ago
Austin

Council and Planning Commission hear from public on proposed land use changes - Austin Monitor

With minimal resistance, Austin's land use code revisions are likely to be approved, supported by a majority at recent public hearings. [ more ]
sfist.com
2 months ago
San Francisco

Tuesday Morning Topline: Time to Vote, If You Haven't Already

Aaron Peskin and Mayor London Breed clash over housing policy
Important local elections and propositions in San Francisco [ more ]
www.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago
East Bay food

Berkeley's tenant union rights, golden duplex rent control proposed for November ballot

The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board hopes to amend the existing rent stabilization ordinance to enshrine rights to form tenant unions and eliminate a carve-out for golden duplexes.
Golden duplexes are currently exempt from rent regulation laws in Berkeley, but the proposed ballot measure would remove this exemption and subject them to rent control.
If approved, the ballot measure would also enshrine the right for tenants to form associations and negotiate with landlords over grievances. [ more ]
New York Post
4 months ago
New York City

NYPD tows cars where migrants sleep outside NYC's 'new Ellis Island' hotel

The NYPD towed several cars at the Roosevelt Hotel after it was reported that asylum seekers were living in the vehicles.
Mayor Eric Adams implemented a policy requiring migrants to reapply for shelter and hotel slots every 60 days if they have children, and every 30 days for single migrants. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
East Bay real estate

Is America is becoming a country of YIMBYs?

Public support is growing for changes to zoning codes and housing laws that have limited new development.
Americans are concerned about high housing costs and the severe housing shortage. [ more ]
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