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A New Way to Prevent Displacement?

Shane Phillips, Los Angeles Streetcar Inc.

Here is a housing model for L.A. that both pro-build and anti-displacement advocates could possibly get behind (and NIMBY folks wouldn't notice). More

Universities Commit to Being Accountable to Their Neighborhoods

Steve Dubb, The Democracy Collaborative

Whole networks of colleges and universities are now committing to the concept that they owe something to their neighborhoods. What are they saying and how would it work? More

Foundations Shrugged

Ruth Loess, philanthropic satirist

Ruth Loess (her pen name) is our newest blog contributor who will bring something different to our usual offerings . . . satire. Starting today, she'll be challenging some sacred cows of the field, as well as stating the obvious, yet funny flaws of a system we live and work in. We hope you enjoy her writing. More

Vets Need Housing With Specific Supports

Flynann Janisse, Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation

The supportive services veterans need to transition out of homelessness can be different from what the general homeless population needs. More

Q: Why don't low-income families save?

A: Actually they do!

However, they tend to be saving for the short term, rather than the long term.

The U.S. Financial Diaries Project found that the amount of income the study households set aside in one way or another--extra tax withholding, in a savings account, or given to a family member to hold, for example--was four times as a big as . . . More

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The San Diego Housing Commission, with the approval of the San Diego Housing Authority (also known as the San Diego City Council) has approved the use of affordable housing funds for gentrification, and supports punitive . . . --Mark E. Smith, more

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If we truly believe in aging in place we need policies, like we have in areas like renewable energy and transportation that incentivize private investment aligned with national priorities . . . --Louis Tenenbaum, more

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