Proposals to curb skyrocketing rent will soon hit the ballot in five Bay Area cities.
Cities & Communities
Posted inEconomic Policy
Building a National People’s Movement
Minimum-wage victories across the country are helping workers take back power.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Vermont Law Delivers Overlooked Victory for Privacy Rights
Recent foreign and domestic terrorist attacks have tilted the advantage on surveillance toward law enforcement and security agencies, which are using these incidents to push for broader powers. Civil liberties advocates can take heart, however, in a privacy victory that has largely gone unnoticed. In early June, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a sweeping privacy […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Soda Taxes Hit a Sweet Spot
Philadelphia’s new tax on soda will be a critical test for cash-strapped municipalities looking to raise revenue.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Healing by Helping: Orlando’s Strategy for Victims, Families, and Community
City officials flooded with millions in donations following the recent nightclub massacre now face a tough but increasingly common dilemma following urban tragedies: how to distribute the money.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Poverty, Not Gentrification, Is the Biggest Barrier to Affordable Housing
When the mainstream media cover housing affordability issues, journalists often hone in on gentrification. Young, mostly white, college educated people are moving into urban cities, they say, followed by yoga studios, coffee shops, and luxury apartments. This influx of affluent individuals allegedly fuels the displacement of the poor. These narratives may be popular, but research […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
First Flint –- Now Philly?
Philadelphia is only the latest city to face legal action over lead contamination in drinking water.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Getting Beyond ‘Broken Windows’ Policing in Illegal Dirt Bike Dilemma
As some cities continue to address the problem with punitive methods, other cities are taking a more collaborative approach.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When Affordable Housing Bypasses the Poor
New research suggests affordable housing can create segregation not only within and between communities, but also within the subsidized housing system itself.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Wrath of Khan
The newly elected mayor of London has some choice words for Donald Trump and the presumptive GOP nominee’s brand of Islamophobia.
