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Posted inHousing
A Whole-Person Approach to Combating Homelessness
An ambitious pilot program provides a myriad of resources to help participants achieve financial independence through stable employment.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Housing First Can Work—If Done Right
Solving homelessness requires strong and well-resourced case management, and an acknowledgment of where programs fall short.
Posted inEconomic Policy
CBO’s Claim on SNAP Work Requirements Is Highly Suspect
Advocates question whether new enrollees will pour into the food assistance program, given bureaucratic barriers and no additional resources for caseworkers and agencies.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
How Los Angeles Tenants Beat the Landlords—for Now
The rise of a renters’ movement and their electoral victories last November have reshaped some fundamental city policies.
Posted inTransportation
Defusing Tensions on Transit
The Kansas City transit system eliminated fares and fare evasion. The ensuing challenge? Homeless ‘loop riders.’
Posted inTransportation
Opting Out of Mass Transit?
Systems are surviving hybrid work schedules, but personal and fleet safety issues also influence the transit options that riders use—or desert.
Posted inTAP
The Premature Narrative on Democrats and Crime
Today on TAP: As they keep counting votes in Los Angeles and elsewhere, last week’s claim of a backlash to criminal justice reform is disappearing.
Posted inPolitics
Why the Spin on the California Primaries Is Largely Wrong
Today on TAP: It’s not so much the crime as the homelessness.
Posted inPolitics
Rick Caruso’s Potemkin Campaign
The mall developer has spent over $30 million to buy the mayor’s seat in Los Angeles. But his policies and messaging are as fake as his shopping centers.