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San Francisco
fromMission Local
6 days ago

For longtime Chronicle homelessness reporter Kevin Fagan, the business was always personal

A journalist uses personal homelessness experience and decades of reporting to humanize homeless individuals and expose systemic housing inequality in San Francisco.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Amsterdam's squatter wars are back and wealthy Dutch homeowners have only themselves to blame | Senay Boztas

Rising squatting in Amsterdam reflects housing inequality as tax breaks favor homeowners while tenants face rising costs, fueling public anger ahead of elections.
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Opinion: EDC's Plan for Red Hook is a Boon for Developers

The City's Economic Development Corporation has proposed a redevelopment plan for Brooklyn's Red Hook waterfront that prioritizes market-rate housing while attempting to stabilize remaining port facilities.
NYC politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 months ago

Police plan to build full-scale Grenfell replica as criminal investigation into disaster is expanded

The trust is broken in the Met Police and the systems. Now they want to build a tower and on and on it goes. The Grenfell Tower fire was the culmination of decades of failure by central government and the construction industry.
London politics
NYC real estate
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

'Juice this hog': How real estate companies supersized renter fees

Rising rental fees and additional charges have significantly increased living costs for tenants, signaling a trend in corporate rental practices.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
4 months ago

Audit shows racial, income disparities in fines for building violations

Homeowners in Black and Brown neighborhoods face higher fines for building code violations, reflecting systemic inequities in enforcement practices.
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