Inside the White House with Liz Landers
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... more recently become more common across the U.S. The federal count of homeless people reached 580,000 last year, driven by a lack of affordable housing, a pandemic that economically wrecked households, and a lack of access to mental health and addiction treatment.The 9th Circuit rulings “have contributed ...
... Homelessness in California is an affordable housing issue. It's not a mental health issue. So until we address the root causes, until we build housing for our lowest-income people, homelessness is going to continue to rise,” Vicari said. It’s not clear how much permanent housing will be ...
... with this.Does your reporting help us understand why California has been struggling with this for so long? Christine Mai-Duc: Certainly, the lack of affordable housing in California really does not help the situation. There has been an underbuilding in California for decades. There's, some folks say, millions ...
... research? Nick Graetz: So, I think of the lesson I would want to take away from this is moving towards creating a country where quality housing is affordable for everyone, and also pointing out that we were experiencing a housing crisis before the pandemic. And so these data sort of ...
... Union. There's a $20 billion proposal in the president's budget to work with state, local authorities, and other key stakeholders to build more affordable housing. We need more supply. There are already 1.7 million homes being built right now, which is record. But we know it's ...
... Stephanie Sy: Ben Maritz is a landlord who owns about 900 affordable apartment units in the city. Ben Maritz: We have built a lot of housing, especially the kind of kind of -- kind of basic low-frills housing, like what you're seeing here, that is a very good fit ...
... tenure at HUD had “surpassed all expectations,” and he praised her for helping Americans navigate the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic while prioritizing affordable housing policies. Dworkin called Fudge a steadfast advocate for equitable housing policies, saying she championed initiatives aimed at "alleviating homelessness, expanding access to affordable housing ...
... more and you don’t consume it, then you need trade surpluses to absorb it,” Pettis said. Some Chinese localities are trying another approach, creating affordable housing programs that invest in unoccupied apartments. Such a move can counter growing inequality and free up more income for spending. “I think it ...
... report, however, broadly approves of Biden's policy agenda. A record-low Black unemployment rate, as well as efforts to expand health-care access and affordable housing for Black Americans are signs of progress, the authors wrote. Still, the “political opposition” that blocked the enactment of policies considered top priorities ...
... who are severely cost burdened and those who are not cost burdened. So there's certainly tradeoffs that are involved when you live in unaffordable housing. This year, we have also seen a record high number of people who are experiencing homelessness. And so certainly this lack of affordable housing ...
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