• California governor derails plan for LA-SF high-speed train

    California governor derails plan for LA-SF high-speed train

    Feb 12, 2019 11:37 PM EDT

    ... issue that has become a public health crisis. His administration recently sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach, accusing it of not meeting its affordable housing goals. The governor has invited the leaders of 47 other noncomplying cities to a meeting next week for what he called "a candid ...

  • Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

    Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

    Jan 17, 2019 10:15 PM EDT

    ... housing. Smith and Hood wrote that Microsoft had teamed up with the Seattle-based real estate firm Zillow over the past eight months to research housing data and that it had worked with others to study best practices for affordable housing around the world. Among the lessons: that providing short ...

  • Reducing infant mortality starts with listening to women in this city

    Reducing infant mortality starts with listening to women in this city

    Dec 27, 2018 11:30 PM EDT

    ... health champions the company employs. Altogether, they currently counsel 64 families with either a pregnant mother or a child 6 or younger. Jodi Cunningham: Through housing, we have a unique access point to reach our residents. John Yang: The developer is considering expanding the program to its affordable housing properties ...

  • U.S. homelessness climbing overall, but some key cities make progress

    U.S. homelessness climbing overall, but some key cities make progress

    Dec 17, 2018 10:05 PM EDT

    The city is considering a ballot measure to raise money for affordable housing in 2020. Nationwide, the overall increase this year was driven by a 2 percent rise in the unsheltered homeless population — those living in vehicles, tents and on the streets — along with 4,000 people in emergency shelters ...

  • Map: These cities are home to the nation’s biggest companies

    Map: These cities are home to the nation’s biggest companies

    Nov 13, 2018 07:58 PM EDT

    ... has led to worse traffic, more expensive housing and an increase in inequality. Policy analysts recommend the cities bringing in new companies should invest in their roads and public transportation, build more market-rate and affordable housing, and partner with universities to grow a highly skilled and diverse talent base.

  • Amazon names New York, Virginia as two locations for new headquarters

    Amazon names New York, Virginia as two locations for new headquarters

    Nov 13, 2018 02:24 PM EDT

    Virginia state Sen. Adam Ebbin, a Democrat who represents the area where Amazon's new headquarters will be located, said that affordable housing may become an issue, but the announcement is a welcome development that will help increase the area's tax base to help ease overcrowding in schools and ...

  • How Florida voters are thinking ahead of Election Day

    How Florida voters are thinking ahead of Election Day

    Oct 29, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    ... age from 27 to 75. Jake Hoffman is a Republican who owns a digital media company. Trevor Mallory is a Democrat who works investing in affordable housing. Sandy Rief is a registered Republican, but has been voting Democratic lately. He's a tax attorney. Liz Gutierrez is a Democrat who ...

  • In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies U.S.’s humane reputation

    In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies U.S.’s humane reputation

    Oct 28, 2018 10:29 PM EDT

    PHILIP ALSTON: The homelessness on the streets in LA is pretty staggering in terms of magnitude, in terms of how long running it is. There is a chronic shortage of affordable housing. SIMON OSTROVSKY: Nationally, homelessness has been mostly on the decline since 2010, though it ticked upward slightly in ...

  • Florence amplifies problems for public housing residents

    Florence amplifies problems for public housing residents

    Sep 17, 2018 10:20 PM EDT

    Dana Outlaw: We are certainly working with them to positive -- to make positive changes in affordable housing that meets minimum property standards and is safe, sound, without lead paint and asbestos. P.J. Tobia: All this comes as New Bern considers a contentious plan to demolish Trent Court, which sits ...

  • Hurricane Maria victims scramble for housing as FEMA vouchers expire

    Hurricane Maria victims scramble for housing as FEMA vouchers expire

    Sep 14, 2018 03:46 PM EDT

    ... months before Hurricane Maria hit. Now she’s been working as a housekeeper at Walt Disney World, and said it’s been difficult to find affordable housing as a single mother. “It's really sad because most of us can't afford these places,” she said. “You still have families ...