• California housing shortage adds stress for now-homeless fire victims

    California housing shortage adds stress for now-homeless fire victims

    Oct 20, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

    ... Medina: I think that the most critical thing that our community and our elected officials can do is really think about, not only increasing the housing stock, but making sure that there's affordable housing, and a significant amount of it. Cat Wise: For construction worker Agustin Aguilera, the promise ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Hurricane Harvey unity, climate change politics

    Shields and Brooks on Hurricane Harvey unity, climate change politics

    Sep 01, 2017 11:26 PM EDT

    ... fact, interfere with environmental disaster. So, it's a tradeoff that they have made in Houston that has led to the fact that there is affordable housing, even though it might be next to a machine shop and a junkyard. MILES O'BRIEN: It seems we prefer to fund the ...

  • Analysis: Why moving inland might not keep you safe from floods

    Analysis: Why moving inland might not keep you safe from floods

    Aug 29, 2017 03:12 PM EDT

    ... Miami. Reducing exposure now This alarming trend points to a need for more awareness, education and communication about flood risk, especially in inland counties. More affordable housing in nonflood zones and strategies to mitigate floods are also needed, especially inland. Why would people move to inland flood zone areas? Some ...

  • Detroit's tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives

    Detroit's tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives

    Aug 22, 2017 11:29 PM EDT

    ... homes as well. And there's one more idea: that each should look and feel different. REV. FAITH FOWLER: So often when you're considering affordable housing, it's ugly. JEFFREY BROWN: Yes, yes. REV. FAITH FOWLER: It's a box, or a rectangle. It's identical. There's no ...

  • California lawmakers to tackle housing crisis, immigration

    California lawmakers to tackle housing crisis, immigration

    Aug 19, 2017 07:42 PM EDT

    ... Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon agreed to advance a package of housing bills. They said it would include a bond and permanent funding source for subsidized housing — a top priority for many Democratic lawmakers — as well as regulatory changes that make it easier for developers to build affordable housing, one of ...

  • The challenge of reaching hungry kids when school is out

    The challenge of reaching hungry kids when school is out

    Jul 25, 2017 11:52 PM EDT

    ... each weekday during most of the summer break. After that first stop in Plattsmouth, it's off to a public library, followed by a public housing project, then onto an affordable housing development, areas where more than half of children quality for free and reduced-price lunch, although anyone is ...

  • Has the moment for environmental justice been lost?

    Has the moment for environmental justice been lost?

    Jul 24, 2017 06:34 PM EDT

    ... money to form partnerships with local businesses and government agencies. Those alliances, in turn, helped bring more than $250 million in infrastructure, community health centers, affordable housing, environmental cleanups and job training to the area. Trump’s budget proposal would effectively eliminate the office and the $2 million it takes ...

  • California governor turns to housing, rail after climate win

    California governor turns to housing, rail after climate win

    Jul 23, 2017 03:54 PM EDT

    ... Legislature to raise gas prices to pay for road and bridge projects through a tax hike. Next up: Fulfilling a pledge to tackle California's affordable housing crisis when lawmakers head back to the Capitol in August. After that, he will keep promoting an ambitious slate of climate policies in ...

  • After 8 years, Hawaii sees decline in homelessness rate

    After 8 years, Hawaii sees decline in homelessness rate

    Jun 18, 2017 11:45 PM EDT

    Hawaii leads the nation in its rate of homelessness, which affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there and is a major toll on its health care system. But just last month, the state announced a slight decrease in this ratio for the first time in eight years. NewsHour Weekend correspondent Megan Thompson reports...

  • Terror attacks put security on voters’ minds ahead of U.K. election

    Terror attacks put security on voters’ minds ahead of U.K. election

    Jun 07, 2017 11:18 PM EDT

    Campaigning has ended in the fiercely contested general election in the United Kingdom, a political battle overshadowed by two recent terrorist attacks. Polls suggest Prime Minister Theresa May will win against her opponent Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and increase her majority going into Brexit negotiations. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on what voters are...