• Has urban revival caused a crisis of success?

    Has urban revival caused a crisis of success?

    Jun 01, 2017 11:30 PM EDT

    ... make a trade. And the trade we're going to make, in order for you to go up like that, you're going to make affordable housing. PAUL SOLMAN: Affordable housing, the only real way to try to close the gap, says Florida. So, why not muscle developers to offer ...

  • Column: The patients we do not see

    Column: The patients we do not see

    May 08, 2017 08:45 PM EDT

    ... list of problems I write out, from his or her perspective it may not crack the top five. Food security, job stability, child care and affordable housing understandably feel more urgent. Time and again, I have learned that taking care of my patients starts by trying to walk a mile ...

  • HUD could face $6 billion in cuts

    HUD could face $6 billion in cuts

    Mar 09, 2017 11:33 PM EDT

    ... Mayor Setti Warren said killing the community development block grants would be devastating to his community. "This critical program provides people with higher paying jobs, affordable housing and opportunities for children to reach their full potential," said Warren. The block grant money has been used in Newton for infrastructure improvements ...

  • Millennials haven’t forgotten spirituality, they’re just looking for new venues

    Millennials haven’t forgotten spirituality, they’re just looking for new venues

    Mar 04, 2017 12:37 AM EDT

    ... hospital when they need a ride. They help each other raise money to fight cancer. And some are even getting involved in struggles for more affordable housing. While a few thousand churches close every year, many fewer open. So, as you drive through your town and notice an empty house ...

  • Trump advisers' tax credit plan for infrastructure has risks

    Trump advisers' tax credit plan for infrastructure has risks

    Feb 07, 2017 04:41 PM EDT

    ... of McCormack Baron Salazar Inc., a St. Louis-based firm, said tax credits are "probably the single-biggest tool that federal policymakers have" for producing affordable housing. His company has built 137 low-income housing developments financed by the federal program in more than 20 states. Its $3.1 billion ...

  • Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens

    Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens

    Jan 14, 2017 08:08 PM EDT

    ... I think Sadiq gave them an opportunity to look deeper, and they made a choice. DAVID TERESHCHUK: Khan says his priorities as mayor are developing affordable housing, investing in transportation infrastructure, preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow, and ensuring London remains a place that welcomes migrants. UNIDENTIFIED MALE:  London ...

  • News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns

    News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns

    Jan 13, 2017 12:08 AM EDT

    ... up poor in inner-city Detroit, he's committed to affordable housing for the poor. But Democrat Elizabeth Warren pressed Carson to guarantee that federal housing funds won't go to help the Trump family's real estate business. DR. BEN CARSON, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development-Designate: It ...

  • Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Jan 12, 2017 02:22 PM EDT

    ... the National Prayer Breakfast, he railed against the modern welfare state. President Barack Obama was sitting just feet away. Carson had said little publicly about affordable housing, homelessness and other HUD-related issues. Last summer, he criticized an Obama administration fair housing rule as government overreach. Associated Press writer Kevin ...

  • After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces

    After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces

    Dec 10, 2016 12:04 AM EDT

    ... around the country are investigating so-called "live-work" spaces. These are places often inhabited by artists and low-income residents. There's ever less affordable housing today in many metro areas, pushing people to new measures and extremes. And again to Hari, who's been working with our team ...

  • Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters

    Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters

    Oct 22, 2016 06:54 PM EDT

    After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Friday imposing costly fines onto people who advertise illegal rentals online, Airbnb sued.