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Padmini Raghunath

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Padmini Raghunath is a print and audio journalist based in Oakland, California. Most recently, Raghunath helped produce Silenced: The Radio Murders, an 8-part investigative series. Her print work has appeared in Outside, The Times of India, Distillations, Defector, Jezebel, and Next City, among other publications.
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Housing

How It’s Working: Laws That Help Tenants and Nonprofits Buy Buildings

September 7, 2023 | Padmini Raghunath

Shelterforce checks in on three communities that have passed policies giving tenants and nonprofits first dibs on purchasing property. Are these policies keeping residents in their homes?