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The Big Bond
Los Angeles is putting the largest municipal housing bond ever on its ballot this November. The $1 billion bond would pay for an estimated 20,000 affordable units and create a […]
Redefining Community Benefits
When does a community benefits agreement (CBA) not benefit its community? When it is negotiated between elected officials and developers, says Sustainable South Bronx, a nonprofit that opposed recent deals […]
Shelter Shorts
Redefining Community Benefits When does a community benefits agreement (CBA) not benefit its community? When it is negotiated between elected officials and developers, says Sustainable South Bronx, a nonprofit that […]
Raising Hell and Raising Money, Too
An ally of my agency, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV), told me about a conversation he once had with the head of the local United Way, […]
Connecting Schools and Housing
For several decades community development corporations (CDCs) around the United States have been giving new life to urban neighborhoods by developing housing and other needed facilities. Concurrently, in many of […]
Planning Beyond the Project
Neighborhood planning allows CDCs to move beyond housing development and become community catalysts.
A Little Too Blunt?
Alphonso Jackson, HUD’s tough-talking chief, might have spoken a little too bluntly in Dallas in April. Speaking before a gathering of business leaders, Jackson said that he had denied a […]
Jane Jacobs’ Radical Legacy
Sometimes a book can change history. Books often influence ideas, but only rarely do they catalyze activism.
Say NO to Wal-Bank
Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, has become the retail corporate poster child for unscrupulous behavior. And now they would like to be a poster child for the banking […]
The Second Storm
“The New Homeless: The Affordable Housing Crisis on the Gulf Coast” A short video on the evictions crisis Nine months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, low-income families face […]
