housing
With Amazon coming, metro D.C. families face rising rents, longer commutes
January 3, 2019Various cities had been bidding for the HQ, in the usual way: Offering millions of dollars in “concessions” to a company worth a trillion dollars.
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Former NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to headline People’s World awards luncheon
December 4, 2018On Sunday, December 9, 2018, The New York Friends of People’s World will hold their annual “Better World Awards” luncheon.
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Chicago homeless coalition pushes new tax on properties selling over $1m
November 8, 2018Seen as a key decision-maker on the proposal's future, Alderman Ed Burke is the lead partner in a law firm whose specialty is helping clients with property tax appeals.
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California Senate makes big move for affordable housing
May 24, 2018San Francisco's Unified School District has over 2,200 homeless students.
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This week in history: Fair housing becomes the law of the land
April 9, 2018The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex.
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