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Housing And Urban Development

Generation-Priced-Out
Economic Equality

Progressive Urban Housing Policies

By Randy ShawApr 7, 2022
FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo, a man covers his face with a mask as he walks past tents on skid row in Los Angeles. The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, overturned a federal judge’s sweeping order that required the city and county of Los Angeles to quickly find shelter for all homeless people living on downtown’s Skid Row. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Homelessness

Deciding to Become a Full-Time Housing Organizer

By Randy ShawJul 27, 2022
Smash and Grab
Homelessness

Smash and Grab or Stack and Pack: Who Are the Bigger Crooks?

By Dick PlatkinDec 23, 2021
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Homelessness

What “Pro-Housing” Actually Means

By Randy ShawNov 12, 2021
Crackpot Realism
Los Angeles

Crackpot Realism Guides LA's Housing Element

By Dick PlatkinOct 12, 2021
Housing Policies
Los Angeles

Do LA’s Housing Policies Make Housing Crisis Worse?

By Dick PlatkinOct 4, 2021
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Economic Equality

California Progressives Split Over SB9 and SB10

By Randy ShawAug 28, 2021
McMansions
Los Angeles

Los Angeles Overrun by McMansions

By Dick PlatkinFeb 14, 2021
FAIR LA Plan
Homelessness

Fair LA Housing Plan: Boon for Speculators in Housing Crisis

By Dick PlatkinDec 25, 2020
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Homelessness

House the Homeless: California Cargo Cult

By Dick PlatkinSep 29, 2020
Los Angeles Housing Policy
Homelessness

Los Angeles Housing Policy Failures

By Randy ShawSep 2, 2020
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Homelessness

More Expensive Housing and More Homelessness

By Dick PlatkinAug 31, 2020
Up-Zoning
Los Angeles

Up-Zoning Promises to Downscale Neighborhoods

By Dick PlatkinAug 25, 2020
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California

Levels of McMansion Hell: LA Plague of Box Houses

By Dick PlatkinAug 12, 2020
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Social Justice

A Policy Rx To Fix Homelessness

By Charley JamesSep 3, 2012
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Social Justice

Homelessness: Cheaper to Fix Than to Let Fester

By Charley JamesJul 16, 2012
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Elections and Campaigns

Romney at the NAACP

By Karen FInneyJul 9, 2012
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Progressive Issues

Caroline, Andrew, Caroline, Andrew…Bill!?!?!?

By Denis CampbellJan 3, 2009