CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
The Housing Problem: Political Priority No. 1
Dan Cantor and Julie Miles |
Residents fed up with the affordable housing shortage should become single-issue voters, say two leading activists.
Residents fed up with the affordable housing shortage should become single-issue voters, say two leading activists.
The city has got to increase the supply of affordable housing, in addition to rethinking the suppliers and the market itself, says a policy expert.
Looking for improved pay and benefits, security guards seem to have at least one friend in a high place.
Responding to anger over proposed changes to city jail standards, the Board of Correction postpones its vote.
In its inaugural issue, CLI examines how fiscal realities are shaping the city’s affordable-housing buildout. This synopsis points to some of the ways new units’ size, quality and genuine affordability could be affected.