Climate disasters are an affordable housing problem
Affordable Housing Juan Pablo Garnham and Arjuna Heim Affordable Housing Juan Pablo Garnham and Arjuna Heim

Climate disasters are an affordable housing problem

U.S. policymakers need to think about affordable housing as part of their resiliency strategies. The next Lahaina could be a hurricane in the Gulf Coast, a storm in the Northeast or a massive wildfire in California. Having a healthy stock of protected and affordable housing should be part of our cities’ climate emergency plans.

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Mediating rent disputes
Affordable Housing Star-Advertiser Editorial Board Affordable Housing Star-Advertiser Editorial Board

Mediating rent disputes

The mediation program’s principles are sound. Lawmakers now have many months to refine this bill and get right its final form and funding amounts; they cannot let a worthwhile program die because they can’t get their act together.

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