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Most cities still falling behind affordable housing mandate, state numbers show
Just 29 out of 538 California municipalities met their housing goals at all income levels, according to state housing figures.
Daily Breeze
January 15, 2023
California state Capitol: How your government works
But how much do you really know about how California’s state government works?
CalMatters
January 3, 2023, Sameea Kamal and Jeremia Kimelman
Rent control expands as tenants struggle with record-high costs : NPR ›
“We need universal rent controls in this country, and we actually need the federal government to champion them,” says Tara Raghuveer of the advocacy group People’s Action, which organized the trip.
NPR
Jennifer Ludden
November 28, 2022
‘Americans Aren’t Serfs’: House Democrats Propose End to Wall Street Rent-Gouging ›
“Low- and middle-income families in my district and across the country are being pushed out because of profiteering and unfair practices by large corporate landlords,” says Rep. Ro Khanna.
Common Dreams
Jon Queally, Nov 05, 2022
Rent Is Skyrocketing Everywhere and US Tenants Are Paying the Price ›
As the median rent spikes to $2,000 across the country, housing justice activists double down on efforts to counter price-gouging landlords.
Common Dreams
Eleanor J. Bader
Aug 03, 2022
Nine facts about state and local policy
Policy debates often focus only on major decisions made in Washington, DC. But for many Americans, the decisions made much closer to home have just as large, if not larger, effects on day-to-day life.
Brookings
Brookings, Jan 31, 2019 Ryan Nunn, Jana Parsons, and Jay Shambaugh
Buying a home became a key way to build wealth. What happens if you can’t afford to?
“I just kind of wonder if I need to figure out a different place to build wealth,” she says. “Is it not in a home?”
NPR
Jan. 9. 2023, Brianna Scott, NPR
‘Rent Is Too Damn High’: Biden Pressured to Act as Housing Costs Fuel Inflation ›
“Biden can fix it by doing everything in his power to regulate rents and stop landlords from profiteering off this inflation crisis,” said Tara Raghuveer of People’s Action.
Common Dreams
Jake Johnson
Oct 13, 2022
Rent prices will keep going up in 2023—here’s what to expect ›
Rental demand will remain strong due to rising homeownership costs, especially with mortgage expenses nearly doubling since January, Hale says. This has forced many would-be homebuyers to stay in the rental market, exacerbating already high demand. A chronic shortage of housing is another factor.
CNBC
Mike Winters
Sep 28 2022
MOBILE HOME PARK PURCHASE PROGRAM (Oregon)
The Manufactured Dwelling Park Purchase Program, established by these rules, is designed to assist Manufactured Dwelling Park residents in gaining control, through joint ownership of their Park, over rising rents and thereby avoid a declining quality of living.
Oregon Secretary of State
2022
Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium – The New York … ›
The ruling followed political and legal maneuvering by the administration to retain protections for tenants. It puts hundreds of thousands at risk of being put out of their homes.
The New York Times
August 26, 2021
