Santa Rosa United Airlines had sent me several emails advising me to check on my flight to San Francisco. Haze triggered by fires in California and the West were restricting visibility and delaying flights, therefore United was offering to reschedule. When I called on Friday morning about the flight it was still on time, but …
Tag: affordable housing
Is Code Enforcement the Friend or Enemy of Lower Income Family Home Ownership?
http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01_VEN_AQUI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans As a principle part of our organizing around adequate and affordable housing over decades, we’ve always believed in there being a “warrant of habitability” and some clear standards in housing codes that insured the safety and health of lower income families. We still believe that, …
Real Estate Wealth Taxes as a Anti-Gentrification Tool
New Orleans Recently I listened to an interview with a prominent local developer on WAMF in New Orleans as he was asked about gentrification. He tried to walk the line between his self-interest and progressive values. He was against displacement on one hand, but he opposed inclusionary zoning that would require developers to create affordable …