The federal government is dismantling LA's homelessness infrastructure. Meanwhile, a quieter infrastructure keeps growing — community land trusts removing land from speculation, churches building on their parking lots, and senior housing that has held its ground for fifty years. What housed neighbors can do to help it succeed.
Read MoreThe question isn't whether we can afford to invest in housing. It's whether we can afford to keep paying for what happens when we don't.
Read MoreFour weeks into the Staying Housed series, the World Cup has come and is going. What did Los Angeles show the world — and what do we owe the neighbors who are still here?
Read MoreA new study out of Toronto's public housing system modeled five investment scenarios over 25 years. Every dollar invested in public housing returns $2.80 in measurable value. Every dollar withheld costs more than a dollar downstream. The math applies directly to Los Angeles.
Read MoreThe cascade that ends in eviction usually starts somewhere much quieter — sometimes months earlier, in a moment that didn't feel like a crisis at the time. Understanding it is the key to stopping it.
Read MoreA friend of mine has been holding her household together for almost five months, since the morning ICE took her husband. When the three-day notice arrived, she texted me late at night. The most important thing I told her was this: a three-day notice is not an eviction. And she did not have to leave.
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