Housing advocates lament the fact that a full-time worker making minimum wage can’t afford a two-bedroom apartment. This, they want
Category: Housing
A Shakedown in the ‘Hood
A coalition of residents, activists, and students is conducting a public shakedown on Rice University because of its Ion technology
No Hope for Seattle
While proclaiming that the city has an affordable housing crisis, Seattle’s city council is doing everything imaginable—and a few things
Hope for California?
Since 2016, California has enacted numerous pieces of legislation that pave the way for the construction of accessory dwelling units
Repeal not Revision
In cities across the nation, zoning laws are being revised to allow duplexes, fourplexes and other small multifamily housing in
Color-blindness Kills
Since the sixteenth century, depictions of Lady Justice have her blindfolded to represent impartiality. Justice should be applied equally without
In Defense of Discrimination
In a previous post, we examined a Maryland law that prohibits landlords from asking prospective tenants about certain types of
Unleashing a Gusher of Affordable Housing
In the late nineteenth century, self-taught geologist Patillo Higgins concluded that a salt dome in Beaumont contained oil. Geological experts