Finally, a media breakthrough of the pro-Yimby narrative that has dominated press and politics
The Yimby movement was born in 2014, when Sonja Trauss founded SFBARF, the San Francisco Bay Area Renters Foundation. Twelve years later, Yimbyism, rebranded as Abundance, has bipartisan support in Congress. “Pro-housing” legislation has passed in dozens of states. It’s the law of the land in California. Its advocates call the shots in reputedly progressive cities such as San Francisco and Berkeley. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has surrounded himself with Yimby advisors.
Are YIMBYs winning the housing wars? Not so fast, these people say
From city council hearings to the halls of academia, the debate raged for years. Then came 2020, and Americans raced to buy homes during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Prices shot up, pushing the U.S. median to $410,800, a 30 percent increase in five years, Federal Reserve data shows. Median prices go significantly higher in the West ($531,100) and Northeast ($796,700). Now even starter homes are increasingly out of reach.
Real Estate Leaders Express Optimism as MBTA Zoning Law Reshapes Massachusetts Housing Plans
The Charles River Regional Chamber’s annual Real Estate Forum was palpably optimistic about the future of housing in Massachusetts in a meeting on Tuesday morning, discussing the impact of the 2021 MBTA Communities Law in the Zoning Act, as well as the potential for new state legislation.
East Boston residents face off with ICE day after push to ban agents from courts
The ICE sighting on Friday morning prompted about 15 group members, along with LUCE organizers, to rush to the courthouse to document detainments if any occurred. They positioned themselves inside the courthouse, at its front doors, by the sallyport and near suspected ICE agent vehicles — phones out.
Raising incomes essential to lifting residents out of deprivation says report, but what about affordable homes?
How local energy networks are saving lives across the world
This microgrid concept is finding footholds in major cities in the United States, as well as isolated communities in the Global South. Often using renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, microgrids can offer the certainty that when extreme weather events or failures in ageing infrastructure knock out a national grid, communities can still access electricity.
BU Study: Hospital Programs Can Curb Violence Recurrence
A hospital-based program that supports victims of gun and knife violence can reduce the likelihood that those victims will be reinjured or commit violence themselves, according to a new Boston University study.
Hospital Programs for Violence Victims Can Prevent Future Harm, Boston University Study Finds
A hospital-based program that supports victims of gun and knife violence can reduce the likelihood that those victims will be reinjured or commit violence themselves, according to a new Boston University study.
Trump is taking on high housing costs. Will his ideas help?
The Trump administration has floated a flurry of new housing policies — from longer mortgage terms to cracking down on corporate buyers of single-family homes — that officials hope will ease the housing cost burden on everyday Americans. But will they? And can the federal government really tackle a problem largely determined by local and state governments?
Families are leaving Boston. What is Boston’s millennial mom mayor doing about that?
Despite a series of pro-family policies from City Hall, the number of children in Boston continues to decline.
Mayor Michelle Wu has long worn her motherhood on her sleeve.
From nursing her infant sons at City Council meetings, to commuting with them as toddlers on the Orange Line, to carrying her newborn, Mira, on the campaign trail, Wu has put her status as a parent front and center, and says the heart of her mayoral agenda is to make Boston the “most family-friendly city in America.”
That is not by accident.