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Confronting Inequality on MLK Day & Beyond

January 20, 2014 By maurahealey

Martin Luther King Jr. Day challenges each of us to confront the racial and economic inequality of our time. Geography, income, and race stubbornly and persistently shape opportunities for too many Massachusetts families. The census tract … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, attorney-general, civil-rights, economic-inequality, equality, justice, mlk, mlk-day, poverty, sub-prime-lending, transportation

40B — Love it or smother it

June 15, 2010 By massmarrier

Lynch has had considerable experience with affordable-housing issues and 40B specifically for a couple of decades. His city has successfully added to the stock of middle-class and lower affordable units. Yet, he doesn't see 40B as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 40b, affordable-housing, ballot-question, bernard-lynch, election, lowell, massachusetts, repeal

Repealing Chapter 40B: Why it’s the only way to create real affordable housing!

December 16, 2009 By slow-growth-initiative

The developers have good reason to spend so much money protecting 40B, it is their cash cow.  Inspector General Gregory Sullivan estimated that more than $100,000,000 was owed back to cities and towns in 40B fraud.  In order to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 40b, affordable-housing, democratic-process, repeal

Developer halts projects – shovel ready but no shovels digging in Arlington

March 14, 2009 By AmberPaw

JPI of Texas, whose local office is in Southboro, had 1000 apartments scheduled to be built in Massachusetts; a good chunk were "affordable housing." In Arlington, the Town bought the land and buildings of the former Symmes Hospital, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, arlington, credit-crunch, jpi, project, symmes

Trouble for Dianne Wilkerson?

October 22, 2008 By peter_kadzis

The Boston Phoenix will Thursday publish a piece by contributor Ted Siefer raising questions about an unusual mortgage received by State Senator Wilkerson. Siefer's Phoenix story also suggests that Wilkerson may be in for another round of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, dianne-wilkerson, sonia-chang-diaz, taxes

Sen. Wilkerson’s on the wrong side of the Forest Hills development initiative

July 30, 2008 By annem

As a long-standing supporter of affordable housing and a Jamaica Plain resident, the BRA proposed goal of 50% affordable housing units for the Forest Hills Initiative seems reasonable to me. (BRA=Boston Redevelopment Authority). The 50% … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, ma-politics, state-senate-race

Immigrant impact on the US housing market

July 31, 2007 By state-of-grace

One of the many things missing from the right's discussion of immigration is the tremendous, quiet presence of immigrants (legal and not) in the American economy.  Particularly in the current housing downturn, it's telling to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, california, conservative, economy, housing, immigrants, immigration, massachusetts

Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: A New Study

July 27, 2007 By david-eisenthal

Funds raised under CPA have often been used to leverage borrowing to acquire open space, promote historic preservation, or create affordable housing. For example, a community that raises $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds annually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, conservation, economy, massachusetts, open-space, public-policy

Zoning 101, first class

June 27, 2006 By jane

One town says you can't have 2 front doors and the apt. must be within the footprint of the original house. This town is a mill town with lots of large old houses.One town required a doctor's note that your in-law  needs your help - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, random, zoning

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