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Tracking HALA: Use Vouchers to Help House People with Criminal Records

We’ve started a tracking program to keep an eye on progress on the 65 recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee. There are a lot of good ideas and good intentions in the document that aren’t being discussed now because so much of the discussion is about the Grand Bargain, just […]

Stop! That Car Might Be Someone’s Home: Please Amend Scofflaw Ordinance

I just sent this e-mail at the request of Bill Kirlin-Hackett. This is a problem I have seen in my own neighborhood and I think needs to be addressed. I don’t think it is a huge problem, and I think a small investment of time and money would just about solve it. You should send […]

Tracking HALA: Ending Homelessness with Social Impact Bonds

We’re starting a project that tracks all 65 recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordabilty and Livabilty Agenda (HALA) Committee. As I’ve mentioned (and been derided for) the HALA document has gone from a pile of wonky idea and policies to a slogan being used to push Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ). So far, the only recommendation […]