Oregon Now Has Statewide Rent Control, Push Continues Across Country
Oregon Now Has Statewide Rent Control, Push Continues Across Country
The report, called Our Homes, Our Future: How Rent Control Can Build Stable, Healthy Communities, is the work of the...
The report, called Our Homes, Our Future: How Rent Control Can Build Stable, Healthy Communities, is the work of the Right to the City Alliance, PolicyLink, and the Center for Popular Democracy. It was released Wednesday alongside the webinar in Sharp and other tenants’ advocates and organizers discussed efforts to establish rent-control policies in Oregon, Illinois, and New York.
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In wake of protests, JPMorgan Chase breaks up with private prison industry
In wake of protests, JPMorgan Chase breaks up with private prison industry
Although JPMorgan Chase does not directly admit it, it was grassroots and digital organizers who pressured cancellation...
Although JPMorgan Chase does not directly admit it, it was grassroots and digital organizers who pressured cancellation of these contracts, after shining a national spotlight on the profitable backing of hate. In 2017, Freedom to Thrive, Make the Road New York, The Center for Popular Democracy and other immigrants rights groups launched the #BackersofHate campaign targeting major banks.
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Bull City Politics: Durham City Council members announce re-election bids
Bull City Politics: Durham City Council members announce re-election bids
Johnson also serves on the board of Local Progress, a group of progressive elected officials across the country....
Johnson also serves on the board of Local Progress, a group of progressive elected officials across the country.
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Tenant groups rally at state Capitol to push for rent control
Tenant groups rally at state Capitol to push for rent control
PolicyLink, the Right to the City Alliance and the Center for Popular Democracy recently released a report that found...
PolicyLink, the Right to the City Alliance and the Center for Popular Democracy recently released a report that found communities of color are most affected by rising rents. It also found that 6,300 families across the country face eviction each day. Braccio says they’d like to see rents capped at a 3% yearly increase.
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JPMorgan Chase Is Done With Private Prisons
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady drumbeat of actions from civil society addressing this relationship. In...
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady drumbeat of actions from civil society addressing this relationship. In May of 2017, Make the Road New York, the Center for Popular Democracy, and allies began their #BackersOfHate campaign with civil disobedience at Chase’s Manhattan headquarters, followed by rallies outside of shareholder meetings in Texas and Delaware to call out the abuses immigrants face in private prisons and detention centers.
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Central Florida 100: Legislature, Rosen and the search for a UCF leader
Central Florida 100: Legislature, Rosen and the search for a UCF leader
Last week: Justice for Renters: Florida is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. A report released last week by...
Last week: Justice for Renters: Florida is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. A report released last week by PolicyLink and the Center for Popular Democracy, sheds light on the unprecedented scale of the crisis facing renters and establishes principles for effective rent control policies.
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Rent control gains momentum after Chicago voters again give it thumbs up
Rent control gains momentum after Chicago voters again give it thumbs up
The push for rent control is nationwide. Oregon passed the country’s first statewide rent control law this week. A...
The push for rent control is nationwide. Oregon passed the country’s first statewide rent control law this week. A report released this week by two nonprofit advocacy groups, PolicyLink Right to the City Alliance and Center for Popular Democracy, concluded it is the best policy for stabilizing housing costs.
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Rent Control The Best Way To Stabilize Housing Costs, Says New Report
The new report “Our Homes Our Future,” by PolicyLink Right to the City Alliance and Center for Popular Democracy, says...
The new report “Our Homes Our Future,” by PolicyLink Right to the City Alliance and Center for Popular Democracy, says “Leveraging this powerful yet underutilized tool would have tremendous payoff: if the rent control and tenant protection policies being debated right now in states and localities become reality, 12.7 million renter households will be stabilized. If adopted by states nationwide, 42 million households could be stabilized.
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How rent control promotes community stability
How rent control promotes community stability
A new report examines how rent control promotes community stability. The release of “Our Homes, Our Future” comes as...
A new report examines how rent control promotes community stability. The release of “Our Homes, Our Future” comes as state lawmakers debate expanding tenant protections, including the expansion of rent control outside the New York City area. But the report – made through a collaboration between PolicyLink, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Right To The City Alliance – takes a broader look, beyond the policy debates of the Empire State.
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Local, Federal Officials Still Seeking Answers, Support for Condemning ICE
Local, Federal Officials Still Seeking Answers, Support for Condemning ICE
The letter from Durham City Councilmember Javiera Caballero and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-...
The letter from Durham City Councilmember Javiera Caballero and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell was sent to the media in a release from Local Progress, a project from the larger organization Popular Democracy.
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