Mayor Eric Garcetti is promising to put an end to the chronic homelessness found in Los Angeles. On September 22, 2015 the Los Angeles mayor and city counsel members proposed to declare a ‘state of emergency’ and devote
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Hallmark Housing Victory in Chicago
Cabrini-Green was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project that became a symbol of the public housing deficiencies, ranging from crime to deplorable living conditions. The last of the buildings were demolished in 2011, leaving only a…
A Lethal Week in Review
By Kevin Barry
A flurry of lethal activity this week, with more to come next week.Early Wednesday morning, September 30, Georgia executed Kelly Gissendaner, who was sentenced to death for recruiting Gregory Owen, a man with whom she was romantically involved, to murder…
Transparency Leads to Pay Compression Among City Managers — But Also Increased Turnover
By COWS
With historic levels of income inequality on the mind of many Americans these days, some politicians are wondering what sort of steps they might take to close the wage gap. Short of actually mandating salary reductions, an increasingly common proposal…
HUD Funding Criteria Signal Increasing Federal Rejection of Laws that Punish Homeless People
By Sara Rankin
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is asking public and private agencies that receive federal homelessness grants to describe how their efforts help combat the criminalization of homelessness.The program allots $1.9 billion in grants…
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By Sara Rankin
Does your jurisidiction feature laws that essentially criminalize being homeless? Unfortunately, chances are good. This Blog has, in the past, featured reports on the problem of criminalization generated by the UC Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic and the Seattle University…
U.S. Census: The Poor Are Staying Poor
By Sara Rankin
The Census Bureau issued a new annual report on poverty and income in the U.S., finding that the number of poor Americans has remained steady from 2013 to 2014. This financial stagnation is occurring despite some signs of economic growth;…
Pushing Toward Paid Leave
By Sara Rankin
From our friends at the State Innovation Exchange: This week, business school professors from 88 universities signed a letter to Congress in support of paid leave. You can read the reflections of Harvard Business School Professor Stew Friedman, one of…
Nuisance Ordinances and the Progress in Illinois
On June 23, 2012, Lakisha Briggs was again cornered by her abusive ex-boyfriend in fear for her safety, and the safety of her three-year-old daughter. Unlike previous occasions Lakisha was faced with the appalling choice of calling the police or…
Eviction Court: A Study of Injustice from the Galley
Last week, Health Justice Project clinic students participated in a court watch at Chicago’s eviction court. In some instances, the students provided support to unrepresented defendants. One student, Amanda Plowman, reflected on that experience: On Tuesday morning, I traveled to the…