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Through the roof
Inside America’s housing crisis
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16 April 2024
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Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps
Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment
8 February 2024
Six months after Maui wildfire, 5,000 survivors still stranded: ‘We’re tired of broken promises’
Red Cross says only a third of households who sought emergency shelter have moved into homes, as governor’s pledge rings hollow
1 February 2024
‘Criminal for existing’: US’s unhoused still fear sweeps as supreme court to take on shelter case
Court could weigh in on whether cities and states can shut down homeless encampments but it could also define what it means to provide shelter
23 January 2024
‘It smells bad’: the US farmworkers grappling with unsafe water at home
Many agricultural laborers are parched at home and in the field, which can lead to serious health effects like kidney disease
18 January 2024
Stadium first, affordable housing later? US developers dangle homes as perk of big construction deals
Communities bargain for shelter and investment in return for giant real estate projects. But what happens when the deal is done and developers stall?
5 January 2024
Americans living in their cars are finding refuge in ‘safe parking lots’
Municipalities and non-profits are establishing secure lots to address the rising number of people who live in cars or RVs
30 December 2023
One was a tech VC, the other was unhoused. They forged an unlikely friendship in a deeply unequal city
Brought together by a Bay Area volunteer program, Nathaniel Todd and Bruce Armstrong found support and solace in each other
22 December 2023
The US promised to return stolen lands to Native Hawaiians a century ago. Most are still waiting
The Maui wildfires illuminated the ongoing failures of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
21 December 2023
Why are women in California facing homelessness at an alarming rate?
Data shows 60,000 unhoused women in the state, among them domestic violence survivors, pregnant women and mothers
20 December 2023
‘Never thought I’d be in this situation’: US readers on their housing realities
The Maui wildfire exacerbated a housing crisis. Can tiny homes and ADUs offer a solution?
19 December 2023
California’s homelessness crisis is the worst in the US. But who is struggling the most?
Experts say lack of affordable housing in state is the main cause, worsened by expiration of pandemic programs that added shelter
18 December 2023
Survivors of deadly Maui blaze face displacement after displacement: ‘I live a nomadic life’
Four months after the deadliest US wildfire in modern history, thousands of people have yet to find stable housing
10 December 2023
Evictions can kill: how US communities are trying to break the cycle of violence
Evictions can be physically dangerous for all parties – but programs can help prevent them or assist evictees in finding other living spaces
1 December 2023
Children are loud. Neighbors get annoyed. What can a family do?
Sharing walls or floors in apartment buildings means sharing noise, but it doesn’t have to lead to conflict
28 November 2023
The Trans Handy Ma’am: the home repair TikToker championing renters
Mercury Stardust makes DIY home repair videos centering renters – and the person who thinks they can’t fix anything
16 November 2023
Hidden landlords: renters’ woes soar as property owners hide their identities
Limited liability corporations allow landlords to conceal their identities, which can pose a big problem for tenants
7 November 2023
Home, studio, a way to sell abandoned items: the many uses of self-storage
Priced out of their homes or unable to rent office space, some people in the US live or work in storage units. A few renters explain what they do with their spaces
2 November 2023
Fifty-three and couch surfing: when divorce forces a hunt for new housing
It often takes two incomes to make rent in the US, which is why a separation can push ex-partners into unusual arrangements
30 October 2023
‘A spirit in each room’: ScareBnBs rise in popularity as renters seek out the supernatural
Vacationers are increasingly looking for short-term rentals that may be haunted on online platforms like Airbnb and VRBO
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