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Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 day agoPromises made, payments delayed: Reparations work moves slowly in Alameda County, elsewhere
Russell City, a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood, was destroyed through eminent domain in the 1960s, displacing over 1,400 residents and erasing generational wealth opportunities that a new reparations fund now aims to address.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days agoFight to save homes by Euston restarts 50 years on
Tolmers Village residents face uncertainty from Camden Council's updated Euston Area Plan, which may redevelop nearby office buildings to address London's housing shortage, continuing decades of regeneration pressures on this working-class central London estate.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago'I'm honestly scared': Eviction deadline looms for last farmworker families in Point Reyes
I'm honestly scared," said Margarito Loza. He and his wife, Chabela, have lived at Spaletta Dairy for 35 years. Their 17-year-old son, Tony, is midway through his senior year at Tomales High School and is deeply concerned about where he will live next week and the toll the upheaval has taken on his family.
California
Chicago
fromTruthout
1 week agoPentagonBacked Supercomputer Project Could Price Out Black Residents in Chicago
A $9 billion quantum-computing campus is being built on contaminated land in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, a majority-Black area lacking basic services like pharmacies and grocery stores, with Pentagon backing and hundreds of millions in taxpayer funding.
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month agoA year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt
Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing 31 people and destroying about 13,000 homes and other residential properties. The fires burned for more than three weeks and clean-up efforts took about seven months. For those who had insurance, it's often not enough to cover the costs of construction. Relief organizations are stepping in to help, but progress is slow.
California
US news
fromFortune
2 months agoMeet the American small town that's becoming the 'poster child for hard times' as the largest employer shuts down | Fortune
Closure of Tyson Foods' Lexington beef plant will eliminate 3,200 jobs and contribute to an estimated 7,000 regional job losses, threatening the town's economy.
Social justice
fromStreetsblog
3 months agoDisplacement and Dollars Down the Drain: The Data Behind California's Highway Expansion Crisis - Streetsblog California
California's highway expansions displaced homes and businesses, increased congestion, and consumed billions while masking demolitions and generational harm until mandated disclosure revealed the impacts.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoFlooded and forgotten: the UK's waters are rising and we're being kept in the dark | John Harris
Flooding from storms like Claudia increasingly inundates towns, with more homes built in flood zones and mounting risk of towns becoming uninsurable or abandoned.
SF real estate
from48 hills
5 months agoThe six fatal flaws in Mayor Lurie's so-called 'Family Zoning Plan' - 48 hills
Mayor Lurie's rezoning threatens neighborhood character and displacement by privileging real estate investors and upscale high-rises, transforming neighborhoods into a commercialized 'Potterville'.
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