L.A. On The Margins – Mens Central Jail
Co-published with LAist. Reporter Sophie Sullivan takes listeners to the largest jail in LA County — a jail considered by many to be uninhabitable.
The Eviction Experts
Co-published with Harper's Magazine. Can a city stop a housing crisis?
The EPA Is Aiming To Get Rid of Lead Pipes in 10 years. But Not in Chicago.
Co-published with Grist. The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
The Art of Being a Super Begins at Dawn
Co-published with The New York Times. A harried super at a five-building co-op in Westchester County carves out some time in the morning to return to his easel and oil paints.
One Solution To Fight Climate Change? Fewer Parking Spaces.
Co-published with Grist. Climate change is forcing cities to curb parking to bring down emissions and create more affordable housing.
Renters Are in Revolt. This Tenant Union Plans to Get Them Organized
Co-published with TIME. Renter Revolt follows a political group in Kansas City that is turning renter grievance into political power.
A Superintendent Becomes a Lifeline for Senior Tenants
Co-published with The New York Times. More than half of the tenants in a prewar co-op in Chelsea are seniors. Rosalind Hernandez, the super, is especially close to one tenant who is 98.
Why It’s More Expensive for Black Towns To Borrow Money
Co-published with Grist. "This is how your sewage gets funded, this is how your water gets funded, this is how public schools and public services are funded."
An Intimate Look at Portland’s Housing Crisis
Co-published with The Nation. The ongoing housing crisis in Portland, Oregon, has desensitized us to the real people who have been affected.
HUD Takes on Climate Crisis with a New Retrofit Program
Co-published with Grist. The federal initiative will reach only hundreds out of the 24,000 properties that need upgrades.
How Air Pollution and the Housing Crisis Are Connected
Co-published with Grist. When you're homeless, dangerous air isn't just during wildfire season.
How the Rail Industry Has Put Profits Over People for Decades
Co-published with Prism. Four months after the Norfolk Southern East Palestine train derailment, workers and citizens fight against the toxicity of an industry that has cut corners at every turn.