Author: Joseph Lim
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Elder Tenants Fight for Their Rights
On July 27, women facing eviction from Our Lady’s Guild House (OLGH) and volunteers with housing justice non-profit City Life / Vida Urbana, embarked on a journey from Symphony Community Park to New Britain, Connecticut, where they held rallies in front of New Britain City Hall and the headquarters of Daughters of Mary of the…
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Boston Announces $5 Million Investment in Youth Homelessness, Affordable Housing
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced he would commit $ 5 million, generated by the Commonwealth’s new short term rental law, to increase affordable housing opportunities and remedy chronic homelessness in Boston, as part of his 2020 (FY20) operating budget proposal. As part of the short term rental law, Walsh plans to increase Boston’s Room Occupancy…