Why doesn’t Philadelphia have rent control like many other big cities?
In this Broke is Listening story, we tackle rent control. Philly used to have it — and housing advocates are pushing for a return. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
In this Broke is Listening story, we tackle rent control. Philly used to have it — and housing advocates are pushing for a return. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Michaela Winberg is general assignment reporter for Billy Penn. She discusses Philly’s homeless problem and transportation issues in the city. | From: WURD Radio (Read more.)
City Council is moving forward with three pieces of legislation to address affordable housing and poverty in Philadelphia. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
Three bills to enhance affordable housing rights were released in conjunction with a new report on poverty in Philadelphia. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
The Women’s Community Revitalization Project is building five new houses that’ll be affordable for the foreseeable future. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
This is what family homelessness look like in Philadelphia — and how to solve it
From Philadelphia Weekly: Two weeks ago, I shared a pair of stories a former colleague told me about how he navigates the dance classified as working poor. Since telling his story via my column, I’ve received numerous emails from readers (and thank you) who’ve shared similar tales of what they go through just to survive a day-to-day. (Read more.)
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