A lot of Early Morning press calls but it looks like Actor Joaquin Phoenix didnt get that memo he and director got some sound fielding questions about their new film a contender for the festivals top prize and bring you all the details. Im sumi so lets go on to thank you for joining us we start with mounting International Concern about the syrian governments ongoing bombardment of Eastern Ghouta new air strikes today have killed at least ten people and independent monitors say that more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in the rebel held area since sunday night eastern go to is a group of suburbs on the outskirts of the capital damascus and duma is the main town of the song clave it is right now completely surrounded by pro assad forces the siege has lasted more than four years its thought to have trucked up to four. One hundred thousand residents. In the bombed out caucus of eastern goods these are the lucky ones terrified shaking but still walking. First responders usher
The Villa Maria affordable housing building in Miami Beach
Nonprofits and city planners are working to create more affordable housing, but they’re up against legislation that rewards rampant development.
This story and the accompanying audio segments were produced through a collaboration involving journalists from Southerly, Climate Central and WLRN.
A little over four feet of elevation is all that’s standing between some waterfront neighborhoods winding through Miami Beach and the unrelenting force of the Atlantic Ocean. At Eighth and Washington, where Gregario Lopez, 81, lives in a Section 8 apartment, it’s even less. Lopez has been without regular income since 2010, when a bad fall left him injured and unable to work.
The Villa Maria affordable housing building in Miami Beach | Jenny Staleovich / WLRN News
This story and the accompanying audio segments were produced through a collaboration involving journalists from Southerly, Climate Central and WLRN.
A little over four feet of elevation is all that’s standing between some waterfront neighborhoods winding through Miami Beach and the unrelenting force of the Atlantic Ocean. At Eighth and Washington, where Gregario Lopez, 81, lives in a Section 8 apartment, it’s even less. Lopez has been without regular income since 2010, when a bad fall left him injured and unable to work.
“I can’t afford big rent because my check is not so much,” Lopez said. He’s lived in the same apartment for a decade and has no plans to move. “I cannot pay $600 or $500 or $400, because $400 is almost half what I get.”
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