Habitat for Humanity avoiding high lumber costs with fire-resistant material
The pandemic is hurting the bottom line for an organization that builds affordable homes for low-income families. Action News Now reporter Jafet Serrato shows us how they are working around that.
Posted: May 20, 2021 8:46 AM
Updated: May 20, 2021 9:00 AM
Posted By: Jafet Serrato
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PARADISE, Calif. - The pandemic is hurting the bottom line for an organization that builds affordable homes for low-income families.
The sounds of rebuilding can now be heard all over Paradise.
Despite that, the pandemic is causing a lumber shortage which means higher costs for building.
Nicole Bateman from Habitat for Humanity has seen the increase first hand.
How US cities lost control of police discipline
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By: Kim Barker, Michael H. Keller and Steve Eder
In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. It took Portland, Oregon, almost US$1 million in legal fees, efforts by two mayors and a police chief, and years of battle with the police union to defend the firing of Officer Ron Frashour only to have to bring him back. Today, the veteran white officer, who shot an unarmed black man in the back a decade ago, is still on the force.
December 21, 2020
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Climate change, the Paris Agreement and talk of saving the planet have, for many years, been highly politicized topics. Viewpoints have differed greatly, and few have been willing to risk relationships with customers, vendors and others to take a stance on the issue. Major industries such as construction, building materials and heavy machinery, until now, were relatively quiet on the issue.
Taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lower the global temperature increase, as the Paris Agreement aims to do to limit global warming well below 2° Celsius and as close to 1.5° Celsius as possible have long been considered a political move. Few in the manufacturing and industrial sectors world have been willing to rock the boat and publicly embrace the Paris Agreement. When it comes to the concrete and cement industry, some have questioned the need to change. After all, concrete is the most used building material, second o