Advocates for low-income renters and students in Nova Scotia are pointing out gaps in the province's recently released plan to cope with a predicted shortfall of 41,200 residential units by 2028.
Hannah Wood, chair of the Halifax Peninsula chapter of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), weighs in on the provincial government's new five-year housing plan called Our Homes: Action for Housing.
A new survey of low- and middle-income tenants reveals how affordability and lease agreements create barriers to tenants securing adequate cooling to escape extreme indoor heat in the summer. Landlords say solving the problem is more complex than it may seem, requiring coordination with different civil bodies.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and city Comptroller Brad Lander are being floated as potential primary challengers.