Advocates for fair, affordable, diverse, and abundant housing in Newton, MA, since 2013
Newton, MA
Joined October 2014
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Why we need housing abundance, part a billion. High demand, very low, and not enough homes for all give landlords and wealthy renters all the power to bid up prices and block low- and middle-income people from accessing the homes they need. Abundance means homes for all.
Along Green Line Extension, bidding wars over rentals pick up speed trib.al/UwRgHsM #RealEstate #SpringHouseHunt23 #Renters #Renting #HousingMarket #HomesForRent @JimMorrison617 @bostonpads @MBTA
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@Engine_6 is a great org to get involved with in Newton if you’re not already aware.
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This report looks exactly at some of housing and zoning issues in Newton. @Engine_6
Did you know that outdated land use & housing policies in the US are affecting our #climate and quality of life? 🏠
Learn why urban land use reform is the missing piece to #ClimateAction: bit.ly/3MLxfWG
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Thank you @MassAGO @AndreaForAG for this this very clear advisory statement: the MBTA Communities multifamily zoning mandate is LAW that towns MUST follow. Opt-out is NOT an option, and if you try your town may be subject to Civil Enforcement Action.
mass.gov/doc/advisory-concer…
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How public land can be used to address affordability. @MayorFuller pushed city to buy property from state for housing. 28 units will rent to households up to 60% AMI & 15 will be for people up to 30% AMI. And it's near transit! bit.ly/3ZhoMOM @MassLtGov @Engine_6
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Your periodic reminder that compliance with the MBTA communities zoning law is mandatory. “State courts have explicit authority to enforce the state zoning act [and] I have no doubt that will happen if it proves necessary.” bostonglobe.com/2023/02/14/b…
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168 of 175 towns covered by the MBTA Communities bill filed action plans with the State...
7 decided they are "special" & will not take part in helping Massachusetts solve our housing crisis;
Berkley
Carver
Holden
Marshfield
Middleborough
Raynham
Seekonk
bostonglobe.com/2023/02/03/b…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene said that Sandy Hook and Parkland were staged and the parents are actors and the kids are really still alive.
Republicans just put her on the committee that oversees school safety.
But Ilhan Omar…
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They also never seem to understand that filtering works both ways. If you build a ton of missing middle, it reduces prices on both the high end and lower end. Or, if you build a lot of public housing, household formation filters up.
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Over at @mhphousing, with 💰 from @BarrFdn, we've created intro video local leaders can use to explain merits of MA's new zoning requirement for MBTA communities. youtu.be/iewb77s33XM @danalewinter @Engine_6 @ChrisKluchman @DrTiffanyManuel @APA_Mass @transitmatters @MassEOHED
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Storytime: For years there was a family of kids who would walk to my library. We knew things were rough at home and we tried to create a safe, validating, fun place for them (like so many others.) There were about 8 cousins, siblings, half-sibs, ages 5 to 16. Then lockdown hit.
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Classified docs - a shopping analogy:
As Biden walked out, the buzzer went off and he realized he mistakenly failed to pay for an item in his cart. He went back in and returned it.
Trump stuffed items in his pockets. When the buzzer sounded, he ran to his car and peeled out.
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Jonas Salk, inventor of polio vaccine: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"
Frederick Banting, inventor of insulin: "Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world."
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine is "consistent with the value."
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Smart takes on the Hochul housing plan from @christianbrits.
I especially like her proposal to trigger the builder’s remedy based on insufficient growth in the housing stock rather than insufficient zoned capacity, which is a nightmare to measure reason.com/2023/01/11/new-yo…
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Never forget that #PopeBenedictXVI excommunicated a 9-year old child for having a life-saving abortion after her stepfather raped her and impregnated her with twins. Excommunicated her mother too. Guess who he didn't excommunicate? The rapist stepfather. rewirenewsgroup.com/2013/02/…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Pope excommunicated the mother and the doctors who performed the abortion, but not the 9 year old girl.
reuters.com/article/us-bra…
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This city will require owners of vehicles weighing over 6k lbs to pay an annual $500 vehicle registration fee, almost 7X the cost to register a “modest” sedan. No other US city has done something this significant yet. Via @DavidZipper.
Should YOUR city?
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