Detroit — A widespread power outage Tuesday that caused evacuations of buildings throughout downtown is “another reminder of how much work we still have to do to rebuild the city,” Mayor Mike Duggan said. Duggan, speaking at an afternoon press conference, said Detroit is in the early stages of a four-year, $200 million plan to…
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Boston Fed’s Latest Role: Community Organizer – NYTimes.com
Interesting initiative by the Boston Federal Reserve, making grants to small- and mid-sized distressed cities in Massachusetts. It’s called the Working Cities Challenge, funneling money from private donors to cities based on an application process. I think the headline “community organizer” is a bit of a misnomer, I’m not sure how I would characterize this…
What Washington Gives New York – Added Strain on the Social Safety Net – NYTimes.com
New York City’s commitment to preserving a social safety net is quietly heroic. When the federal government began slashing last March, officials with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development drained their reserves to keep building housing. They also preserved the rental vouchers that stand between tens of thousands of Lucy Delgados and homelessness. But…
More in Oakland relying on private security – SFGate
As burglaries, home invasions, carjackings and assaults creep into Oakland neighborhoods less accustomed to crime, residents have built fences, armed alarms and installed security cameras. Oakland has been dealing with a resurgence of crime, particularly in the rapidly-gentrifying areas of the city, including Temescal. Some neighborhoods have also hired private security firms (some of which…
New York City’s libraries: open less than Detroit’s!
It’s no secret that libraries are getting squeezed by repeated budget crises (threatened cuts, then partially restored funding, over several years adds up to libraries that spend more and more time closed). New York City’s proposed budget is yet again threatening big cuts to library funding, in a city where already 30% of libraries are…