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An activist protests evictions in front of a Philadelphia rental building
"One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Rent Relief Leaves Tenants and Landlords Without Assistance"
Michaelle Bond | Philadelphia Inquirer | December 21, 2020
Image credit: Tyger Williams, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Multifamily building in Philadelphia
"Use It or Lose It: Tenant Aid Effort Nears a Federal Cutoff"
Conor Dougherty | New York Times | December 15, 2020
Image credit: Hanna Yoon for the New York Times
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Aerial view of Los Angeles neighborhood
"Penn Housing Initiative Fuels Cooperation Between Cities During Pandemic"
Jared Brey | Design Weekly | October 5, 2020
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Screenshot of podcast player Stitcher
"A Good Time to Think Big"
Claudia Aiken & Vincent Reina | Holistic Housing Podcast | September 24, 2020
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Dilapidated rowhouses in Philadelphia.
"Philly's housing insecurity crisis needs long-term solutions"
Claudia Aiken, Sydney Goldstein, & Vincent Reina | Philadelphia Inquirer | August 10, 2020
Image credit: Avi Steinhardt, Philadelphia Inquirer
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President Trump at his desk in the Oval Office.
"Trump's warning that Biden will 'destroy' suburbs is falling flat outside Philly"
Andrew Seidman | Philadelphia Inquirer | August 4, 2020
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Philadelphia street with brightly colored rowhouses.
"What is the fair housing rule, and how will its repeal affect Philly?"
Nick Vadala | Philadelphia Inquirer | August 2, 2020
Image credit: Alejandro A. Alvarez, Philadelphia Inquirer
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The front page of an eviction notice.
"An eviction cliff years in the making and the need for comprehensive action"
Kathryn Howell and Vincent Reina | The Justice Collaborative Institute | July 23, 2020
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A worker installs solar panels on the roof of a house.
"Wealthy households have 25% higher carbon impacts than lower-income homes"
Alexandra Kelley | The Hill | July 22, 2020
Image credit: Pilar Blasco via Creative Commons
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A woman holds a sign that says
"More than 20 million people face eviction by the end of September"
Igor Derysh | Salon | July 11, 2020
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Construction is underway on a new mixed-use development.
"New 10-year housing strategy aims to create and preserve more affordable housing in Hamilton County"
Lucy May | WCPO Cincinnati | May 28, 2020
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A brown apartment building towers over a city street.
"The Role of Housing Choice Vouchers in Addressing America's Rental Housing Crisis"
Oriya Cohen | Housing Matters | April 7, 2020
Image credit: Housing Matters, The Urban Institute
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A grid of small bungalows stretches away from the Los Angeles downtown.
"Vincent Reina on housing, barriers, and what we need from housing policy"
Staff | Penn Today | February 4, 2020
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A modern rowhouse stands next to old-fashioned brick residences.
"City officials: Philly to add 100,000 homes by 2028"
Jake Blumgart | WHYY | September 6, 2018
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A brightly colored apartment building glows in the nighttime.
"Affordable housing: 7 lessons Philly should learn from other cities"
Vincent Reina and John Landis  | Philadelphia Inquirer | December 1, 2017
Image credit: Kat Kendon, Philadelphia Inquirer
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