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Also: In NYC, basement apartments may be legalized and rent-stabilized apartments face a hike. 

Also: Maine approves statewide zoning reforms, but Austin reforms see legal opposition 

Washington, D.C.  – Today, the National League of Cities (NLC) with the generous support of the Wells Fargo Foundation announced the launch of the Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety Initiative in response to upticks in violence in some cities and the need for coordinated local response.

A foundational gift has endowed and named the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), advancing research, teaching and partnerships dedicated to fostering more sustainable and just cities.The largest s

The tenants of one of New York’s most notorious landlords are fighting for legal changes to keep their apartments affordable and safe.

Also, corporate landlords evicted Midwest tenants during the pandemic.

Also: California’s eviction prevention program is failing tenants.

California climate policy is supporting anti-displacement organizing in a number of cities.

Also: S.F. tenants are close to collective bargaining rights.

Last week’s Backyard examined tenant challenges in the city’s Small Sites Program. Today, why advocates say the mayor’s office has undermined it from the beginning.