Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever
Cameras aren’t just monitoring us in public—now they’re actually yelling at us.
Feb 16, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains
The LA left’s newfound electoral muscle has transformed the city into one of the most renter-friendly in the country. Business and real estate interests are fighting back.
Feb 12, 2024 / Feature / Mike Bonin and Peter Dreier
The Struggle to Save Berkeley’s People’s Park The Struggle to Save Berkeley’s People’s Park
After a police raid in early January, razor wire was erected and homeless residents removed. “This is, unfortunately, something that’s not unique to Berkeley.”
Feb 12, 2024 / StudentNation / Shaanth Nanguneri
Sacramento Keeps Throwing Money at Its Housing Crisis. It’s Not Getting Any Better. Sacramento Keeps Throwing Money at Its Housing Crisis. It’s Not Getting Any Better.
The city and the county have been at odds over policy to address the problem. Meanwhile, encampments keep springing up.
Feb 2, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History? Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History?
Many argue that after five decades of resisting the University of California’s repeated attempts to reclaim the park, it’s time to let go of the past and move on. We disagree.
Jan 31, 2024 / Steve Wasserman, Paul Glusman, Judy Gumbo Albert, and Tom Dalzell
In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse
Revised FEMA flood maps significantly broadened risk zones enveloping the Southside neighborhood, which has provided Black residents with a sense of community for more than 150 ye...
Jan 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia
How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations
Local politicians said it couldn't be done. The Seattle Times said it shouldn't be done. The students stuck to their demands and proved them wrong.
Jan 19, 2024 / Natalya McConnell
California’s Urban “Doom Loop” California’s Urban “Doom Loop”
The West Coast’s major cities are overrun with empty office space—all while the homeless population keeps growing.
Jan 5, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky