Articles and analysis on today's issues

DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
Luxury housing is not to blame for San Francisco’s affordable housing crisis Million-dollar home sales have risen to 65 percent of San Francisco's housing market, up from 26 percent in 2011.For socially isolated seniors, Meals on Wheels delivers more than food Meals on Wheels, which faces deep funding cuts, supports the physical and mental health of 2.4 million seniors across America.Asian American seniors are often left out of the national conversation on poverty A growing population of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander seniors lack the financial resources of their younger counterparts.What would happen to SNAP if proposed $191 billion cut became law? The president's budget lists four strategies to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $191 billion over 10 years.Are international women’s issues being devalued in US foreign policy? Though preserved in the president's budget, the State Department’s Office of Global Women’s Issues still lacks an appointed leader.Cuts to USDA’s Rural Development Agency are a blow to rural America The Trump administration’s proposed budget eliminates almost all direct loan programs for rural businesses, utilities, and housing.