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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
What do immigrants cost state and local governments? Debates about travel bans and border walls seem to dominate the news cycle, but what do we really know about the effects of immigration?Proposed federal budget cuts threaten housing and health care partnerships Cuts to HUD and Medicaid could make it harder for states to provide basic care to low-income people.Slow and inefficient appraisal system gives advantage to cash buyers Obtaining an appraisal has become a longer process, creating challenges for many potential American homebuyers.LeBron James says “being black in America is tough.” He’s correct. In response to an abhorrent act of vandalism, James offered a reflection on the intersection of race and class in America.Proposed cuts to public housing threaten a repeat of the 1980s’ housing crisis Cuts to public housing the Reagan administration made in the 1980s show how today's proposed cuts could be devastating to low-income families.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.
