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INEQUALITY
LETTERS
Special election in Newton brings housing battle to the fore
Neighborhoods all over Newton, not just Nonantum, are opposed to over-development.
EDITORIAL
A wave of evictions is not inevitable. It’s a policy choice.
The solution to the looming eviction crisis is as simple as giving renters cash.
LETTERS
Trees in the path of public housing in Charlestown: ‘false choice’ or real trade-off?
The Charlestown Resident Alliance has been at the table for more than four years and is acutely familiar with the complex details and challenges of this project.
LETTERS
One underlying problem with basement apartments
An abnormally high tide, exceptional rainfall, or a burst water main all spell disaster for basement apartments.
Marcela García
A proxy culture war in Newton
As a special election for two vacant council seats nears in Newton, an alleged conspiracy is afoot to terminate Santa.
John Yazwinski
Underutilized hotels can help curtail homelessness
Converting empty hotels into housing is a game-changer, as well as a proactive and cost-effective approach to health care.
Katherine Gergen Barnett and Megan Sandel
For good health outcomes, we need good housing incomes
Good housing can make a world of difference in a person’s health, just as a lack of housing can be devastating.
LETTERS
A ‘progressive’ by any other name
Readers respond to Joan Vennochi's Dec. 29 column about the contest for the office of Mass. speaker of the House.
EDITORIAL
Boston is setting an example on fair housing. Will other communities follow?
The City of Boston has taken steps to reverse patterns of housing discrimination, but its initiatives won’t be enough without regional support.
LETTERS
It’s incumbent on all of us to open our communities to affordable housing
"We have a history of restrictive and discriminatory local zoning that drives up home prices and rents, limits opportunity, and perpetuates segregation."