This Thursday, Austin City Council will decided one of these two paths.
The NIMBYs are pulling out all the stops to freeze Austin in amber and lock out future generations from affordability, walkability, and homeownership.
Here's what's at stake and how you can help 🧵
Government: “Hey so we know you’re homeless but you can’t sleep outside anymore”
Homeless guy: “You mean you’re gonna give me a place to sleep?????”
Government:
🐶 April is #NationalPetMonth - and many people experiencing homelessness can't access shelter without leaving their pet behind.
🐕 Learn how shelters can keep people and pets together: https://t.co/HXJ3Vrlg7m
Because the land that you’ll need to put that dinky thing on is the 20x the cost of the structure.
How do we fix that? Allow people to buy smaller parcels of that land at lower costs.
🔥 The inaugural Developer Shill Bracket is LIVE! 🔥
Check out the round of 64 and cast your vote before it's too late.
Polls close in 24 hours. ⏱️
(polls in thread)
The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater.
"We need to talk about solutions more than ever. We need to implement solutions now more than ever. We need to learn from each other now more than ever. We need housing and service resources now more than ever–both for the short & long term." #NAEH2024
https://t.co/nPNnO7DuFw
#NAEH2024 begins tomorrow! If you aren't joining us in San Francisco, register to watch the plenaries live:
Day 1: https://t.co/sqFThAjQ01
Day 2: https://t.co/bu6m8yQotC
Day 3: https://t.co/Tq8a0w3ukH
Happening now: “The homeless services system is working hard to manage a crisis they didn’t create–and can’t solve–without sustained investments in increasing the supply of deeply #affordablehousing,” @MKushel tells CA Assembly Committees: https://t.co/lpyVPCT7BY #endhomelessness
New Mexico places foster teens with serious mental health conditions in shelters that don’t offer psychiatric services. When a crisis erupts, they call 911. “This happens all the time,” said one officer. https://t.co/y7MOekYR7M
A pilot program is aiming to help renters facing eviction.
The services it's offering, and who is eligible to apply: https://t.co/OBqw74nf2l
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