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Affordable Housing Modesto

Homeless: Are Shelters Obsolete?

April 9, 2019 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

The rise in numbers of homeless shelters in the United States coincided with deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill in the late 1970s. During the same decade, runaway inflation—especially rising costs of living—left some members of the economy unable to keep up. The result was more homelessness. Over the years, socio-economic factors have continued to contribute to a rise in homelessness and consequent demand for more homeless shelters. Today, it’s clear […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Affordable Housing Modesto, Homelessness and Poverty in Stanislaus County, Homelessness in Modesto, Homelessness in Stanislaus County

Ninth Street apartments: “Worst I’ve ever seen,” says attorney

July 29, 2017 By admin 5 Comments

“Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members—the last, the least, the littlest.” Cardinal Roger Mahony, 1998 With fifteen years’ experience representing tenants’ rights, Joseph Tobener has seen a lot of dilapidated buildings and apartments, including the warehouse that was the location for Oakland’s notorious “Ghost Ship” fire. But when he saw the horrid conditions at the recently condemned 624 Ninth Street location, […]

Filed Under: Featured, History Tagged With: Affordable Housing Modesto, Homelessness in Modesto, Homelessness Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Focus on Prevention

Low Rent Projects Don’t Pencil Out

July 26, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 1 Comment

News Item:  According to the July 14th edition of the Modesto Bee, Modesto’s newest public housing project will cost about $274,000 per unit to build. The Tower Project will be built at 17th and G Streets in the old water tower park. Will the project deliver good value for taxpayers? Basic Apartment Finance In the private sector, apartment buildings are constructed with an expected rate of return on capital of […]

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University of Phoenix Cancels $141 Million in Debt for ‘Deceptive’ Ads
University of Phoenix Cancels $141 Million in Debt for ‘Deceptive’ Ads
The for-profit school lured students by advertising employer partnerships that did not exist, the Federal Trade Commission said.
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Trump administration tightens work requirements for SNAP, which could cut hundreds of thousands from food stamps
Trump administration tightens work requirements for SNAP, which could cut hundreds of thousands from food stamps
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Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep ? ProPublica
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'It Would Mean Total Annihilation' ? Some Farmers Sell Off Fields Ahead Of Groundwater Law
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Californians aren't getting the mental health care they're legally guaranteed. Why not?
Californians aren’t getting the mental health care they’re legally guaranteed. Why not?
Laws require patients get equal mental and physical care, but in reality they don’t—and critics say the state has failed to fix the problem.
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Column: College students don't have enough money to eat. Their classmates are feeding them
Column: College students don’t have enough money to eat. Their classmates are feeding them
Pantries, food bank and restaurants are trying to meet the challenge of hunger in Los Angeles.
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The Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas ? ProPublica
The Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas  ProPublica
Over three years, nearly 400 pregnant or new mothers died in Texas. Its system for helping the uninsured thwarts women at every turn, frustrates doctors and midwives, and incentivizes substandard care.
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New Trump rule could eliminate food stamps for almost 200,000 Californians | CalMatters
New Trump rule could eliminate food stamps for almost 200,000 Californians | CalMatters
The rule is the first of three Trump-era food stamp cuts to be finalized. Under all three, roughly 3.7 million Americans, including 625,700 Californians, could lose assistance in buying groceries.
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Mercury-Laden Fog May Be Poisoning California?s Mountain Lions
Mercury-Laden Fog May Be Poisoning California’s Mountain Lions
A new study has found that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains display higher mercury levels than big cats in inland regions
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False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump
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