There Isn’t One Answer to Ending Poverty

Mid-Sized Cities Like Fresno Should Better Capitalize on Resources and Improve Existing Opportunities to Help the Poor

In 1984, Dan Whitehurst, then-mayor of Fresno, California, appeared on Late Night With David Letterman to discuss a depressing distinction: his city had been ranked the least livable in America by Places Rated Almanac. During the discussion, Letterman asked if there’s even anything to like about Fresno. “It seldom gets over 120 [degrees],” Whitehurst said.

Fresno has been the butt of jokes for decades—for a recent example, see Monsters vs. Aliens’ swipe at America’s 55th largest television market—but the teasing touches on some grim realities about the city. Despite years …

October 12, 2015

How India’s Prime Minister’s Visit to Facebook Could Help Reverse His Country’s Brain-Drain

He Should Encourage Some of His Nation's Most Impressive Diaspora to Go Back Home

By Bhagwan Chowdhry | September 24, 2015

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes to the United States in a few days, he won’t just make the obligatory drop-ins at the White House and the United Nations. …

Why Car-Crazy Cities Are Now Riding the Rails

With New Demands for Housing and Activities Downtown, Sun Belt Metropolises Are Rethinking How Their Residents Get Around

By William Fulton and Kyle Shelton | September 16, 2015

Rail tracks are being laid in the unlikeliest of places.

Phoenix voters recently approved a transportation tax hike that should provide decades of funding for new light rail lines. Dallas …

Could L.A. Become a River City?

Neighborhoods in the City's Northeast and San Fernando Valley Ripple with Opportunities for Housing, Offices, and Parks

by Paul Habibi | September 8, 2015

Could Los Angeles become a river city?

All the progress in revitalizing the Los Angeles River has presented the city with a special opportunity: to develop the communities along the river, …

Does a Transit Boom Have to Lead to a Real Estate Bubble?

Affordable Housing Near Rail Lines Isn’t a Pipe Dream, But We’ll Probably Be Living on Top of Each Other

by Paul Bisceglio | June 24, 2015

Los Angeles is in the midst of a housing crisis. At a panel discussion co-presented by Metro in front of a standing-room-only crowd at MOCA Grand Avenue, Joan Ling, an …

Can Rich Immigrants Solve L.A.’s Housing Crisis?

If the City Wants Affordable Homes, It Needs to Tap Into Funds From Wealthy Foreign Investors

by Ali Jahangiri | June 19, 2015

How could Los Angeles pay for more affordable housing?

One answer is money from wealthy immigrants.

To build apartments that are accessible to low-income residents, high-rent cities across the country—from San Francisco …

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