How Chattanooga Boosted Affordable Housing Without Direct Subsidies

How Chattanooga Boosted Affordable Housing Without Direct Subsidies

With its corner of Southeast Tennessee growing, Chattanooga has developed a new tool to encourage more housing, without making taxpayers foot the bill. The city has secured the first set of new... Read more »
L.A. Breaks Ground on 1,200 Tiny Homes To Address Homelessness

L.A. Breaks Ground on 1,200 Tiny Homes To Address Homelessness

California is finally making progress on a stalled program to build tiny homes to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Council member Hugo Soto-Martínez attended a... Read more »
Sale of East Hollywood Affordable Entailed Three Separate Government Approvals

Sale of East Hollywood Affordable Entailed Three Separate Government Approvals

The LAAA Team of Marcus & Millichap closed on the sale of 1536 N Serrano Ave, a 42-unit LIHTC community in East Hollywood, for $7,600,000. The team noted that three separate government... Read more »
President Trump bashed State Farm on social media: Why it didn’t come out of the blue

President Trump bashed State Farm on social media: Why it didn’t come out of the blue

Victims of the January 2025 wildfires unhappy with how insurers have handled their claims have filed lawsuits, protested and complained to local and state officials. This week, they got support from an... Read more »

Economic Growth Revised Sharply Down to 0.7% After Historic Government Shutdown—but Don’t Expect Fed Cuts

The U.S. economy’s growth in late 2025 was dramatically slower than initially reported, in large part due to the fallout from last fall’s record-breaking government shutdown. Gross domestic product (GDP), the total... Read more »
L.A. County Pays 2 Million to Defend Sheriff’s Department: What You Should Know About Government Liability and Your Legal Rights

L.A. County Pays $112 Million to Defend Sheriff’s Department: What You Should Know About Government Liability and Your Legal Rights

If you’re a California resident concerned about government accountability, public safety, or how your tax dollars are being spent on legal settlements, this article breaks down the staggering costs Los Angeles County... Read more »
Whistleblower Complaint Against DNI Tulsi Gabbard: What California Families Need to Know About Government Transparency and National Security Oversight

Whistleblower Complaint Against DNI Tulsi Gabbard: What California Families Need to Know About Government Transparency and National Security Oversight

If you’re a California resident concerned about government accountability, transparency in federal agencies, or how national security decisions impact your rights, this developing story about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard offers... Read more »

Federal Government Set for Partial Shutdown Despite Senate Passing Bipartisan Funding Bill

A partial government shutdown is set to begin Saturday morning after the Senate delayed a vote on a massive spending bill amid an ongoing tug-of-war over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more »
State Government Wades Into The Private Listing Fight: The Download

State Government Wades Into The Private Listing Fight: The Download

The debate around public vs. private listings is moving from dueling op-eds to the Washington statehouse with a new bill seeking to limit the practice. The back-and-forth around public vs. private listings... Read more »
Consumer Confidence Results Mixed in Face of Government Shutdown — RISMedia

Consumer Confidence Results Mixed in Face of Government Shutdown — RISMedia

Consumer reports of economic confidence are mixed in October as the government shutdown and other economic challenges persist. The latest Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board found that confidence fell by... Read more »