gentrification
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Climate Gentrification Is Coming to Hurricane-Wrecked Florida
You might assume that home prices would decline in an area recently wrecked by a hurricane, but a new study finds the opposite is true, and post-storm price hikes could be a major driver of what’s known as climate gentrification.
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Jordan Peele Just Picked the Perfect Wes Craven Movie for His Next Horror Remake
Jordan Peele has no shortage of original horror ideas (see: Get Out and Us), but he’s also great at identifying older properties that could benefit from a modern approach. While we eagerly anticipate the arrival of Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, it seems Peele’s just added another 1990s horror favourite to his do-over list.
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The Drivers Of SF’s Tech Buses Are Paid So Little They’re Forced To Live In Cars
The buses that shuttle San Francisco tech workers to and from their Silicon Valley jobs each day have been blamed for displacing longtime residents. In a heartbreaking twist, the drivers of those buses are paid so little that they, too, have been priced out of San Francisco — and some of them must live in…
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There Are More City Dwellers Living In Poverty Today Than In 1970
If asked, most of us would say that our cities are healthier today than they were in 1970. But a new report from City Observatory and featured on Next City contradict that lazy assumption — showing how even more people live below the poverty line in cities than did 45 years ago.