#Bidenomics: The nation faces a deep crisis of housing and homelessness that gifted inordinate power to landlords, and it’s difficult to put a positive spin on the economy when you’re struggling to pay rent and the landlord ignores your calls to fix the plumbing. Nationally, rent remains a key driver of inflation, with costs rising 0.5 percentsince January and 5.8 percent over the past year.

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https://truthout.org/articles/rent-increases-are-driving-inflation-and-pessimism-about-economy-under-biden/

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Rent Increases Are Driving Inflation — and Pessimism About Economy Under Biden

Democrats say the economy is great, but millions of tenants are struggling to pay historic rent increases.

Truthout

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/17/cupertino-settles-yimby-housing-lawsuit-agrees-to-builders-remedy-penalty/

#HousePeopleNotCars: In an email, Cupertino Deputy City Manager Tina Kapoor said the city worked with the nonprofits to “reach a resolution that establishes a clear timeline for finalizing the housing element, streamlines environmental review and clarifies rights available under the ‘builder’s remedy’ provisions of the Housing Accountability Act.”

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Cupertino settles YIMBY housing lawsuit, agrees to “builder’s remedy” penalty

YIMBY Law and the California Housing Defense Fund filed a dozen lawsuits over out of compliance housing plans last year.

The Mercury News