Workforce Housing
Check out Mountain Xpress’ coverage of a “new report from UNC Chapel Hill’s Center for Urban & Regional Studies: A Long Way from Home: The Impacts of a Limited Supply of Workforce Housing in...
View ArticleAffordable Housing – The Proposal
Happy Monday, Hooligans. This week is going to be Affordable Housingtastic, and I want to give y’all the inside skinny that you might miss otherwise. The Affordable Housing Plan of 2008 (AHP08) was put...
View ArticleSustainable Asheville
David Forbes takes a look at the movement on an important ordinance that will alter the way we build in Asheville. Go give it a read and join the conversation at Mtn. X.
View ArticleEconomic Realities
Two very thoughtful opinion pieces in the AC-T today. The first is from Jim Buchanan and features this quote from Glenn Greenwald, “Does anyone doubt that once a society ceases to be able to afford...
View ArticleDoors of Asheville
From Pollinate Asheville: Mountain Housing Opportunities’ Doors of Asheville art auction fundraiser is Friday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. at The Venue. Juried works by regional artists are auctioned at...
View ArticleOne Year In – The Wins
December 8th will mark one year since I was sworn in as a member of your Asheville City Council. It’s been a learning curve like no other in my life. Thanks for all of the support that’s been offered...
View ArticleHomelessness Is a Solvable Problem
This guest post from Emily Ball, who’s a remarkable whirlwind of compassion, innovation, collaboration, and grace, came to Scrutiny Hooligans via email. About 500 people are homeless in Buncombe...
View ArticleAsheville Nationally Recognized for Success in Reducing Homelessness
I’m so proud of our Homeless Coalition, Asheville-Buncombe Homelessness Advisory Board, City and County officials and staff, Homeward Bound, ABCCM, Eblen Charities, Western Carolina Rescue Ministries,...
View ArticleHome Free
FB event page Home Free Bagels is promoting economic justice and ending homelessness through social enterprise, and you can help by joining a very special viewing of the new film, HOME FREE. Tickets...
View ArticleCrucial Conversation Full House
Rob Schofield and Chris Fitzsimon came to Asheville this past week to provide a briefing on how policies out of Raleigh are affecting us all. The duo write for NC Policy Watch, a project of the NC...
View ArticleHomeless Persons’ Memorial
A memorial service to commemorate the lives of those who died while homeless in Asheville and Buncombe County will be held on December 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood...
View ArticleBrownie’s Issues That Matter #1
Guest post from Brownie Newman: Throughout my campaign for Buncombe County Commission, I plan to highlight ten issues that are at stake in this election. These are issues that matter in our community,...
View ArticleHolly Jones For Buncombe County Affordable Housing Trust Fund
This is ripped directly from Commissioner Holly Jones‘ latest email newsletter: Job creation must continue to be a top priority for policy-makers at all levels. However, if elected officials in...
View ArticleBID Open Thread
I’m hearing a lot about this BID idea that is not good. At least it sounds not good at this point. Admittedly, I don’t know a lot about it yet, but I’m hoping to learn. Here is a collection of stuff...
View ArticleHomeward Bound Breaking Records
The email inbox yielded this fantastic news from our friends at Homeward Bound: Here are some initial numbers for our fiscal year which just ended: July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. Homeward Bound assisted...
View ArticleJust Another Parc (or Not) Open Thread
There is supposed to be a protest shindig tomorrow up by the Basilica, to protest the imminent decision on the fate of the city-owned parcel across from the Basilica on Haywood Street. Then, while the...
View ArticleOf Haywood St. Property
I’ve been getting a lot of email regarding the Haywood Street property that’s under consideration at the 9/11/12 City Council meeting. Here’s the reply I sent most recently, to someone who referenced...
View ArticleEquality and Leadership
Back in 2010, I introduced same-sex domestic partner benefits policy for employees of the City of Asheville. Recognizing the relationships and health needs of our LGBT employees was a big step forward....
View ArticleAffordable Housing
David Forbes has an interesting article in today’s Mountain Xpress regarding a proposed apartment building on Chestnut St. and the underlying issues at work in getting it approved. Many are aware that...
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