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How Addressing Heirs' Properties Can Build Wealth and Prevent Displacement.

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From Tangled Title to Shared Prosperity
SolutionsFest: From Tangled Title to Shared Prosperity: How Addressing Heirs' Properties Can Build Wealth and Prevent Displacement
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January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Community-owned commercial real estate models are starting to make bigger splashes, thanks in part to building relationships with investors and officials who see their value.

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Community Power Is Finally Going Big in Economic Development
SolutionsFest: Community-owned commercial real estate gains momentum through partnerships.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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A look at how artists are shaping government by bringing creativity into governance in transformative ways—featuring examples like the bus art project covered in Next City.

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Artists in Government: Creativity as Civic Infrastructure
SolutionsFest: A look at how artists are shaping government by bringing creativity into governance in transformative ways—featuring examples like the bus art project covered in Next City. The discussi...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Food deserts plague central and eastern Kentucky.But the core causes of these food deserts are symmetric – an inability, whether by foot or car, to reasonably access fresh, affordable produce and other foods.

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The New Grocery Models
SolutionsFest: Kentucky food deserts reflect limited access to affordable produce.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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2025 was a landmark year for tenant organizing. In this webinar, we’ll examine emerging tenant-led movements, tools for holding landlords accountable, and legal strategies to preserve affordability and resist displacement.

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Tenants Rising: Organizing for Housing Justice
SolutionsFest: Tenant organizing surges, advancing accountability and anti-displacement strategies.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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A conversation about creative, locally-driven funding models for affordable housing.

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Building Affordable Housing Without Federal Dollars
SolutionsFest: Local funding models power affordable housing beyond federal dollars.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Explore how communities in Altadena are rebuilding after devastating wildfires, with a focus on inclusive, community-led design and architecture.

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Solutions for Rebuilding After Climate Disaster
SolutionsFest: Altadena rebuilds after wildfires through inclusive, community-led design.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Also: Detroit wants to pay new mothers, Trump is suing California over fossil fuels, and more.

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The Weekly Wrap: As ICE Operations Turn Deadly, Local Officials Push Back
Detroit wants to pay new mothers, Trump is suing California over fossil fuels, and more.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Op-ed: Federal cuts are changing the finances of community lenders. To preserve the sector’s impact, philanthropy’s funding approaches must change, too.

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CDFIs Don’t Just Need More Loans. They Need a Different Kind of Capital.
Op-ed: Federal cuts are changing the finances of community lenders. To preserve the sector’s impact, philanthropy’s funding approaches must change, too.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Join Next City’s live virtual celebration of the year's best solutions, featuring city-builders and evidence-backed sessions on climate recovery, affordable housing, creative civic infrastructure and more.

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SolutionsFest: Learn From More Than 30 Speakers Across 7 Events
Join Next City’s live virtual celebration of the year's best solutions, featuring city-builders and evidence-backed sessions on climate recovery, affordable housing, creative civic infrastructure and ...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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By surfacing records of enslaved people and engaging local residents, Philadelphia’s Stenton Museum is reexamining Quaker history – and reshaping its programming around a fuller, more honest history.

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A Historic House Museum Tells a Harder Truth About Its Past
By surfacing records of enslaved people and engaging local residents, Philadelphia’s Stenton Museum is reexamining Quaker history – and reshaping its programming around a fuller, more honest history.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Op-ed: As local budget leaders look ahead to 2026, they're not waiting for relief from Washington or state capitals. They are assuming responsibility will continue to shift downward — and planning accordingly.

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What Government Budget Officers Are Saying Behind Closed Doors
Op-ed: As local budget leaders look ahead to 2026, they're not waiting for relief from Washington or state capitals. They are assuming responsibility will continue to shift downward — and planning acc...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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I have a piece out today on @nextcity.org. To start 2026, my latest report is a story on @panasd.org & how they have been developing a community land trust. Leading an effort to build community-owned affordable housing & in San Diego, CA for immigrant & refugee families.
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These Refugees Are Developing a First-of-Its-Kind Community Land Trust in San Diego
In San Diego's City Heights community, refugees and immigrants are leading an effort to build a community-owned affordable housing and cultural space.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Deep behind the scenes, wholesale financial institutions quietly shape the country’s banking and housing markets. With Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s office, is it time for policymakers to revisit the idea?

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Wholesale Banks: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again?
Deep behind the scenes, wholesale financial institutions quietly shape the country’s banking and housing markets. With Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s office, is it time for policymakers to revis...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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In San Diego's City Heights community, refugees and immigrants are leading an effort to build a community-owned affordable housing and cultural space.

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These Refugees Are Developing a First-of-Its-Kind Community Land Trust in San Diego
In San Diego's City Heights community, refugees and immigrants are leading an effort to build a community-owned affordable housing and cultural space.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Op-ed: A scholar explains how inti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing but ultimately fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.

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The Trump Admin’s Anti-Immigrant Housing Policy Reflects a History of Xenophobia in Public Housing
Op-ed: A scholar explains how inti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing but ultimately fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Kentucky's Estill Development Alliance uses a holistic approach to combat substance abuse in youth and improve overall community health.

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This Rural County is Taking Notes from Iceland’s Drug Prevention Model
Kentucky's Estill Development Alliance uses a holistic approach to combat substance abuse in youth and improve overall community health.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Early community feedback through advisory committees, surveys and public meetings help shape the mix of housing units, street designs and shared amenities in the county’s master-planned communities.

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How Kaua‘i Residents Help Shape Their Communities’ Large Affordable Housing Developments
Early community feedback through advisory committees, surveys and public meetings help shape the mix of housing units, street designs and shared amenities in the county’s master-planned communities.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Read our most popular articles on solutions for transit, mobility and infrastructure.

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Next City’s Top Stories on Transportation & Infrastructure in 2025
Read our most popular articles on solutions for transit, mobility and infrastructure.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Catch up on this year’s most-read reporting on inclusive finance, community development and economic empowerment.

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Next City’s Top Stories on Economic Justice in 2025
Catch up on this year’s most-read reporting on inclusive finance, community development and economic empowerment.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Op-ed: As New York City considers its own Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, San Francisco shows how to give nonprofits a fair chance to buy homes — without freezing development or investment.

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COPA Has Helped Prevent Displacement in San Francisco. It Can Work in New York City, Too.
Op-ed: As New York City considers its own Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, San Francisco shows how to give nonprofits a fair chance to buy homes — without freezing development or investment.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Catch up on our top reporting and analysis on solutions for equitable cities – and how cities are responding to an onslaught of federal cuts.

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Next City’s Most Popular Stories of 2025
Catch up on our top reporting and analysis on solutions for equitable cities – and how cities are responding to an onslaught of federal cuts.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Op-ed: To prepare students for the complexities of community work, two educators turn to creative writing to help ignite imagination, self-awareness and communal connection.

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Why We’re Teaching Urban Planning Students To Write Poetry
Op-ed: To prepare students for the complexities of community work, two educators turn to creative writing to help ignite imagination, self-awareness and communal connection.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM