housing Archives

SPECIAL FEATURE: GREATER BOSTON’S CHURCH TO CONDO PIPELINE

As more and more former Boston churches are being converted into luxury housing, is the city missing out on potential arts and community spaces?

CLAIRE SADAR AND ALYSSA MALDONADO-ESTRADA October 1, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 5

The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The Somerville Wire will be publishing the completed questionnaire in a six part series. The fifth is included below.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN September 7, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 4

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 31, 2021

SOMERVILLE MAYORAL CANDIDATES ON RENT CONTROL

The four contenders share their thoughts on the popular housing reform

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 31, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 3

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 24, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 2

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 17, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 10, 2021

THE STRUGGLE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN SOMERVILLE. A STORY OF SURVIVAL

There’s a multilateral effort to keep people housed in the city. What’s working? Who’s behind it? And what are they up against?

TYLER HAUGHN August 10, 2021

OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING

“But after dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.”

KRISTEN STREZO August 10, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: July 20, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A new Permit Tracking System, a search for new members of the Fair Housing and Anti-Displacement Task Force, and FabVille Advisory Board calls for new applicants

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN July 20, 2021