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TYLER HAUGHN

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?

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TYLER HAUGHN August 10, 2021
KRISTEN STREZO

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.”

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KRISTEN STREZO August 10, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

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

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN July 20, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

THE EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRATION DATE APPROACHES

Community leaders and nonprofits grapple with how to prepare for loss of housing.

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN July 13, 2021
DAN ATKINSON

MASS SPENT MILLIONS ON COVID CONSULTANTS TO RATIONALIZE LETTING EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRE

Documents obtained from state show contractors misrepresented expert predictions, saw sunshine around every corner

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DAN ATKINSON July 12, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 15, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A proposal to extend the eviction moratorium, a theatrical reading, and Taste of Somerville’s new dining passport program. Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 15 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN June 15, 2021
MICHAEL VENTURA

OPINION: A SOMERVILLE FREED FROM THE VIOLENCE OF EVICTION

Photo by Ben Ewen-Campen “The time has come for evictions to end for good in Somerville!” The Eviction Response Network is fighting for a Somerville freed from the violence that is eviction. We are Somerville tenants, workers, homeowners, and allies against eviction and united by the belief that housing is

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MICHAEL VENTURA June 15, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE LOOKS INTO SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS

An engagement center and self-cleaning bathrooms are on the City’s list for development.

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN May 4, 2021
CHRIS HUES

SHELTER SHOCK

Despite effective short-term measures, long-term homelessness persists in Mass

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CHRIS HUES January 28, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS COPE WITH EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRATION

As coronavirus cases surge, community members grapple with a housing crisis.

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN December 20, 2020
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