Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

Washington boosts DNR budget by millions, anticipating tough wildfire season  KREM

Caller identity platform Truecaller recently launched a new feature that lets one person become an admin of a family group, get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf if they suspect a family member might get scammed. The company, which has over 450 million users, first […]

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils landmark legal victory in housing crisis fight, securing maximum penalties against repeat offender landlord in groundbreaking case.

Alaska House Republicans block draw from savings, hoping instead for war-driven oil revenue to cover supplemental budget  Anchorage Daily News

Neighbours say the property has been a source of constant problems for months, with repeated police and bylaw visits.

Sullivan Welcomes Senate Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Including Provisions for Alaska  Senator Sullivan (.gov)

Appraisers detail how the uncertainty of the security of tenure over private property is causing buyers to back out and impacting appraisal values

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Exclusive: Foreign government buys San Francisco's ‘most iconic' mansion  Yahoo

Mickey Rourke news today: Actor evicted from Los Angeles house after rejecting GoFundMe, falling behind on rent  ABC7 Chicago

Seattle envisions a residential downtown — can office conversions help?  king5.com

Exclusive: Foreign government buys San Francisco’s ‘most iconic’ mansion  San Francisco Chronicle

Thousands die every year waiting for an organ donation. The Indicator team talks to two economists who argue that paying the families of organ donors would save lives.

The president is preparing a scaled-back alternative to her electoral reform proposal after Mexico's lower house dealt her a rare defeat Wednesday, with key allies breaking ranks to vote down the bill. The post Time for plan B: Sheinbaum’s electoral reform fails in the lower house appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Time for plan B: Sheinbaum’s electoral reform fails in the lower house  Mexico News Daily

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Haines just got its first public use cabin. A local nonprofit is proposing another one.  Alaska Public Media

Environmental groups are suing the federal government over plan to transfer millions of acres to the state  Alaska Public Media

A provincial decision to cut operational grants and strip the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) of its provincial heritage organization status is sending shock waves through Alberta’s heritage community. The loss of this funding impacts our community in several critical ways: Preservation of history: The AGS maintains extensive databases and a physical library with holdings that […]

Classic elements like farmhouse sinks and herringbone patterns deliver timeless appeal

U.S. Senate Passes Chairman Scott’s Historic Housing Affordability Legislation  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (.gov)

SOMERVILLE — Again and again they have asked. And every time, the answer has been the same: No. For several years, leadership at the Somerville YMCA has tried to strike a deal with its neighbor, an unassuming two-story home at the corner of Highland Avenue and School Street. Their plan to replace the city’s crumbling […] The post Somerville YMCA alters expansion plans after family refuses to sell their home appeared first on Boston.com.

Niskanen Center Statement on United States Senate Passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act  Niskanen Center

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability  Los Angeles Times

In 1912 Edward Hamilton-Smith snapped up six waterfront lots in the Willows Beach area for $6,900. Find out more.

Starbucks' Howard Schultz moved to Seattle 44 years ago with his wife, dog, and not much else. Here's how he built his $6.6 billion fortune  Fortune

The Democratic power broker had kept his plans under wraps but signaled he wanted to be around to see the first Black speaker elected, a milestone the party is well positioned to reach next year.

The Los Angeles Times reported California billionaires are already purchasing Florida properties over a proposed 5% wealth tax on assets exceeding $1 billion.

This Secret Colonial City In Mexico Has Cheap Prices & Beautiful Buildings  Travel Off Path

Starbucks’ Howard Schultz moved to Seattle 44 years ago with his wife, dog, and not much else. Here’s how he built his $6.6 billion fortune  Yahoo Finance

A world-famous Niagara Falls attraction is about to undergo a major redevelopment, bringing significant visual changes to the Ontario city's skyline in the process.Niagara Parks announced on Thursday that it is kicking off a multi-phased redevelopment of its flagship Journey Behind the Falls attraction this month, stating that the project will transform the attraction into a year-round destination for tourists.According to Niagara Parks, the phased updates will restore a historic tunnel etched beneath the Horseshoe Falls to expand its network of repurposed hydroelectric infrastructure and improve capacity with a new heated and covered year-round viewing platform, along with a renovation of the existing Rainbow platform.The first phase of construction will introduce a new stabilized tunnel leading the new viewing platform, while the second phase will see the reconstruction of the existing Rainbow platform to meet modern safety standards.Work on the upgrades will ramp up with the Mar...

US views of how data centers affect the environment, energy costs, jobs and more  Pew Research Center

'Withholding rent was not a decision I made lightly. I simply could not continue paying for a house that was in such poor condition,' Mickey Rourke claimed.

Metro Vancouver city councils have approved 132,000 housing units, but developers haven't started to build them. Much money can be made by monetizing entitlements through a resale or flip.

California’s richest real estate: Why these cities top our list without Silicon Valley gold  Los Angeles Times

California's richest real estate: Why these cities top our list without Silicon Valley gold - Los Angeles Times  Los Angeles Times

How much did the house sell for? Washington County deed transfers for Jan. 4-10, 2026  The Herald-Mail

Nonprofit buys apartment complex for $1 in a rural northeast Washington town, hoping to preserve needed housing  The Spokesman-Review

Buying a home in Canada is becoming increasingly expensive, and international comparisons really put it into perspective.A global ranking published this year shows just how expensive it is to become a homeowner in Canada, with four cities listed among the priciest in the world.Remitly, a digital money transfer service, took a look at several cities, including 10 in Canada, to see how much of a home an average single earner and a couple can comfortably afford."To discover where in the world you're most likely to be able to afford to settle down, we analysed more than 150 cities in world's most popular countries to move to, looking at property prices, average salaries, mortgage rates, interest rates, down payments/deposits and more to unearth where the most and least affordable places to purchase a home are," reads the report.Those who want to live in San Jose, California, have it the worst — an average person can only comfortably afford 27 per cent of an ave...

A northern B.C. woman says her mother, who is bedridden with a debilitating disease, was sexually assaulted inside her care home last month.

Residents are being relocated out of one troubled Granville SRO hotel, but the province and city are not providing a timeline for the other two

News | Prologis pivots from warehouses to take on ambitious housing project in San Francisco  CoStar

$1 million in rent refunds? How rent strikes are forcing S.F. landlords to negotiate  El Tecolote

The Fishermen and Divers Cooperative wants the local damage to stop, but they also want to see "massive, long-term ecosystem destruction" be subject to the international Criminal Court. The post ‘Ecocide of the seabed’: Luxury condo expansion near Acapulco accused of causing irreversible damage appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Kanye West ordered to pay former contractor $140,000 over Malibu mansion lawsuit  Los Angeles Times

Elijah Allman’s arrest on March 1 was his second in New Hampshire in a matter of days. The post Court hearing for Cher’s son on charges he broke into a New Hampshire home canceled appeared first on Boston.com.

I signed several bipartisan bills this week to address the housing crisis in Washington state. That included a bill I mentioned in my State of the State address — creating more affordable housing by making it easier for pre-made modular housing to meet buildin  facebook.com

Actor Mickey Rourke evicted from Los Angeles home; court records show he owed nearly $60,000  ABC7 Los Angeles

Bank of England to end printing images of great Britons on its paper money, as pictures of wildlife are "not divisive". The post Civilisational Erasure: Images of Great Britons to be Removed From Nation’s Money appeared first on Breitbart.