It’s no secret that both millennials and Generation Z have been looking forward to the housing market going down, with some even openly hoping that it crashes outright. That or the lottery may be their only chance of owning a home. High cost of home ownership, construction costs, and increasing rental prices in the United […]
Category: Economy
Return to Sender: Amazon Seeks to Resume Service at the Expense of Workers & The Public
September 3, 2021Since Hurricane Ida struck Southeast Louisiana, an image of an armored, military truck guarding the Magazine Street Whole Foods has proliferated through social media feeds. Those of the persuasion that looting is the least of our issues in the face of mass collapse of utility services and an endemic lack of resources have criticized the […]
Federal Infrastructure Plan Win-Win for America and Louisiana
August 19, 2021In prepared remarks before the Bureau of Governmental Relations (BGR) yesterday, Congressman Troy Carter highlighted federal assistance programs that are helping Louisiana’s businesses and residents while also urging more cross-the-aisle friendships in Washington. Infrastructure “The bipartisan infrastructure package is a proud example of how we can work together and show that bipartisanship is not a […]
Preservationists Save 1000 Canal Street From Wrecking Ball
August 9, 2021The preservation community scored a sweet victory last week when the Central Business District Historic Districts Landmark Commission (CBD HDLC) denied a request from Kishore Motwani, Quarter Holdings LLC., to tear down the two-story commercial structure located at 1000 Canal St to make room for a 10-story hotel. 1000 Canal Street is almost directly across […]
Metro & City Promise Trash Pickup Improvement, 311 Calls Suggest Otherwise
August 5, 2021The mayor’s office released a press statement August 4th affirming the sentiment expressed in a letter addressed to the Metro Service Group signed by Matt Torri, Director of the Department of Sanitation. The letter notably states: “Unfortunately, as of August 3rd, 2021, Metro reported that collections in Service Area 2 remain a half-day behind. Metro […]
Leilani Heno: 100% for Freeing Up Police From Time-Wasting Marijuana Arrests
July 27, 2021In an exuberant Facebook post Sunday afternoon, candidate for mayor Leilani Heno said that favors directing the NOPD to focus on violent crime. “I am 100% for freeing up our limited police officers from dealing with petty offenses so that they can focus on the serious violent crimes that are simply out of control and […]
Slavery Is Over; City Employees Deserve a Living Wage
July 8, 2021It’s been more than 150 years since President Lincoln ended slavery but that doesn’t mean some city employees don’t have to work two or three jobs to support their families. They are often renters, not homeowners. They surely can’t afford to send their kids to private schools. For most, vacations longer than an occasional weekend […]
Tulane Puts Luxury Apartments Before Graduate Workers
July 7, 2021It’s not easy to be a graduate worker at Tulane. Solidarity Tulane, a Tulane graduate worker-lead organization, has made that loud and clear. Their primary goal, at the moment, is fighting for fully subsidized health insurance for all Tulane graduate workers. Their website states that, “this is part of our campaign to eliminate all health […]
What Does U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy Mean Suggesting Infrastructure Like Roads and Bridges Are a Woman’s Problem?
June 27, 2021In an interview Sunday morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy said infrastructure like roads and bridges is a “woman’s problem” because they do the shopping. Cassidy appeared on the program to show his bipartisan support for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure legislation now pending in the U.S. Senate. “There’s lots to like […]
RIDE New Orleans Seeks Signatures on Petition Opposing Convention Center Money Grab
June 26, 2021RIDE New Orleans just launched a new petition drive aimed at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Authority which sued the Regional Transit Authority late last month regarding the distribution of a one penny sales tax on hotel/motel room occupancy. The Convention Center voted unanimously in May to sue the RTA. No citizen comment was […]
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