Los Angeles faces some of the worst housing affordability problems in the United States. Over 1 million renter households are spending over 30% of their income on housing and 75,000 residents experienced homelessness in 2023 on any given night.
To help combat the affordability crisis, some local Los Angeles governments are experimenting with a new approach to rental subsidies: encouraging individual homeowners to build and rent out accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to low-income households.
Can ADUs help address the nation’s housing policy goals? In new research, Jenny Schuetz and Eve Devens share insights from interviews with public officials, nonprofit affordable housing providers, researchers, and other organizations.
How will the war in Gaza finally end? On Plain English with Derek Thompson, Natan Sachs discusses the protests in support of those suffering in Gaza, what is happening on the ground between Israel and Hamas, and how this war might end—or lead to a broader conflict.
Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid. Writing for Good Authority, Sarah Binder explains the underappreciated factors that led to Mike Johnson’s eventual shift on providing Ukraine more assistance in its fight against Russia.
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