If you’ve nothing better to do…

…I’m on “Where We Live” on WNPR at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, talking about how zoning can serve (and often does, in Connecticut) as the last legalized bastion of racism and classism. The show will also explore a recent study from Partnership for Strong Communities, which you can read here.

For the CT housing data geek in you:

Recognizing that that’s a pretty small group: Partnership for Strong Communities has published its annual Housing Data Profiles here. By delving in, I find that I helped boost my new town’s population by 2 percent since the year 2000. And my town’s median household income is a walloping $110,761 (compared to $69k and change in …

At the Reaching Home Dinner last night…

…hosted by Partnership for Strong Communities, where I once worked, some people were given awards  for leadership, for tenacity, for all kinds of good qualities that together can help end homelessness in Connecticut. One of the honorees, David Rich, of Supportive Housing WORKS, quoted St. Augustine and said, “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.” …

It’s cheaper to house the homeless than to ignore them

The great Malcolm Gladwell said that back in 2006 with his pivotal New Yorker piece, “Million Dollar Murray.” Candy sends this along, a piece from ThinkProgess, from back in May: Leaving Homeless Person On the Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051. We made that video at Partnership for Strong Communities, where I’m a consultant. We …