8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will requires a safe, decent, affordable place to rest. Which is why tenant leaders like Dolores from Albany’s Ida Yarborough Tenant Union belong at May Day! (Credit to Dio, who introduced her, for the 8 hours comparison.)

Things are rough out there for many affordable housing managers, though many are, understandably, reluctant to talk about it publicly. @shelterforce.bsky.social's Shelby King will be looking into aspects of this dynamic all year long. Here's the overview. shelterforce.org/2026/04/24/b...

If states can work together to fund other infrastructure, why not housing? shelterforce.org/2026/04/22/h...

What a great, thorough piece about the role of benches in our public spaces. As long COVID and its associated fatigue gets more common more places to sit are going to be essential for letting folks participate in public life and all the dynamics in this article will come into play in the process.

Requirements that violate federal statute and evidence-based practice. No guidance in navigating the application‚ unless you are a religious provider. And the knowledge that people who were going to be ok are now going to die. shelterforce.org/2026/04/20/w...

Today at 1 PM ET. Join Shelterforce + Lincoln Institute for a live conversation on how to make homeownership more affordable. Register: bit.ly/4dxHuM1 #HousingNow

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

There's some really concrete stuff in here. Glad to have been able to put it together, and grateful for everyone out there continuing to make a way out of no way.

The more you love ProPublica, the more reason to not visit their site today.

It's mindboggling to have even say this is completely unacceptable, but it is completely unacceptable, and heartbreakingly, the fact that so many of us feel like we shouldn't have to say so is probably part of what's letting it happen.

Fannie and Freddie were created to make housing more affordable and accessible. Join us as we discuss how to bring them back on track.

Right wingers: "People should come to the US the legal way!" Immigrants: *come in the legal way* ICE: *deports them anyway* Right wingers: "They should have come in the legal way!"

A high vacancy rate should put renters in the driver's seat, but the Fairbanks rental market is an example of why that's not necessarily true. Listen to more below.

The road to this @shelterforce.bsky.social story has been full of twists and turns. So glad to help bring it to fruition and so many kudos to @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social for sticking with it and bringing it home. shelterforce.org/2026/03/27/t...

This is unconscionable. We lead homeowners to believe they are building nest eggs and then let "investors" (I would definitely argue these folks are speculators not investors, they aren't adding anything of value anywhere) steal it all without warning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3drD...

All eyes are on Iran right now, rightfully, but the lessons of Minneapolis for organizing and collective care in the U.S. are only going to get more relevant. And tenant organizers are in the thick of it. shelterforce.org/2026/02/27/s...

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

I enjoy the editing and planning work that is most of my job, but I also do love getting my teeth into actually reporting a story now and then, and I'm getting to do that this week and it's great. Been too long.

Tenant organizing calls to mind neighbors in an apartment building getting together to negotiate with their landlord. But with the rise of the single family rentals and corporate landlords, it now often has to look a little different. shelterforce.org/2026/01/22/s...

The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.

So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

"Haidt’s claims of inherent harm are not well-founded, and the policy proposals to ban kids entirely from social media are a bad idea. For older teenage boys, having no social media was associated with *worse* outcomes than having too much of it"

@shelterforce.bsky.social doesn't usually run general housing affordability pieces b/c our readers already care. But this one was so full zingers, I couldn't not. shelterforce.org/2026/01/16/o...

Grest use of an expanded right of first refusal in New York! www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Places to send resources to support folks on the ground in Minnesota. Notice the rent funds—just like early in COVID, when home is the only safe place, helping folks staying stably housed is more crucial than ever.

If you're heard of "TOPA" but aren't sure what it is or how it works, @shelterforce.bsky.social has got a video for you! (Hint: It stands for Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, but it's used generically to mean any such policy, not just the original one in DC.)

Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women

Infuriating that these photos show a respirator mask being worn very poorly (way too low on the nose, nose piece not shaped). I know how hard it is to find good images, but @theguardian.com should have been more careful. Also the headline writer should realize the public calls these both face masks.

start with what it is (not what it isn't) focus on why they're lying (not their lies) make it about them (not her) eat their frame

Make it viral.

One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years. Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.

Congrats to @ceaweaver.bsky.social for being the new head of NYC’s Office of Tenant Protection!

Despite what we are often told, this line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech is what true pragmatism actually looks like: “Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed. But never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

Ny new favorite response to explaining hypermobility came from the guy at the climbing gym yesterday, who said to my older kid, “So basically you’re 1/3 origami on your mother’s side.”

This seems like a really good time to remind y'all to support nonprofit journalism. Of course if you're a Shelterforce reader or care about housing issues, please include us. But the most important thing is to support real journalists of some stripe if you can. shelterforce.org/donate

We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the courage it fears, not the appeasement it feeds on. Daaaaaang.

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

Confession time: when we run a profile of a group that is doing several totally different interesting things at once, it's SO hard to write a headline. So we didn't get the "including group homes proactively in a subdivision part" in. But now you know. shelterforce.org/2025/09/17/m...

I'm so happy to be able to share all these positive stories about community ownership with you all. It's been a comfort to work on during these tough times.

Just made a batch of popcorn in my ancient microwave power presto popper in which every single kernel popped and it's not burned. Where do I apply for my trophy?

Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.

Good resource.

THERE ARE NO SHELTERS IN DC FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO. 900 ppl sleep outside each night. There are 40 open shelter beds. Ppl will be arrested for being unable to afford rent. Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go. Maybe his new ballroom?

How getting a nosocomial infection, that could have been prevented, equates to "living one's life" is beyond me.

I'm not a Christian, but I do admire those few who take the compassion and justice messages of that faith seriously, even when it's not easy. I knew on first listen I wanted to share this poem (and it was worth the work it took to track the poet down for permission). shelterforce.org/2025/07/16/p...

Putting together these remarks for a @groundedsolutions.bsky.social panel on housing messaging in an age of disinfo made a few things click for me—and based on the enthusiastic response I got, many others agreed. Perhaps it will be useful to you too! shelterforce.org/2025/07/14/h...