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Rent Hike for Chinatown Seniors Averted as Nearby Developer Covers Costs

DTLA—A group of Chinatown residents erupted in anger this month when the landlord of an affordable housing complex for senior citizens unveiled an 8% rent increase. They signed petitions and complaine... read more

300 Seniors In Chinatown Escape Steep Rent Hike, But What About Everyone Else?

L.A. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo addresses an audience of about 100 in the shadow of the Metro @ Chinatown Senior Loft ... higher operating costs for the city's apartment waste and recycling progra... read more

Rezonings Carry Opportunities and Risks for Low-Income Seniors

Once her husband retires, their income will be slightly above the cut-off for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption ... to the development of the nearby Extell tower. In addition, she says that a... read more

21Vianet Group Exposed

21Vianet Group Exposed Disclaimer Use of research from Trinity Research ... Trinity stands to profit in the event the issuer's stock declines. We may buy, sell, cover or otherwise change the form or s... read more

Presidential Race: Palin Endorsement, Iowa Caucuses

The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on "Talk of the Nation," joins Insight host ... read more

Just when I thought I had heard every bone-headed historical analogy by antivaccinationists

Well, QEDCon is over, and this box of blinky lights is on its way back across the pond to its home in the US, having had an excellent time imbibing skepticism from its (mostly) British and European pa... read more

Running out of options

Senator Obama may become President Obama, and Michelle Obama might run for office. If your diary covers an election or elected official, use election tags, which are generally the state abbreviation f... read more

Storm Aftermath: Live Updates

About 50 of the fund’s more than 200 employees are at the Harlem office, and the number is expected to increase to 80 ... a minor temblor rattled residents of the Ringwood area, near the northern bord... read more

Not exactly a super housing plan, Mr Treasurer

If your answer to the first part mentioned distorted asset markets, particularly real estate, and to the second, the costs associated with supporting an ageing population, you'd be bang on the money a... read more

Six Firms Bid for Chinatown Project

This week, officials with the Community Redevelopment Agency said that six firms have responded to a public bidding process to find a developer for the 1.9-acre plot on Broadway between College and Sp... read more

B.C. budget: The NDP's first fiscal plan will likely not live up to voters' many expectations

To help cover the costs, the NDP implemented two major tax increases it had promised during the election — a one per cent hike to the corporate ... the disabled and seniors, and for owners of rental p... read more

In Rising Market, Vital Mitchell-Lama Program at Crossroads

Most existing tenants likely won’t face punishing costs, since other regulatory ... low to moderate-income tenants and seniors—which are a vast majority of the building tenants—will remain eligible fo... read more