Hope Davis
@hopedaviswrites.bsky.social
Independent journalist focused on housing and homelessness.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social : Mixed-income neighborhood trusts offer a way for neighborhoods to get ahead of gentrification through community ownership
I'm so grateful to Shelterforce for including me in the Under the Lens series on community ownership.
shelterforce.org/2025/09/30/m...
I'm so grateful to Shelterforce for including me in the Under the Lens series on community ownership.
shelterforce.org/2025/09/30/m...
Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trusts Aim to Capture Benefits of Gentrification for Existing Residents
MINTs set their own rental mix and target populations, and work to prevent displacement and capture the benefits of rising property values.
shelterforce.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social : Mixed-income neighborhood trusts offer a way for neighborhoods to get ahead of gentrification through community ownership
I'm so grateful to Shelterforce for including me in the Under the Lens series on community ownership.
shelterforce.org/2025/09/30/m...
I'm so grateful to Shelterforce for including me in the Under the Lens series on community ownership.
shelterforce.org/2025/09/30/m...
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they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements
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1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun.
Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found.
WSJ owes a full retraction and apology.
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Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found.
WSJ owes a full retraction and apology.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Press Conference: No "Transgender" Or "LGBTQ" Symbols Found At Kirk's Shooting
Yesterday, several media outlets claimed or strongly implied that "transgender symbols" were found at the scene of the gun used by Charlie Kirk's shooter. This turned out to be false.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun.
Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found.
WSJ owes a full retraction and apology.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found.
WSJ owes a full retraction and apology.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Charlie Kirk wasn’t the only person shot today. But, they’re not big name MAGA’s, so it’s unlikely we’ll hear much about it from this administration.
At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school.
#CommonsenseGunReform
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At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school.
#CommonsenseGunReform
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At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials
At least three people were transported to the hospital after a shooting unfolded at a high school in Colorado, officials said.
flip.it
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Charlie Kirk wasn’t the only person shot today. But, they’re not big name MAGA’s, so it’s unlikely we’ll hear much about it from this administration.
At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school.
#CommonsenseGunReform
flip.it/5-LzW5
At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school.
#CommonsenseGunReform
flip.it/5-LzW5
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The Charlie Kirk shooting happened essentially as another school shooting happened a state away
NEW: At least 2 people were being transported to a Denver-area hospital after a shooting involving an “active assailant” at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, officials said Wednesday afternoon // Story by @katielang.bsky.social
Shooting, ‘active assailant’ reported at Evergreen High School
Jefferson County law enforcement are responding to an “active assailant” and shooting at Evergreen High School, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
www.denverpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Charlie Kirk shooting happened essentially as another school shooting happened a state away
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sorry about the amazon link but the ebook of Wild Faith is on sale on Kindle for $3!
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Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America - Kindle edition by Lavin, Talia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
sorry about the amazon link but the ebook of Wild Faith is on sale on Kindle for $3!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CT...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CT...
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social and @nextcity.org
A deeper dive on a Missouri tenants' union filing two lawsuits to defend their affordable housing and communities.
shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/l...
A deeper dive on a Missouri tenants' union filing two lawsuits to defend their affordable housing and communities.
shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/l...
Missouri Tenants Sue Owners Who They Say Broke Rules in Exiting Tax Credit Program
In Springfield, Missouri, LIHTC tenants are suing their landlords, claiming that they violated both state and federal requirements.
shelterforce.org
June 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social and @nextcity.org
A deeper dive on a Missouri tenants' union filing two lawsuits to defend their affordable housing and communities.
shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/l...
A deeper dive on a Missouri tenants' union filing two lawsuits to defend their affordable housing and communities.
shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/l...
A tenants union in Springfield, Missouri is taking their landlords to court to protect their affordable housing under LIHTC, claiming they broke the law by opting out of the subsidies without notifying residents.
Read more here:
www.news-leader.com/story/news/l...
Read more here:
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Springfield tenants sue property owners in effort to maintain affordable housing credits
Tenants of Cedarwood Terrace and Rosewood Estates filed lawsuits May 27 alleging apartment owners didn't follow the law when leaving the program.
www.news-leader.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A tenants union in Springfield, Missouri is taking their landlords to court to protect their affordable housing under LIHTC, claiming they broke the law by opting out of the subsidies without notifying residents.
Read more here:
www.news-leader.com/story/news/l...
Read more here:
www.news-leader.com/story/news/l...
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📰 This week in Shelterforce:
✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections
✔️ National housing protests hit the streets
✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging
✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri
Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections
✔️ National housing protests hit the streets
✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging
✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri
Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
May 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📰 This week in Shelterforce:
✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections
✔️ National housing protests hit the streets
✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging
✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri
Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections
✔️ National housing protests hit the streets
✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging
✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri
Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
NEW: Millennia Housing Management has made headlines across the country for poor conditions in its affordable housing. In Springfield, Missouri, a local tenants' union is fighting on the home front. Read my story here:
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nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
A Missouri Tenant Union’s Uphill Battle Against Millennia Housing
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
nextcity.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: Millennia Housing Management has made headlines across the country for poor conditions in its affordable housing. In Springfield, Missouri, a local tenants' union is fighting on the home front. Read my story here:
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
A Missouri Tenant Union’s Uphill Battle Against Millennia Housing
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
nextcity.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
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nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
New @nextcity.org:
Have you heard of private equity buying local newspapers? They also buy mobile home communities.
Read my reporting on health hazards in manufactured housing owned by a part of Alden Global Capital:
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Have you heard of private equity buying local newspapers? They also buy mobile home communities.
Read my reporting on health hazards in manufactured housing owned by a part of Alden Global Capital:
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Private Equity Is Turning Mobile Homes Into Health Hazards. What Can Governments Do?
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
nextcity.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New @nextcity.org:
Have you heard of private equity buying local newspapers? They also buy mobile home communities.
Read my reporting on health hazards in manufactured housing owned by a part of Alden Global Capital:
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Have you heard of private equity buying local newspapers? They also buy mobile home communities.
Read my reporting on health hazards in manufactured housing owned by a part of Alden Global Capital:
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Private Equity Is Turning Mobile Homes Into Health Hazards. What Can Governments Do?
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
nextcity.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
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April 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
NEW: My feature on the CoMo Mobile Aid Collective in Columbia, Missouri is live @prismreports.org ! Give it a read and look out for mutual aid groups in your community.
prismreports.org/2025/04/15/m...
prismreports.org/2025/04/15/m...
This Missouri collective builds ‘parallel systems’ to support unhoused neighbors through mutual aid and anarchist principles
CoMo Mobile Aid Collective provides food, access to doctors appointments and medication, and other services to locals experiencing homelessness
prismreports.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: My feature on the CoMo Mobile Aid Collective in Columbia, Missouri is live @prismreports.org ! Give it a read and look out for mutual aid groups in your community.
prismreports.org/2025/04/15/m...
prismreports.org/2025/04/15/m...
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Masked Feds disappearing people off the streets. Never been more important to speak out and take action against this. We cannot cower in the face of fascism. Solidarity is the only way out.
Free Bader and Free Them ALL!
Free Bader and Free Them ALL!
March 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Masked Feds disappearing people off the streets. Never been more important to speak out and take action against this. We cannot cower in the face of fascism. Solidarity is the only way out.
Free Bader and Free Them ALL!
Free Bader and Free Them ALL!
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Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of homelessness to the future of algorithmic price-fixing under Trump.
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The Housing and Homelessness Issues We’re Watching in 2025
Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of homelessness to the future of algorithmic price-fixing under Trump.
nextcity.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of homelessness to the future of algorithmic price-fixing under Trump.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Tenant Union Federation, a coalition of tenant unions across the country, is calling on the Biden administration to cap rent hikes in its final days.
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nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
‘Try Everything, Try Anything’: Kansas City’s Striking Tenants Want Biden To Act Fast on Rent Cap
The Tenant Union Federation, a coalition of tenant unions across the country, is calling on the Biden administration to cap rent hikes in its final days.
nextcity.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Tenant Union Federation, a coalition of tenant unions across the country, is calling on the Biden administration to cap rent hikes in its final days.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
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i love every librarian and archivist, you're beautiful angels and keepers of knowledge, please scan every document directly into my mind
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
i love every librarian and archivist, you're beautiful angels and keepers of knowledge, please scan every document directly into my mind
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Esteban was working in muddy, wet fields cutting these pumpkins from their vines. It was warm, but you’ll note he is entirely covered, including a mask. Pumpkin vines have very irritating hairlike fibers that can become embedded in the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
November 27, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Esteban was working in muddy, wet fields cutting these pumpkins from their vines. It was warm, but you’ll note he is entirely covered, including a mask. Pumpkin vines have very irritating hairlike fibers that can become embedded in the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
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I wish these videos played in every grocery store.
To remind us all of the work to grow the food, truck the food, stage the food in pretty piles.
To remind us all of the work to grow the food, truck the food, stage the food in pretty piles.
November 28, 2024 at 3:24 AM
I wish these videos played in every grocery store.
To remind us all of the work to grow the food, truck the food, stage the food in pretty piles.
To remind us all of the work to grow the food, truck the food, stage the food in pretty piles.
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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North Gaza has been under famine conditions for almost a year now- if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today consider helping another family get something to eat.
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Saeed. Saeed is in North Gaza where he rarely has good internet or a chance to ask for help, so he has raised very little. He was an accountant before the war but lost his home and business because of it and has an injury.
November 28, 2024 at 2:21 PM
North Gaza has been under famine conditions for almost a year now- if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today consider helping another family get something to eat.