Karla
@redesignthedream.bsky.social
The American Dream didnt work out for me so I redesigned it | travel-loving empty-nester | X evacuee | fan of architecture and researching low cost housing design
Lot's going on with housing in the WA session, so I hope folks won't overlook one the most outside-the-box bill ideas I've seen in a while: mobile dwellings.
Nothing comes close to how quickly and cheaply MDUs can add homes to house lots.
www.sightline.org/2025/01/17/t...
Nothing comes close to how quickly and cheaply MDUs can add homes to house lots.
www.sightline.org/2025/01/17/t...
The Next Big Thing in Low-Cost Housing
The Next Big Thing in Low-Cost Housing
www.sightline.org
January 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
Yes, we need light and hope for the coming days, months, and years.
I'm thankful for the people on BlueSky. 💙
I'm thankful for the people on BlueSky. 💙
We can all use a little more beauty and light right now. This is sunrise over Glacier National Park on 16 August 2024
#Beauty #Light #Sunrise #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks #PublicLand
#Beauty #Light #Sunrise #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks #PublicLand
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yes, we need light and hope for the coming days, months, and years.
I'm thankful for the people on BlueSky. 💙
I'm thankful for the people on BlueSky. 💙
January 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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"A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.” —The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
January 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.” —The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
3-5" of snow is expected to fall in our deep south town, Fairhope, AL on Tuesday 🥶
Fairhope is on the Mobile Bay, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. We're usually complaining about how hot it is!.
Fairhope is on the Mobile Bay, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. We're usually complaining about how hot it is!.
January 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
3-5" of snow is expected to fall in our deep south town, Fairhope, AL on Tuesday 🥶
Fairhope is on the Mobile Bay, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. We're usually complaining about how hot it is!.
Fairhope is on the Mobile Bay, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. We're usually complaining about how hot it is!.
January 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Full-time RVing for a couple of years taught me how few material possessions I need to be happy.
#rvlife #rving #travel #minimalism
#rvlife #rving #travel #minimalism
January 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Full-time RVing for a couple of years taught me how few material possessions I need to be happy.
#rvlife #rving #travel #minimalism
#rvlife #rving #travel #minimalism
January 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
People who have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires are struggling to find affordable short-term housing — a challenge made worse by an outbreak of price gouging by some property owners.
Displaced Los Angeles-area residents face spiking rents as authorities warn of price gouging
The ongoing wildfires have set off a stampede to find housing, leading some homeowners and property managers to raise rents higher than the 10% allowed during emergencies.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The splendor of impeccably restored Victorian architecture 💙
Grant Park, Atlanta
#architecture
#atlanta
Grant Park, Atlanta
#architecture
#atlanta
January 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The splendor of impeccably restored Victorian architecture 💙
Grant Park, Atlanta
#architecture
#atlanta
Grant Park, Atlanta
#architecture
#atlanta
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
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January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
January 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The LA Times has a good list of places offering discounted or free food and coffee to displaced families and/or first responders. Check it out and double check to be sure what deals are where. (added this to my running resources list) www.latimes.com/food/list/lo...
L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders
These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The LA Times has a good list of places offering discounted or free food and coffee to displaced families and/or first responders. Check it out and double check to be sure what deals are where. (added this to my running resources list) www.latimes.com/food/list/lo...
The DOJ just sued six corporate landlords for using algorithmic software to allegedly price-gouge millions of renters.
Some, like Camden Property Trust, have even seen their profits skyrocket and spent millions on stock buybacks while engaged in this scheme.
This is huge.
Some, like Camden Property Trust, have even seen their profits skyrocket and spent millions on stock buybacks while engaged in this scheme.
This is huge.
Biden DOJ Sues Major Landlords Over Algorithmic Price Fixing | Common Dreams
"If you mess with the price of rent, be prepared to meet the DOJ on the other side of that scheme!" wrote the American Economic Liberties Project.
www.commondreams.org
January 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Jimmy Carter's values were a stark contrast to the incoming administration.
#rip #jimmycarter #values
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/j...
#rip #jimmycarter #values
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/j...
Former President Jimmy Carter spent his last 43 years living in a $167,000 house—less expensive than the Secret Service vehicles outside
Former President Jimmy Carter never embraced the luxurious lifestyle that many ex-U.S. presidents live post-White House.
www.cnbc.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Jimmy Carter's values were a stark contrast to the incoming administration.
#rip #jimmycarter #values
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/j...
#rip #jimmycarter #values
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/j...
We need more "low cost" housing.
The term "affordable housing" is relative.
The term "affordable housing" is relative.
Housing costs are one of the biggest challenges people face. Rent is rising, buying a home feels out of reach, and the lack of affordable housing makes it harder for people to build the lives they want.
We need housing solutions that put people first.
We need housing solutions that put people first.
US Senator's View: Housing solutions can help more Duluthians afford their lives
From the column: "Trusted local organizations like One Roof Community Housing are providing stability and a fresh start for those who need it."
www.duluthnewstribune.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We need more "low cost" housing.
The term "affordable housing" is relative.
The term "affordable housing" is relative.
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This architecture is showing up all over the South (maybe the whole country?).
Small bungalows are being sold as tear-downs and replaced with million dollar cube-style houses in #atlanta. 🫤
#housingcrisis #architecture
Small bungalows are being sold as tear-downs and replaced with million dollar cube-style houses in #atlanta. 🫤
#housingcrisis #architecture
January 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This architecture is showing up all over the South (maybe the whole country?).
Small bungalows are being sold as tear-downs and replaced with million dollar cube-style houses in #atlanta. 🫤
#housingcrisis #architecture
Small bungalows are being sold as tear-downs and replaced with million dollar cube-style houses in #atlanta. 🫤
#housingcrisis #architecture
#housingcrisis Wish we had more leaders who believed what Carter believed.
January 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#housingcrisis Wish we had more leaders who believed what Carter believed.
The housing crisis continues into 2025. 😡
A sharp rise in mortgage interest rates toward the end of December took its toll on mortgage demand, hitting just as the housing market entered its typically slowest stretch of the year.
Mortgage demand dives nearly 22% to end 2024
Rising mortgage interest rates collided with the slowest month of the year for sales.
www.cnbc.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The housing crisis continues into 2025. 😡