fair housing

Mayor Michelle Wu has signed into law an executive order that provides a legal framework that could compel developers to increase production of housing using fair housing law.

On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden took steps to bring the nation towards the long-promised but never realized pledge of racial justice. Four executive orders signed that day make clear that the new administration will take meaningful and corrective actions.

Boston City Council is moving forward with a zoning amendment that aims to make direct changes that assure fair housing for all and prevent displacement.

Most people attribute success to their unfailing acumen, but they believe that failure results from invidious causes. Primarily the hostile acts of others did them in. That is how racial attitudes may arise. This process is now at work in Roxbury as some residents blame whites for the declining availability of moderate priced rental housing. Ironically, this turn of events occurs in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.