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Housing and design for @citylab. Opinions are my own. 🦋: kristoncapps 📸: kriston_capps 💌: kriston.capps@gmail.com
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◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps
This is a story about Monarch, the fastest growing landlord in the Midwest.

@sarahsholder and I tracked how Monarch uses evictions to squeeze tenants and spike rents — "popping the clutch," as Monarch's CEO puts it — even when evictions were banned.

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www.bloomberg.com The Wolf of Main Street Evictions come fast and cheap in the Midwest U.S., where few protections exist and tenants are rarely guaranteed counsel. Here’s a story of a mega-landlord, a lawyer-influencer, and the tenants they...
◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps
In April the District permitted twenty-five (25) homes. There is just no way the city is going to build 72,000 units. There's no road there. If the city were permitting 500 units a month it would still take 12 years and that is 25x the number we're doing. City of Fantasy
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◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps
"Unregulated Big Tech" in this city does *not* mean Uber?? Driving for locally owned, salaried, healthcare-providing Uber??
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Joint statement from ATU Local 689, the International Association of Machinists and 32BJ SEIU:

“Days after voters nationwide overwhelmingly rejected unregulated Big Tech, Waymo's lobbyists are pushing Council to force through an unacceptable deal on robotaxis.”

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