Eliana Perozo

1 week ago | nextcity.org | Eliana Perozo

In late April, the White House issued yet another executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from all “sanctuary” jurisdictions, calling their lack of cooperation with federal immigration authorities “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law.” The executive order directs the Department of Justice, attorney general and Secretary of Homeland Security to provide a list of all sanctuary cities in order to suspend or terminate federal funding, including grants and...

1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Eliana Perozo

On the evening of January 7, the Eaton Fire hit Altadena, destroying more than 10,000 commercial and residential homes and displacing thousands of families. Just a little over two months later, and this historically Black community is facing a new threat. Shortly after the fire, a private developer paid $550,000 in cash for the first vacant lot left behind from the wildfires, about $100,000 above asking price.

1 month ago | fastcompanyme.com | Eliana Perozo

A new study confirms what urban residents and advocates have known for decades: that America’s urban highways are barriers to social connection. The research, published this month in the journal PNAS, quantifies for the first time how highways have disrupted neighborhoods across the 50 biggest U.S. cities. Every single city studied showed less social connectivity between neighborhoods where highways are present.

1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Eliana Perozo

A new study confirms what urban residents and advocates have known for decades: that America’s urban highways are barriers to social connection. The research, published this month in the journal PNAS, quantifies for the first time how highways have disrupted neighborhoods across the 50 biggest U.S. cities. Every single city studied showed less social connectivity between neighborhoods where highways are present.

1 month ago | popularresistance.org | Eliana Perozo

Above photo: An Altadena Not for Sale sign at a burned home at 100 W. Las Flores Dr. during the Eaton Canyon fire, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Altadena, California. Kirby Lee / AP. Corporate buyers are swooping into Altadena after it was devastated by wildfires. Community members have just saved their first property from the speculative market. On the evening of Jan. 7, the Eaton fire hit Altadena, destroying over 10,000 commercial and residential homes and displacing thousands of families.