A massive tent encampment of homeless individuals on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk. Homelessness is an urgent and complex crisis facing cities across the United States. But according to the…
https://www.nlc.org/resource/mayoral-views-on-racism-and-discrimination/
A new report, Mayoral Views on Racism and Discrimination, explores how mayors of medium-sized and large cities understand race, discrimination and equity in their communities and on a national level.…
After a year of extraordinary circumstances and challenges, city leaders are faced with a new question—how can they retain and build on the community partnerships and engagement initiatives borne out…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2023/01/10/green-gentrification-and-the-role-of-housing-in-resilience/
City leaders across the U.S. are advancing community resilience strategies to adapt to more extreme weather. Preparing for wildfires, drought, flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat and other climate changes…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/11/28/on-helping-teens-get-their-first-jobs/
This is a guest post by Trinh Nguyen, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) in Boston and Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor with appointments in the School…
Edited by Abygail Mangar, NLC Health & Resilience Program Manager. Although hurricanes and wildfires receive more attention, there is evidence that summer heatwaves harm and kill more people. Extreme heat…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/02/01/refugee-executive-order-faces-legal-challenges/
Judges in New York and Boston, among other cities, have prevented parts of the executive order on refugees from going into effect temporarily, citing possible violations of the U.S. Constitution’s…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2019/04/11/is-rent-control-available-to-your-city/
Local Tools to Address Housing Affordability: A State-by-State Analysis is the fifth annual report produced in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues. This post is part of a series highlighting…
Federal funding is available for municipal leaders looking to reduce carbon emissions in public transportation fleets. The transportation sector is the largest emitter of carbon in the U.S. and funding…
https://www.nlc.org/events/building-trust-around-covid-19-vaccinations/
Vaccine Distribution and Administration: Messaging, Partnerships and Confidence Mayors and local officials’ capacity to convene partners/trusted messengers and communicate with the public is ever more vital in a landscape of…