Pandemic

Developers obtained permits to build 12.8 multifamily housing units for every 10,000 people in the U.S. over the past year—down from an average of 16.7 during the pandemic building boom. North Port, FL and Austin are issuing more multifamily permits than any other metros Redfin analyzed, while Stockton, CA and…

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Jacob Sweidan has seen his patients through the federal immigration raids of the 1990s, a sitting governor’s call to abolish birthright citizenship, and the highly publicized workplace crackdowns and family separation policies of President Donald Trump’s first term. But in his 40 years as a pediatrician in Southern California serving…

Love doesn’t need an announcement before making an entrance. It often sneaks up on you in quiet, calm moments, leaving a loud impression that’s impossible to ignore. For Steph and Kech, love found them when the world was kept still due to a pandemic. They crossed paths on Clubhouse —…

(RNS) — When the Rev. Tanya Lopez talks about the day in June when she had to confront masked agents in her church parking lot, she focuses on the man they detained. As the pastor of Downey Memorial Christian Church near Los Angeles, California, she said her primary concern was…

A major international study has revealed a troubling surge in gut-brain disorders like IBS and functional dyspepsia since the COVID-19 pandemic. Using consistent diagnostic tools to compare pre- and post-pandemic populations, researchers found that these conditions are now significantly more common—especially among people with long COVID...Read More

Once an area of soulless parking lots and bygone shipping yards, San Francisco’s newest neighborhood, Mission Rock, just south of downtown, is now a waterfront work-live-play district. Here, open views of the Bay Bridge and Oracle Park are only outshined by pedestrian plazas, wide streets, and eight acres of green…

Sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) have no place in development or health programming. Beyond the personal toll on survivors, such violations erode trust, compromise results, and undermine the very systems meant to serve the vulnerable. That’s why strengthening the capacity of programme officers to identify, prevent, and respond to…

Recent graduates looking to enter an increasingly shaky labor market are painting a dire picture of their job search: “A black hole,” one said. “I’m disheartened,” said another. “I almost feel like it wasn’t worth going to school,” said a third. NBC News asked people who recently finished technical school,…

In 2021, Kristen Magnuson had to make a secret deal to continue a staple of her daily routine: swimming at her local outdoor pool. On a good week, she covers a cumulative 15,000 yards. Even during Seattle’s goose-bump days. But during the pandemic, the state of Washington required a vaccine…