March 2024

TL/DR - Work has begun in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on a project to create temporary housing for homeless individuals. Investment firm Eenhoorn LLC and nonprofit Community Rebuilders are partnering to redevelop a former retirement home into apartments, each with a kitchenette, bathroom, and living and sleeping space. The housing, which will be…

TL/DR - The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has introduced a new screening process for 911 calls, where callers are asked to answer a series of questions to determine whether a deputy or a mental health expert will respond. The initiative is part of a broader push by the Sheriff’s Department and the Orange County Health Care Agency to separate…

TL/DR - Healthcare costs in Massachusetts are increasingly becoming unaffordable despite measures to curb these rises. In a 2021 survey, 41% of Massachusetts residents reported challenges in affording healthcare in the previous 12 months, including over 50% of Black and Hispanic respondents. The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is…

TL/DR - The weather in Phoenix, Arizona is expected to change over the weekend, with a forecast of high winds and potential snow in areas above 7,000 feet of elevation. The High Country area is under both a wind and winter weather advisory, with predictions of snow ranging from 4 to 12 inches and wind gusts up to 60 mph. In the Valley area,…