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WSLR News Wed., June 19, 2024: ALICE 2024 report; Sarasota affordable housing projects; Jon Thaxton talks affordable housing; Juneteenth events WSLR News
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The latest ALICE report just came out, and it shows that the number of people living paycheck-to-paycheck keeps growing. Our news team is pointing at the elephant in the room: Low wages. Then: Two affordable-housing projects are going through the approval process in the City of Sarasota, as Ramon Lopez reports. But so is another luxury condo tower that will increase demand for low-pay workers and therefore affordable housing. Next: Jon Thaxton is a former county commissioner. He is also a forceful advocate for affordable housing. On today's Peace & Justice Report on WSLR, he advocated for a local funding source and for putting the onus on luxury developers. Finally: Today is Juneteenth, and it's time to celebrate. Mark Warriner and WMNF have a few leads on how to go about it both in Sarasota and Tampa.
The latest ALICE report just came out, and it shows that the number of people living paycheck-to-paycheck keeps growing. Our news team is pointing at the elephant in the room: Low wages. Then: Two affordable-housing projects are going through the approval process in the City of Sarasota, as Ramon Lopez reports. But so is another luxury condo tower that will increase demand for low-pay workers and therefore affordable housing. Next: Jon Thaxton is a former county commissioner. He is also a forceful advocate for affordable housing. On today's Peace & Justice Report on WSLR, he advocated for a local funding source and for putting the onus on luxury developers. Finally: Today is Juneteenth, and it's time to celebrate. Mark Warriner and WMNF have a few leads on how to go about it both in Sarasota and Tampa.
31 min