Johnny Magdaleno
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Unable to afford work visas, Venezuelans in Ecuador face fines
Many Venezuelans in Ecuador find themselves suddenly in debt after being hit with immigration fines they can’t pay off. → Read More
How This Community Fought for $70 Million in Cleanup Funds — and Won
Southwest Fresno has California’s worst air quality and greatest concentration of disadvantaged neighborhoods. The inspiring story of residents who mobilized to claim the state funds to redress these ills. → Read More
Fresno’s Poorest Neighborhoods Give City a Plan for $35 Million in State Funds
Reversing decades of industrial pollution and scant job opportunity. → Read More
Mexican-American Preservationists Are Saving San Antonio’s Urban Fabric
Newly crowned with a UNESCO World Heritage designation, the city is pioneering a preservation approach that values people as much as buildings. → Read More
Long Beach Wants Fewer Commuters, More Entrepreneurs
An economic development philosophy that focuses on people. → Read More
Amid Black Unemployment Crisis, S.F. Neighborhood Looks to Green Jobs
"It’s that economic incentive that comes with it." → Read More
San Diego Hopes Two New Tools Will Curb Homelessness Crisis
On Monday, San Diego’s City Council dealt a blow to Mayor Kevin Faulconer after voting 5-4 against bringing a higher hotel tax to a public vote. The move, supported by Faulconer, would have brought in an additional $10 million annually toward reducing the city’s deepening homelessness crisis. The defeat hasn’t shaken all advocates, amid reports that Faulconer’s office didn’t have a concrete… → Read More
What Autonomous Cars Mean to People Who Drive for a Living
Tech giants Google, Apple and Intel are in a race with automakers like BMW and Tesla to perfect an autonomous driver system that’s reliable and replicable within the next few years. Yet as the world watches on with visions of a Jetsons-like future and city policymakers consider regulations, people who drive for a living in U.S. cities are trying to figure out what it all means for them.… → Read More
Chicago Programs Aim to Lead Minority Youth to City Planning
"You can’t be interested in what you don’t know about." → Read More
How 3 Cities Are Using an App Designed to Help Them Collaborate
Chicago Fed wants 300 cities to share. → Read More
“Made in Baltimore” Label Designed to Boost Local Economy
City rolls out new entrepreneurial stamp. → Read More
Mass. Nonprofit Wants to Launch 1,000 Small Businesses in 30 Midsize Cities
Building on impact of 271 jobs and $5.2 million in revenue. → Read More
Seattle Hip-Hop Artist Pushes for 100 New Black Entrepreneurs
The city's got a few new initiatives to back him up. → Read More
To Support Entrepreneurs, Charlotte’s Starting With Questions
When an online portal won't do the trick. → Read More
Indianapolis Disagrees With Trump’s CDBG Claims
How one city doles out funds from threatened HUD grant program. → Read More
Texas Border City Hopes Entrepreneurship Can Break Tide of Poverty
“We understand there’s a problem when you have an amazing idea but you don’t have the resources.” → Read More
Skid Row Artists Brace for Big Changes in Los Angeles
Fighting displacement with ... mini-golf? → Read More
In 2017, Track Corporate Welfare Like Never Before
New database could mean better accountability. → Read More
Recent Solar Jobs Count Is More Than Just a Number
“There were times when I wished, ‘Man, somebody come rescue me.'" → Read More
Connecticut Bets on Arts, Entrepreneurship for Equity
State's culture leader hopes the arts can be an economic multiplier. → Read More