A flowing, connected interior—once a fringe experiment of American architectural modernism—has become ubiquitous, and beloved. But it promises a liberation from housework that remains a fantasy. Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic. By:Ian Bogost/The Atlantic For some American families, one kitchen is apparently not enough. What is wrong with having just one kitchen? … More The Curse of an Open Floor Plan
Hundreds of towns have passed nuisance ordinances that evict renters for calling the cops. By: Samantha Michaels/Mother Jones Beverley Somai was afraid of her downstairs neighbor. She first called the police on him because he was playing music so loudly it shook the floorboards of her Bedford, Ohio, apartment. But things escalated last year … More “The Crime of Being Black in a City That Doesn’t Want You There”
Japan has so many vacant homes it’s giving them away By Emiko Jozuka, CNN Okutama, Japan, Four years ago, Naoko and Takayuki Ida were given a house. For free. It’s a spacious, two-story home nestled amid trees on a winding country road in the small town of Okutama, in Tokyo prefecture. Before moving, the couple and their … More Free Homes in Japan
If your a renter in Sacramento, you more than a bit worried these days. The rumors are true. Rents are on the rise in a big way. Not in small increments but several hundred dollars a month. Gia lived in her Pocket area apartment with her daughter for 15 years, re-signing her lease was … More Greed: Sacramento
I saw a familiar head in line at the BelAir Market on West El Camino. We used to call him Peanut head back in the day. I hadn’t seen Peanut head in more than ten years. We lost contact after my family moved to Sacramento in the nineties. There he was, in living color, in … More Just another Refugee from San Francisco
His family has Sacramento in its DNA. He went to Sacramento State. His family’s “Filco” stores has been a part of Sacramento for decades. He’s ambitious, a formative salesman and for a brief moment, he was the prince of Sacramento. His project “The Towers on Capitol Mall with two, fifty three story condominiums would … More Showtime for John Saca
Photo\Sacramento Bee No they’re not colorful mirage’s lining the streets of Sacramento. Camping tents are nightly homes for some of the thousands of homeless individuals in Sacramento. The fortunate have tents and sleeping bags the majority sleep on the city streets without shelter sleeping directly in elements Many of the homeless are fully employed . … More Fully Employed and Homeless
