✨Delighted to share 1st in my new @brookingsmetro series featuring workers in jobs disrupted by #GenAI .

I profile 5 Hollywood writers, document their remarkable Writers Guild of America West victory securing AI protections, and analyze what it means for other workers.

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Beyond offices, commercial real estate headlines miss a diverse landscape of humble, resilient neighborhood retail assets that demonstrated durability by surviving the rise of e-commerce, Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 says in TheHillOpinion. thehill.com/opinion/financ…

How can voter choices in 2024 impact future access to good jobs and economic opportunity in the Pittsburgh region and beyond? Join us for an event on April 24 to hear answers from local leaders and regional experts. Register here: brookings.edu/events/issues-…

California’s homelessness numbers may paint a bleak picture. But the availability of several strategies makes clear that the Golden State is much closer to hope than it seems, argue Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & Hanna Love in L.A. Times Opinion. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

The rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore is not a simple project, Joe Kane notes in a new The Brookings Institution podcast episode. It’s a major crossing. It’s a major economic artery, he says. Listen here: brookings.edu/articles/econo…

It’s an honor to help HUD Commemorate National Fair Housing Month, serving as a panelist. Proud our The Brookings Institution research on housing devaluation sparked reform and change at HUD.gov. Tune in at 2PM EST today. hud.gov/press/press_re…

The headlines insisting commercial real estate is a “bomb” about to go off and take down cities, banks, or both are wrong, argue Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & The Aspen Institute’s Ida Rademacher in TheHillOpinion. Read why here--> thehill.com/opinion/financ…

.Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & Hanna Love offer several policy recommendations for California to reduce homelessness in L.A. Times Opinion, including implementing temporary interventions such as safe camping, parking and shelter. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

According to Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 and others, hybrid work is here to stay. How then, should urban planners or tenants within historic downtown office districts in the 10X region respond? Hear more in our recent #TenAcrossConversations podcast: 10across.com/future-cities-…

On April 24, The Brookings Institution, Carnegie Mellon University, and University of Pittsburgh will host an event featuring state and local officials, national thought leaders, and regional experts to discuss the growth of advanced industries in the lead up to the 2024 election. Register: brookings.edu/events/issues-…

It’s unfortunate that it does take a disaster like the bridge collapse in Baltimore for many people to recognize, quite honestly, the economic importance, Joe Kane tells Fred Dews. We all depend on these types of facilities whether we realize it or not. brookings.edu/articles/econo…

Looking forward to joining Microsoft
TechSpark chat at 4ET on strategies for financing the sustainability of community development organizations and place-based initiatives

Join here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/nonprofit-c……

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Why are Texas and other metro areas seeing success in reducing homelessness? Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & Hanna Love say first and foremost, they are building more housing of all types. Read more here: latimes.com/opinion/story/… L.A. Times Opinion

There is undoubtedly potential from the Joe Biden administration’s historic federal infrastructure funding but maximizing the reach of this funding will require significant investment in training and skills development for workers, argues Robert Espinoza. brookings.edu/articles/build…