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{\an1}So there is this, there's this special sort of work
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{\an1}So there is this, there's thisspecial sort of work {\an1}that we're all doing...

{\an1}So there is this, there's this
special sort of work {\an1}that we're all doing {\an1}that is not fixing our,
our larger housing issues

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{\an1}So there is this, there's this special sort of work
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{\an1}that we're all doing
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{\an1}that is not fixing our, our larger housing issues.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:06
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
{\an1}So say there's 30,000... - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}So say there's 30,000...
{\an1}30,000 notices to quit served in Boston every year. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}30,000 notices to quit served in Boston every year.
{\an1}It's, that we are estimating. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}It's, that we are estimating.
{\an1}I think the challenge with early intervention - City Hall 00:22
{\an1}I think the challenge with early intervention
{\an1}There were 1,100 householdswho were in subsidized housing - City Hall 00:20
{\an1}There were 1,100 householdswho were in subsidized hous...
{\an1}Which to me just makes them the red-alarm population. - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}Which to me just makes them the red-alarm population.
{\an1}And so to some extent, there is a benefit to, - City Hall 00:12
{\an1}And so to some extent, there is a benefit to,
SHEILA: If you get evicted from subsidized housing, - City Hall 00:08
SHEILA: If you get evicted from subsidized housing,
{\an1}So you might be the lowest income, you know, - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}So you might be the lowest income, you know,
{\an3}MAN: What could we do to get, - City Hall 00:04
{\an3}MAN: What could we do to get,
{\an1}And, and what I... - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And, and what I...
{\an1}What I thought was, - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}What I thought was,
{\an1}I think we do a particularly badjob of informing and persuading. - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}I think we do a particularly badjob of informing and p...
{\an1}Maybe the small landlords in particular - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}Maybe the small landlords in particular
{\an1}The small landlord groups seem to feel - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}The small landlord groups seem to feel
{\an1}I mean, it would make so much more sense to be able - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}I mean, it would make so much more sense to be able
{\an1}"But if you know somebody's chronically late, - City Hall 00:13
{\an1}"But if you know somebody's chronically late...
{\an1}"You bring them to us, we'll help them budget. - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}"You bring them to us, we'll help them budge...
{\an1}We'll do this, and it's so much more cost-efficient." - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}We'll do this, and it's so much more cost-ef...
{\an1}I mean, and because we were, - City Hall 00:12
{\an1}I mean, and because we were,