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  • CHICAGO EXPLORING CREATION OF CITY-OWNED GROCERY STORE FOR FOOD DESERTS

    09/14/2023 4:11:49 AM PDT · by aquila48 · 121 replies
    Abc7 ^ | 9/13/23 | Eric Horng
    The issue of food scarcity and food deserts have led to protests and shined a spotlight on deep-rooted inequities in Chicago. "It is an abomination to think that 10 miles from Englewood people are living twenty years longer because they have access to things they need," said Ameya Pawar, Economic Security Project. The non-profit Economic Security Project and the city are partnering to explore the creation of a municipally owned grocery store. "Really it's filling the gaps for the market and making sure that people have access to all the goods and resources that they need to survive and thrive,"...
  • Mayor of Flint, Michigan wants city-run assembly plant

    01/21/2006 4:53:44 PM PST · by Simmy2.5 · 24 replies · 879+ views
    AFP via Yahoo ^ | Fri Jan 20, 10:18 AM ET
    FLINT, United States (AFP) - As yet another auto plant prepares to shut is doors, the mayor of Flint, Michigan has come up with a radical - and possibly illegal - plan: a city-run assembly plant. The aim is to bring much-needed jobs to a town that has sunken even further into despair in the 15 years since film maker Michael Moore documented the first round of plant closures by General Motors in his award-winning "Roger and Me". Boarded-up houses and businesses darken the city's streets. Abandoned lots are choked with weeds and trash. Schools are crumbling. The bright lights...