We Can Have Nice Things
Stephanie Nakhleh, Bob SimpsonStephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
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A manufactured home being transported on a permanent chassis. Image source (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) and more on the chassis rule here.
The ROAD to Housing Act made it!
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Stephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
Bob Simpson is founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact Council and the editor the Affordable Housing Handbook.
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