Culver City, CA. The school district developed a strategic plan grounded in equity and is working to implement mandatory ethnic studies as a graduation requirement.

Detroit, MI. This charter revision seeks to center equity, survival, and quality of life, including water access, safety, recreation, and affordable housing.

Durham, NC. An effort to fund affordable housing across the city to support mixed-income neighborhoods and prevent ongoing displacement from the downtown corridor.

Boston, MA. In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the city of Boston established a three-part recovery fund totaling $6.3 million. This was part of a larger $15 million effort to support small businesses during the pandemic.

Minneapolis, MN. The city passed a Comprehensive Plan and a 3-year planning process that centered community engagement with the intent of creating a long-term plan to address historic inequities in the city through housing, transit, and sustainability efforts.

New York, NY. The city passed a pay standard act that raised freelance drivers’ wage to $17.22 an hour based on utilization rates that allow it to avoid being classified as a minimum wage.

Albany, NY. The city passed an ordinance that addresses systemic racism and calls for a reallocation of resources to traditionally underserved communities; the city auditor will conduct a performance audit of the city’s implementation of the legislation.