North Carolina is a hotspot in the nation鈥檚 eviction crisis. As of 2016, the state鈥檚 rate of evictions and eviction filings national rates. shines a light on the specific problems in Durham County, where gentrification is pushing out long-time residents and advocates say the city is in a time of crisis.
shows that the rate of eviction filings in Durham County in 2016 was nearly twice the statewide rate. So, what are city and county officials doing to remedy the problem?
Host Frank Stasio talks to about her reporting on housing, evictions and public policy. Vaughn is a government and politics reporter for and who has covered Durham for more than a decade.
She outlines the work of the Durham Eviction Diversion Program; the $10 million affordable housing loan fund to be launched this summer in Durham; and the $95 million affordable housing bond that will be on the ballot in November. She also shares her reporting on a on how to handle tent camps in Durham County.
