Sarah Holder, Author at Pacific Standard

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Sandra Sanchez, a Honduran woman and asylum seeker, preparing lunch for her daughter.

Social Justice

The Real Intention Behind the Recent ICE Raids Is Intimidation

While only 35 arrests were reported during the most recent, multi-city raids, the campaigns have caused widespread fear and tangible impacts on the daily routines of immigrant families.

Sarah Holder

A monarch butterfly lands on a boy's shoulder.

Environment

Pollinators Can Thrive in Metropolitan Areas

A growing body of research suggests that human-dense cities and flourishing wildlife aren't incompatible after all.

Sarah Holder

Residents walk past one of the few remaining Chicago Housing Authority Cabrini-Green public housing buildings January 12th, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois.

Economics

How Cities Across the U.S. Are Using Philanthropy to Combat Inequality

All over the country low-income citizens are struggling to attain more economic mobility. A new program funded by two large foundations is working to address that.

Sarah Holder

A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18th, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

Social Justice

Why Some Cities Are Using Zoning Laws to Restrict Abortion Access

While abortion is often talked about in ideological terms, in many states it's a lack of brick-and-mortar clinics that prevents women from seeking the care they need.

Sarah Holder

A journalist takes pictures of a projection screen prior to the start of Germany's auction for the construction of an ultra-fast 5G mobile network.

Social Justice

Inside the War Over 5G Equipment in Northern California

It's not just that 5G requires a lot of gear that can inspire NIMBY-ism from locals, it's also that some people really don't like it when they see it.

Sarah Holder

Economics

Why Women’s Jobs Are Disproportionately Threatened by Automation

The AI debate has tended to center on men, but research shows that women make up 58 percent of the workers at the highest risk of job loss due to automation.

Sarah Holder

Economics

What Airbnb Does to Renters, Employees, and Cities

A recent study argues that cities need to start treating Airbnb like any other hotel business, and regulate it accordingly.

Sarah Holder

Social Justice

How the Ballot Initiative Can Transcend Political Polarization

Ballot measures are unique in that there's no clear signal telling voters what party each issue is aligned with.

Sarah Holder

Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos.

Economics

How Amazon HQ2 Is Already Affecting Housing Prices

Some real estate speculators are already putting bets on the fact that housing prices in the winning city will inflate fast.

Sarah Holder

Economics

Tech Titans Battle Over San Francisco’s Proposed Tax to Benefit the Homeless

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has pitted himself against Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, by spending millions of dollars to fund campaigns promoting the passage of a homelessness benefits initiative in the city.

Sarah Holder