L.A.’s Scoring System for Subsidized Housing Gives Black and Latino People Experiencing Homelessness Lower Priority Scores

An investigation by The Markup found racial disparities in L.A.’s intake system for unhoused people

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How We Investigated L.A.’s Homelessness Scoring System

Year after year, White people have been rated highly “vulnerable” more often than Black people

Inside The Markup

Lam Thuy Vo Joins The Markup

The Markup welcomes Lam to our team of investigative reporters

Hello World

Section 230 Is a Load-Bearing Wall—Is It Coming Down?

A conversation with James Grimmelmann and Kate Klonick

Data Is Plural

From Hazardous Chemicals Facilities to Unclaimed Estates

This week's roundup of notable data

Inside The Markup

The Markup Honored by AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

Our investigation into hospitals sending sensitive information to Facebook won third place

Hello World

Your Tax Data Shouldn’t Be Up for Grabs

Especially when there’s a better way

Privacy

Forget Milk and Eggs: Supermarkets Are Having a Fire Sale on Data About You

When you use supermarket discount cards, you are sharing much more than what is in your cart—and grocery chains like Kroger are reaping huge profits selling this data to brands and advertisers

Data Is Plural

Fair Market Rents, Diplomatic Visits, Bog Bodies, and Open Data Day Events

This week’s roundup of notable data

Hello World

 “Check Your Pixels”

See what your company is sending to Facebook