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What Happened Today – August 21, 2026

August 22, 2026 by George Bounacos

Exterior of Patterson Point supportive housing apartments in Goleta, California

Patterson Point opened in Goleta, California, with 23 solar-powered studio apartments for special needs and formerly homeless residents, proof a housing authority can still build for its most vulnerable. (Courtesy of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara)

Donald Trump threatened to sue a think tank for $5 billion over numbers it published. The Center for American Progress measured crime in Washington, Los Angeles, and Memphis and found his National Guard deployments didn’t change the crime rate. His personal lawyer, not the White House counsel, sent a nine-page letter threatening the suit unless … Read more