[URBAN NOTE] Five cities links: Bay View, San Francisco, Houston, Washington D.C., Montréal. Québec

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• The Guardian reports on the Michigan town of Bay View, a community that literally forbids non-Christians from holding property locally.


• Net migration from the San Francisco area seems to be accelerating, with unaffordability being commonly cited as explanation. CBS reports.


• Will rapid wage increases in Houston be enough to protect the labour market of the city if much-needed undocumented workers are forced out in significant numbers? Bloomberg reports.


• Data from smartphones is being used to simulate what might happen if Washington D.C. was subjected to a nuclear attack. VICE reports.


• The tourist agencies of Montréal and Québec City are having a cute little online exchange. Global News reports.