Swan's Picks for February 2

The ghost town article in this week's aggregation seems particularly salient, and touches on trends predicted by among others Michelle Wilde Anderson, as far back as her 2014 Yale Law Journal article. What can cities and states be doing to reverse depopulation trends? Send us your suggestions to sloglawblog@gmail.com and we will post to the SLoG social media account.

$1 houses: Newark holds first lottery for local homebuyers (cnbc.com)

Why the judge ruled against Disney’s First Amendment claim, and what’s next in the fight – WFTV

Chicago City Council votes to call for ceasefire in Gaza - CBS Chicago (cbsnews.com)

Hayward to divest shares in four companies that do business in Israel (sfchronicle.com)

NYPD sends cops to outposts in Arizona and Colombia (nydailynews.com)

City's lawsuit seeks to shift blame over release of LAPD officer photos - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

The War on ‘Woke Capital’ Is Backfiring - The Atlantic

The Suburbs Have Become a Ponzi Scheme - The Atlantic

Half of America’s Cities Are Depopulating. We Could Be Headed for a Ghost Town Era. (popularmechanics.com)