CityLab Daily: 'This Isn’t a Good Place for a House'

“This isn’t a good place for a house”: Hurricane Maria destroyed or damaged more than one-third of Puerto Rico’s 1.2 million occupied homes. Now Puerto Rico officials say the disaster aid package in Congress falls short of what’s needed to address the territory’s housing crisis. Also: FEMA hired a contractor to provide 30 million meals in Puerto Rico. Only 50,000 were delivered.

Amazon’s budget list: It’s not just tax incentives. Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn told lawmakers that the state would basically give Amazon a “blank check” for the transportation improvements if the retail giant picks the D.C. suburb of Bethesda for its second headquarters. Add that to the long list of extreme bids to lure HQ2. ICYMI: The case for putting HQ2 in the suburbs.