Word: beene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"At times we have been confrontational," Cavellini says. "We know that to sustain a good direct action campaign takes a lot of time, effort and people, so we try to negotiate where possible."
Attracted by the area's booming economy, more and more professionals have been moving to Cambridge, creating a housing crunch.
Landlords have taken advantage of the housing shortage by evicting older tenants and increasing rents up to 300 percent, an action that would have been impossible under rent control.
But immigrant voting rights have been a more controversial measure than the living wage, which attracted near-unanimous support.
No arrests have been made, and the case is still considered active.