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Thompson ran for City Council in 1979 with an endorsement from the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). At that time, he told the Cambridge Chronicle, "I favor rent control and I'm against condominium conversion." But he qualified his position, adding, "I will seek to reform the procedures of the rent control board...
That year he placed 11th in the race for nine Council seats. Thompson ran again in 1981, but the CCA refused him an endorsement, calling his stands on rent control ambiguous. He came in 12th...
Strong opposition to Proposition 1-2-3 has already surfaced and comes chiefly from the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), a city political coalition which supports the rent control laws and advocates only minor revisions...
...There is room for improvement in how the policies are enforced, but long-standing residents of Cambridge shouldn't be kicked out," said Brad Desch, the CCA's executive director. "The CCA strongly opposes 1-2-3. It gives landlords the opportunity to make windfall profits at the expense of Cambridge residents...
...CCA members have said Meyer's canvassers misrepresented 1-2-3 to gain support from Cambridge residents. "Volunteers who solicited signatures [to get 1-2-3 on the ballot] at the September polls presented the proposition as an affordable housing initiative," said Desch...