Word: cca
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...CCA candidates talk mostly about whatfirst-time candidate Jonathan S. Myers calls the"Manhattanization" of Cambridge--foundationcraters in Harvard and Kendall Squares, high rentspushed up by development, snarled traffic andparking problems that they say are too costly toresidents to be labeled as merely frustrating...
...didn't have people campaigning and youjust went around and asked people what the issueswere--development is hot," says CCA incumbentAlice K. Wolf. "More and more people areunderstanding the connection between the pressureof development and rising property values," shesays...
...CCA supports stricter zoning laws and a"linkage" system that would require companiesbuilding new projects to contribute a certainamount of inexpensive housing in return for zoningconcessions...
...CCA candidates say the rent control system isessential to prevent further housing woes, whilemost of the Independents blame it for tying up themarket in both rentals and condominum sales...
...CCA members say the study vindicates theirassertion that rent control helps mostly those whoneed it in order to stay in the city, and they addthat without the system, housing costs will drivethe middle class out of the city, leaving onlywealthy homeowners and tenants of public housing...