Word: control
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...issue is a preamble reference to "changing rent control." But since rent control was enacted by a state home-rule petition, a city referendum like 1-2-3 cannot represent an actual "change," sponsors argue...
Supporters of the measure say it will give thousands of city residents an opportunity to buy homes, which they otherwise could not afford. But 1-2-3 opponents contend that the proposition would cripple the rent control system and dangerously deplete the city's stock of affordable housing...
...opponents say the referendum is deceptive because it claims to promote affordable housing while actually gutting rent control, its main component...
...Councillor and rent control advocate David E. Sullivan puts it, "Point 3 is essentially a dead letter. That particular fig leaf that the sponsors are using to cover up the other things they are doing is no longer available...
...councillors--Saundra Graham and David E. Sullivan--are longtime members of the CCA, and the third--Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci--is a fierce Independent who is often the council's swing vote. Although CCA members have made up a minority on the council, cooperation with the mayor on rent control and affordable housing issues has allowed them to push through their program in several areas. Vellucci's departure could threaten this balance...