Word: controllers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about time that someone takes on the National Rifle Association," he said to sustained applause. In a jab apparently directed at Gore, who also supports tighter gun restrictions, Bradley said he was "not a Johnny-come-lately on gun control...
...meeting, which attracted close to 80 people, focused on building community solidarity, attracting media attention and creating statewide awareness of the growing number of evictions in Cambridge since the city abolished rent control...
...Since the end of rent control, we've helped many tenants to keep their homes. If they lose their homes, they're out of the city," said Bill Marcotte, the lead housing organizer for the EFZ. "We're all in the same boat, and we'd like to get out of this leaky boat together," he said...
Bill Cavellini, a Cambridge resident, spoke about the goals and platforms of the EFZ. Cavellini said that the last five years without rent control have shown that landlords are not afraid to raise rents--making staying in the city prohibitively expensive for low-and moderate-income families...
Other tenants who spoke at the meeting also saw these two factors as the key to a successful campaign for rent control...