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"I wanted to reserve judgement on the petition in light of the fact that there were some withstanding legal questions," he said. ("What happens if the referendum is set aside or affected in some way [is that]the city would be left without [its original] rent control laws.")
But Russell said she believes the Cambridge home rule petition contains a clause that would invalidate its own provisions if Question 9 were overturned.
Despite the restraining order, the Cambridge Tenants' Union will continue to circulate a referendum petition seeking to repeal the city council's home rule petition, said Bryle Breny, a tenant and rent control advocate.
"A local group is going to circulate a referendum petition on the vote of the city council when they passed this home rule petition," she said. "That means the legislature would not have a request from the city to pass this new terrible bill that's not even a compromise...
Associated Press wire reports were used in this story.Crimson File PhotoCity Councillor JONATHAN S. MYERS, shown here during a recent campaign, said he wanted to reserve judgement on a home rule petition until he could see whether a legal challenge to Question 9 would emerge. Yesterday, one challenge did.