Word: pro-rent
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...least five pro-rent control candidates--andpossibly six--are expected to win council seats,observers said. As a result, rent control criticswill likely be unable to change the system throughthe council...
...Wolf and several other pro-rent controlcandidates said that one of their priorities wouldbe reforming the system to respond to the needs ofsmall property owners, who have been particularlyactive in the pro-1-2-3 campaign...
...lament the absence of any progressive candidate who has the courage to reject the knee-jerk pro-rent control position and take a critical look at the inequities and inefficiencies of the current system. We believe that a truly progressive candidate would push for a more efficient and fair system for ensuring an adequate supply of affordable housing for the needy. We would like to see a progressive candidate who did not blindly defend a scheme that benefits rich free-loaders and pushes the costs of the system free ride onto those who cannot get rent-controlled housing...
Last week, City Councillors David E. Sullivan and Saundra M. Graham announced they would not seek re-election next year. Both are members of the pro-rent control Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), and their withdrawal could leave the Council open for a possible shift in its balance of power...
...David and Saundra are not running, it increases the field of strong pro-rent control candidates substantially," said Cyr. With so many of these candidates running, he said, the CCA could "take an Independent seat" because people who previously supported Sullivan and Graham would now be free to vote for any one of the liberal candidates--whose vote totals might thus outnumber that of an incumbent Independent...