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...worked hard to change that during my twoyears as president. The event of Question 9 caughtup with us before we could clean up our act," hesaid, referring to the controversial statereferendum that narrowly passed last fall,abolishing rent control...
...compared rent control to the proposedbuilding expansion of the Stop and Shopsupermarket, which also generated controversy. Thegroup adopted a moderate, low-key stance,supporting the expansion but urging the city torestrict the truck traffic on Memorial Drive thatneighbors of the grocery thought would disrupt theneighborhood...
...former president said the group neversucceeded in reaching a consensus on rent controland chose to follow a policy of, "Let's stick withwhat we got. Maybe everything else is worse...
While conceding that the group might lose thesupport of tenants dissatisfied with the outcomeof Question 9, she said the end of rent controlmight bring back voters who had previously beenrepelled by the CCA's position...
...There are very few people, in my opinion, forwhom rent control is the only issue," she said...