48 Hill reporter Tim Redmond writes that California came within days of adopting a law that would have taken away the right of the public to have a hearing about major real estate developments.
The measure would have not only threatened neighborhoods suffering from displacement linked to luxury housing; it would also have prevented planners and community activists to negotiate and demand higher level of affordable housing.
Public Advocates is mentioned as one of the organizations that signed on to a statewide letter opposing the bill,
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