suburban homes
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“Protect the Suburbs!” A racist statement, as well as a political one?

For decades, many property owners in Marin — and statewide — have vociferously opposed affordable housing in order to “preserve local character.” For a suburban county like Marin where 85% of the land area is closed to development, this means, in effect, “don’t build anything anywhere.” Justifications? No more traffic. Save our open space. Keep class sizes…

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The debate against affordable housing in Marin – Part 2

Krissy Clark/Marketplace Thursday, June 11, 2015 – 16:34 We’re looking at the issue of affordable housing through one place where housing is not exactly affordable: Marin County, just north of San Francisco. George Lucas*, filmmaker and longtime Marin resident, says he’ll use more than $100 million to finance, entirely, 224 low-income apartments on a piece…