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December 23, 2004
Impact on Minorities
Long Beach Press Telegram: Opinion
Municipalities across the nation are begining to come to terms with the fact that, "Redevelopment is a Democratic program that makes Republicans rich."
Redevelopment is not a partisan issue and it shouldn't be a racial one. However, in many redevelopment cities, low-income and minority residents are disproportionately impacted by the need to revitalize the urban core.
In "Redevelopment: the Unknown Government," [Municipal Officers for Redevelopment Reform (MORR)] exposes the myth of economic development by noting that "Redevelopment's extreme bias in favor of retail and against industry has created low-wage jobs at the expense of skilled workers." MORR also cites an enormous amount of data that demonstrates no net per-capita income gains due to redevelopment activity.
Posted by lumi at December 23, 2004 7:28 AM