{"id":43,"date":"2016-02-03T23:04:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T23:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:52:46","slug":"campaign-for-the-participatory-re-zoning-of-jerome-ave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/our-campaigns\/campaign-for-the-participatory-re-zoning-of-jerome-ave\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Zoning of Jerome Ave"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-781d2348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"781d2348\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692973d4\" data-id=\"692973d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b95cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b95cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\">After the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\">ity announced its plans to study 73 (now 92) blocks along Jerome Avenue in September of 2014, as part of the Mayor\u2019s Housing plan, we anxiously awaited community involvement. After five months of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\">very little<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\"> involvement, we formed a Coalition of faith leaders, auto workers, union members and tenant advocacy groups, called the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW61746396 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bronxcommunityvision.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW61746396 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61746396 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW61746396 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Here is a recap of what we\u2019ve done so far:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Grounded in the belief that community members are the experts, we decided that our first act must be to hold a forum, educating community members about the City\u2019s plans, the study area and the need to get involved, and to hear people\u2019s concerns about what the plan would mean for this neighborhood.\u00a0 On March 5th, in the middle of a snowstorm, more than 450 community residents came to learn about the study area, the process of re-zoning, and how they can get involved!!!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\">After the community forum <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\">convened<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\"> on March 5th, the steering committee met and created a structure for community engagement. From March to June, we held four visioning sessions. At each session, we gave an overview of the community engagement process of our <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW169771712 BCX0\">coalition and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\"> presented and shared data and information on the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW169771712 BCX0\">current status<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\"> of jobs and employment, affordable housing, community involvement, commercial <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\">industries,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\"> and tenant harassment. Grounded in this data and our shared experiences, we worked in groups at each visioning session to brainstorm a list of solutions. Each session was attended by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW169771712 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\">100-150 community resident<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169771712 BCX0\">s.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW169771712 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\">We also collected over <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW80096902 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\">500 surveys<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\"> about people\u2019s concerns and hopes for the rezoning. This data is used throughout the platform to document the needs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\">identified<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80096902 BCX0\"> by community members. We conducted extensive community outreach to ensure as many residents and workers as possible knew about this process.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW80096902 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234324631 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234324631 BCX0\">On September 30, 2015, we held a forum where we presented a draft of these policy recommendations to over 150 community residents to gain their insight, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234324631 BCX0\">feedback,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234324631 BCX0\"> and priorities.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW234324631 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW16148621 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16148621 BCX0\">In total, more than 1,500 community members attended the forums and visioning sessions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW16148621 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\">More than <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\">6,500 doors<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\"> were knocked to tell tenants about the rezoning process and to let them know about the visioning session. More than <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\">322 business owners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\"> had conversations with members of the coalition about the rezoning, while all businesses got information and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW224467855 BCX0\">flyers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\"> and more than <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW224467855 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224467855 BCX0\">2,000 community residents were called.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW224467855 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\">In October <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\">2015 we released our platform to over 700 residents, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\">workers,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\"> and city officials!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\"> Read the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW70736397 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/bxcommunityvision_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">full policy platform in English here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\"> and in <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW70736397 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/bxcommunityvision_spanish_final1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Spanish here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\">!\u00a0 For a shorter version, go to the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW70736397 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/cromwell-jerome_executivesummary_11-3-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">executive summary here in English<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\"> and <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW70736397 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/cromwell-jerome_executivesummary_spanishfinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">here in Spanish<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70736397 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW70736397 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\">After the release of our policy platform, we spent the next four months engaging hundreds of residents in the process of prioritizing our recommendations. We then wrote <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW156005170 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/Final_DCP_Cover_Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW156005170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">a letter<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\"> to City Planning <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW156005170 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/newsettlement.org\/casa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/Final_Letter_to_DCP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW156005170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">outlining our recommendations<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW156005170 BCX0\">urging<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\"> them to include our recommendations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW156005170 BCX0\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156005170 BCX0\"> the plan for Jerome Ave.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW156005170 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23872486 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23872486 BCX0\">At the first Jerome Avenue rezoning hearing in September 2016, over 500 workers and tenants rallied and marched to the hearing and testified for over 8 hours demanding the plan include the community\u2019s recommendations or not move forward.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW23872486 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW1152481 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1152481 BCX0\">We held a Town Hall in March 2017 where 300 tenants and workers shared our demands with Councilmembers Vanessa Gibson and Fernando Cabrera<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1152481 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW1152481 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\">Over 600 tenants and workers marched down the Grand Concourse in June 2017 to demand <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\">real affordable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\"> housing and then again 300 tenants and workers marched down Jerome Avenue in opposition to the plan as it does <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\">not include<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72137754 BCX0\"> our recommendations.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW72137754 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\">We won our major anti-displacement\/anti-harassment demands including <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\">establishing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\"> a <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW84868698 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.righttocounselnyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW84868698 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Right to Counsel<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84868698 BCX0\"> for tenants facing eviction in Housing Court and a Certificate of No Harassment requiring landlords to prove they have not harassed tenants for 5 years before they can receive permits to begin construction. We also won landmark worker protection rights requiring contractors to use City funding for construction to provide safety training programs.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW84868698 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162999839 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162999839 BCX0\">Since the City moved forward with and expanded the Jerome Avenue plan, tenants and workers have packed the Community Board 4 and 5, Bronx Borough Presidents, and City Planning Commission hearings where hundreds of tenants and workers testified in opposition to the plan.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW162999839 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:264,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">Ultimately the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> city passed the rezoning plan, how<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">ver, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">he fight is not over! We <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">maintain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> our focu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> on fighting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> displace<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">ment of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">rent-stabilized low-income tenants of color for white<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">, higher-income tenants<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">. Also, CASA <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\">established<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> a blueprint for community groups fighting rezonings that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW94363479 BCX0\">have<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> been duplicated <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW94363479 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-revue.com\/the-slow-death-of-rezoning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW94363479 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">across<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94363479 BCX0\"> the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW94363479 BCX0\" 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