Housing Groups Slam Proposal to Redefine Affordable Housing in Oakland

Affordable housing advocates are accusing Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the city council of “gutting” housing assistance for low-income residents by redefining the definition of affordable housing.

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“The city has an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing,” said David Zisser, an attorney with the nonprofit legal aid group Public Advocates, during the public comment period yesterday. “This moves us in the opposite direction by shifting resources away from low-income to moderate-income residents.”

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