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Protection or obstruction? East Palo Alto leaders clash over city’s affordable-housing law
As East Palo Alto braces for a wave of large residential developments, city leaders can’t agree on the best way to handle affordable housing in these projects. This week, a contentious plan to change the city’s long-standing “inclusionary housing ordinance” fizzled amid community opposition.
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Protection or obstruction? East Palo Alto leaders clash over city’s affordable-housing law, As East Palo Alto braces for a wave of large residential developments, city leaders can’t agree on the best way to handle affordable housing in these projects. This week, a contentious plan to change the city’s long-standing “inclusionary housing ordinance” fizzled amid community opposition.
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- Protection or obstruction? East Palo Alto leaders clash over city’s affordable-housing lawPalo Alto Online - 2026-06-12T13:47:58+00:00
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