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Article: COUNCILS MAY FIGHT ZONING PLAN IDEA FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING DRAWS FIRE.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- September 27, 2004
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Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer
Pro-development interests opposed to ``inclusionary'' zoning - a concept that would require low-income units to be built into most new housing projects in Los Angeles - have tapped into the growing political clout of advisory neighborhood councils for support.
The zoning proposal from Councilmen Ed Reyes and Eric Garcetti is tentatively scheduled to be heard in the next few weeks, but opponents are pushing hard for a delay to give community groups - particularly neighborhood councils - more time to mobilize.
``The one thing we don't want is to see this pushed through without adequate debate,'' said Hallie Kemper, ...