Quote of the Week: Pio Renteria

The council member has some ideas about displacement

Quote of the Week: Pio Renteria
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"You're not saving us from displacement. You already displaced us."


– Pio Renteria at last week's City Council meeting, addressing anti-CodeNEXT group Community Not Commodity

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