The Revitalist

The onetenchelsea blog posts a link to the Center for Urban and Regional Policy's recap of the gubernatorial candidates discussion of urban issues back in June. (zakcq, I would have posted a comment, but your blog only accepts Blogger logins. Maybe you could do something about that?)

What always strikes me from discussions/debates like this is how skilled candidates become at manoeuvring the question to respond with their rehearsed platform issues. Sigh. The candidates (without Kerry Healy, but with Grace Ross) discussed the high cost of housing, population loss, the jobs crunch, local aid, etc. They all seem to have acknowledged the issues, but I don't hear any real plans or proposals. It feels like the discussion is all at the surface, and I want nitty gritty.

At the end of the article, there is a link to a paper from CHAPA (Citizen's Housing and Planning Association) on the candidate's housing policies. This seems sufficiently more detailed. I'll give it a read and get back to you.