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Host and New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane was joined by City Councilor Shane Burgo, NAACP President Renee Ledbetter and United Interfaith Action Executive Director Andrea Sheppard Lomba in a conversation about what housing advocates say is an inadequate approach to a crisis.
“Housing is a human right,” said Sheppard Lomba.
A year after Mayor Jon Mitchell vetoed a ballot question on rent stabilization, New Bedford continues to be short thousands of affordable housing units. Though Mitchell has embarked on a multi-faceted plan to grow the number of units, the increase is by hundreds a year instead of the needed thousands.
Watch The Chat to understand the depth of the crisis, possible solutions, and as Burgo said, “hope” for the future.
THE CHAT ARCHIVES
Mitchell on his goals for the city, the budget, and immigration enforcement
In an hour-long one-on-one with The Light, the mayor hit on everything from education to wind to police to standing up for New Bedford.
Sheriff Heroux at the halfway point: ‘There’s still work I want to do at the jail’
If you missed the hour-long discussion with the Bristol County sheriff, we’ve got the full Chat available. He said while he has made progress, he is “not claiming mission accomplished.”
Remaking The Zeiterion was ‘a big mountain to climb’
Just how did the folks behind the scenes pull off a $37 million restoration? And what can the community look forward to from The Z?