Rent stabilization or rent control. Whatever you call it, it’s been a hot topic around New Bedford these days. As the City Council gets set to discuss the non-binding ballot question and the mayor’s veto, we put it out there to the good people of the city.

In our latest edition of “We asked, you answered,” multimedia reporter Eleonora Bianchi posed this question: “Should New Bedford consider rent control to help make apartments more affordable?”

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