Tag archives: special interest
Developing Inclusivity and Community Go Hand-in-Hand
Inclusion is not a special interest; it is a human right. For the educator in me, this is a mantra that safeguards the term inclusion from how it trends currently in our discourse. In the rhetoric of our time, it has lost both its efficacy and meaning. It has become threadbare in its overuse and […]
Special-Interest Groups Negatively Impacting Single-Family Neighborhoods and Affordable Housing
We attended the Senate Housing Committee last week to provide input on two key bills: Senate Bills 9 and 765. Our unexpected gain: insight into who’s calling the shots at the state. Hint: it’s not you. Senator Toni Atkins (San Diego) introduced the revised SB-9. It will allow four units on a single-family lot, newly […]