The Social Cost Of Proposition MM

New schools promised by San Diego's Proposition MM will displace 3000 residents.

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August 6, 2003, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The timing couldn't be worse. They are thrown into a housing search in the midst of an explosion in real estate values and an escalation in rents...How these residents are compensated, where they go and how they get there are some of the most emotional consequences of Proposition MM...While some renters have used their relocation payments to buy their first homes, some property owners have lost homes their families have lived in for generations."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: The human costs

Sunday, August 3, 2003 in The San Diego Union-Tribune

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