OK, I’m done here. “Parents fear the new site... the teacher housing could affect property values, by bringing renters into their Almaden Valley neighborhood.”https://twitter.com/KTVU/status/1047662588480221185 …
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Oops, forgot to link the petition in that previous tweet.https://www.change.org/p/san-jose-unified-school-district-board-trustees-save-leland-and-bret-harte-schools …
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Btw, San Jose decided to close down several schools earlier this year because enrollment has been dropping rapidly as families with young children can’t afford housing in the area.https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/02/south-san-jose-school-district-decides-to-close-three-schools/ …
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The house of the petition’s author has appreciated by more than the median annual salary of a San Jose Unified public school teacher every year for the last eight years. https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fsjusd.box.com%2Fs%2F3emr2poxt4n80fkm5eez9xzzrq36ua74 …
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As a home owner in that general area, can I anti-sign the petition?
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Create an opposite petition!
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I am rarely surprised by opposition to new apartments but would not expect this to be happening in San Jose and with housing for teachers. Let's hope city officials stay firm,
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Pretty standard in the Bay Area:https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/02/23/residents-vow-to-fight-teacher-housing-idea …
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Crazy NIMBY’s. Welcome all. A lot more high density housing should be built closer to transportation & educational services.
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I wonder how many of these NIMBYs have benefitted from Prop 13?
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When you see "Low-cost housing is not consistent with our neighborhood", read it as, "The kind of people who live in low-cost housing are not desired in our neighborhood".
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