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"I believe neighborhood residents should have some say on a project of that importance," Motmans said in a recent interview.
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Women Of Color Overrepresented In Homeless Crisis
https://sacobserver.com/2023/08/women-of-color-overrepresented-in-homeless-crisis/
Can gentrification be slowed in Oak Park? Inside the dramatic effort to save a neighborhood
Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article250993029.html?#storylink=cpy
Council approves community benefits agreement for Aggie Square as group announces it will drop lawsuit. https://engagesac.org/blog-civic-engagement/2021/4/6/e3zzzzave6nak2tqeolfr51hnia2vu?fbclid=IwAR3xwPUd84DTJyDQMC8fHnAbtsfohddR1JxGdJ2CYHTT-s_-M1yYE52JWMg
Aggie Square set to move forward after community benefits deal approved https://www.bizjournals.com/.../aggie-square-set-to-move...
Aggie Square receives approval from UC Board of Regents
Nov. 20, 2020, Sacramento Business Journal.https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2020/11/20/aggie-square-receives-approval-from-uc-regents.html?cx_testId=7&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s
UC Board of Regents approves controversial $1.1B Aggie Square project in Sacramento
Nov. 19, 2020, Sacramento Beehttps://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article247262754.html
Sacramento considers tax break for UC Davis project. Some worry it will fuel gentrification. Oct 27, 2020, Sacramento Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article246655548.html
Councilmembers back call for community benefit ‘commitments’ on Aggie Square
Sept. 18, 20202, Sacramento Business Journalhttps://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2020/09/18/councilmembers-back-community-benefit-aggie-square.html?cx_testId=7&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s
A $1.1 billion project will mean thousands of jobs in Sacramento. Will renters be displaced? Sept 14, 2020, Sacramento Bee
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/sacramento-tipping-point/article245645690.html
Lawsuit filed against Aggie Square project
A coalition of community advocacy groups called Sacramento Investment Without Displacement filed a lawsuit last week which could halt or delay construction of UC Davis’ $1.1 billion Aggie Square project, which is set to break ground next year in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-against-aggie-square-project/
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