One more tale in which Liberals/Progressives blur the line between insanity and stupidity.
The plan by said Leftist group is to prevent neighborhood improvement....one more aspect of the war against growth, capitalism...and, yes.....progress.
1. "Trader Joes Pulls Out Of Poor Portland, Oregon Neighborhood: Defeat Of Gentrification?
2. Trader Joes, the privately held retail grocery chain, has cancelled plans to open a store in a poor neighborhood in the northeastern section of Portland, Ore., following negative reactions from the local community.
3. The Portland African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) objected to the proposed development partly because it feared that the new retail complex would eventually push up rental prices in the area and drive out the local black community.
4. ....now that Trader Joes and Majestic have both backed out, municipal officials called the decision "a loss for the city and particularly for Northeast Portland.
5. ....PAALF said .... the plan to open a Trader Joes was just the latest in this long history of businesses and political leaders driving out black people in the name of economic progress in Portland..... This is a peoples movement for African-Americans ....
6. ....the NAACPs senior director of economic programs, condemned the Trader Joes project as a new kind of gentrification.
7. ....neighborhood residents said they were looking forward to Trader Joes opening and resented the PAALFs stance. All of my neighbors were excited to have Trader Joes come here and replace a lot that has always been empty, said Nghi Tran. Its good quality for poor men. (The property has been vacant for 20 years.) Tran, who has lived in the neighborhood for 15 years, blasted the PAALF, noting, They dont come to the neighborhood clean-ups.
8. There are no winners today, .... Only missed tax revenue, lost jobs, less foot traffic, an empty lot and a boulevard still struggling to support its local small businesses..... Was there a vote? This should be re-evaluated. This is not what the neighborhood people want. This is terrible.
9. ...said Trader Joes would have revitalized the neighborhood. I moved here when there were gunshots out the window, ....they cant stand up and say, As residents of the neighborhood, this is what we want. The residents of the neighborhood want this to happen.
10. ...unemployment among the citys black population has generally run twice as high as rates for whites and Asians."
Trader Joe?s Pulls Out Of Poor Portland, Oregon Neighborhood: Defeat Of Gentrification?
Can you see another Detroit in the making?
The plan by said Leftist group is to prevent neighborhood improvement....one more aspect of the war against growth, capitalism...and, yes.....progress.
1. "Trader Joes Pulls Out Of Poor Portland, Oregon Neighborhood: Defeat Of Gentrification?
2. Trader Joes, the privately held retail grocery chain, has cancelled plans to open a store in a poor neighborhood in the northeastern section of Portland, Ore., following negative reactions from the local community.
3. The Portland African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) objected to the proposed development partly because it feared that the new retail complex would eventually push up rental prices in the area and drive out the local black community.
4. ....now that Trader Joes and Majestic have both backed out, municipal officials called the decision "a loss for the city and particularly for Northeast Portland.
5. ....PAALF said .... the plan to open a Trader Joes was just the latest in this long history of businesses and political leaders driving out black people in the name of economic progress in Portland..... This is a peoples movement for African-Americans ....
6. ....the NAACPs senior director of economic programs, condemned the Trader Joes project as a new kind of gentrification.
7. ....neighborhood residents said they were looking forward to Trader Joes opening and resented the PAALFs stance. All of my neighbors were excited to have Trader Joes come here and replace a lot that has always been empty, said Nghi Tran. Its good quality for poor men. (The property has been vacant for 20 years.) Tran, who has lived in the neighborhood for 15 years, blasted the PAALF, noting, They dont come to the neighborhood clean-ups.
8. There are no winners today, .... Only missed tax revenue, lost jobs, less foot traffic, an empty lot and a boulevard still struggling to support its local small businesses..... Was there a vote? This should be re-evaluated. This is not what the neighborhood people want. This is terrible.
9. ...said Trader Joes would have revitalized the neighborhood. I moved here when there were gunshots out the window, ....they cant stand up and say, As residents of the neighborhood, this is what we want. The residents of the neighborhood want this to happen.
10. ...unemployment among the citys black population has generally run twice as high as rates for whites and Asians."
Trader Joe?s Pulls Out Of Poor Portland, Oregon Neighborhood: Defeat Of Gentrification?
Can you see another Detroit in the making?