The full PPL decision is online at: www.project504.org/VV%20vs%20Minneapolis.pdf
I found it instructive that a court of law, when weighing the facts of the disparate impact race discrimination case, found the following: "Even assuming that plaintiffs [Ventura Village and named residents] could show that the City has established a policy or practice regarding the siting of supportive housing, plaintiffs have not brought forth any evidence of a significant adverse impact on people of color. In fact, plaintiffs do not dispute that more than half of the supportive housing projects approved by the City in the last nine years have been constructed in predominantly white neighborhoods." I'm not picking a fight, but the fact that more than half of the projects have been located in predominantly white neighborhoods appears to contradict what a lot of folks say about predominantly white 'fortress neighborhoods' keeping these projects out. If there is context others would like to add to the Court's finding, it would be good to get that context. Gregory Luce St. Paul REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
