Press Coverage
Making Lemonade from a Lemon -- New Housing Legislation Deserves Support
By REV. R. LENTON BUFFALO JR.
Versions of the op-ed below by Rev. R. Lenton Buffalo Jr., President of the New Jersey Regional Coalition, were published during the week of 12/27/10 as an op-ed or a letter to the editor in The Daily Record (Morris County), Trenton Times, The Burlington County Times, and Press of Atlantic City.
Making Lemonade from a Lemon -- New Housing Legislation Deserves Support
While it’s not perfect, Assembly Majority Leader Joe Cryan and Senate President Steve Sweeney deserve compliments and gratitude for turning a near disaster for fair housing into a very positive framework for a more progressive and fair system for affordable housing in New Jersey.
Over 100 NJRC Leaders Travel to Washington to Meet with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Obama Advisor
On December 4, 2008 over 100 NJRC leaders traveled from around New Jersey to Washington, DC to meet with senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. Below is an article from the Washington Post discussing the powerful meeting attended by over 2,500 grassroots leaders from around the country.
2007 Public Meeting a Success, Nearly 1,500 Attend
According to an article on the meeting in the Star Ledger: "...the coalition wants to abolish Regional Contribution Agreements, or RCAs, which suburbs use to transfer their housing obligations to cities. "RCAs promote segregation," said Rohn Hein ... speaking before the event. "Rich communities are selling their obligations to poorer communities." ... "Inequalities and injustices are causing thousands of families to flee New Jersey," said the Rev. Charles Stevens of the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing."
