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It took 20 years, but affordable downtown housing is finally coming to Livermore Most Popular FacebookTwitterEmail John Marchand, a former mayor of Livermore, holds a print of the new affordable housing project that is suppose to be built in conjunction with Stockmens Park in Livermore, Calif. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The Chronicle A 20-year crusade to build affordable housing in downtown Livermore won a unanimous v...

Plan for affordable downtown housing divides Bay Area city, with claims of racism, elitism FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3John Marchand, a former mayor of Livermore, points out different places on a plan for 130 units of new affordable housing that is planned to be built in conjunction with Stockmens Park in Livermore, Calif. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.Brittany Hosea-Small/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3The construction site of 220 new market rate apartments is seen beyo...

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LIVERMORE — At a special council meeting held on Monday this week, councilmembers voted 4-1 to keep Commissioner John Stein on the planning commission with certain conditions, following his comments at a recent public meeting. With Councilmember Robert Carling opposed, the council decided to retain Stein, while requiring that he meet with the Human Services staff to visit the city’s affordable housing developments. The purpose of the tour, as proposed by Councilmember Gina Bonanno, is...

Emotions run hot as city council decides against firing Livermore Planning Commissioner over offensive remark Brandon Sapienza After an emotional public debate, the Livermore City Council decided against removing Planning Commissioner John Stein, who caused an uproar after saying that affordable housing would create a “ghetto” in the downtown area. “I really don’t want to see the downtown become a ghetto of affordable housing, and I support inclusionary housing both on a...

East Bay official apologizes for ghetto remarks about affordable housing. Will city oust him? FacebookTwitterEmail suggesting that affordable housing would create a ‘ghetto’ in the city’s downtown.MARK COSTANTINI / SFC The Livermore City Council will consider removing a planning commissioner Monday evening after he made offensive remarks, suggesting that affordable housing would create a ‘ghetto’ in the city’s downtown. Commissioner John Stein, who previously served on the City Coun...

Livermore planning commissioner who used word ghetto will keep job By KTVU staff LIVERMORE, Calif. - The Livermore City Council voted on Monday to allow a planning commissioner to keep his seat after he made what many viewed as an insensitive remark. During a public meeting last month, John Stein said he didnt want the downtown to become a "ghetto."  He made the comment during a discussion about bringing a low-income housing project to the area. However, the council agreed to give Stein a se...

Stein was back Monday night, apologizing for using the word “ghetto.” “To anyone I may have hurt I am sorry,” he said. “It won’t happen again.” The council considered removing Stein from the planning commission, but a motion to do that failed.  The council instead is giving Stein a second chance, with strings attached. “I move to send Stein to the planning commissioners training through Cal Cities which has lots of really informative webinars that I think will be helpful,” sa...