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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 to help Stein better understand how the low-income complexes serve residents in Livermore — un...

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 macro and micro scale,” Stein said at an April 20 city council meeting. “I think it should be d...

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 Council, came under fire after he said he didn’t want downtown Livermore to turn into a “ghetto”...

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 didn't 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 second chance under the condition that he takes a tour of affordable housing units, meets with Live...

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,” said councilmember Brittni Kiick.  Stein now must attend a class on a number of topics, one of them-...