By Katie Orr
Published February 22, 2011 on
All Councilman Todd Gloria needed was a mega-phone and a letter sweater at a news conference about redevelopment on Tuesday. Gloria stood at a podium in the shadow of an affordable housing project and rallied those who gathered before him.
“Is City Heights better off today because of redevelopment?” he shouted. A crowd cheered “Yes!” in response.
Gloria was there with Mayor Jerry Sanders and other local politicians to promote the $4 billion wish list of development projects the city wants to get started on in case the state eliminates redevelopment agencies. Projects already underway will likely be allowed to continue.
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