LOS ANGELES: It’s not unusual for public meetings to draw large numbers of activists when the topic involves a battle between market-rate and affordable housing. But last week’s planning meeting took a surprising turn when a group of non-English-speaking Asian-immigrant seniors showed up to support the construction of a luxury apartment tower.
The group of seniors held placards with a message that read, “We support the residential project!”.
As the night unfolded, it became clear that the immigrant seniors, who live near the proposed tower, had been misled. They thought the tower was to be an affordable housing development that they would be eligible to live in…