[BenLurkin]

Are you sure it is prevent gentrification?

You'd think cities would encourage renewal.

[Heyworth]

Are you sure it is prevent gentrification?

Probably. Pasadena's bad neighborhoods have been gentrifying for a while and the minority community (and political power base for a few) have been squeezed. They want protection.

[WayneLusvardi]

Pasadena wants to prevent gentrification to protect low income renters who are leaving town and diminishing the Democratic political base