Peltier was kidnapped from Canada with a quiestionable affidavit, and is now serving two life sentences. Prosecuting attorneys and Federal Judges have both stated, on record, that the evidence used to convict Peltier would not hold up in court today. In addition, evidence which would surely have exonerated him, had been erroneously withheld at trial. From the Family Housing Fund to Habitat for Humanity, affordable housing advocates note that all housing costs have skyrocketed, while wages have stagnated and private developers are not building low-income housing. For example, neither Alliance for the Streets or the Welfare Rights Committee were consulted.
Home ownership is what's being emphasized, but, what's needed is more affordable rental housing.
But, that's treated as a dirty word. Neither the report summary's findings or recommendations mentioned preservation of existing low-income housing. Mayor Sayles-Belton has provided ever escalated demolitions that resulted in 745 buildings being torn down in 1998 alone. That included individual houses to apartment buildings, making the total units lost even higher. Federal and local public agencies already mandate making low-income housing the priority.