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Minority City Council bloc talks Rochester housing

Four people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man front left has long brown hair and a brown beard and is wearing glasses, a black t-shirt with white text, grey shorts and sandals; a woman back left has brown hair and is wearing a short-sleeved white button-down shirt with grey and black stripes; a woman back right has short red hair and is wearing glasses, a green blazer, and a white shirt with a green leaf pattern; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a white long-sleeved button-down shirt with blue cuffs, jeans, and sneakers.
Julie Williams
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WXXI News
(foreground) Ryan Acuff, (background) Kim Smith, and Mary Lupien on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, August 26, 2024

The minority bloc on Rochester City Council is focused on housing, and they want Rochester to opt-in to legislation known as the Good Cause Eviction Law. The law is meant to make sure that landlords have a justified reason for evicting a tenant.

They discuss how they view the housing crisis, and what city government can do to make housing more affordable and accessible.

Our guests:

*Note: To read about the legislation, click here and scroll to page 59.

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.