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April 20, 2019
Published on Apr 20, 2019
"Tell General Motors today, no more federal contracts until they deal with Lordstown. Let's see how tough you are!" – Bernie Sanders, challenging President Donald Trump to bring jobs back to Lordstown, Ohio.
Lordstown Tough
Published on Apr 20, 2019
"Tell General Motors today, no more federal contracts until they deal with Lordstown. Let's see how tough you are!" – Bernie Sanders, challenging President Donald Trump to bring jobs back to Lordstown, Ohio.
April 20, 2019
When we are in the White House we will attack the problem of gentrification and rising rents ...
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1119586765117878272
April 19, 2019
Bernie Sanders offers 3 ideas to help battle gentrification while in Greenville
https://twitter.com/GreenvilleNews/status/1119349830898397184
Eric Connor, The Greenville News Published Updated 5:12 p.m. ET April 19, 2019
The West End is Greenville’s epicenter for the pressures of gentrification, and it was from that platform Friday that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke on what he considers solutions to an affordable housing crisis that he said spreads across the country.
“This is an issue we don’t discuss enough,” Sanders told a crowd of about 200 at the West End Community Development Center on South Main Street during an event billed as a forum on poverty. “Believe me, it’s not just a Greenville issue. It’s a national issue.”
The 77-year-old U.S. senator from Vermont referenced his time as mayor of the city of Burlington, to answer a specific question about how to solve negative impacts of gentrification on the West Greenville and Greater Sullivan neighborhoods.
Three concepts emerged, the first of which is an effort the city of Greenville created two years ago — a housing trust fund.
In Burlington, Sanders said the city subsidized construction of affordable housing that could only be sold later at a marginally higher rate. The concept has been used in Greenville communities such as Viola Street.
The other two proposals haven't been implemented here — requiring developers to provide a certain amount of affordable housing in developments, often referred to as "inclusionary zoning," and laws mandating rent control for working-class renters.
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/04/19/bernie-sanders-south-carolina-rally-danny-glover-dr-cornel-west-affordable-housing-greenville-sc/3520397002/
Eric Connor, The Greenville News Published Updated 5:12 p.m. ET April 19, 2019
The West End is Greenville’s epicenter for the pressures of gentrification, and it was from that platform Friday that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke on what he considers solutions to an affordable housing crisis that he said spreads across the country.
“This is an issue we don’t discuss enough,” Sanders told a crowd of about 200 at the West End Community Development Center on South Main Street during an event billed as a forum on poverty. “Believe me, it’s not just a Greenville issue. It’s a national issue.”
The 77-year-old U.S. senator from Vermont referenced his time as mayor of the city of Burlington, to answer a specific question about how to solve negative impacts of gentrification on the West Greenville and Greater Sullivan neighborhoods.
Three concepts emerged, the first of which is an effort the city of Greenville created two years ago — a housing trust fund.
In Burlington, Sanders said the city subsidized construction of affordable housing that could only be sold later at a marginally higher rate. The concept has been used in Greenville communities such as Viola Street.
The other two proposals haven't been implemented here — requiring developers to provide a certain amount of affordable housing in developments, often referred to as "inclusionary zoning," and laws mandating rent control for working-class renters.
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/04/19/bernie-sanders-south-carolina-rally-danny-glover-dr-cornel-west-affordable-housing-greenville-sc/3520397002/
April 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/shaqbrewster/status/1119349130239909888
Photo: Bernie addressed an overflow crowd outside the smaller auditorium.
https://twitter.com/shaqbrewster/status/1119349130239909888
April 19, 2019
Started streaming 67 seconds ago
Our government will be based on justice—racial, social, economic and environmental justice. Join Bernie live at a rally in Greenville, South Carolina, as we continue the political revolution to defeat Trump, take on powerful special interests and create a government that works for all.
🔥 Bernie Rallies Supporters in Greenville, SC
Started streaming 67 seconds ago
Our government will be based on justice—racial, social, economic and environmental justice. Join Bernie live at a rally in Greenville, South Carolina, as we continue the political revolution to defeat Trump, take on powerful special interests and create a government that works for all.
April 19, 2019
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/04/19/vermont-senator-bernie-sanders-campaign-rally-greenville-sc-cornel-west-danny-glover/3521833002/
Photos: Bernie and friends lunch at Stax's Original, Greenville SC
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/04/19/vermont-senator-bernie-sanders-campaign-rally-greenville-sc-cornel-west-danny-glover/3521833002/
April 19, 2019
1 in 7 people in South Carolina are struggling with hunger and food insecurity. At least 750,000 live in poverty. In the wealthiest country in the history of the world that is completely unacceptable. We need real policies to eradicate poverty, not more tax breaks for billionaires. Join Bernie, Danny Glover and Dr. Cornel West live from Greenville, South Carolina, for a roundtable on eradicating poverty.
🔥 Sen. Bernie Sanders: A Community Conversation on Poverty - Greenville, SC
1 in 7 people in South Carolina are struggling with hunger and food insecurity. At least 750,000 live in poverty. In the wealthiest country in the history of the world that is completely unacceptable. We need real policies to eradicate poverty, not more tax breaks for billionaires. Join Bernie, Danny Glover and Dr. Cornel West live from Greenville, South Carolina, for a roundtable on eradicating poverty.
April 19, 2019
Published on Apr 18, 2019
A fired up audience welcomed Senator Bernie Sanders on his first visit to Spartanburg.
WSPA 7News: Bernie Sanders Visits Spartanburg
Published on Apr 18, 2019
A fired up audience welcomed Senator Bernie Sanders on his first visit to Spartanburg.
April 19, 2019
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2019/04/18/bernie-sanders-spartanburg-greenville-sc/3514494002/
Photos: Bernie Sanders visits Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Spartanburg
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2019/04/18/bernie-sanders-spartanburg-greenville-sc/3514494002/
April 19, 2019
Spill The Beans employee Jason Wall poses for a picture with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders before Sanders spoke at a town hall in Spartanburg. (Photo: Provided/Jason Wall)
Sanders paid a visit to Spill The Beans in downtown Spartanburg just prior to his appearance at the town hall.
He ordered a green tea and a slice of carrot cake, according to employee Jason Wall, 21.
"My friend, Landon, was like, 'I think that's Bernie Sanders," he said. "Everybody was in here kind of looking at him whispering and he went out there with his drink and his carrot cake and somebody got up to take a picture and after that it was everybody. Everybody got up the confidence to get up."
Wall said Sanders asked if he liked his job at the coffee shop and asked how long the location had been in business. He congratulated employees on celebrating their one year since opening in April 2018.
"We were just having a nice conversation," Wall said. "He was super kind."
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2019/04/18/bernie-sanders-spartanburg-greenville-sc/3514494002/
Photo: Sanders paid a visit to Spill The Beans in downtown Spartanburg
Spill The Beans employee Jason Wall poses for a picture with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders before Sanders spoke at a town hall in Spartanburg. (Photo: Provided/Jason Wall)
Sanders paid a visit to Spill The Beans in downtown Spartanburg just prior to his appearance at the town hall.
He ordered a green tea and a slice of carrot cake, according to employee Jason Wall, 21.
"My friend, Landon, was like, 'I think that's Bernie Sanders," he said. "Everybody was in here kind of looking at him whispering and he went out there with his drink and his carrot cake and somebody got up to take a picture and after that it was everybody. Everybody got up the confidence to get up."
Wall said Sanders asked if he liked his job at the coffee shop and asked how long the location had been in business. He congratulated employees on celebrating their one year since opening in April 2018.
"We were just having a nice conversation," Wall said. "He was super kind."
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2019/04/18/bernie-sanders-spartanburg-greenville-sc/3514494002/
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