Fight developers, not Sharon Lee
Your cover story entitled "Smear Campaign" (Real Change, Oct. 26 - Nov. 1, 2011) was troubling and shocking.
As a resident and neighborhood activist in the Cascade/SLU neighborhood, I have known and worked with Sharon Lee and LIHI for over 15 years. And based on that time period, I feel the need to offer another side to the story.
Starting in 1996 our Cascade and SLU neighborhoods were occupied by one developer's vision and a lot of power. One by one we watched perfectly intact affordable housing fall to the ground. The wholesale changes taking place before our eyes were profound and our heads were spinning. We as residents had established goals for