{"id":7390,"date":"2015-02-21T08:29:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2015-02-23T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T18:07:17","slug":"mayoral-candidates-offer-few-specifics-on-housing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/mayoral-candidates-offer-few-specifics-on-housing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayoral candidates offer few specifics on housing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Stephanie Choporis<\/p>\n<p>Three out of Chicago\u2019s five mayoral candidates failed to offer specifics during a forum Tuesday on how they would provide more affordable housing if elected to office, but some at the event said they thought it was informative.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates Bob Fioretti, William \u201cDock\u201d Walls and Willie Wilson fielded questions on <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoreporter.com\/aldermen-demand-local-oversight-transparency-cha\/\" target=\"_blank\">supervision<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecha.org\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Housing Authority<\/a>, supplying communities with equal housing services and one-for-one replacement of public housing before an audience of roughly 500 people at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Bronzeville.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But with the exception of ideas for a responsive housing authority board, an economic development fund and better use of TIF savings, all refrained from specific steps if they were elected mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can change things now if you come out and vote,\u201d Willie Wilson said in response to an inquiry about effectively implementing resources for a single-room occupancy ordinance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7394\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bob-Fioretti.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7394 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bob-Fioretti-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Under this administration, we need a commitment to quality, affordable housing,&quot; said Chicago mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti during Tuesday's housing forum.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bob-Fioretti-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bob-Fioretti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bob-Fioretti.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Under this administration, we need a commitment to quality, affordable housing,&#8221; said Chicago mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti during Tuesday&#8217;s housing forum. (Stephanie Choporis\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The audience was primarily made up of groups, such as the Metropolitan Tenants Organization, Jane Addams Senior Caucus and Logan Square Neighborhood Association.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related\">\n<h1>Walls&#8217; stance on housing<\/h1>\n<p>Incorporate affordable housing residents into Chicago Housing Authority board, build one unit of affordable housing for every two units of condominiums, provide housing vouchers to those in need<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the forum, the audience\u2019s cheers for Wilson, who is a multi-millionaire, were interrupted twice by a co-emcee due to his perceived evasiveness on the issues.<\/p>\n<p>Based on applause and shouts, Walls, a former top assistant to Mayor Harold Washington, appeared to be a favored candidate. But in answering a question about communities\u2019 equal access to the housing authority\u2019s services, he instead discussed his daughter\u2019s foreclosure experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere ought to be a system in place such that the City of Chicago takes over that building and allows organizations like yours to manage those buildings so that they don\u2019t end up as boarded-up houses and ultimately end up as vacant lots,\u201d Walls said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7396\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Mayoral-Forum-Crowd-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7396 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Mayoral-Forum-Crowd-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the crowd wave blue cards to indicate their support for an answer from William &quot;Dock&quot; Walls. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Mayoral-Forum-Crowd-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Mayoral-Forum-Crowd-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Mayoral-Forum-Crowd-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the crowd wave blue cards to indicate their support for an answer from William &#8220;Dock&#8221; Walls. (Stephanie Choporis\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fioretti reminded the crowd multiple times that he already implemented affordable housing. But when asked what he would specifically do to ensure one-for-one replacement of public housing units, he discussed the shortcomings of other administrations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related\">\n<h1>Fioretti&#8217;s stance on housing<\/h1>\n<p>Better utilize TIF funds, create a more responsive Chicago Housing Authority board, rehabilitate vacant homes across the city<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe money\u2019s there to build, and they haven\u2019t,\u201d Fioretti said. \u201cCHA has the money, and they haven\u2019t. The TIFs that we established around, they haven\u2019t. I guarantee that we will make sure that it\u2019s one-for-one replacement like they started to say way back when.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the candidates\u2019 perceived lack of specific answers, some found the forum to be informative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a lot of good views, and I know who I\u2019m going to vote for already,\u201d said Gregory Wilson, 59, who represented the Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside group.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Wilson frequently waved a blue card, indicating that he favored a candidate\u2019s position. But he said he particularly enjoyed Walls\u2019 answers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that they get this straightened out with CHA \u2018cause I\u2019m on the waiting list,\u201d Gregory Wilson said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related\">\n<h1>Wilson&#8217;s stance on housing<\/h1>\n<p>Establish an economic development fund, focus on senior citizens and businesses, get perspective of residents to better troubleshoot problems<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Co-emcee Miguel Suarez, 64, of the Chicago Housing Initiative and Logan Square Neighborhood Association, said he also considered the forum a success. He said his major concern for the incoming mayor is one-for-one replacement housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much public housing has been demolished, and they\u2019re trying to put a band-aid on a big wound by giving out these vouchers and all this other good stuff,\u201d Suarez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to start building public housing units at the same rate that they\u2019re taking them down. And that\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Rahm Emanuel and fellow candidate Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d Garcia did not attend the forum.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s mayoral election is scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Guests gather at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church to hear Chicago mayoral candidates present their positions on affordable and public housing. (Stephanie Choporis\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Stephanie Choporis Three out of Chicago\u2019s five mayoral candidates failed to offer specifics during a forum Tuesday on how they would provide more affordable housing if elected to office, but some at the event said they thought it was informative. 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