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Dozens of supporters and neighbors clash over Anti Recidivism Coalition housing in Burbank public comment
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Dozens of residents and ARC alumni filled the council chambers April 21 to urge support for a new ARC housing site in Catalina while nearby neighbors demanded better notification and raised safety and property-value concerns. Council members urged local dialogue and noted some decisions are preempted by state law.
Dozens of people packed the Burbank council chambers during the general public comment period April 21 to voice sharply divided views about a recently opened Anti Recidivism Coalition (ARC) house in a residential block on Catalina.
Supporters, many of them formerly incarcerated and now program alumni, described ARC's supportive housing and wraparound services as life-changing. "We did open a housing, and we are giving young people the opportunity to change themselves," said Tyreke Shipp, policy coordinator at the Anti Recidivism Coalition. Rob Warrenoff, ARC executive director, said the organization chose Burbank because it's "a safe community and a welcoming community" and pledged to be a good neighbor.
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