Word: altering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Proposition 1-2-3 would drastically alter the city's rent control system by allowing tenants who have lived in their rent-controlled apartments for more than two years to buy them. Although proponents of the measure argue that it would give many people an otherwise unavailable chance to own their own homes, critics point out that it could reduce by thousands the city's supply of affordable housing...
...Prince material is, well, batty. Several of his songs appear in the film, but Prince uses the album to retell the story and recast himself as the Dark Knight's alter ego. If that seems weird, no one seems bothered. The Batman sound track hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, and contains some of Prince's wildest and most soulful work since Purple Rain...
...These women have a much greater chance of giving birth prematurely, and their infants often suffer from low birth weight and other difficulties. The shift in emphasis is "an attempt to use scarce health dollars more efficiently," says Rosen. The report could influence private insurers and government programs to alter reimbursement policies for pre-natal care...
SPIL Co-Chair MaryJeanette Dee, a second-year law student, said she was unaware of SPOA's complaints, but that the group is unlikely to alter its pro-tenant stance...
...added that SPIL was founded as a tenant advocacy group, and that a change of focus would "fundamentally alter the nature of the group...