{"id":52565,"date":"2024-08-13T17:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/20b-bay-area-housing-bond-lawsuit-may-not-matter\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T17:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:12:40","slug":"20b-bay-area-housing-bond-lawsuit-may-not-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/20b-bay-area-housing-bond-lawsuit-may-not-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"$20B Bay Area housing bond lawsuit may not matter"},"content":{"rendered":"
A former San Jose official is taking regional leaders to court over the wording of a $20 billion affordable housing bond, claiming it\u2019s misleading voters. Former San Jose Councilmember Johnny Khamis, along with 12 other registered voters across eight Bay Area counties, filed a lawsuit last Thursday against the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) over discrepancies in the ballot language for Regional Measure 4, the $20 billion affordable housing bond going to voters in November. Among those discrepancies is the annual cost to taxpayers through 2077-78. \u00a0It\u2019s listed on the ballot as $670 million, but with interest the amount…<\/p>\n