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Coverage dated February 9, 2022 to February 10, 2022

Dave Chappelle spoke out against affordable housing plan in his community

Headline from KRDO

By Lisa Respers France, CNN A plan for an affordable housing portion of a new development in Yellow Springs, Ohio has reportedly been scrapped after comedian Dave Chappelle added his voice to those opposing it.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    'I am not bluffing': Dave Chappelle rebuffs affordable housing in Ohio hometown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The plan would have brought affordable housing to Yellow Springs, Ohio, but fell through after Chappelle threatened to pull his business interests.

  2. BizPac Review

    Dave Chappelle forces Ohio village to scrap unpopular affordable housing plan: 'I am not bluffing' (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    An Ohio village city council has nixed an affordable housing plan after comedian Dave Chappelle warned that he would pull his investments.

  3. Fox News

    Dave Chappelle threatens to pull Ohio investments over potential nearby housing development (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his investments in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, over a potential new housing development in the area.

  4. Slate Magazine

    The Real Story of the Affordable Housing Development That Dave Chappelle Helped Kill (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    Because the plan wasn't good enough for a liberal Ohio town, it will get no affordable housing at all.

  5. KRDO

    Dave Chappelle spoke out against affordable housing plan in his community (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Lisa Respers France, CNN A plan for an affordable housing portion of a new development in Yellow Springs, Ohio has reportedly been scrapped after comedian Dave Chappelle added his voice to those opposing it.

  6. Fox News

    Dave Chappelle issues statement on threat to withdraw investments over Ohio housing development (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Dave Chappelle is rejecting the notion that he did anything that wasn’t in the best interest of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, when he threatened to pull his investments over a potential new housing development in the area.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Dave Chappelle's Latest Achievement: Helping Kill an Affordable Housing Development (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Comedian threatened to pull his business ventures if his hometown Yellow Springs, Ohio, went ahead with the plan

  8. Cheddar

    Dave Chappelle Pushes to Cancel Affordable Housing Development in Ohio Town (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    Plans to add affordable housing to a development in Yellow Springs, Ohio, were squashed after comedian Dave Chappelle and other community members spoke out against the project. Chappelle threatened to pull the plug on his local comedy club and restaurant projects if the development had been approved…

  9. KAAL Rochester

    Dave Chappelle says he didn't oppose affordable housing plan (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle said his threat to pull the plug on his plans to open a comedy club near his hometown in Ohio wasn't because

  10. The Guardian

    Dave Chappelle says he did not oppose hometown affordable housing plan (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Comedian, who was criticised after he spoke out against project in Yellow Springs, Ohio, says he is not opposed to affordable housing

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