Only those who moved in before 1971, though, have any legal protection against eviction, several housing advocates said.

Many public housing advocates say the requirements are impractical and insulting.

But many housing advocates said the plan has not taken into account the problems of past efforts, like the one in Washington Heights.

Affordable housing advocates say the state is losing its work force because young adults can no longer afford to live in Connecticut.

Some housing advocates criticized the new program for its heavy emphasis on the private sector.

He ran on his credentials as a housing advocate in the Mission District.

But many housing advocates are praising the new emphasis on race.

But some housing advocates say vouchers are a poor substitute for affordable rents.

But the major problem, many housing advocates said, was the unwillingness by owners to reduce the price of their units to make them affordable.

The challenge for green housing advocates is to see to the life cycle cost of the building.