Other protestors were less optimistic thattheir demands would be met.
"We don't really expect to get $10 million thisyear," Hall said.
Besides the Affordable Housing Trust increaseand opposition of the state legislation, the EFZhad demanded that the council draft legislation toprotect tenants. They suggested the council passjustcause eviction and rent-regulation lawssimilar to those that existed prior to the end ofrent control in 1993.
"Since the end of rent control we've reallybeen galvanized toward keeping people in theirhomes," said Janice Zazinski, who organized Mondaymorning's protest.
The rapid rise in Cambridge rents and theensuing hardship for families and low-incomeCantabridgians have been issues the council hasbeen grappling with for years.
"There were a lot more rights under rentcontrol," Cavellini said. "But one thing we'velearned in this period is that you can still putup a good fight."