If people did NOT know about it, my understanding is that on "RickyLeaks" (Gov. Ricardo Rosello), he speaks lightly about seeing the drowned bodies of Puerto Ricans after that hurricane and other tasteless remarks, so that is a scandal and really upset the people, this article seems to speak about other problems, higher rent and so on.
Puerto Rico governor in 'Rickyleaks' scandal expected to quit Wednesday
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Residents say that quality of life is under threat from increasing tourism and rising rents that are pushing out young people and poorer families
By Isabel Sophia Dieppa
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking through the hip San Juan neighbourhood (barrio) of Machuchal, it is hard to miss the house painted bright yellow, green and red, with a sign on the side reading "Casa Taft 169".
The building in the Puerto Rican capital had been abandoned for nearly 40 years and was declared a "public nuisance" by the municipal government before a group of local lawyers and residents rescued it from demolition.
Since buying the house in 2013, the group has been transforming it into a centre for neighbourhood meetings, talks by guest speakers, and civic workshops to help locals become more politically involved.
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