More Than Shelter: Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing PDF
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More Than Shelter This page intentionally left blank M o re Th a n S h e l t e r activism and community in san francisco public housing Amy L. Howard A Quadrant Book University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Quadrant, a joint initiative of the University of Minnesota Press and the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota, provides support for interdisciplinary scholarship within a new, more collaborative model of research and publication. http://q uadrant .umn .edu . Sponsored by the Quadrant Design, Architecture, and Culture group (advisory board: John Archer, Ritu Bhatt, Marilyn DeLong, and Katherine Solomonson) and by the University of Minnesota’s College of Design. Quadrant is generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Copyright 2014 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401- 2520 http:// www .upress .umn .edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howard, Amy Lynne, 1971– More than shelter : activism and community in San Francisco public housing / Amy L. Howard. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6581-5 (hc : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8166-6582-2 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Public housing—California—San Francisco. 2. Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco. I. Title. HD7288.78.U52S264 2014 363.5'850979461—dc23 2013028370 Printed in the United States of America on acid- free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal- opportunity educator and employer. 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my loving parents, Donna and David Howard, and my daily joy, Rob and Meseret This page intentionally left blank Contents abbreviations ix introduction xi 1. “To Provide Decent, Safe, and Sanitary Housing” San Francisco’s Housing Authority 1 2. The Contested Mission of Valencia Gardens 45 3. “Peace and Prosperity Dwell among Virtuous Neighbors” Chinatown’s Public Housing 97 4. “The Best Project in Town” North Beach Place 147 Conclusion Looking Back, Moving Forward 195 ac know ledg ments 207 notes 211 index 297 This page intentionally left blank Abbreviations BART Bay Area Rapid Transit CCHC Chinese Community Housing Corporation CCU Council for Civic Unity Chinatown CDC Chinatown Community Development Center CREA California Real Estate Association EOC Economic Opportunity Council FAP Federal Art Project FEPC Fair Employment Practices Commission FWA Federal Works Agency HEW Department of Health, Education, and Welfare HOPE VI Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere VI HPTU Hunters Point Tenants Union HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development I-Hotel International Hotel LIHTCs Low- income Housing Tax Credits MCO Mission Co ali tion Or ga ni za tion MOH Mayor’s Offi ce of Housing NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NBRMC North Beach Resident Management Corporation NBTA North Beach Place Tenants Association NTO National Tenants Association PHA Public Housing Administration PHTA Public Housing Tenants Association PYRIA Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association QHWRA Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act RMC Resident Management Corporation SFAIA San Francisco Branch of the American Institute of Architects ix
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