re: #703 Rightwingconspirator

No I agree that has nothing to do with the CRA. The CRA is a good idea when well implemented. And when budgets can swing it. (See Gov. Jerry Browns statements on that)

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I agree with him about the uselessness of redevelopment agencies, but for perhaps far different reasons than that page (I’ve read it before.) The CRA was implemented, or at least, in theory, meant as an anti-segregation/redlining measure.

Here in SF, we have a prominent city park named after the head of the SF Redevelopment Agency which gutted then called itself renewing the Fillmore/Western Addition district, starting a couple years after WW2. It’s only now started to recover in the past 4-5 years or so.

Very very very long and infurating story but if you’re not familiar: pbs.org