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In the summer of 1965, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency began researching what the best future would be for hunters point After hundreds of meetings and thousands of sheets of paper work, the agency brought its plan to the supervisors, but first the people who had gathered to

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witness the presentation had the right to be heard. That testimony lasted the entire afternoon and ranged from across the board endorsement too vehement opposition. It was stopped only twice when five minute recess is were called by chairman john Ayatollah. It was during one of those that

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I spoke with redevelopment agency President Justin Herman about the new plan for Hunters Point. It's going to look like one of the most beautiful sections that SAN Francisco has ever had. And it will be a place where black and white people will be doing the utmost

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to get into and live there because it will be such a desirable community. Why will it be so desirable? Can you describe, First of all, it will have I think some of the best thinking of designers and architects and landscape specialists, there will be a generous

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allocation of open spaces and play areas. There will be shopping, there will be good access streets, there will be safe, interior streets, there will be housing that will look out upon the views of the bay. In short, this is going to be luxury housing for people

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who don't have luxury incomes. Where is this? Hello, How is this luxury housing? I'm going to be paid Well, it's going to be paid for by the various grants that have been made already and other grants which are to be forthcoming with the approval of the

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plan. By and large. The most of them come from the United States Government and recognition that this is a blighted area and that we do need to put the public's money into correcting it seem to have come full circle. Now you say we have something here

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that the white community is going to want to move into the negro community. Yes, I think so. It's about time at 5 30. The meeting finally broke up for dinner at eight. It will begin again and there's no idea how long it will take before the

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board makes a decision. But a city planning commissioner, Alan Jacobs told me, quote, I don't see how they can vote against it. Dave Montes, eyewitness news at SAN Francisco City Hall. We did not become discouraged because the city saw fit not afford to have them increased

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anymore. We cannot pay the bill. We are not against people having good housing, but they must do something