The Projects (1985-05-22)

About this film

Housing projects; Special report examining how tenants in federally funded housing projects in San Francisco are demanding better property maintenance and advocacy rights. Also considers how the city's attitude towards the economic management of low income housing is changing and asks the question: "Is public housing a thing of the past?" Participants in Studio Program: Maybeline Hubbard, Potrero Terrace Ken Kennard, Potrero Terrace Helen Mason, Sunnydale Eloise Westbrook, President, Housing Commission Carl Williams, Former Housing Director Duncan Howard, HUD Regional Director Patricia Accooe, Potrero Terrace & Annex George Evankovich, Laborers Union Harold Davis, Oakland Housing Authority Preston Cook, SF Housing Commissioner Wilbur Hamilton, Jr., Interim Housing Director

Directors & creators

KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, San Francisco Housing Authority, KQED, San Francisco Foundation, Potrero Terrace, Sunnydale, Hayes Valley, HUD, Laborers Union, Maybeline Hubbard, Ken Kennard, Helen Mason, Eloise Westbrook, Carl Williams, Duncan Howard, Patricia Accooe, George Evankovich, Harold Davis, Preston Cook, Wilbur Hamilton Jr., Spencer Michaels, Reagan administration, low income housing, public housing, housing policy, urban renewal, gentrification, maintenance neglect

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