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[[Henry Cisneros]], then Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, described the HOPE VI program as the last gasp for public housing.<ref name="Roessner"/> | [[Henry Cisneros]], then Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, described the HOPE VI program as the last gasp for public housing.<ref name="Roessner"/> | ||
President | President George W. Bush called for abolition of the HOPE VI program, and [[United States Congress|Congress]] reduced funding for the block grants.<ref name="sanfranproject">{{cite news |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/20/BAGI9MGDJH1.DTL|title= Infamous projects are rebuilt and reborn|access-date=2007-07-26 |newspaper= San Francisco Chronicle|date= 2006-11-20 | first=Heather | last=Knight}}</ref> | ||
San Francisco mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] proposed a local version of HOPE VI, using a $100 million public bond referendum to gather private money to rehabilitate outdated public housing projects.<ref name="sanfranproject"/> | San Francisco mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] proposed a local version of HOPE VI, using a $100 million public bond referendum to gather private money to rehabilitate outdated public housing projects.<ref name="sanfranproject"/> | ||