When the Government Is the Slum Lord
21st February 2014
Read it. And watch the video.
Amy Julia Harris goes into detail about all the contracting problems, the resident complaints, the frustrations of the federal government over the mismanagement and the defenses by the city’s mayor, who would no doubt be calling for the owners head on a plate if these were private apartments and not publicly subsidized housing. Instead it’s Barack Obama’s fault for spending money on wars and bailing out banks. No, really; if you don’t want to read all of Harris’ reporting, watch the KQED segment below….