Housing Plan For Teachers In Trouble

The idea was novel: San Francisco would be the first school district to offer subsidized housing to keep teachers from fleeing America's most expensive city.

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August 7, 2000, 9:45 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Citing what it called misinformation in the community, the San Francisco Unified School District has dropped plans for a partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which would have guaranteed loans and offered mortgage insurance for their project. Community residents feared that school officials were pulling a fast one, that the project would be a typical urban public housing complex. However, officials still believe the program can be a national model for districts in expensive urban areas.

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Housing Plan for S.F. Teachers to Be Overhauled

Monday, August 7, 2000 in The Los Angeles Times

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