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Originally Posted by coyotetrickster
Actually, you can. Urban Renewal was actually driven by racial animus and greed, but Hermann's assault on the Western Addition was driven by racism. The Fillmore was actually a vibrant neighborhood that had the misfortune to being predominantly black. The wholesale destruction of the Victorians and Queen Anne homes along Fulton, Ellis, Turk, Grove and Golden Gate, all owned predominantly by African-Americans was racially-motivated. Hayes Valley's housing stock was spared because of its proximity to the Central Freeway and the resulting poor land valuations.
Herman was a racist and the world needs to know that.
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Your viewpoint is as limited and provincial as most "born/raised" San Franciscans, clearly. I didn't know Justin Hermann so I don't know how racist he was or wasn't but I do know that there were people actually doing the same things he was doing all over the country at the same time because the Federal Government was providing money to subsidize it.