Contents
AbbreviationsIntroduction
1. “To Provide Decent, Safe, and Sanitary Housing”: San Francisco’s Housing Authority2. The Contested Mission of Valencia Gardens3. “Peace and Prosperity Dwell among Virtuous Neighbors”: Chinatown’s Public Housing4. “The Best Project in Town”: North Beach Place
Conclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward
AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
Amy L. Howard is executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement and associated faculty in American studies at the University of Richmond.
"With an eye toward the West, and San Francisco in paritcular, this
book enriches our knowledge of public housing, particularly policy
debates and—laudably—working-class people's lived experiences and
interactions with the State." —Rhonda Y. Williams, author of The
Politics of Public Housing: Black Women's Struggles against Urban
Inequality
"More Than Shelter adds San Francisco to the short list of
American cities that have had their public housing story told well
from multiple perspectives. The book is engagingly written and
offers new contexts and stories of distinctive community sagas that
challenge conventional assumptions about the downward trajectory of
American public housing. As such, it is another significant
contribution to revisionist thinking about public housing, an
urgent message at a time when government efforts to provide deep
housing subsidies to low-income families continue to be under
attack." —Lawrence Vale, MIT
"This book not only combats the moralistic stereotyping of public
housing residents, but its uniquely West Coast perspective adds to
the national narrative."—Planning Magazine"A powerful antidote to
the one-dimensional portrayal of public housing residents and the
context of their lives. A groundbreaking accomplishment and a
must-read for anyone contemplating the future of low-income housing
in the United States."—Shelterforce"Well-written and
detailed."—Journal of American History"More Than Shelter offers an
important bottom-up history of tenant struggles in public housing
in San Francisco and its pages hold stories and lessons well worth
exploring."—Working USA: The Journal of Labor & Society"Amy Howard
paints a compelling portrait of public-housing residents as
politically active citizens whose pride and sense of ownership lead
to community activism and change."—Contemporary Sociology"Howard’s
work sheds an important light on the impact of public housing
policies on communities."—Jennifer Chutter, Left
History "Using an interdisciplinary approach, pairing
participant observation with an extensive collection of oral
histories and archival research to trace the history of public
housing activism in San Francisco, More Than Shelter rejuvenates a
needed conversation over affordable public housing in urban cities
across the United States."—City & Society
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