“In 1987, U.S. District Judge Marvin Aspen had appointed Habitat to oversee construction of all public housing in Chicago as part of the historic Gautreaux case, which found that the CHA had failed for decades to integrate housing. At first, Habitat’s job was to desegregate housing by building “scattered site” units in more affluent [...]
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Who is Valerie Jarrett?
November 2nd, 2009
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For those of you who have heard her name thrown around but are still wondering who exactly she is, I have put together this quick fact sheet on her. I hope this helps answer some questions.
In the Obama Administration, her official role is the Senior advisor and and assistant to the president for Public Engagement [...]
Obama’s Housing Policy
October 30th, 2009
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Check out what happened in this former Housing project in Obama’s old State Senator district which was managed by Valerie Jarrett:
The Boston Globe reported on this in June of 2008:
Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign and a member of his finance committee. Jarrett is the chief executive of Habitat Co., which managed [...]
