"It's not easy, but if there is money in it people will do it. If the Housing Authority tells me you have to take back gangs and you have to take back guys who have a record of being delinquent in rent, I would not take the deal."
"We need to tighten up the procedure whereby drug dealers and people who don't pay rent can be evicted. I have always felt there are 9,500 good, low-income families in Los Angeles who will make these communities a good place to live. We have a small percentage of people who shouldn't be there now."
"Goldrich said he has advocated for years that government bureaucracies should not be in the business of managing low-income housing projects."
The Los Angeles City Housing Authority proposes selling the troubled Jordan Downs public housing project in Watts to private developers at fair market value. Private developers contacted expressed interest but only if granted authority to impose strict leasing conditions and evict tenants with records of delinquency or criminal activity. The buyer would be required to invest $14 million in improvements and initially maintain current occupancy. Housing Authority executive director Leila Gonzalez-Correa stated she will not restrict private partners' tenant management practices, emphasizing the need to remove drug dealers and non-paying residents. A public hearing was scheduled to present the proposal to tenants, many of whom fear displacement.
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