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So, for the sake of the argument, let's stipulate that Castro was a "fast learner" in the job as HUD Secretary -- though the disastrous House committee hearing, where he was visibly shaken, and often confused, occurred 8 months into his tenure.

So, what are the two or three accomplishments as HUD Secretary that Castro is most proud of?

 

Gosh, you're right! He only voted on two (2) issues during his entire time in city government! And neither were housing related! (Might be considering urban development, but who cares!)

Great job, YF! You've convinced me Castro shouldn't be in charge of HUD under Trump! Congrats! Now who is qualified for the job?

 

Ben Carson doesn't think Ben Carson is qualified to work for the incoming administration.

 

You would be ... and so would @YankeeFan.

 

Are all mayors useless figureheads, or just this guy?

 

Dude, I haven't argued that Carson is qualified for the job.

You strenuously made the case for Castro -- despite no evidence.

Bit, if Castro is qualified based on his personal narrative, then so is Ben Carson.

And, it shouldn't require Ben Carson's nomination to raise the question.

It's standard procedure for Dems to cite personal narrative as a qualification -- especially for a minority nominee/candidate.

But, they're suddenly outraged by it when it's cited as a qualification for a Republican person of color.

Let's set a standard. I'll let you set it, as long as everyone has to follow it.

 

Depends on the city, and how the job is defined.

San Antonio is a weak mayor city. No one disputes that. It's well known.

 

Since becoming mayor in 2009, Mr. Castro, 39, has championed urban renewal and steered San Antonio through a kind of renaissance that has built new housing in areas once ignored by developers and made the city hipper and more expensive. Problems remain, including crime and drugs, and rapid gentrification has raised concerns that low-income residents will be priced out of their neighborhoods. But many here say Mr. Castro’s record of building housing and funneling public and private resources to struggling neighborhoods makes him a natural fit to lead the nation’s housing agency.
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Mr. Castro has had success in directing Washington’s attention to the Eastside — securing four federal initiatives totaling $55 million — and in January, President Obama selected the Eastside as one of his first five anti-poverty “Promise Zones.” Mr. Castro has also led an effort to revive a large part of downtown San Antonio, an area once dominated by tourists visiting the Alamo but now teeming with young professionals.

On a once-forlorn stretch of Broadway at the northern edge of downtown, the Mosaic, a stylish apartment building, rises on a lot that had been vacant for years, with one-bedrooms renting for $1,400 to $2,200 a month. The city enticed developers to build the Mosaic and other residential buildings using waivers of city fees, tax rebates and other incentives, some of which Mr. Castro created. Since 2010, developers have completed or are building 2,700 housing units in a five-square-mile area downtown using $39 million in incentives, city officials said.
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Aside from improving its public housing stock, the city has had a mixed record on other issues central to HUD. San Antonio’s foreclosure rate has been lower than that of other large cities, including Chicago, Las Vegas and Miami, according to RealtyTrac, which monitors housing sales and foreclosures. But it continues to have a large homeless population.

In January 2009, five months before the mayor took office, there were 2,690 homeless residents in San Antonio and Bexar County, according to the federal housing department. By January 2013, that number had risen to 2,980. With the mayor’s support, the city increased its financial aid for a 33-acre homeless services campus called Haven for Hope that opened in 2010. The campus — a public and private project that provides temporary outdoor shelter, long-term housing, substance abuse treatment and other assistance to the homeless, including a computer lab, dental clinic and day care center — has gained national recognition as an innovative model, with representatives from nearly 200 cities making visits seeking to replicate its programs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/us/after-revival-in-san-antonio-washington-comes-calling.html

 

Well, there's "That other guy who wasn't appointed isn't qualified either, even if he has worked in city government and Carson hasn't".

 

At least when YF is posting manifestos on here, he isn't out looking for secret child sex ring tunnels under a pizza joint at gunpoint.

 

"Many here say." LOL.

How about you quote one of them.

Castro was chosen before his mayoralty for higher office. It's why he had a book deal, and a legal referral from a top dem fundraiser.

And, Obama sent San Antonio federal money to make him look good.

But, it's pure silliness to give him credit for something because it had "the mayor's 'support'".

If I had "supported" it, could I claim credit?

It was a part time job with no authority. Any role he played was as a cheerleader.

 

That's how the Browns keep ending up with shitty quarterbacks.