Zippyjuan
09-16-2019, 07:11 PM
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/trump-atherton-bay-area-visit-14444101.php
President Donald Trump's mysterious Bay Area plans for a Tuesday visit may have deviated from the original reports.
Originally, it was thought that he would appear in the city of Atherton for a fundraising luncheon, but a sergeant with the Atherton Police Department told the Mercury News they received word he wasn't coming.
Nonetheless, CNN reports Trump is now being joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson in San Francisco. Together, they'll "show support for the idea of homeless opportunity zones" on a "fact-finding mission" to learn more about the crisis, a source with knowledge of the trip told CNN.
The proposed program would give participants tax incentives for investing in the rehabilitation of these communities through economic growth and creation of new jobs. A White House official told CNN the Trump administration was "particularly interested in the shortage of affordable housing and exploring how to lift regulations for development."
At a rally in Cincinnati earlier this month, Trump placed the blame on California's Democratic leaders.
"What they are doing to our beautiful California is a disgrace to our country," he said during the rally. "It's a shame. The world is looking at it. Look at Los Angeles with the tents and the horrible, horrible conditions. Look at San Francisco, look at some of your other cities."
President Donald Trump's mysterious Bay Area plans for a Tuesday visit may have deviated from the original reports.
Originally, it was thought that he would appear in the city of Atherton for a fundraising luncheon, but a sergeant with the Atherton Police Department told the Mercury News they received word he wasn't coming.
Nonetheless, CNN reports Trump is now being joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson in San Francisco. Together, they'll "show support for the idea of homeless opportunity zones" on a "fact-finding mission" to learn more about the crisis, a source with knowledge of the trip told CNN.
The proposed program would give participants tax incentives for investing in the rehabilitation of these communities through economic growth and creation of new jobs. A White House official told CNN the Trump administration was "particularly interested in the shortage of affordable housing and exploring how to lift regulations for development."
At a rally in Cincinnati earlier this month, Trump placed the blame on California's Democratic leaders.
"What they are doing to our beautiful California is a disgrace to our country," he said during the rally. "It's a shame. The world is looking at it. Look at Los Angeles with the tents and the horrible, horrible conditions. Look at San Francisco, look at some of your other cities."