Capitol Champion
Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams has been a "breath of fresh air" in bringing new housing to the city, despite some political missteps along his way, says Robert J. Reid, executive director of the National Housing Conference (NHC). Housing is not only on Williams' agenda, but "he's talking about it intelligently and is attracting housing developers who are legitimate and know how to do things correctly – developers that wouldn't deal with the city in the past because of the incompetence and crookedness of prior administrations," says Reid. Read more