Oral history interview with Don E. Clark [Session 29, Recording 03]
- SR1166_T43S1
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- 1998-03-27
Tape 43, Side 1. In the twenty-ninth and final interview session, conducted on March 27, 1998, Clark continues to discuss serving as executive director of the Housing Authority of Portland. He continues talking about gang and drug activity at Columbia Villa and describes how the Housing Authority responded, including establishing a law enforcement presence in the neighborhood, radically changing the nature of the policing methods used, and increasing maintenance of the buildings. He talks about the positive long-term effects of the Housing Authority’s response. He closes the interview by discussing his reasons for retiring in 1992.
Clark, Don E. (Donald Edward), 1933-