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[email protected]. THE SACRAMENTO HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECORDS: DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, 1960s TO 1990s A Project Presented to the faculty of the Department of History California State University, Sacramento Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in History (Public History) by Jason Partida FALL 2018 © 2018 Jason Partida ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii THE SACRAMENTO HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECORDS: DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, 1960s TO 1990s A Project by Jason Partida Approved by: __________________________________, Committee Chair Lee Simpson, Ph.D. __________________________________, Second Reader Dylan McDonald ____________________________ Date iii Student: Jason Partida I certify that this student has met the requirements for format contained in the University format manual, and that this project is suitable for shelving in the Library and credit is to be awarded for the project. __________________________, Graduate Coordinator ___________________ Anne Lindsay, Ph.D. Date Department of Public History iv Abstract of THE SACRAMENTO HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECORDS: DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, 1960s TO 1990s by Jason Partida The practice of urban renewal in Sacramento has a long history, with the first signs of urban redevelopment taking place after natural disasters afflicted the city. Like the rest of the nation, urban renewal took center stage as a response to the spread of blight in cities. This thesis project explores the work of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, particularly in the second half of the twentieth-century. The work undertaken by the agency, reflects the city’s demand in preserving and redeveloping their West End and the downtown district.