M. Justin Herman

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M. Justin Herman
Born
Meyer Justin Herman

(1909-08-04)August 4, 1909[1]
New Bedford, Massachusetts, US
DiedAugust 30, 1971(1971-08-30) (aged 62)
San Francisco, California, US
Other namesJustin Herman
Alma materUniversity of Rochester
OccupationPublic administrator
Known forHead of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Spouse
Gladys Helen Heinrich
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(m. 1934⁠–⁠1971)​

M. Justin Herman (August 4, 1909 – August 30, 1971) was an American public administrator. From 1951 to 1959, he was head of the regional office of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in San Francisco, California.[2]: 18  From 1959 until his death in 1971, he was the Executive Director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.[3][1] Under his administration, large areas of the city were redeveloped; thousands of residents, many of them poor and non-white, were forced to leave their homes and businesses.[4][5]: 132 

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