President Barack Obama is moving Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donavan to be the Budget Director, and will nominate San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to replace him. Now in his third term as mayor, Castro has focused on revitalizing the city’s urban core through a series of incentives to encourage inner city investment, according to politics.suntimes.com. Having earned a law degree from Harvard University in 2000, he set up a law practice in San Antonio and served on the city council for two terms. Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the U. S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, says Castro has done more than anyone in addressing the city’s housing needs, as MHProNews.com has learned from sfgate.com. Palomarez says, “With great consistency, Mayor Castro has set aside political partisanship in the name of good policy decision making. We hope his confirmation process will proceed with that same collaborative spirit.” Donovan is replacing Sylvia Mathews Burwell who is moving to head the Department of Health and Human Services. ##
