[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E9]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO ANNE M. MOORE

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2008

  Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Anne 
Moore's 10 years of service as chief of the Sacramento Housing and 
Redevelopment Agency. Anne leaves a lasting legacy in Sacramento and 
she will be deeply missed. I ask all my colleagues to join me in 
honoring one of Sacramento's finest public servants.
  For three decades Ms. Moore has been a tireless advocate for 
affordable housing. She began her career with the Sacramento Housing 
and Redevelopment Agency, SHRA, in 1985 and since then has helped to 
improve the lives of low-income people, seniors, the disabled and the 
homeless, across the greater Sacramento region. During her time with 
SHRA Ms. Moore also served as president of the California Redevelopment 
Association, CRA, Board. In addition, she has served on the Sacramento 
Workforce Investment Board, the Sacramento Downtown Partnership Board, 
the Del Paso Boulevard Partnership Board and Friends of Light Rail's 
Board of Directors. Ms. Moore's leadership and dedication to improving 
housing choices in Sacramento led to her appointment as executive 
director of SHRA in 1998.
  During her time with SHRA, Ms. Moore has overseen many successful and 
award-winning projects that have improved neighborhoods and commercial 
areas, while preserving and creating affordable housing options for 
low-income residents of Sacramento. One of her most notable 
achievements was her leadership in transforming the former Franklin 
Villa neighborhood, which had been historically plagued by crime, drug 
activity and high unemployment into the award-winning Phoenix Park 
community. It is now a safe and affordable neighborhood for families 
and seniors. In addition, Ms. Moore has been instrumental in the 
development and implementation of a Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic 
Homelessness for the City and County of Sacramento. Ms. Moore has also 
been involved in partnering with community members to address unmet 
needs such as a full-service grocery store in the Oak Park neighborhood 
and successful development of new Boys and Girls Clubs in the Alkali 
Flat and Lemon Hill neighborhoods.
  Ms. Moore's hard work and dedication to solving the problem of 
affordable housing in the Sacramento area resulted in an increase in 
affordable housing production in 2006. In addition, Sacramento has 
adopted nine redevelopment areas over the past 10 years and many of 
these areas have already seen great progress in being revitalized. In 
addition, Ms. Moore's efforts in administering the Housing Choice 
Voucher program, which provides safe and decent housing for more than 
51,000 low-income individuals in Sacramento County, has increased 
housing assistance from 6,000 to 11,000 in the past decade. Personally, 
Ms. Moore has been a pleasure to work with. Her thoughtfulness and 
intelligence has helped allow many neighborhoods to thrive.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Anne Moore's 
distinguished commitment to Sacramento and our housing needs. Ms. 
Moore's outstanding leadership and dedication to SHRA has helped 
preserve and improve many of our neighborhoods and has increased 
housing options for our low-income residents. We all are thankful for 
her efforts. As Ms. Moore's colleagues, family and friends gather to 
honor her service, I ask all my colleagues to join me in wishing her 
continued good fortune in her future endeavors.

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