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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP since you ranked Tony Williams first, here is his own perspective on his tenure:

Anthony Williams is credited with helping to revitalize D.C. Now he’s working to make sure everyone benefits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/anthony-williams-is-credited-with-helping-to-revitalize-dc-now-hes-working-to-make-sure-everyone-benefits/2017/12/15/ac484dc2-e1b7-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html

"During his years as mayor, Williams thought his economic development plan would lift up the poor, not drive them out of the city.

'I thought the A-number one thing to do was to create a climate where people were willing to reinvest in D.C.,” he said. “Once you create a flow of investment, you start solving financial problems. But first you have to improve the operation of the place, and then you can start creating a cycle of prosperity.'...

But there was a flip side: That wave was not lifting all boats, but battering the heck out of the poor."[/quote]

Driving people out of the city and accelerating gentrification is the reason that a lot of people rank Williams number 1. [/quote]

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