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On October 18, 1976, almost a year after he was elected as Mayor of San Francisco, George Moscone appointed Jim Jones to the San Francisco Housing Authority, the agency with jurisdiction over public housing in the city. The appointment has been interpreted as an indication both of Jones' power in the city and of his weakness in the political ...

San Francisco Mayor George Moscone appointed Jones commissioner of the city's Housing Authority. San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk became one of Jones' most eager advocates, writing that he had found "greatness … at Jim Jones' People's Temple." ... which won two Oscars and featured Sean Penn in the lead role. In 2009, Milk was ...

when he moved the Peoples Temple headquarters to San . Francisco in 1975. The move to San Francisco invigorated Jones' political career. After the Temple served an important role in the mayoral election victory of George Moscone in 1975, Moscone appointed Jones as the Chairman of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission.