Original sentence: In 1987, the idea of razing the O'Shaughnessy gained an adherent from  Don Hodel, then secretary of the  Department of the Interior under  President Ronald Reagan, once advocated tearing down the dam.Some people believe that Hodel had political motives, to see residents of the left wing city of San Francisco coming out against an environmental issue — the mayor of San Francisco, Sen
Edited sentence: In 1987, the idea of razing the O'Shaughnessy gained an adherent from an unexpected quarter —  Don Hodel, then secretary of the  Department of the Interior under  President Ronald Reagan, once surprisingly advocated tearing down the dam.Nothing ever came of it; some people believe that Hodel had other political pretexts, to see residents of the left wing city of San Francisco coming out against an environmental issue — the mayor of San Francisco, Sen