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Rules committee opens in-depth hearing on San Francisco—s steep decline in African American population
Summary
City staff and a task force presented draft findings showing a multi‑decade decline in the African American population; residents and community leaders called for immediate action on housing, jobs, health and redevelopment oversight.
The Rules Committee devoted a major afternoon session to the city—s long-term decline in its African American population. Redevelopment Agency staff presented demographic analyses (using San Francisco State and Census data) showing a drop from roughly 79,000 in 1990 to about the mid‑40,000s by 2005, with the middle‑class African American population shrinking most sharply.
Fred Blackwell and other staff summarized draft task-force…
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