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Supervisors pledge toward Russell City redress fund; committee recommends $400,000 from District 2
Summary
Supervisors on the ad hoc reparations committee pledged district funds and the committee voted to recommend a $400,000 District 2 contribution to the Russell City Redress Fund, joining Hayward's pledge as stakeholders push to reach a $1,000,000 target.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors ad hoc committee on reparations voted July 9 to recommend that the full Board advance a District 2 contribution of $400,000 to the Russell City Redress Fund, a City of Hayward‑led effort to provide redress to surviving Russell City residents and their descendants.
Supervisor Marquez framed Russell City as a historical injustice, recounting a timeline that committee members said includes a 1946 residential construction freeze, 1950s denials of sanitation and building permits, a 1964 plan to build an industrial park and annexation into Hayward, and the eventual bulldozing of…
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