When SongXi He immigrated with her family from southern China, she was a somewhat overwhelmed sixth-grader who found joy jogging alone around Oakland’s Lake Merritt.
But what a difference just a few years can make.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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