FORMER RESIDENTS OF RUSSELL CITY, a once-thriving African American and Latino community on the Hayward shoreline, could soon receive payments for being run out of their homes in the 1960s thanks to a proposed “redress fund.”

Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas and Alameda County supervisors Nate Miley and Elisa Marquez announced the proposal Thursday, saying they’ve earmarked $900,000 for the fund.  

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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.