Alameda County supes approve standing committee on reparations for Black residents

by Tanay Gokhale, Bay City News July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

Russell City (also known as Russell) in an undated photo was an unincorporated community in Alameda County, Calif., about 10 miles (16 km) south of Oakland in present-day Hayward. The land is at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m). Russell City existed from 1853 until 1964, when the last of the residents were forced out to make way for an industrial park. (Hayward Area Historical Society via Bay City News)

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday established a standing committee on reparations that will work to address racial disparities experienced by the county’s Black residents.

The vote followed the Alameda County Reparations Commission’s presentation of its draft action plan, highlighting racial inequities faced by Black residents.

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