The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a plan for distributing $1.4 million to former residents of Russell City, a predominantly Black town destroyed by racist policies in the 1960s.

The vote codified an agreement between the county and the city of Hayward on how to administer the “Russell City Redress Fund,” which was created to benefit residents whose property was taken and destroyed during a massive redevelopment project.

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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.