A fund established to compensate victims of the government-orchestrated destruction of Russell City, a predominantly Black town targeted by racist policies in the 1960s, will now be jointly administered by Alameda County and Hayward, officials announced this week.

The Hayward City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to formalize an agreement with the county to help manage the $1.3 million Russell City Redress 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.