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Rising Bay Area rents hit communities of color hardest

February 18, 2019 – Louis Hansen of the Mercury News writes about new patterns of resegregation in the Bay Area. A report by the California Housing Partnership finds that high rents in the Bay Area have taken a heavier toll on lower income Latino, Black and Asian residents than lower income white residents. The study finds that race is a larger determinant of where one rents than income. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman Gelfant is quoted in the story.

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