The descendants of a once vibrant, tight-knit community in the East Bay that was wiped off the map to make way for an industrial park in the early 1960s received some positive news recently, when the ...

Long-ago residents of Russell City, once a haven for Black and Latino families in modern Hayward that was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s, may soon be eligible to receive reparations aimed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HAYWARD, Calif. — Aisha Knowles grew up hearing stories from family members about life in Russell City, a predominantly Black and ...

For decades, Russell City was a place that only existed in the memories of its former residents, who fled in the 1960s when the community was annexed by Hayward and razed for an industrial park.

Former Russell City residents describe the joy and hardship of living in the unincorporated community in the 1950s before Alameda county and the city of Hayward used eminent domain to force them off ...

The city of Hayward and the offices of two Alameda County supervisors have set aside nearly $1 million for a Redress Fund for Russell City — one that city leaders are expected to approve that will go ...

HAYWARD – Seized and destroyed last century thanks in part to actions by former members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, the current supervisors apologized Tuesday to previous residents and ...

Some call it the Bay Area’s lost city, Russell City. What happened to the town remains an ugly chapter in Alameda County’s history. Education and reparations are something residents are still fighting ...

On a recent afternoon, Priscilla Figueroa played “Solamente Una Vez,” a melancholy song about love and loss, on the piano at her home. The music echoed in the dining room, where old photo albums ...