Zoning codes clustered single-family homes in neighborhoods like Thousand Oaks and the Elmwood and allowed duplexes on the flats, creating a city stratified by wealth and race. Officials may change this.
Jesse Barber
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Redlining: The history of Berkeley’s segregated neighborhoods
The reason African Americans and other minorities mostly live in South and West Berkeley can be traced back to government-supported racist housing practices.
