This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Monica Vaughan, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Monica Vaughan, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....
“We have plenty of housing, but we don’t have jobs that are available to employable residents. People have to traverse out of East Palo Alto to go to their workplace."
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Monica Vaughan, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship.
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