An affluent East Bay city chased out its first Black homeowner a century ago
Sidney Dearing was Piedmont’s first Black homeowner. Racist residents forced him out in...
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Sidney Dearing was Piedmont’s first Black homeowner. Racist residents forced him out in...
Piedmont residents wrestle with how to add more housing to exclusive enclave FacebookTwitterEmail The Piedmont Racial Equity Campaign suggests that housing could be built in Piedmont Park as the city struggles to find land for development.Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle Piedmont and Oakland are neighbors, but the cities are very different demographically — and in how they approach building housing. With new, much higher housing goals set by the state, small, wealthy Bay Area enclaves like Piedmont are suddenly being asked to plan for a lot more housing, including a lot more affordable ...