Rhonda Harris and McKinley Ross of the Richmond Community Based Employment Collaborative in front of the Triangle Court public housing projects, where the Richmond Housing Authority is using stimulus money to re-roof 98 units. Harris and Ross say those jobs should go to local residents. (Photo by Leah Bartos)
The 787 billion dollar stimulus act is supposed to get the American economy rolling again by creating jobs in a neighborhood near you – jobs that are local. But for some residents of Richmond, California, those jobs aren’t local enough.
This story originally aired on KALW’s Crosscurrents program.
Filed Under: Changing City, Economy, Front
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Where is the original story that Mike Shen reported?
Amy, the Mike Shen story is an audio recording. Just click on the arrow under the bold words “Case study: Richmond.”