The Daily Californian, May 6, 2022, ‘Exclusionary and racist’: History of housing, gentrification in Berkeley
Due to redlining and restrictive covenants, Black people have been prevented from receiving mortgages or loans, which has contributed to a low rate of Black home ownership today, as reported by Business Insider. Moreover, redlined areas — which are majority people of color — are proven to have increased economic inequality, according to a 2018 National Community Reinvestment Coalition report. Low-income children of color who grow up in redlined neighborhoods have fewer opportunities for upward mobility and usually attend schools with fewer resources than their white counterparts, according to the Polis Center’s SAVI.
Areas in Berkeley that were historically redlined include South Berkeley, West Berkeley and Central Berkeley. Conversely, the residents of Elmwood and Claremont are largely white and wealthier.
