Turning the corner on poverty

BYLINE: James Temple, CONTRA COSTA TIMES Through the first half of the past century, Fruitvale was a bustling retail corridor, commonly called Oakland’s second downtown.But it suffered the fate of many inner-city districts in the post-war period: middle-class...

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"The moment good taste knows itself, some of its goodness is lost. Even then, however, it is not necessary to take the further step downward of despising those who do not share or possess it. To separate oneself from run of the mill humanity was, for Lewis, the...

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"We’re at a fork in the road. America has to choose whether to go down the path which creates a permanent underclass in this country, or whether to turn toward "HOPE." Julia Brown, executive with Charles Schwab Bank

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