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Emanuel Cleaver: The Black/Brown population in San Francisco has dropped now to about 2 percent because they can't afford to live there.

On the recordApril 29, 2019
The Black/Brown population in San Francisco has dropped now to about 2 percent because they can't afford to live there.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the affordability crisis affecting minority populations in urban areas.

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