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Oakland's Lead Funding Sits Untouched as Residents Face Exposure

Ericka Cruz GuevarraJessica KariisaAlan Montecillo
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Yazmin Alvarez and her daughter Leyla Avelar discuss Halloween costume ideas in their living room. Yasmin Alvarez was found to have elevated levels of lead in her blood.  (Hiram Alejandro Durán for El Tímpano/CatchLight Local/Report for America corps member.)

Eighty-three percent of Oakland’s rental housing may contain lead. Despite winning millions of dollars in settlement money from paint companies to help address the problem, the funds have remained unused as residents face potential exposure. El Tímpano’s Jasmine Aguilera and Cassandra Garibay explain why the city of Oakland has still not used these funds.

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