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San Jose Spotlight: By discussing past, San Jose officials aim to temper racial bias in future


With an eye toward building a more equitable San Jose, the City Council last week re-examined San Jose’s history and discussed racial inequities that have kept hundreds of immigrants — predominantly of Mexican descent — from keeping up economically with white residents. A panel of three top experts on race and equity — Stephen Pitti, a Yale University professor, Leon…