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Hundreds Of Millions In Federal Relief Coming To East Bay

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The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in March will give about $325 million to Alameda County, $188 million to the city of Oakland, $66 million to the city of Berkeley, $28 million to the city of Alameda and $18 million to the city of San Leandro.

Representative Barbara Lee made the announcement, Tuesday.

Altogether, the U.S Department of the Treasury will give $27 billion to California, which includes $1.2 billion that will be allotted to local governments with less than 50,000 people, such as the East Bay cities of Albany, Piedmont and Emeryville.

Find a breakdown of allocations by county by clicking here.

Ben joined KALW in 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, he helped the news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He also helped teach hundreds of audio producers, many of whom work with him at KALW, today.