The impending closure of the Alameda County racetrack and stables raises serious concerns about the displacement of approximately 5,000 residents, many of whom are low-income workers. The displacement threatens their jobs and disrupts the education of students in Pleasanton Unified School District. County officials acknowledge the potential trauma of uprooting families during the school year, especially those already disadvantaged. Community members are urging county officials to reconsider and allow families to stay until the academic year concludes in June, highlighting the emotional and practical implications of the closure.
You're asking people to uproot their families in the middle of a school year, one woman said while choking back tears during the Feb. 11 meeting.
I think that people should be allowed to stay, retain their jobs, retain their housing, retaining their children's place in school at least until school lets out in June.
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