‘Makes People Feel Uncomfortable’: White Residents Allegedly Changed Laws to Block Black Entrepreneur from Selling Floating Homes, While White Investors Sailed Through With No Issues
A Black entrepreneur who faced burdensome red tape and resistance from officials in Marin County, California, when he tried to renovate and sell floating homes in two tony waterfront communities filed a federal lawsuit claiming racial discrimination. Deitrick Burks bought three floating homes from Docktown Marina in Redwood City in 2019 with a plan to…
