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San Rafael Rushes To Provide Poor Neighborhood Free Wifi

The lack of connectivity has long been a problem in the majority LatinX neighborhood, but now it means access to school.

(Rebecca Collett/Patch)

SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) San Rafael is rushing to close the digital divide by installing a Wi-Fi network in its Canal District in time for the start of school.

The Canal district is a low income area with about 2,000, mostly Latinx school children that has suffered from substandard infrastructure for years. We live in a digital age, but for many living in the Canal District of San Rafael, they’re living in a digital black hole, and nowhere more so than in the new world of remote learning.

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