The California reparations task force has issued its final recommendations and report to the state legislature for consideration. Some of the proposals face an uphill battle.
Some task force members at the meeting on Thursday acknowledged that passing several of the proposals, including the controversial reparations payments, will be a difficult process.Democratic state Sen. Steven Bradford said at the meeting that the cost of reparations"will be high" but that it is justified due to the alleged harms the state committed against black Californians.
When discussing how to pay for the reparations, he said the legislature has found ways to fund projects like high-speed rail and that reparations"must" be included in the state's budget. He also acknowledged that passing reparations will take multiple legislative sessions but said that activists should remain vocal on the matter.
Leaders in both chambers of the California legislature stated they would carefully evaluate the proposals but did not make specific policy promises, instead discussing topics in the report. Democratic state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins issued a lengthy statement on Thursday. She condemned the Supreme Court decision earlier in the day, which ruled affirmative action in college admissions was unconstitutional, before commending the task force's work.
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