Years in the making, 2 bills to repair harm done to Black Californians are stalled in the Assembly. Is it to spare Gov. Newsom a tough call?
State Sen. Steven Bradford is pushing for a vote on his California reparations bills. Here he speaks during a Q & A session at the State of Black California Tour at Crawford High School in San Diego on June 15, 2024. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMattersDown to the wire: After years of study, two historic reparations bills are stalled in the Assembly. Is it sparing Gov.
Task force members and lawmakers have long known that passing reparations measures — especially those aimed at making cash payments to atone for slavery’s legacy — would be a tough political sell. Many did not expect some proposals to come as far as they did given that the state whip-sawed from athis year.
Burgess noted that the other reparations measures passed by the Black Caucus could benefit all Californians and are not explicitly aimed at those harmed by slavery. One of Bradford’s bills that did make it to the governor’s desk would establish a means of restoring property seized in race-based uses of eminent domain.
Reparations advocates began organizing a caravan to Sacramento on Friday. They also asked those not in the area to call Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assemblymembers Wilson, and Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles to ask them to introduce the bills to the floor.
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