Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed reparations plan for black residents in California may deliver handouts of $223,000 in cash per person for past housing discrimination, Fox News Digital reported. California currently faces a $25 billion budget deficit, despite reporting a nearly $100 billion surplus for the current fiscal year in May. Nearly 6.5 percent of California residents,…
Gavin Newsom’s Reparations Plan for Black California Residents Could See $223,000 Payments per Person
Inside California’s Bizarre Task Force on Reparations
Commentary California, despite being the wealthiest and highest taxed state in the nation, ranks at the bottom among states when it comes to the essential things people expect government to provide. It ranks at or near the bottom in crime, homelessness, schools, roads, and energy prices. This is because rather than focusing on such things,…
Man Asks California Reparations Task Force for ‘40 Acres and a Tesla’
California’s Reparations Task Force recently heard ideas ranging from “40 acres and a Tesla” to cash settlements to compensate the descendants of chattel slavery in America. The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans listened to hours of professional and personal testimony from witnesses and public comments at a two-day hearing…
Reparations Task Force Accuses California DOJ of Overreach After Removal of Agenda Items
Several members of a state-mandated Reparations Task Force accused the California Department of Justice staff of overreach over the removal of agenda items and the refusal to facilitate public hearings on Saturdays. Assembly Bill 3121 requires the DOJ to provide administrative, technical, and legal assistance to the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for…
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