Commentary
It is here! From the time Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law implementing a task force on reparations in 2020, it was inevitable that this day would come. The task force has proposed that the state pay an estimated $800 billion to the state’s black residents.
Newsom has had a long time to plan for this day since the proposal was inevitable. Newsom and the legislature tasked them not with determining whether reparations were warranted, but rather how much in reparations should be paid. Yet, it appears he has no idea what to do with the proposal since its recent, highly publicized approval on May 6, as he has refused to say whether he would support the recommended payments….