California Governor Gavin Newsom Comes Out Against Reparations Checks Proposal
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On Saturday, California’s reparations task force voted to approve a list of proposals that are heading to state lawmakers to be considered for reparations legislation.
California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve a report with instructions detailing state financial compensation for slavery alongside a formal apology.
The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of proposals that now go to state lawmakers to consider for reparations legislation, AP reports.
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who is cosponsoring a bill in Congress to study restitution proposals, used the meeting to issue a call for states and the federal government to pass reparations legislation.
The demand follows others made previously by lobby groups insisting on payments for the misdeeds of previous generations and the “righting of historical wrongs.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom came out against the proposal.
California’s governor has come out against reparations checks being handed out to black residents of his state, days after a task force recommended that up to $1.2 million be given to those who met the criteria.
Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that he felt there were better ways of addressing systemic inequality than cash handouts.
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Newsom said that dealing with the legacy of slavery and discrimination is ‘about much more than cash payments.’
He told Fox News in a statement on Tuesday: ‘Many of the recommendations put forward by the Task Force are critical action items we’ve already been hard at work addressing: breaking down barriers to vote, bolstering resources to address hate, enacting sweeping law enforcement and justice reforms to build trust and safety, strengthening economic mobility — all while investing billions to root out disparities and improve equity in housing, education, healthcare, and well beyond. This work must continue.’
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