While the state openly banned slavery after it participated in the Union in 1850, California’s repayments task force will shortly suggest that the Golden State problem “down payments” to Black citizens as restitution for discrimination and harassment.
The task group, which was established by a state law passed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 and issued over 500 pages of materials on Monday, has stated that it aims to suggest that California offer an official apology for slavery and prejudice and propose to make payments of various sums to qualified Black residents.
Several other policy reforms are also suggested in the draft report, such as the controversial restriction on cash bail, which many have suggested has led to a rise in crime in the regions where it has been implemented.
In an initial evaluation released in March, economists estimated that California’s compensation proposal may spend the state over eight hundred billion.
The task force claimed at that point that the figure did not involve reparations for estates that the organization claimed were stolen unfairly or for the loss of Black-owned enterprises. The task team contacted 5 economists and policy specialists to reach the number.