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California panel calls for billions in reparations for black residents

May 7, 2023

Sacramento California state capitol

By KAREN VELIE

A California panel on Saturday approved recommendations for reparations to black residents for decades of discrimination and repression.

The nine-member committee will provide their proposed recommendations to the state legislature for review. Proposed reparations could run up to $1.2 million per person, which would amount to hundreds of billions of dollars.

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom reported the state had a $22.5 billion deficit. This comes at a time state tax revenues fall short of expectations.

Because of current financial shortfalls, the committee’s proposals are likely to face some scrutiny in the legislature.

In addition to proposing restitution, the task force recommends a public apology for past racists actions and a promise not to repeat those acts in the future.


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“Because of current financial shortfalls, the committee’s proposals are likely to face some scrutiny in the legislature” Some scrutiny, eh? Just “some?” Things get more ridiculous daily in Sacramento. There is no actual thought behind most of these proposals beyond posturing and greed.


I had an English father and Canadian mother (she had an American mother). My American grandma’s grandfather fought for the Union in the Civil War…shouldn’t those soldiers’ descendants get some kind of reward for their suffering? And our family immigrated to California when I was a girl. My husband immigrated from South America, so why would we forced to participate? My point is we all have complicated DNA in this country and any so-called reparations will NO DOUBT be impossible to figure out. Remember when Angela Davis discovered one of her ancestors arrived on the Mayflower? She was horrified, hahah.


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