{"id":2284263,"date":"2024-06-26T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-set-12-million-toward-reparations-as-state-grapples-with-historic-deficit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:03:39","slug":"california-democrats-set-12-million-toward-reparations-as-state-grapples-with-historic-deficit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-set-12-million-toward-reparations-as-state-grapples-with-historic-deficit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats set $12 million toward reparations as state grapples with historic deficit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-democrats-set-12-million-toward-reparations-as-state-grapples-with-historic-deficit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California has set aside $12 million for reparations aimed \u2063at \u200bdescendants of black\u200c slaves, an action embedded in the state&#8217;s budget agreement announced by Governor Gavin Newsom.\u200d This financial commitment comes amid challenges as \u200cthe state \u200bfaces a $45 billion budget deficit, a stark contrast to the\u2063 nearly $100 billion surplus reported two \u2062years ago. The\u2062 decision has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-visits-wounded-warriors-at-walter-reed-hospital\/\" title=\"Biden Visits Wounded Warriors At Walter Reed Hospital\">sparked mixed reactions<\/a>: some progressives criticized the amount as insufficient, arguing it fails \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-agrees-to-2-5b-settlement-over-737-max-crashes\/\" title=\"Boeing agrees to .5B settlement over 737 MAX crashes\">adequately address<\/a> the historical injustices towards\u2064 black individuals in the state.\u2064 Kavon Ward, an advocate for African American land \u2063claims, suggested that\u200d the allocated amount should be\u200c the compensation for a single individual rather\u2063 than the collective. Major\u200d Democratic figures in California, however, \u2064have acknowledged the allocation as\u200c a positive\u200b step but recognize that more efforts are\u200d needed to address reparations\u200d comprehensively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>California allocated $12 million toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/reparations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reparations<\/a> for descendants of black slaves as the state wrestles to reconcile its $45 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>budget<\/a> deficit.\u00a0The taxpayer funds earmarked for black Californians is included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3056424\/newsom-spin-california-budget-disaster-bid-president-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>budget agreement<\/a> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced last week. <\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">budget proposal<\/a> comes after months of debate over how to resolve the state\u2019s looming deficit and just two years after the Golden State enjoyed a near-$100 billion surplus. <\/p>\n<p>Progressives immediately slammed the governor for not handing out more funds to black people. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat it is a lowball amount, especially given the amount of harm that was done to black people in this state and for the amount of time that it was done,\u201d Kavon Ward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/equity-lab\/accountability\/article289496332.html#:~:text=Black%20advocates%20are%20in%20agreement,start%2C%20but%20not%20nearly%20enough.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Sacramento Bee<\/em>. Ward is co-founder of Where Is My Land, a group that advocates for black people who claim their land has been lost or stolen. Ward believes $12 million is what should be given to one person.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A rally in support of reparations for black people in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Eric Risberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Top California Democrats touted the $12 million as a win while agreeing there is more work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Steven Bradford <a href=\"https:\/\/sd35.senate.ca.gov\/news\/2024-06-23-senator-bradford-issues-statement-funding-reparations-state-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>celebrated<\/a> the reparations while saying he \u201cwanted more.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, as the California Legislative Black Caucus, made the case that the harms of slavery and racist public policies aren\u2019t healed,\u201d Bradford said. He added, \u201cThis is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, the chairwoman of the Black Caucus, sounded a similar note in remarks to the <em>Sacramento Bee<\/em>, calling the funding a \u201cwin,\u201d while James Woodson, executive director of the California Black Power Network, said the funding was only\u00a0the start of \u201cmany rounds of investment to repair harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California Republicans said progressives are pushing Newsom into a tough spot. The state Assembly Republican leader,\u00a0James Gallagher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gavin-newsoms-reparations-experiment-backfires-2024-speculation-swirls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Fox Digital, \u201cIt will take an absurd mental gymnastics to require California taxpayers, including new immigrants, low-income workers, and even some African Americans, to pay for a wrong committed by other states more than 150 years ago, but that\u2019s the position Newsom put himself in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what he does, he\u2019s going to anger part of his base,\u201d the leading Republican said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The majority of Californians oppose cash reparations. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/09\/11\/1198805444\/most-california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> conducted last September found only 23% supported sending funds to descendants of black slaves. <\/p>\n<p>The $12 million agreed to in Newsom\u2019s budget proposal would support bills expected to pass the state legislature\u2019s Democratic supermajority, such as subsidizing property taxes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-reparations-plan-would-spend-almost-double-the-states-entire-budget-on-race-based-handouts\/\" title=\"California\u2019s Reparations Plan Would Spend Almost Double The State\u2019s Entire Budget On Race-Based Handouts\">eligible black residents<\/a> and preventing California from punishing prisoners who refuse to work.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California has allocated $12 million for reparations to descendants of black slaves, despite grappling with a $45 billion budget deficit. This allocation is part of a budget agreement announced by Governor Gavin Newsom. 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