{"id":2332952,"date":"2024-08-28T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-commission-releases-reparations-report-with-no-price-tag-or-funding-solution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T20:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T00:04:07","slug":"los-angeles-commission-releases-reparations-report-with-no-price-tag-or-funding-solution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-commission-releases-reparations-report-with-no-price-tag-or-funding-solution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles commission releases reparations report with no price tag or funding solution &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Flos-angeles-commission-releases-reparations-report-with-no-price-tag-or-funding-solution-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=2332952&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>The Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission has \u2064published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-resists-woke-calls-to-cancel-the-eyes-of-texas-band-members-must-play-it-or-join-different-band\/\" title=\"Texas Resists Woke Calls To Cancel \u2018The Eyes Of Texas\u2019: Band Members Must Play It Or Join Different Band\">executive summary<\/a> \u200dof its findings after 18 months of\u200b investigation into the impact of historical injustices on Black \u200bresidents of\u2063 Los\u200c Angeles.\u2063 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/30-years-later-remembering-crown-heights\/\" title=\"30 Years Later: Remembering Crown Heights\">56-page report<\/a> is\u200b based on extensive community engagement,\u2063 including\u2063 over 600 survey responses and 18 focus groups.\u2064 The commission identified 12\u2062 areas of harm\u2064 linked to systemic issues such as slavery, segregation, and redlining.\u2063 While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-dem-asks-doj-to-charge-all-perpetrators-from-capitol-riot-after-report-suggests-they-might-not\/\" title=\"High-Ranking Dem Asks DOJ To Charge All \u2018Perpetrators\u2019 From Capitol Riot After Report Suggests They Might Not\">report suggests<\/a> a range of solutions \u200dto address these inequalities, such as compensatory initiatives for\u2063 housing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">criminal justice reform<\/a>, it notably \u2064does not provide\u2064 a financial estimate for these proposals. A \u200dcomprehensive 400-page report \u200dis anticipated to be released next month. The national dialogue on reparations has gained momentum\u200d following \u2063the 2020 police killing of George\u2064 Floyd, prompting various cities, including California, to form reparations task\u200d forces aimed at\u200b addressing past and\u2063 ongoing inequalities. \u2063The commission \u2063emphasizes the historical and \u2062present-day\u2063 struggles of Black\u2064 communities in Los\u200d Angeles, despite California&#8217;s Civil War history of fighting against slavery.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Los Angeles commission releases reparations report with no price tag or funding solution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1688993\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After 18 months, the City of Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission released its executive summary of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/reparations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reparations<\/a> inquiry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the 56-page report, complete with more than 60 community engagements, 600 survey responses, and 18 focus groups with black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles <\/a>residents, the commission <a href=\"https:\/\/civilandhumanrights.lacity.gov\/sites\/g\/files\/wph2271\/files\/2024-08\/LA%20Civil%20Rights%20-%20Reparations%20Report%20Executive%20Summary%20-%20An%20Examination%20of%20African%20American%20Experiences%20in%20Los%20Angeles%20%281%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>identified<\/a> 12 areas of harm that such residents have suffered from, stemming from slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, redlining, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The authors offered dozens of solutions to solve inequities, including launching compensatory efforts for housing inequity, overpolicing and &ldquo;unjust&rdquo; convictions, and endorsing state and federal reparations. However, the report does not include an estimate of how much these measures would cost the city. The full 400-page report is expected to be published next month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reparations for slavery have been pushed to the forefront of the national discussion following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, with reparation task forces popping up in cities all over the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) commissioned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidate-in-swing-house-district-spent-years-calling-for-reparations-then-she-ran-for-congress\/\" title=\"Dem Candidate in Swing House District Spent Years Calling for Reparations. Then She Ran for Congress.\">statewide reparations task force<\/a> in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While California was not one of the states with a large reliance on slaves and fought on the Union&rsquo;s side during the Civil War, the commission highlighted how Los Angeles black residents have been affected by discriminatory housing practices, intimidation and violence by the Ku Klux Klan, and a wide variety of other abuses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All told, billions of dollars in unrealized wealth have been denied to Black families in Los Angeles that make it difficult for them to remain in wealthier westside neighborhoods,&rdquo; the report stated.&nbsp; &ldquo;Simultaneously, authorities and public officials across many agencies have delivered a century or more of appalling infrastructure, substandard schools, unsafe neighborhoods, dangerous levels of exposure to pollution, and harmful environmental conditions to the working class and poor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report included a 2016 study titled &ldquo;The Color of Wealth in Los Angeles,&rdquo; which found that the average white family in Los Angeles&rsquo;s net worth was $355,000 compared to a black family&rsquo;s net worth of $4,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Without exceptional government intervention, it is likely that the wealth gap will continue to grow until the dreams of a life of safety, comfort, and freedom from financial ruin are limited to all but a few,&rdquo; the report stated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The commission also suggested that the city issue an apology for the &ldquo;injustices of enslavement and Jim Crow&rdquo; and also pass legislation that would properly document the history of slavery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1688993\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1688993\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles commission publishes reparations report lacking cost estimates or funding strategies. After 18 months of work, the City of Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission has unveiled its executive summary regarding reparations. The 56-page document is based on over 60 community engagements, 600 survey responses, and 18 focus groups involving Black residents of Los Angeles. The commission identified 12 areas where these residents have experienced harm due to slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, redlining, and other injustices. They proposed numerous solutions to address these inequities, such as initiating compensatory measures for housing disparities and addressing issues related to overpolicing and wrongful convictions while advocating for state and federal reparations. However, the report does not provide an estimate of the financial implications for the city. A more comprehensive 400-page report is anticipated next month. The topic of reparations gained national attention following George Floyd&#8217;s police killing in 2020, leading to the establishment of reparation task forces in various cities across the country. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom initiated a statewide reparations task force in that same year. Although California did not heavily rely on slavery and fought with the Union during the Civil War, this commission emphasized how discriminatory housing practices and violence from groups like the Ku Klux Klan have impacted Black residents in Los Angeles significantly. The report noted that &#8220;billions of dollars in unrealized wealth&#8221; have been denied to Black families in Los Angeles which hampers their ability to live in wealthier neighborhoods on the west side. It also pointed out a century-long history of inadequate infrastructure and poor living conditions faced by working-class communities: &#8220;Authorities across many agencies have provided appalling infrastructure&#8230; unsafe neighborhoods&#8230; dangerous pollution levels.&#8221; Additionally included was a study from 2016 titled &#8220;The Color of Wealth in Los Angeles,&#8221; revealing that while white families had an average net worth of $355,000, Black families averaged only $4,000. The report warned that without significant government intervention, this wealth gap would likely continue expanding until safety and financial stability become unattainable for most people except a select few. Furthermore, it recommended that the city formally apologize for &#8220;the injustices of enslavement and Jim Crow&#8221; as well as enact legislation aimed at accurately documenting slavery&#8217;s history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2332953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Los-Angeles-Reparations.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6513,36585,9128,3819],"class_list":["post-2332952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-funding","tag-los-angeles","tag-reparations","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Los-Angeles-Reparations.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}