{"id":24985,"date":"2023-01-31T21:06:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=24985"},"modified":"2023-01-31T21:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:06:44","slug":"californias-reparations-task-force-is-still-inching-its-way-toward-critical-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/californias-reparations-task-force-is-still-inching-its-way-toward-critical-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s reparations task force is still inching its way toward critical decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dustin Gardiner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan. 30, 2023 (SFChronicle.com)<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Task force member Steven Bradford says the eligibility issue is a \u201ccan of worms.\u201dYalonda M. James \/ The Chronicle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As California\u2019s task force to study reparations has toured the state seeking public input over the last year, one demand has risen to the top: Many in the Black community want reparations now, not promises down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as the first-in-the-nation task force wades deeper into the final stages of its work, the process has proven painstaking in practice, and even basic questions, like who should be eligible, are still being hashed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The task force met over the weekend to dig deeper into the question of what form reparations might take, including whether it should be cash payments or other types of restitution. Similar to past sessions, their marathon meeting often yielded more questions and logistical conundrums about how to dole out reparations than it did solid recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the reason the task force has been slow to make final recommendations is because it hasn\u2019t determined how much restitution is due. Its team of economic consultants is still gathering data to help quantify a specific dollar amount for the harms done. The task force has until July 1 to deliver a final report, and a recommendation on cash payments, to state legislators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before their meeting, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who wrote the bill to create the task force as a state Assembly member, implored the panel to not delay its work. She also reiterated her belief that the eligibility rules need to be kept narrow, so those truly harmed by the legacy of slavery get help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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