California lawmakers in Black caucus halt 2 reparations bills

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session late Saturday night, sending hundreds of bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Two of the proposals that won’t be on the governor’s desk are two reparations bills by State Sen. Steven Bradford. On the final day to pass bills, the California Legislative Black Caucus announced they would not move forward with Bradford’s proposals. What You Need To Know The California Legislative Black Caucus decided to not advance two reparations bills on the final day to send bills to Gov. Newsom’s desk The bills by State Sen. Steven Bradford would have created a reparations fund and new state agency to oversee reparations  Reparations advocates from across California drove to the Capitol to urge members of the CLBC to vote on Bradford’s bills Bradford’s bills were part of the recommendations made by the California Reparations Task Force  Both bills had passed the Senate and needed to be voted on in the Assembly to land on Newsom’s desk. Reparations advocates from across California drove to Sacramento to urge members of the caucus to vote on Bradford’s bills, SB 1403 and SB 1331. SB 1403 would’ve established the California American Freedmen Affairs agency...