Reparations movement in California faces uncertain future

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has quietly withdrawn $4 million in funding for an Office of Reparations in the city The move is another setback for California’s reparations movement after Governor Gavin Newsom distanced himself from calls for cash payments New York announced its own reparations task force in December to address the state’s ‘painful legacy of slavery’ By Lewis Pennock For Dailymail.Com Published: 09:09 EST, 1 January 2024 | Updated: 09:09 EST, 1 January 2024 California‘s reparations movement faces an uncertain future after San Francisco’s mayor scrapped plans for a designated office to explore the issue. Mayor London Breed has quietly withdrawn $4 million in funding to establish an Office of Reparations as she struggles to fix a massive budget deficit in the city. The decision sparked frustration among campaigners who are pursuing cash payments of up to $5 million for the city’s black residents. The decision also comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom distanced himself from demands for cash payments – a radical policy recommended by his own state-wide Reparations Task Force, which published a landmark report in June that recommended reparations valued at roughly half-a-trillion dollars. The Governor was also expected to meet with members of the...