The Southern California resort town of Palm Springs is set to approve a $27 million reparations agreement with Black and Latino families who were forced out of their homes in the 1960s, making it one of the first cities in the country to do so.
The tentative deal, which was announced Wednesday and had received the backing of Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif), will come before the city council for a final vote on Thursday. It follows a similar move in 2021 by Evanston, Illinois , and comes amid a statewide push for reparations in California that ran into pushback this year.
“We are making history in Palm Springs,” said Areva Martin, lead counsel for the Palm Springs group representing impacted families. “This agreement demonstrates that it’s never too late to acknowledge past wrongs and take meaningful steps toward justice.”…