Palm Springs Reaches Nearly $6 Million Reparations Deal With Former Section 14 Residents
The City Council is expected to vote on the settlement for residents of a neighborhood that burned more than 50 years ago. It could also consider another $21 million for community programs.
‘Section 14 Survivors’ reach $5.9M deal with the city of Palm Springs
"Section 14 Survivors" and the city of Palm Springs might be closer to the resolution of a decades-long debate. According to the city and the "Section 14 Survivors" group, both parties reached a settlement agreement of 5.
California resort town of Palm Springs approves race reparations package
The Palm Springs city council on Thursday unanimously approved a $5.9 million reparations settlement with former residents of a largely Black neighborhood that was leveled in the 1960s for commercial development.
Palm Springs Officials Signal Residential Approval on Section 14 Settlement
The Palm Springs City Council was expected to vote to approve the city’s settlement offer aimed at “addressing historical injustices” for former Section 14 residents Thursday, which includes a $5.91 million cash settlement.
Palm Springs strikes tentative $27M deal on landmark reparations settlement
The desert resort city is one of the first in the nation to reach such a deal, which received backing from politicians like Sen. Laphonza Butler.
Black and Latino Families Displaced From Palm Springs Neighborhood Reach $27M Tentative Settlement
Black and Latino families who were displaced from a Southern California neighborhood in the 1960s have reached a tentative settlement agreement with the city of Palm Springs
Palm Springs, Calif., to vote on $5.9M in reparations for former Black, Latino residents
The Palm Springs, Calif., City Council is expected to vote Thursday on a reparations settlement for former residents of a mostly Black and Latino neighborhood destroyed for commercial development in the 1960s.
California resort town of Palm Springs takes up reparations package
The Palm Spring city council on Thursday takes up a proposed $5.9 million reparations settlement with former residents of a largely Black neighborhood that was leveled in the 1960s for commercial development.
Palm Springs to vote on paying $27M after displacement of Black and Latino families
Black and Latino families who were pushed out of a Palm Springs neighborhood in the 1960s reached a $5.9 million tentative settlement agreement with the city.
Palm Springs Reaches $6M Reparations Deal With Displaced Minority Families
City council members of Palm Springs, California will soon vote on whether to approve a nearly $6 million reparations deal reached with Black and Latino families who were forcefully displaced from their homes in the 1960s.
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Council unanimously approves settlement with Section 14 group, paving way for reparations
The Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved a $5.91 million settlement Thursday night for former residents and ...
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Nov. 14 Daily Briefing: Section 14 agreement, commission concerns, superintendent contract, and more
Just some food for thought. Setting the mood: “Right Time of the Night” by Jennifer Warnes Palm Springs officials and the ...
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$27M Section 14 settlement reached; Palm Springs council to vote this week
The City of Palm Springs and former residents of the Section 14 area said Wednesday they have agreed to settle legal ...
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Palm Springs Council votes 5-0 for approval of Section 14 settlement
The Palm Springs City Council is set to vote tonight on a proposed settlement with the Section 14 Survivors group, a historic ...
Black and Latino families reach tentative settlement with Palm Springs over razed homes
The Palm Springs City Council will vote tonight on the settlement offer. It comes decades after city employees and the Fire ...
Palm Springs council approves $5.9M settlement over Section 14 removals
The Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously Thursday approve paying $5.91 million to former residents of the city's ...
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Disabled Workers Deserve More Than Subminimum Wage
At last, Congress is seriously considering legislation that would end this relic of the New Deal, better known as Section 14(c), which confines Disabled people to a lifetime of poverty and ...