Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, speaks about his reparations bill on the Assembly floor on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed measures with potential economic benefits.

Tony Thurmond emerges as only California gubernatorial candidate with clear reparations plan, promising loans for Black business owners and homebuyers.

It appears that reparations advocates who fail to learn from history are doomed to a repeat veto. For the second session in a row, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed several reparations bills that would ...

Five years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom set in motion a process that would place on his desk a series of bills to advance reparations for California's descendants of slavery. Their arrival has revealed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates, none appear to be a champion of reparations, even in the form of direct cash ...

Five years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom set in motion a process that would place on his desk a series of bills to advance reparations for California’s descendants of slavery. Their arrival has revealed the ...