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.
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.
Black and Latino families displaced from Palm Springs neighborhood reach 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.
‘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.
Palm Springs to vote on paying $27M after displacement of Black and Latino families
Money for housing assistance would go toward low-income Palm Springs residents, with priority given to former Section 14 residents and descendants. “The City Council is deeply gratified that that the former residents of Section 14 have agreed to accept ...
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.
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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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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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Burned, Displaced and Fighting Back: A Battle for Reparations in Palm Springs
Later that year, the city of Palm Springs formally apologized for its role in the demolition of the working class neighborhood known as Section 14. “All the mental suffering and trauma, I ...
Palm Springs releases study on Section 14 history ahead of public debate on settlement
The city of Palm Springs released a study on the history of Section 14 on Friday, days before the city council is set to debate a restitution offer.
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“Section 14 Survivors” reach deal with the city of Palm Springs
"Section 14 Survivors" and the city of Palm Springs might be closer to a decades-long debate. According to a press ...
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'Racist Trees' Film Explores History of Housing Exclusion in Palm Springs
SARA NEWENS: But many of the Black families had to live in Crossley Tract because they were pushed out of an area that is now downtown Palm Springs, called Section 14. Section 14 is ...
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Black and Latino families displaced from Palm Springs neighborhood reach $27 million tentative settlement
Money for housing assistance would go toward low-income Palm Springs residents, with priority given to former Section ...