For a paragraph for a story I’m working on today, I’m including any comments on what happened this weekend with California reparations from national figures, please tag me if you see anything you think should be in there. TY 🙏🏽

There’s no money in the Dream for All program so no one is getting any loans this year. The bill they’re talking about changed language to make sure state employees couldn’t disqualify someone **solely based on their immigration status** if they meet all other loan requirements

Press release from ARRT a “multi-racial, multi-sector alliance advancing reparations in California. The lead convenors of this endeavor are the Black Equity Collective, the California Black Power Network, Catalyst California (formerly Advancement Project California), Equal

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Here’s a comprehensive look at how California lawmakers shelved two key bills meant to form a new state agency to oversee reparations and a fund to implement policies, including direct cash payments for Black American descendants of enslaved people whatimreading.net/p/two-historic…

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Team Zambada win first legal tussle in getting judge to refuse transfer from Texas to New York. They prefer Texas maybe because: 1) Closer to family/network in Mexico 2) Prosecutors easier for bargain 3) NY (and Judge Cogan) has strong record vs narcos courtlistener.com/docket/1579224…

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California’s legislative Black Caucus passed 9 of 14 reparations bills this month. But they also chose to pull measures that would fund cash payments and establish an agency to oversee that effort. My story for Capital & Main

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BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom VETOES AB 1840, which would have allowed undocumented people to apply for the state’s first-time home buyer’s assistance program. His veto message basically says lawmakers tried to expand eligibility to a program with no money.

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to expand first-time homebuyer aid program to undocumented immigrants, citing budget concerns. More from WendyFry in the CalMatters tracker: calmatters.org/explainers/new…

Breaking (re-post with correct link): Newsom announced on Sept. 6 that he vetoed AB 1840 to expand homebuyer aid to undocumented immigrants, citing budget concerns. cal.news/4d1HUGm 📝WendyFry & @Jeannekuang

Again just a note about Dream for ALL bill that it said a California resident wouldn’t be disqualified **solely based on their immigration status** if they meet all other eligibility and financial criteria. According to USC, undocumented immigrants paid $3.7b in taxes in 2019.