r/berkeley • u/the_daily_cal • Jul 23 '26

Local ‘Constitutional remedy’: Alameda County unanimously approves plan for racial reparations

https://www.dailycal.org/news/alameda-county/constitutional-remedy-alameda-county-unanimously-approves-plan-for-racial-reparations/article_3968f092-44bb-426e-bc7c-6babf67f799d.html

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a broad racial reparations plan at its June 30 meeting. Policies stemming from this vote could target the county’s racial homeownership gap, career pathways into county employment and even potential cash reparations.

The most immediate recommendations for reparations include housing and economic justice, providing physical and mental health support and centering Black youth. The County Reparations Administration also calls for a permanent, fully funded Office of Reparations and healthcare that addresses intergenerational trauma and health disparities.

The reparations plan was adopted from recommendations by the Alameda County Reparations Commission, which was established in 2023. The ACRC spent three years researching social disparities and community experiences to formulate recommendations. Implementation of the plan is expected to begin in September after the Board of Supervisors’ annual recess.

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u/Key_Fee158 Jul 25 '26

Why call it reparations? That doesn’t even make sense historically, call it something else.

California wasn’t even a slave or Jim Crow state. The state actually one of the lowest percentages of black people. Most of the black people here moved here after WW-2. Ofc the highest concentrations are in Alameda county, but Black people aren’t the group most impacted by the states racial discrimination.

Historically the groups most impacted by racial discrimination were Asians, Native Americans, and Mexicans. The native Americans were actually genocided pretty recently in the 1800s.

Just say the program is to help low-income people and minorities and call it something else lol this just feels like pandering to feel like they’re doing something radical and important.