WSSNEWS | Volume 39 No. 18

WESTSIDESTORY NEWSPAPER

Bill to Reclaim Land Lost to Unlawful Eminent Domain Gets Bipartisan Support in CA Senate

Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Ingle- wood), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), won bipartisan support last week for her bill aimed at helping victims of racially motivated eminent domain -- and their descendants -- recover lost property. On July 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Assembly Bill (AB) 62 with a unani- mous 13-0 vote.

The bill now heads to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations, where it is CALIFORNIA

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THE OF CALIFORNIA scheduled for a hearing at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18 at the State Capitol Swing Space Annex in Sacramento.

"AB 62 responds to these harms by authorizing local and state agencies to evaluate past emi- nent domain takings, and where inappropriate or unjustified takings are identified," McKin- nor told members of the Judiciary Committee during the hearing.

"This bill is about righting historical wrongs and creating a process to address and repair the damage still felt today," she added. McKinnor noted that AB 62 was drafted "in the spirit of Senate Bill (SB) 796," a measure authored by former Sen. Steven Bradford, who represented an L.A. County district that includes Inglewood and Gardena. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 796 into law in September 2021.

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