California’s Newsom signs a reparations study law but vetoes other racial justice proposals

Setback for reparations movement as bill to give college admissions preference is vetoed

California Governor Gavin Newsom argued colleges and universities already have the ability to consider the preferences under existing law.

Newsom backs $6M slavery descendant study, vetoes other reparations bills

People listen during a rally in support of reparations for Black Americans in San Francisco. (File photo by Eric Risberg/Associated Press) Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed bag Monday for proponents of bills aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black Americans. He signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of …

Newsom Rejects Preference Bill for Slave Descendants

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have permitted schools to give slave descendants special consideration in admissions. Newsom said the bill was “unnecessary.” “These institutions already have the authority to determine whether to provide admissions preferences like this one, and accordingly, this bill is unnecessary,” Newsom said in his veto. “I encourage the institutions referenced in this bill to review and determine h…

Newsom vetoes bill that would have granted priority college admission for descendants of slavery

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed public and private colleges to provide preferential admissions to applicants directly descended from individuals who were enslaved in the United States before 1900.

California's Newsom signs a reparations study law but vetoes other racial justice proposals

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person.

Gov. Newsom signs a reparations study law but vetoes other racial justice proposals

Democratic Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, who authored the university admissions preference bill, said Newsom’s veto was “more than disappointing.”