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Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California reparations could cost more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economists have told a state panel considering reparations. The preliminary estimate is more than 2.5 times California’s $300 billion annual budget, and does not include a recommended $1 million per […]