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The City Of Palm Springs To Pay $5.9 Million To Black And Latino Families Forced From Homes
EssenceNovember 18, 2024By Kizzy Cox More than 50 years after Palm Springs officials demolished and burned the homes of hundreds of Black and Latino residents in Section 14—a predominantly minority neighborhood once thriving within the city—the survivors have secured a historic $5.9 million settlement. The agreement marks a significant moment in the city’s reckoning with
Unanimous 5-0 Vote for Justice: Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors Reach Historic Settlement Agreement, Including $5.9 Million in Direct Payments, with City of Palm Springs
Palm Springs, CA November 14, 2024 – Leading up to Thursday, November 14 vote, National civil rights Attorney Areva Martin and Section 14 Survivors, in partnership with Actum, achieve landmark agreement with Palm Springs City Council On Thursday, November 14, the Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously (5-0), for a comprehensive settlement package with the
Palm Springs to pay $5.9 million to Black and Latino families over razed homes
The LA TimesNovember 14, 2024By Rebecca Plevin PALM SPRINGS — The Palm Springs City Council has unanimously approved a $5.9-million settlement with the Black and Latino families whose homes were razed and burned in a brutal urban renewal project in the 1950s and 1960s. A standing-room crowd in the City Hall chambers Thursday night exploded
Palm Springs council approves $5.9M settlement over Section 14 removals
The Desert SunNovember 14, 2024By Tom Coulter The Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously Thursday approve paying $5.91 million to former residents of the city’s Section 14 area. The settlement came after years of negotiations over legal claims residents filed over the city’s role in evicting families and destroying homes in the area in the
Palm Springs City Council to vote on Section 14 settlement
The Desert SunNovember 14, 2024By Tara Gray Civil rights attorney Areva Martin reacts to the city council’s unanimous vote for the settlement offer of $5.9 million to the Section 14 Survivors group during a public council meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., on Thurs., November 14, 2024. Read More