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Statement from Section 14 Survivors’ Attorney Areva Martin Regarding October 10 Palm Springs City Council Meeting

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Palm Springs, CA (October 10, 2024) – Today, following a lengthy closed session City Council discussion, the City of Palm Springs announced that it would hold one additional closed session regarding Section 14 and dedicate the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Thursday, November 14 to the matter of Section 14. In response to this announcement, Attorney Areva Martin, lead […]

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Former Section 14 Residents ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Settlement with Palm Springs

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Former residents of Section 14 are “cautiously optimistic” a resolution with the City of Palm Springs is near following a lengthy closed-doors discussion held by the city council Thursday. The council met to discuss a settlement proposal for an ongoing legal claim over the city’s role in destroying homes and evicting residents on land owned

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Joe Abner and his wife, Vera, walk through a vacant lot that was once part of the Section 14 community in Palm Springs. Abner was 13 when his family fled Section 14, which the city ultimately leveled to make way for luxury developments in the 1960s. Photo by Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times

Palm Springs Promises to ‘Right That Wrong’ for Black, Latino Community Destroyed in 1960s

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Los Angeles Times — The City of Palm Springs takes a first step towards reparations for Section 14 Survivors and Descendants. But negotiations are still underway. “Attorney Areva Martin, who represents the former residents and descendants of Section 14, said in a statement that the group was “encouraged that the City of Palm Springs has

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A First-Of-Its-Kind Reparations Package Is Introduced

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March 27 2024— The Legislative Black Caucus introduced the first-of-its-kind reparations package with 14 bills. “We’re very grateful for Sen. Butler’s leadership and support for the Survivors of Palm Springs Section 14,” Martin told Playbook. “We’re hopeful that the city will continue to engage in a productive dialogue to reach a targeted and tailored solution

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