City of Antioch Mayor Pro Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker requested the council receive a report on current reparation efforts both locally and at the state level. The request came under future agenda items.
“I would like to see this council come back to the agenda, have a presentation on current reparations efforts whether it be the county or the state level,” requested Walker.
It’s unclear if the Antioch City Council is considering reparations to residents impacted by past transgressions by the city and its residents, or just seeking an update to inform residents of state and local activity on reparations.
Walkers request came after a member of the public spoke during public comments suggesting Antioch begin discussions on reparations for both African Americans and Asian members of the community. This request also came after the council voted to give themselves 5 city council secretaries.
In January, ABC7 reported San Francisco is set to discuss $5 million payments proposal by its reparations committee to each eligible black resident in San Francisco.
In an article by the Daily Mail, the first meeting of the California slavery reparations task force meet in Oakland in which a business entrepreneur demanded $350k for every black American in the state while each business owner given $250k and 15-20 acres of land. Another person said each person should be given the average price of a home in California at approx. $800k.
California Governor Gavin Newsom created the state Reparations Task Force which recommended $223k per person.
Last June, a 500-page report was released by the task force which described discriminatory policies that drove housing segregation, criminal justice disparities and other realities that harmed Black Californians in the decades since the abolition of slavery.
Future Agenda Item Requests
Mayor Pro Tem Torres-Walker requests:
- Presentation on Reparations
- Presentation from office of racial equity and social justice: called “racism is a challenge in this county and needs to be addressed”.
- Creation of human rights and racial equity commission
- Review current rental inspection ordinance – see if it needs to be updated
- Anti-harassment policy and just cause for eviction
- Discussion on increase connectivity for communities and neighbors identified as hardest hit during pandemic—such as WIFI access/hot spots.
Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock Requests:
- Proposed allowing Antioch Police to purchase their fleet vehicles
- Review Smoking ordinance – looking at cigar portion with packaging limits
Councilwoman Monica Wilson Request:
- Discussion on EV charging stations throughout Antioch
- Ban on new gas stations
Mayor Lamar Thorpe:
- Special Meeting will be called for HomeKey in the near future.
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