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A survey by the Berkeley IGS found that 60% of California voters believe that the legacy of slavery is still impacting the current situation of Black residents in the state. Approximately 20% say they see some effect, and 13% say they see little.
California legislators vote to ban laws that force landlords to evict tenants based on criminal histories. Such policies can disproportionately affect Black and Latino renters.
The majority of California voters oppose reparation payments to Black residents who are descendants of enslaved people, a poll out of UC Berkeley shows.
A state task force has proposed payments of $1.2 million to individuals, but a new UC Berkeley poll finds that most Californians are opposed to the idea.
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The idea of payments to Black Americans whose ancestors suffered the injustices of slavery and segregation remains broadly unpopular in California, a new poll finds.