The Debate Over California's Reparations Amount for Black Residents.

California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force will not take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residents for decades of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration, and housing discrimination. Economists estimate that Black residents may be owed more than $800 billion, which is more than 2.5 times California's annual budget. The task force faces a July 1 deadline to recommend the forms of compensation to be awarded and who should receive it, along with other remedies to repair the harm. However, the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom will ultimately decide whether any reparations are to be paid.