Newsom OKs reparations study, vetoes bills
On Oct. 13, 2025 in Sacramento, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law allocating $6 million to California State University to study how to verify whether individuals are descendants of enslaved people, while vetoing several California Legislative Black Caucus measures, including admissions preferences for such descendants, a state probe of racially unjust eminent-domain takings, and reserving 10% of a first-time homebuyer loan program for descendants. Newsom said colleges already have authority on admissions; the actions follow his signing last week of a new Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery to verify lineage.
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đ Key Facts
- $6 million authorized for CSU to develop descendant verification methods.
- Vetoed bills: college admissions preference; eminent-domain claims investigations; 10% homebuyer loan set-aside for descendants.
- Follows a separate law signed last week creating a state bureau to verify eligibility for potential reparations programs.