I-Team digs into what really happened in the forced removal of Section …
May 19, 2023 · Nov 2022: Section 14 families file racial reparations claim against Palm Springs; September 2021: Palm Springs to apologize for Section 14 destruction; moves forward with process to remove...
City of Palm Springs gives update on Section 14 debate - KESQ
6 days ago · The City of Palm Springs released an update Thursday night on the debate over the city's role in the clearing of Section 14 land, which was mostly inhabited by minority residents over 50 years...
The Palm Springs Neighborhood That Burned 50 Years Ago - The New York Times
May 21, 2024 · The Black and Latino families of Section 14, who made up much of the labor force of Palm Springs, are asking for reparations for what they say was a racially motivated attack.
A reckoning in Palm Springs after 'city-engineered holocaust' - Los ...
Apr 24, 2023 · The claimants, known as the Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors, say the exodus of as many as 2,000 families out of Palm Springs robbed residents of political power and generational wealth.
Palm Springs Section 14 group cites growing support for its …
A handful of local businesses and Southern California organizations have voiced their support for the $42 million settlement the Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors proposed to the city in early...
Section 14 survivors group propose $42M settlement …
Jul 3, 2024 · The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors and their descendants, led by attorney Areva Martin, announced that they have proposed a formal counteroffer of $42 million to the City of Palm Springs...
Section 14 group increases reparations sought from Palm Springs
Nov 29, 2022 · A group advocating for the payment of reparations to those evicted from the Section 14 land in Palm Springs during the 1950s and 1960s, and their descendants, filed an amended claim Tuesday...
Promises, But No Reparations Yet For Palm Springs Section 14 …
Black and Latino Californians who were displaced from their Section 14 neighborhood in Palm Springs allege the city pushed them out by hiring contractors to destroy homes in an area that was...
Palm Springs hires long-promised consultant to research Section 14 …
Jun 28, 2024 · The city of Palm Springs said Thursday it has selected a consultant to document the facts surrounding the Section 14 neighborhood, which was demolished in the 1960s to make way for new...
Black, Mexican families forcibly evicted in '50s and '60s ... - ABC News
Nov 22, 2022 · Attorney Areva Martin has filed an amended claim on behalf of hundreds of Black and Mexican families against the city of Palm Springs, California, who are seeking millions of dollars in restitution for being forcibly evicted from the Section 14 neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s, she said at a press conference on Tuesday.