To be here today to celebrate prices former presidency of the American History association. The first eha meeting price and i went to was 1980 in boston. My wife and i were in graduate school. We didnt have much money. My wife and i shared a room with price. [laughter] i said that in the right order. [laughter] and i dont even remember who the president was in 1980, i tried to go online and i couldnt find out. Maybe we should put past president s on the website. And then i thought, i dont need to talk much about price because Everybody Knows who price is. And we had no idea who people were the first time we went. There were three of us from the university of washington, and none of the faculty was there. We had a lot of historians but nobody was there. Price and i and my wife terri, it was like being on survivor. We were on this island. Now, the hpa does a better job taking care of grad students. But i realize there is a bunch of you who know who price is, but you really dont know. So
this three day weekend. a reminder freedom isn t free because it s about memorial day. honoring the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting the country. holiday dates back more than a century to the debt this conflict ever fought on american soil. as a quick history lesson. 1865 the civil war came to ac end but not without devastating american families more than 600,000 men killed in a bloodbath. grieving mothers, daughters and wives credit the grace of fallen soldiers decorated with hours and flex. the brutal conflict moved major general john logan to establish decoration day may 30, 1868 which could later be known as memorial day. the peaceful they chosen because it wasn t associated with any anniversary of any particular battle, it was for all of them. at the first major ceremony held in arlington national cemetery, the general approach for americans to decorate the graves with springtime flowers proclaiming that no vandalism or neglect, ravages of ti
Youd have to be able to trace lineage back to an enslaved person or black person in the u. S. Before the end of the 19th century, the bill passed 30 to 7. The second bill, sb 1331, would create a fund for reparations and reparative justice in the state treasury. This would be where the money would come from to pay for reparations. The senate voted in favor of establishing that fund, but no specific funding mechanism has been determined. As the state continues to navigate this significant budget deficit weve been telling you about. In other words, the account would be opened, but no money would be in that account. That one passed 29 to 8. The third bill passed in a 32 to 5 vote. It would provide compensation to families whove had their property taken from them in racially loaded applications of Eminent Domain. The power of Eminent Domain has been used repeatedly to abuse, to move black and brown people off of their land and destroy their homes. These actions have devastated the opportun
Francisco police are still investigating the racist messages left at williams door. Happening now California State Senate is set to vote on three reparations bills. This would be the next step toward the state formally apologizing to black californians for slavery and decades of discrimination. One bill centers on restitution for racially motivated land taking. The other two would create an agency to oversee reparations, as well as a Funding Source to make those payments possible. Abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover, closely monitoring the Senate Hearing and hell have more on any possible results coming up on abc seven news at five. Alameda County District attorney pamela price came out swinging today against Insurance Companies that she accused of operating a widespread scheme on californians. Yeah, the practice that she says leaves residents underinsured for disasters like wildfires. Abc seven News Reporter Leslie Brinkley spells out the details.
Reacts to the new ruling. She joins us live. Plus, Golden Gate Park is in the spotlight from being named one of the best parks in the nation to a new eye opening art installation, theres so much to discuss. But first, a call to raise the minimum wage for all california workers, even those incarcerated. The new bill being introduced in sacramento. Youre watching. Getting answers. Im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us. Fresh off the minimum wage increase for californias fast food workers today, labor activists rallied in sacramento to call for 20 minimum wage for all sectors, not just fast food. They want the legislature to pass a bill introduced by san jose assemblyman ash kalra to create a study group to look into raising the minimum for all, including incarcerated workers. Joining us live now to talk about this is john logan, professor of labor and employment studies at San Francisco state university. John, thank you for coming on the show again. Nice to see you. Glad to be on. All ri