Democrat state plans to take farmland from white owners and redistribute them to minorities to 'help rebuild stolen wealth'
California legislators are set to hear plans to take farmland held by white owners and redistribute it to minorities in an aim to 'help rebuild stolen wealth.'
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's agricultural equity advisers are reportedly set to finalize the plans, which would redistribute farmland to non-white Californians and Native American tribes through land transfers and financial assistance programs.
The report will come as part of a two-year plan being put forward by the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force to Newsom and the California legislature by the end of the year.
The plans would specifically aim to deploy state resources to give non-white Californians help in acquiring the farmland.
It also calls for specialized programs for Native Americans, and would 'adopt indigenous knowledge practices for land management', per the Free Beacon.
The task force has been set up to solve what it brands as an 'agricultural land equity crisis' in California, and cited a statistic in its latest draft report that '82 percent of privately held farmland in California is owned by producers who identify as white.'
California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's agricultural equity advisers are reportedly set to finalize plans to redistribute farmland minorities to 'help rebuild stolen wealth'
In another policy set to be put forward by the panel, programs would be set up to provide low-interest loans, down payment assistance, and grants to fund land acquisition to black farmers.
Per the latest draft report, the task force will redistribute large swaths of farmland based on the colonization of Native Americans and the slave trade.
'The wealth of the U.S., including that of its agriculture industry, has been built on stolen land and the forced labor of California Tribal Nations, enslaved African Americans, and other exploited communities, who have been systematically excluded from land ownership and wealth-building opportunities,' the report says.
'Addressing these past and continuing harms requires active efforts to ensure that all people have secure and affordable access to viable land for the care and cultivation of food, fiber, medicine, and culturally valuable resources, free from systemic barriers and racial disparities.'
The California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force was set up over two years ago by Newsom's climate innovation office, and has held over a dozen meetings to hear feedback from activists.
It includes Darlene Franco, a member from the Wukchumni Tribe, Doria Robinson, an official with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Dorian Payan, Director of Holistic Land Relations at the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) in Oakland.
The task force has been set up to solve what it brands as an 'agricultural land equity crisis' in California, and cited a statistic in its latest draft report that '82% of privately held farmland in California is owned by producers who identify as white.' Pictured: Farmland in Susanville, California
The task force includes a member from the Wukchumni Tribe, Doria Robinson (left), an official with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Dorian Payan (right), Director of Holistic Land Relations at the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) in Oakland
In its most recent meeting cited by the Free Beacon, activists put forward even more extreme measures that have not made it into the draft report.
This included calls from Adam X, the CEO of Original Manufacturing, a Los Angeles group that describes itself as 'warriors for systemic justice'.
He said the panel should 'recommend a restorative land access pilot for black farmers model alongside existing land return initiatives.'
In a statement following reports of the task force's recommendations, the California Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation noted that the panel does not implement policy and that its report is only recommendations.
'The views and recommendations expressed in the draft report are those of the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force and do not reflect an endorsement by the California Strategic Growth Council or the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation,' a spokeswoman said.
It is unclear how the far-left policy recommendations will fall with Newsom, who has notably tacked away from many liberal positions in recent times as he prepares for an expected presidential run in 2028.
This has included slamming DEI policies, and declaring he is against transgender women competing in biological women's sports, despite both practices being instituted across California during his six-year governorship.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15059351/California-Newsom-redistribute-farmland-whites-minorities-native-americans.html
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