Independent public record archive
California Reparations Task Force Coverage
ETM Media Group attended all 16 official California Reparations Task Force meetings, documenting historic testimony, public comment, expert presentations, community response and legislative follow-through.
- 16 of 16 official meetings attended
- Virtual and in-person coverage across California
- Public testimony, expert presentations and community documentation
Why this archive matters
A public-interest record of California's historic reparations process.
ETM Media Group documented California's historic reparations process through meeting coverage, public testimony, expert presentations and community-focused reporting.
16/16Official meetings attended
55Playlist videos linked
150+Estimated meeting hours
2Related documentaries
ETM playlist archive
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Searchable public archive
Meeting-by-meeting coverage record.
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Meeting 02 July 9, 2021
Meeting 08 March 29-30, 2022
Meeting 15 May 6, 2023
Meeting 16 June 29, 2023
Coverage log
Coverage summary table.
This table summarizes the same meeting metadata and the number of ETM video parts connected in the meeting-by-meeting archive.
| Meeting | Date | Location / Format | Agenda Items | Video Parts Linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | June 1, 2021 | Videoconference | Member introduction and summary of the Bagley-Keene Act; Overview of AB 3121; Chair and Vice Chair selection; Expert testimony; Task Force meeting and hearing logistics | 2 video parts |
| 02 | July 9, 2021 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Dr. Grills community engagement proposal; Lisa Holder community engagement proposal; Chair Moore public hearing proposal | 2 video parts |
| 03 | September 23-24, 2021 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: National and International Reparations Efforts; Witness Panel #2: Slavery as the Foundation of Systemic Racism; Witness Panel #3: The Great Migration; Witness Panel #4: Political Disenfranchisement | 4 video parts |
| 04 | October 12-13, 2021 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: Housing and Education Segregation; Witness Panel #2: Environmental Racism; Witness Panel #3: Racism in Banking, Tax and Labor; Witness Panel #4: The Wealth Gap | 4 video parts |
| 05 | December 7-8, 2021 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: Infrastructure; Witness Panel #2: Community of Reparations and Consideration of Economics Expert’s Scope of Work; Witness Panel #3: Gentrification and Homelessness; Witness Panel #4: Entertainment, Arts/Culture and Sports | 4 video parts |
| 06 | January 27-28, 2022 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: Discrimination in Technology; Discussion Item: Community of Eligibility; Witness Panel #2: Public Health; Witness Panel #3: Mental Health; Witness Panel #4: Physical Health | 4 video parts |
| 07 | February 23-24, 2022 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: Historical Overview of Black History Month and Past Reparations Efforts; Witness Panel #2: Historical Review of Legal Implications of Reparations; Witness Panel #3: Recognizing Current Efforts at Reparations | 4 video parts |
| 08 | March 29-30, 2022 | Videoconference | Meeting materials; Witness Lists: Community of Eligibility / Genealogy; Witness List: Criminal Legal System; Witness List: Anti-Black Bias / Hate Crimes; Witness List: History of Policing and War on Drugs | 3 video parts |
| 09 | April 13-14, 2022 | San Francisco, CA | First in-person meeting; Meeting materials; Community Engagement Plan update from Member Grills; Witness Panel #1: Community of Eligibility; Discussion on Community of Eligibility | 4 video parts |
| 10 | September 23-24, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA | Meeting materials; Witness Panel #1: Examples of domestic and international reparations initiatives and models; Witness Panel #2: Principles for effective reparations initiatives based on domestic and international human rights laws and norms | 5 video parts |
| 11 | December 14-15, 2022 | Oakland, CA | Meeting materials; Advisory Committees’ report on recommended answers to experts’ five key questions; Witness Panel: Local municipal reparation efforts; Scope of work of communications firm; Preliminary recommendations discussion: Chapters 11, 5, 2, 9, 4, 6, 12 and 13; Subpoena Advisory Committee report and recommendations | 4 video parts |
| 12 | January 27-28, 2023 | San Diego, CA | Meeting materials; Witness Panel: Tax law considerations; Witness Panel: Local municipal reparation efforts (San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento); Consolidated policy proposals | 4 video parts |
| 13 | March 3-4, 2023 | Sacramento, CA | Meeting materials; DOJ Research Center presentation; Implementation plans; Local municipal reparation efforts (Richmond); AB 3121 consolidated policy proposals; Chair Moore: Freedmen Affairs Office proposal; Chair Moore: Control over cultural and intellectual life | 4 video parts |
| 14 | March 29-30, 2023 | Sacramento, CA | Meeting materials; Report on Racial Justice Act implementation and related recommendations; Calculations of reparations and forms of compensation and restitution; Economic expert report; State of California formal apology; Case law that contributed to an unjust legal system | 4 video parts |
| 15 | May 6, 2023 | Oakland, CA | Meeting materials; Final discussion and vote on the full final report; Chapters 1-13 and 14-40; Draft June 30, 2023 report | 2 video parts |
| 16 | June 29, 2023 | Sacramento, CA | Final meeting; May 6, 2023 draft meeting minutes; Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission letter to AB 3121 California Reparations Task Force | 1 video part |
Impact statement
ETM Media Group documented the full Task Force process.
ETM Media Group attended every official California Reparations Task Force meeting, documenting approximately 150+ hours of public proceedings while producing independent reporting, community education, documentary coverage and historical archive material related to California's reparations effort.
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