This is cool. Gov. Newsom to sign Bruce's Beach Bill

[chowder66]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom was expected to sign a law Thursday to enable a transfer of ownership of prime beachfront property to heirs of a couple who built a resort for Black people in the early 1900s but were stripped of the land by local officials.

The legislation unanimously approved by state lawmakers this month was necessary to allow the start of the complex legal process of transferring ownership of what was once known as Bruce’s Beach in the city of Manhattan Beach and is currently owned by Los Angeles County.

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The property along the south shore of Santa Monica Bay encompasses two parcels purchased in 1912 by Willa and Charles Bruce, who built the first West Coast resort for Black people at a time when segregation barred them from many beaches. It included a lodge, cafe, dance hall and dressing tents.

White neighbors harassed the Bruces and there was an attempt to burn down the resort. Finally, the Manhattan Beach City Council used eminent domain to take the land from the Bruces in the 1920s, purportedly for use as a park.


https://ktla.com/news/local-news/newsom-expected-to-sign-law-enabling-transfer-of-bruces-beach-to-black-family/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I've been watching this story unfold for months now.

It has been eye-opening to say the least. This is a friendly little beach town but some folks living here are racists.

I'm really pleased that the property will finally return to the Bruce family. It should never have been taken from them in the first place.

The Ku Klux Klan was quite active in the LA area at that time, and that was a big part of what happened.

Justice, even if not complete, is finally being done!

[Ford_Prefect]

2. It shows what happens when people work together to do the right thing and acknowledge

past wrongs as well.