BLACK LIVES MATTER: Bruce’s Beach legislation passes Senate unanimously
by Mark McDermott The legislation intended to pave the way for the return of Bruce’s Beach to the Bruce family reached the California Senate Floor Wednesday afternoon, and passed in a resoundingly quick and unanimous 37-0 vote. Even supporters of the bill were surprised at the pace of SB 796’s progress. The bill passed through two Senate subcommittees with unanimous support last month and took only minutes to gain full bipartisan support on the Senate Floor. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who launched the legislative effort in April and quickly gained allies in State Senators Steven Bradford and Ben Allen, expressed gratitude for the entire Senate’s support. “I want to thank our State Senators who voted for this important legislation and have supported Los Angeles County’s effort to return the Bruce’s Beach property to the Bruce family nearly a century after it was stolen from them,” Hahn said. “It is my hope that once this legislation is signed into law, Los Angeles County can set an historic precedent for how we as a nation should go about beginning to atone for the sins of our past.” Allen said SB 196 “gives the County an important tool to rectify wrongs committed during a…
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