Governor Newsom signs Bruce’s Beach bill into law
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2412″ display=”masonry”]by Mark McDermott and Gavin Heaney Video by Jefferson Graham, Photos by Kevin Cody Governor Gavin Newsom came to Manhattan Beach Thursday morning and signed S.B. 796 into law, paving the way for Los Angeles County to return beachfront land which was historically Bruce’s Beach to the descendants of the family who lost the property through the city’s racially motivated use of eminent domain a century ago. The signing took place in the County-owned parking lot that was once home to Bruce’s Resort, which came to be known as Bruce’s Beach when it became popular among Black beachgoers in the 1920s. About 100 people were in attendance, nearly all press, for an event that was only officially announced hours earlier. But Newsom made clear that what the law would accomplish was more than symbolic. “It’s about economic empowerment,” Newsom said. “We’re moving from symbolism to substance….Let’s sign this bill and turn this property over.” The Governor’s signature was the culmination of a yearlong campaign organized by Justice for Bruce’s Beach, a movement launched by activist and Manhattan Beach resident Kavon Ward that paralleled the…
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