The Palm Springs City Council has approved a $5.9 million settlement for Black and Latino families whose homes were razed during the city's urban renewal project in the 1950s and 1960s. The unanimous decision comes years after former residents of Section 14 — tribal-owned land in the heart of the city — filed a claim for the forced removal of predominantly African American and Latino families from their homes on leased land.
The settlement includes compensation for lost personal property based on the current value of 197 non-abandoned homes. The city will fund programs to address long-standing economic disparities, including $20 million for housing initiatives over ten years. An additional $1 million will support local businesses in marginalized communities over five years. These programs will target Section 14 families, although they are open to the wider Palm Springs community.
