Oct. 16, 2025
O'Melveny negotiates historic deal to compenstate families displaced in Palm Springs
The city of Palm Springs agreed to pay $5.91 million to the families--primarily Black, Latino, and Native American--who were forcibly removed from Section 14 during midcentury redevelopment.
The City of Palm Springs has agreed to pay $5.91 million to compensate families--primarily Black, Latino, and Native American--who were forcibly displaced from their homes in the 1950s and 1960s.
The non-litigated settlement, reached after a yearlong pro bono collaboration between O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Beverly Hills civil rights attorney Areva Martin, closes one of California's most painful redevelopment chapters.
"Securing justice for the displaced ...
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