I agree. It should fail at first case. 

 

  I just wonder where is all the outcry from the left; had this been introduced by conservatives, there would already be screeching posts of sarcastic outrage and glaring hyperbole.
  Michelle Obama, where are you now?

There will be no large outcry.  Most will agree with it.

But that would be hypocritical . . . oh, wait.

It's privately-funded, so I don't see how a lawsuit would be successful. It's not as if the city is giving taxpayer funds to low-income families. 

 

  UPDATE: CNN reported it this way:

Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached

(CNN) Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half. 

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months.


 The remainder of the article can be found on CNN’s website. That doesn’t preclude your statement that the funding itself is private.

 

  Aren’t there plenty of conservative initiatives that could benefit from the same stance of a wait and see instead of being shot down immediately, vigorously, and with fervent rebuke by its opposition?

Sure. That applies all around. Modern American politics is all about trying to prevent the other side from doing anything, no matter what it is, no matter if you eventually end up doing the same thing under a different name.

Is there no hypocrisy at all in excluding anyone by ethnic background, regardless of which ethnic background it is? If a private group that openly advocates white supremacy and introduces a similar benefit yet limits its recipients’ eligibility to Caucasian only, the fact that it’s a private organization makes it ok? I sincerely doubt that the left or the liberals would either remain quiet about that or support it.

My personal preference is that it be done by economic level rather than racial group, but I am not going to try and prevent private money being used to support certain people based on ethnic background. If a group that advocated white supremacy initiated a similar benefit, my problem with it would be the group's ideology of white supremacy, not the choice of recipients for the benefit itself. This group is not claiming black supremacy, only attempting to help a large impoverished demographic in a specific city. 

 

  Thank you.

Because it is tied to the government. I do not believe it has a chance in court.  It was announced by the Mayor as a city project. 

If it were just private org it may have a chance, but I still think race should not play a roll.  There are poor people of every race. If someone needs help and you can help them I cannot imagine saying you are the wrong color.

I am certain it will end up in court. We will see how it plays out. This post was edited by my2cents at March 28, 2021 3:49 PM MDT