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    San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals — but even supporters are split

    While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.
    by Vanessa Romo Mar 18, 2023 4 minutes
    The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which meets at City Hall, accepted a draft plan of more than 100 recommendations for reparations to eligible Black residents. But the move was largely procedural and doesn't bind the city to any of the proposals.

    San Francisco's Board of Supervisors have signaled they're ready to right racist wrongs of the past — at least in spirit.

    In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the 11 members accepted a draft plan of more than 100 reparations recommendations for the city's eligible Black residents. Those proposals include a whopping one-time payment of $5 million to each adult and a complete clearing of personal debt — including credit cards, taxes and student loans. Black residents would also be able to collect an annual income of at least $97,000 for 250 years and buy homes within the city limits for $1.

    The move by the board was largely procedural – an intermediate step, which in 2020 was tasked with addressing "the institutional, City sanctioned harm that has been inflicted upon African American communities."

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