Discussion this week in the San Francisco City Council regarding reparations herald a new state of possibilities for momentum on this issue. These deliberations will certainly set the tone for other conversations around the nation.
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Guardian "San Francisco lawmakers heard a range of options on Tuesday to provide reparations to Black people for decades of racist treatment by the city government. The more than 100 recommendations included payments of $5m to every eligible Black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family. The San Francisco board of supervisors hearing the report for the first time yesterday expressed enthusiastic support for the ideas, with some saying money should not stop the city from doing the right thing. Black residents make up 38% of the city’s homeless population."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/14/san-francisco-reparation-plans-black-residents?utm_term=6411a5399eb9aa967180f94e5e3ab729&utm_campaign=USMorningBriefing&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=usbriefing_email
https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121/reports