San Francisco is reportedly now one of many few American cities severely contemplating reparations for its Black residents. 

TMZ reported that San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors consisting of 11 members, heard a proposal this previous week that was put forth by a reparations committee which was shaped just a few years again on the behest of the Metropolis, within the wake of the George Floyd protests throughout the nation.

Among the discussions on the best way to make issues proper with the African-American neighborhood embrace $5 million per eligible Black resident.

Among the standards embrace being at the very least 18 years previous and figuring out as Black/African-American in public paperwork for at the very least 10 years, amongst others.

There’s extra that people might obtain underneath the draft reparations plan. Along with the one-time $5M payout, the committee advisable a assured primary revenue thereafter within the quantity of $97,000/yr, for 250 years.

They’d even have all their money owed and tax burdens cleaned they usually may additionally get a single-family San Francisco dwelling for only a buck. It appears every household could be allowed to purchase only one, though it’s not fully clear.

On how this may be paid for, the reparations committee didn’t have any solutions. They place that burden on the supervisors themselves. The BOS, in flip, truly supported the proposal unanimously and mentioned they are going to determine funding later.

The Board’s solely Black supervisor, Shamann Walton, has been main the cost on this and says he desires the reparations package deal to be included in future Metropolis budgets.

Not everybody agrees with the phrases laid out by the committee which is made up Black leaders/neighborhood members in and round San Francisco. One opponent is definitely the NAACP which, whereas supporting the concept of reparations, will not be on board with the $5M money payouts, as an alternative calling for the main target of funding to be in establishments, like faculties/housing, and so on.

The committee will submit a last report in June, and the Board will convene on this once more in September.