Why San Francisco’s and California’s reparations plans are likely doomed – By Alec Regimbal (SFGATE) / Apr 13 2023
State and local officials throughout California are busy drafting proposals for reparations packages, seen as a way to make amends to the state’s Black residents whose families were impacted by slavery and the decades of racial discrimination that followed.
The state’s reparations task force has spent more than two years on the issue and must make recommendations to the California Legislature by July 1. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently expressed support for proposals made by a city-appointed reparations committee, and school districts in Berkeley and Oakland are weighing reparations for students, too.
The massive reparations package being discussed in San Francisco has garnered international attention and includes proposals such as direct one-time payments of $5 million, the elimination of all personal debt, a guaranteed income of $97,000 per year for 250 years and the opportunity to buy homes within the city limits for $1.
