San Francisco could become the first major U.S. city to fund reparations as the idea gains traction across the country.
An estimated 50,000 Black people live in San Francisco, but it's not clear how many of them would be eligible for financial reparations. The recommendations lay out a number of possible criteria, such as living in San Francisco during a certain time period and descending from someone incarcerated for the police war on drugs.
"There's still a veiled perspective that, candidly, Black folks don't deserve this," he said. "The number itself, $5 million, is actually low when you consider the harm." "If you're going to try to say you're sorry, you have to speak in the language that people understand, and money is that language," he said.
John Dennis, chair of the San Francisco Republican Party, does not support reparations although he says he'd support a serious conversation on the topic. He doesn't consider the board's discussion of $5 million payments to be one."This conversation we're having in San Francisco is completely unserious. They just threw a number up, there's no analysis," he said. "It seems ridiculous, and it also seems that this is the one city where it could possibly pass.
California's task force continues to deliberate recommendations, including monetary compensation. Its report is due to the Legislature on July 1. At that point, it will be up to lawmakers to draft and pass legislation, often a time-consuming process.
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