What’s in San Francisco’s Systemic Racism Remediation Plan

On March 14, San Francisco City Council Introduces “Reparations” Plan to Compensate Victims of Legacy of Systemic Racism. His peak size? Award $5 million to every African American in town.

One hundred recommendations to ensure repairs

In addition to this act, the plan proposes to guarantee a minimum annual income of nearly $100,000 for every eligible black adult for 250 years. It also provides sell homes in San Francisco for $1 per familyas well ascancel the debts of the beneficiaries of these measures.

In all, the plan contains one hundred tips to ensure repairs. However, the eligibility criteria have not yet been determined. A final report will have to be presented in June, then the city council will have to decide.

A controversial plan

Discussed in a public meeting, this plan was carried out by a special commission, charged with making proposals to correct the inequalities suffered by African Americans in the United States from slavery. “Black Lives Matter. You Have A Chance To Prove It Today, Do It With Repairs”Yulanda Williams, a black police officer who campaigns for law enforcement reform, told the city council.

However, the measures presented in this plan are controversial. “It’s not serious at all and as well as being a huge waste of time, it’s also a complete distraction”told theFrench media agency San Francisco Republican Party leader John Dennis. ” The budget (annual) of the city is 14 billion dollars”he recalled, estimating the cost of this plan at “50 billion”.

If San Francisco is the first major American city to consider a massive remediation plan, the town of Evanston, near Chicago, was the first medium-sized city in the United States to adopt one in 2021assigning in particular financial assistance to its African American inhabitants to renovate their homes.