San Francisco’s empty reparations promises

Frustration and disappointment with the Democratic Party are at generational highs, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ quixotic effort to provide reparations for black Americans is a case study that illustrates why.

Almost three years ago, the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee released its first report, recommending that the city give $5 million to every eligible black adult, guarantee $97,000 in annual free income to the city after that, and allow eligible recipients to buy homes in the city for just $1.