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Supervisors advance slavery‑era disclosure ordinance on first reading
Summary
The Board passed on first reading an ordinance requiring certain city contractors to research and disclose any historical participation in the transatlantic slave trade, following state precedents and local outreach.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 31 approved on first reading an ordinance requiring contractors that provide insurance, financial or textile services to the city to disclose any participation by the company or predecessor companies in the transatlantic slave trade.
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, the ordinance’s sponsor in the Rules Committee, said the measure follows California’s recent law and similar city ordinances in places including Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, New…
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