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Supervisors debate $50 million supplemental to establish Office of Reparations; item continued to June 28
Summary
Supervisor Shamann Walton sought $50 million from general reserves to create an Office of Reparations under the Human Rights Commission. The Budget & Appropriations Committee heard unified public support, a BLA staffing and costing estimate, the mayor—s office clarifying no dedicated funding in the proposed budget, and a motion to continue the item to June 28 for further negotiation (passed 3–1).
Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced an ordinance (item 5) to appropriate $50,000,000 from general reserves to the Human Rights Commission to establish an Office of Reparations and begin implementation of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee (ARAC) recommendations.
Walton framed the supplemental as a way to "put our money where our mouth is" following unanimous March board statements supporting reparations. Eric McDonald, chair of the ARAC, described the committee—s mission to chronicle harms and recommend an eligibility and implementation plan. McDonald said an Office of Reparations is essential to operationalizing the committee's…
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