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Supervisors hear department-by-department update on $60M-a-year Dream Keeper Initiative; community praises programs, asks for more transparency
Summary
The committee received reports from multiple city departments on the Dream Keeper Initiative (DKI), a roughly $60 million-per-year investment for Black communities. Departments described grant allocations, early outcomes (workforce pipelines, direct payments, homeownership pilots), and steps to institutionalize programs; public commenters largely supported continuation and urged improved subgrant transparency and contracting speed.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee on April 21 held an extended hearing on the Dream Keeper Initiative, the city’s multi‑department program to invest in San Francisco’s Black communities. The hearing featured presentations from the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and staff overseeing the initiative, followed by departments that have received DKI funds and a lengthy public-comment period.
Dr. Cheryl Davis, director of the Human Rights Commission, said the initiative—launched in 2021—seeks to reinvest $60 million annually and to center community oversight, accountability and systems change. Dr. Saeeda Lea Atatufu Burch, the Dream Keeper director, said DKI had awarded funds to about 74 organizations through 140 awards, created 31 new city positions tied to DKI work, and emphasized community accountability committees and monthly convenings to align departmental…
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