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Rules Committee recommends 15-member African American Reparations Advisory Committee after hours of testimony

Rules Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · April 26, 2021
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Summary

After hearing from 51 applicants and many public commenters, the Rules Committee recommended a 15-member African American Reparations Advisory Committee to the full Board, advancing President Walton's legislated process to draft a reparations plan for San Francisco.

The Rules Committee on April 26 moved and unanimously approved a recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors naming 15 appointees to a newly created African American Reparations Advisory Committee. The advisory body, established by recently passed legislation, will be housed under the Human Rights Commission and charged with researching and proposing a reparations plan for San Francisco.

President Walton, author of the enabling legislation, framed the committee as an…

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