San Francisco committee reviews slavery‑era disclosure report, public urges broader scope and a voluntary reparations fund

City staff presented the first report required under San Francisco’s Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance, outlining three administrative mandates and urging continued work on voluntary corporate disclosures and a donations fund.

The report, introduced to the Rules Committee by an unidentified presenter, summarized the ordinance’s three elements: requiring affidavits from companies with historical ties to slavery (including some banks, finance and textile firms), establishing a voluntary fund through the comptroller’s office for donations, and producing ongoing research and reporting back to the Board. The presenter named participating offices and student researchers and recommended continuing the affidavit process and sending…