Shamann Walton
Shamann Walton, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, supports reparations for Black residents who qualify.
  • San Francisco policymakers are considering reparations for many of its Black residents.
  • Proposals include giving qualifying residents $5 million, $97,000 a year for 250 years, or $1 homes.
  • Some of the ideas pitched this week could become law, but there's no plan for how to pay for it.

Policymakers in San Francisco are considering giving some of the city's Black residents reparations in an attempt to make amends for the historical legacy of slavery, as well as decades of systemic racism.