San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed legislation establishing a city-administered reparations fund for Black residents, marking a significant—though legally cautious—step in the city’s long-running effort to address the harms of past discriminatory policies. The measure, approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and signed by the mayor last week, creates a formal…
The Washington, D.C., City Council has greenlit funding in its 2025 budget to establish a reparations task force aimed at addressing historical injustices against Black residents. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the D.C. Council approved a $21 billion budget, which includes $1.5 million allocated for the reparations task force. This initiative marks the city’s commitment…