San Francisco to air Black reparations plan, $5M per person

FILE - San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton delivers remarks during a press conference at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on March 22, 2022. Supervisors in San Francisco are taking up a draft reparations proposal that includes a $5 million lump-sum payment for every eligible Black person. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)FILE - San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton delivers remarks during a press conference at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on March 22, 2022. Supervisors in San Francisco are taking up a draft reparations proposal that includes a $5 million lump-sum payment for every eligible Black person. The committee’s final report is due in June, and there’s no timeline for San Francisco to act on the recommendations.