I was unaware California had black slaves. More power to them I suppose. There is no official count as to how many of the 2.2 to 2.8 million black people in California have slave ancestry from other states. Good on California for picking up the tab. California should bill the states their ancestors were slaves in.

AFAIK most of California's slaves were Chinese built many of the railroads and tunnels people commute through daily. How much will the Chinese get?

>The legislation merely establishes the fund but does not allocate any money to it - setting up the framework for any future contributions, whether they be through the city or privately donated.

Feel good legislation and symbolic gesture. There is nothing wrong with feel good, but this is not breaking news.

San Francisco mayor sneaks through reparations bill that could give each black resident $5 million

“…the AARAC rattled off more than 100 suggestions, including debt relief, guaranteed annual income of $97,000, debt forgiveness and city-funded homes for black people.”

What the fuck. This sounds like a wish list, not a credible estimate of damages.

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