Political commentators, Republican leaders and even pro-reparations activists spoke out against a recent reparations proposal in San Francisco that would cost billions.
Evanston, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, was widely reported as the first place in the country to offer money in reparations to Black residents in 2021. In comparison to the proposal in San Francisco, the offer was a total of $400,000, with some residents becoming eligible for $25,000 in home loans. Chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party John Dennis blasted the proposal as unrealistic and lacking clear analysis to back up the $5 million figure.
"This is just a bunch of like-minded people who got in the room and came up with a number," he said. Some journalists and political commentators sounded off on the reparations proposal, arguing that slavery was never legal in the city of San Francisco.
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