Archive · 2 Jan 2026
San Francisco Creates Reparations Fund
San Francisco has created a new fund to help Black residents who have faced discrimination and displacement in the past.
The fund could give up to $5 million to each eligible person, but no money has been set aside yet.
The mayor said the city won't use taxpayer money for this because they have a big budget problem.
The idea comes from a report that studied how Black people in San Francisco have been hurt by city policies.
The fund will be supported by private donations and other non-city sources.
The city is also looking at other ways to help, like giving money to Black-owned businesses and creating new city agencies to manage these programs.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed an ordinance creating a Reparations Fund for eligible Black residents.
The fund could potentially pay up to $5 million to each eligible recipient, but no money is allocated yet.
The fund will be supported by private donations, foundations, and other non-city sources.
San Francisco is facing a $1 billion budget deficit, so taxpayer money will not be used for the fund.
The ordinance is based on a 2023 report by the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee (AARAC).
- Who
- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- What
- Signed an ordinance creating a Reparations Fund for eligible Black residents
- When
- Signed two days before Christmas, approved earlier in December
- Where
- San Francisco, California
- Why
- To address past discrimination and displacement of Black residents
- Fund Type
- Reparations Fund
- Eligible Recipients
- Black residents or descendants of enslaved people
- Potential Payout
- Up to $5 million per eligible resident
- Funding Sources
- Private donations, foundations, non-city sources
- Current Budget Status
- No money allocated yet
- San Francisco Budget Deficit
- $1 billion
- Black Population in SF
- 46,000 (per US Census data)
