Also, I think it would be a real problem politically for the city (leaving the legal jeopardy aside). The Melika Gardner/Sebastian Nalls crowd thinks that reparations should be given to everyone who has ever experienced any kind of racial discrimination (regardless of whether or not the city was responsible) and has criticized the city's program as being too limited.
I think there is a subset of these people who are also worried about the potential of the new school as being a gentrification-accelerator.
While I would be quite interested and (probably) amused to see how someone like Melika would balance her inability to criticize the D65 Board/Admin's poor financial management with the City helping to bail out the new school by raiding the reparations fund, I couldn't see the city council wanting to get involved.
And you are right, this is a complete dead end. Thanks for the help
Also, I think it would be a real problem politically for the city (leaving the legal jeopardy aside). The Melika Gardner/Sebastian Nalls crowd thinks that reparations should be given to everyone who has ever experienced any kind of racial discrimination (regardless of whether or not the city was responsible) and has criticized the city's program as being too limited.
I think there is a subset of these people who are also worried about the potential of the new school as being a gentrification-accelerator.
While I would be quite interested and (probably) amused to see how someone like Melika would balance her inability to criticize the D65 Board/Admin's poor financial management with the City helping to bail out the new school by raiding the reparations fund, I couldn't see the city council wanting to get involved.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/05/29/city/community-advocates-celebrate-direct-cash-payment-reparations-option-but-push-for-more-funding/
Hell, wasn't it a couple of years ago when the city gleefully offloaded the crossing guard costs to the District?