Board extends interim moratorium on detention and correctional facilities

Sep 15, 2026

The board voted to extend an interim urgency ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on detention and correctional facilities in the unincorporated county; the extension runs 10 months and 15 days beginning Oct. 9, 2026, with a possible further one-year extension later.

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The Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 15 to extend an interim urgency ordinance that imposes a temporary moratorium on detention and correctional facilities in the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. County counsel explained the extension will last 10 months and 15 days, effective Oct. 9, 2026, the 45th day after the original urgency ordinance adoption. The board adopted the extension by roll-call vote with the supervisors present voting in favor and President Corso absent.

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