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David Campos, Elaine Trin and Monica Tong reported that the legislature recently completed primary policy deadlines and that the May revise would be released May 14. The county is sponsoring three bills authored by members of the county delegation: SB261 (authored by Senator Ayesha Wahab), which aims to increase transparency and penalties tied to wage‑theft judgments; AB243 (authored by Assemblymember Patrick Arons), to increase access to affordable higher education for system‑involved youth by allowing certain attestations for financial aid administrators; and AB1025 (authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin), which would authorize a standby caretaker authorization for families to name a temporary caregiver before separation events such as immigration action or medical necessity.

Staff also highlighted public‑safety bills the county supports, including AB67 (authority for the attorney general to enforce reproductive privacy protections), AB470 (concerns about carrier‑of‑last‑resort obligations and public safety implications), SB59 (transgender privacy measures related to sealing records), and SB258 (closing a loophole that limits protections against sexual assault against certain survivors). Staff said AB243 had passed to the Senate with minor cost impacts and SB261 remained on the Senate Appropriations suspense file at the time of the briefing. Supervisors thanked staff for the detailed work and for on‑the‑ground engagement with Sacramento partners.

The committee voted to receive the report. Ending: Staff will continue monitoring the May revise, suspense deadlines and the house‑of‑origin cutoff, and will brief the committee on any developments that affect county programs or budgets.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County of Santa Clara Public Safety and Justice Committee May 8, 2025 10:00 a.m. 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The county’s intergovernmental relations staff updated the committee on state legislative timing and three county‑sponsored bills (SB261, AB243, AB1025), several public‑safety bills under consideration and the May revise timeline; supervisors acknowledged the work and moved to receive the report.","taxTitle","Santa Clara County, California","taxId",2855,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563181,"Sheriff’s restorative services report urges reconnecting incarcerated parents with children; staff requested $300,000 annually for parenting program",234,4306000,4540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba&start=4306&end=4540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba/thumbnail_4306000.jpg","/articles/6563181/Santa-Clara-County/California/Sheriffs-restorative-services-report-urges-reconnecting-incarcerated-parents-with-children-staff-requested-300000-annually-for-parenting-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563181-f53f5bd3594a5caf6710298de4b238e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436872&Signature=EVLgHwKqcrb1G1pR-oMm6R~ziFiUliKn-aWN2oevMAZESGP-68HFGCQnFEGCvesgAlU5WQZJECQTWAq6s6d8AvQfmv7pqMFVru8gjXCK-xRCgUL8cgEd1nrVZzL8LsXgRo7zZutSPihyqWtywEP8eUGFUCOuZqWCdKDgdcKoowtItfF56A-EqDQ8E8q~YXVUSCaT72cmd9PV0xyw16nXxOALGJC9brYJO~i3g~UtdoJQ9AiyGBgDO6WUyIKOxSrZ~rodSfo~86njDDoCNuWBbj21MQv42HmabadBB4YCTdUjudw0IfBwAvzxZNm0oyTO8h8AWkgZhls5JUqER0qvmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The sheriff’s restorative services division told the Public Safety and Justice Committee on May 8 that survey data and program evaluations show strong demand among people in custody for parenting supports and that restoring in‑custody parenting classes would help family bonds and may reduce recidivism.

The department presented results from a survey of 231 incarcerated individuals showing 67% sought assistance with communication and bonding with their children and 48% wanted programs that would allow more time with children, Dr. Holly Child, director of restorative services with the sheriff’s department, said. The division asked for $300,000 per fiscal year to reinstate an in‑custody parenting program that had previously been cut.

Supervisor Ellenberg emphasized the research linking family connection programs to reduced recidivism and asked whether the county could identify alternatives if the requested funding is not approved. Child said staff are exploring partnerships with the Social Service Agency to leverage existing contracts, university interns and community providers as lower‑cost options.

County leaders praised the Lehi Experience protocol and other restorative programs for incorporating people with lived experience into jail programming; supervisors asked for outcome tracking in future reports, citing a recidivism chart in the presentation. Under‑sheriff Rodriguez and partners expressed interest in seeing how service results could be scaled and reported back at future committee meetings.

The committee voted to receive the restorative services report and to share the survey results with supervisors’ offices. Ending: Supervisors directed staff to continue pursuing alternative funding arrangements, share the parenting‑survey results with board offices and return with program details and outcome metrics in a follow‑up report.","The sheriff's restorative services division presented survey results showing most incarcerated parents want help with bonding and communication. The division requested $300,000 per year to revive in‑custody parenting classes; supervisors asked staff to pursue alternatives if budget limits persist and to share survey findings.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563185,"District attorney’s gang report draws questions from supervisors and public over data and racial interpretation",2375,2633000,5008000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba&start=2633&end=5008","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba/thumbnail_2633000.jpg","/articles/6563185/Santa-Clara-County/California/District-attorneys-gang-report-draws-questions-from-supervisors-and-public-over-data-and-racial-interpretation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563185-dd71ccbdbdf9743b9c047ce30edc2e55/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436872&Signature=OupPuD3RafClpTyjLauZyTDb-c~AvvT2cwBNEE9sGFd-ueqXdivsVsW~E0nGSy9Kypug4gqrPlfXtZ6wPHm-W56B7AT27xeapBC-LTg1T-jkjKSiLjgqqzjSyHS78WXruAJUqhTtZxsNLo2t7IcLn-EmTU4tpWl-ZVboQYfaXQ85~p3PFvp7JUzfsX7oXhU4ObbVsvKuWGp2QW10x8aVYa2arcZ3OlUbZNJydYGVXMn2eZbgRcKRZPKIvzFV-i1h2-NMPihhbl5jOFOQb6ea90Hqxq3kLDdS5-wQy44bMhA7JYA77lYXukaQBUbCFE7nU1pY18fpxiWMvE5pX-kj7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santa Clara County District Attorney presented an abbreviated report on alleged trends in gang‑related crime at the Public Safety and Justice Committee on May 8, and the committee voted to receive the report while directing staff to return with additional data after public and supervisor questions.

District Attorney staff walked supervisors through adult and juvenile gang‑related charging data from the office’s review period; the report noted an overall small share of cases. The DA’s office said it reviewed roughly 47,000 referrals to the office during the reporting period and that 99 cases were referred to the specialized gang team for charging consideration; 51 of those ultimately resulted in gang‑related charges, the report said.

The presentation prompted immediate pushback from community advocates and several supervisors who said the report’s phrasing and a slide titled “defendants who are white were as likely to be charged with a gang crime” created a misleading impression when not paired with raw counts. Organizer Raj Jayadev said the slide was “the title of the slide on that big screen that says defendants who are white were as likely to be charged with a gang crime. So that was the plan,” and demanded release of the raw underlying data for public review.

Other public commenters and community organizations argued the DA’s summary downplayed longstanding disparities in who receives gang enhancements. “If the DA wants to claim we’re colorblind, then the raw data must be released for public review,” said Annalisa Zamora of the Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition. Several speakers asked the DA’s office to publish the raw case counts and the racial breakdown of the full pool of referrals so independent analysts could verify the office’s percentages.

The DA acknowledged the disproportionate representation of people of color historically and said the slide was not intended to rebut that context. “I am in no way trying to argue that we are charging white defendants with the gang enhancement as often as we are people of color,” the DA said, adding that changes in policing and caseloads had shifted the distribution of referrals over time. The DA also reported a localized increase in violent gang cases this year: as of April the office reported five homicides (four solved and believed gang‑related) and said it had charged 19 adults and juveniles with murder or accessory to murder since January.

Supervisors and legal advocates pressed the DA’s office and probation to provide clearer, matched time‑period data and disaggregated racial counts for the pool of referrals, for the cases sent to the gang team, and for the cases charged. Supervisor Lee explicitly requested the racial breakdown of the 99 referrals and the related totals; Acting Public Defender Damon Silver and others requested additional granularity (white, Black, Latinx, AAPI) and noted that aggregated or percentage‑only presentations can obscure how many individuals are actually affected.

Public defenders, civil rights groups and organizers called for transparency and cautioned against policy responses based on incomplete data — several speakers said the report could be used to justify harsher juvenile charging policies despite limited evidence. In response to community concerns and supervisor requests, the committee voted to receive the report and asked staff to come back with more granular and comparable data, including juvenile referral counts for matched time periods and racial breakdowns, in a future follow‑up (committee asked staff to estimate a return timeline during the meeting).

Ending: The committee accepted the DA’s report for the record but directed the DA’s office and probation to provide raw data and reconciled time‑period comparisons to allow independent review and to clarify whether observed short‑term increases in violent incidents represent broader trends.","The DA’s office presented a report on adult and juvenile gang activity; supervisors accepted the report but asked for raw data and disaggregated racial breakdowns after public criticism that a slide implied race‑neutral application of gang enhancements.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563192,"Santa Clara County details CalAIM prerelease rollout and gaps in Medicaid reactivation for people leaving custody",1723,1545000,3268000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba&start=1545&end=3268","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3233259-0c961207239861ff41b8258878f7f6ba/thumbnail_1545000.jpg","/articles/6563192/Santa-Clara-County/California/Santa-Clara-County-details-CalAIM-prerelease-rollout-and-gaps-in-Medicaid-reactivation-for-people-leaving-custody","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563192-6adbc3911bf2a51bb6566075fd90a525/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436872&Signature=ffO24xq1wNptjEp7aPIIsU5p65kxaoC9PcuYKlTNVjSVxqdUaiTENIn8MSDynUv6DYr9R31uvSx5Fj-82KiA8nuWI7l7ZLbWvMxJVg0-eGy91yFUr1biR4ARzSgi2BhC5GHQVW7bxuStSBnVSmT8zNon0ZrXzCcnIxiFYZHez553R-k-2rONzS4tkK-yr90~2dnBGPjxcqbG3DhExPZBcK9Zi4gaQg6gl-y5TnuzMWNhDI7JjPiL2StcLHH4rqPiAD9aVKOEt3u4OnIeGAAE79p2211lB4zGSdQ93EXq-J4W7lqRDhklboQTqUDY1uDPVxCXyifh0QY6yLvfTRBLbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Custody health officials told the Public Safety and Justice Committee on May 8 that Santa Clara County has started prerelease Medi‑Cal services under the state CalAIM Justice‑Involved (JI) initiative but faces technical and timing gaps that can create coverage interruptions when people leave custody.

The county reported activating Medi‑Cal prerelease services for more than 4,200 adults and nearly 200 youth since CalAIM JI began in the county last October, Michelle Delacayo, who oversees the CalAIM JI initiative, said at the committee meeting. “We’re teeing them up so that there’s no delay when they’re released,” Delacayo said, describing processes to help applicants complete Medi‑Cal enrollment while incarcerated.

Supervisors pressed staff for details on when the aid code is turned on and how the county prioritizes people for enhanced services. Delacayo said the county is using three parallel processes: (1) helping people without active Medi‑Cal apply while incarcerated, (2) working on suspensions and reactivation of existing Medi‑Cal benefits (suspension typically occurs around day 28 of incarceration), and (3) manually activating the CalAIM JI aid code in the state portal. She said the county has begun activating the JI aid code very early — “we’ve gotten to day 7 of incarceration” — because about 90% of people in custody do not have a firm release date.

Supervisor Ellenberg asked for performance and outcome measures in future updates, including the percentage of people leaving custody with a discharge or reentry plan, rates of repeat admissions, and engagement in care coordination. “Ultimately, what I’m fundamentally interested in is understanding whether these efforts are making a meaningful impact for people both in custody and as they transition back into the community,” Ellenberg said.

Delacayo said the JI aid code can reimburse certain services provided during incarceration — lab tests, x‑rays, physician visits and medications — if the code is turned on and claim dates align. On the day of release the JI aid code is turned off and standard Medi‑Cal in the community should resume; county staff said they are working with the state to reduce errors and to automate communication between systems so activation/unsuspension is not dependent on a person calling the social services agency after release.

Acting Public Defender Damon Silver praised the CalAIM JI team and emphasized that the program is technically complex but that county staff have been recognized statewide. Under‑sheriff Rodriguez and other justice partners said they want to see one‑year outcome reporting; staff offered to return with an annual update containing more detailed performance data. The committee voted to receive the report and asked staff to return with additional metrics and clarifications in a future report.

County staff identified alternatives and mitigation for the gaps: partnering with the Social Service Agency to expedite applications, improving notification to re‑activate suspended benefits, automating portal entries where possible, and prioritizing people with known release dates and referrals (for example, from probation or public defender) for deeper reentry care coordination. Delacayo said the county is also expanding partnerships with community organizations and faith‑based reentry centers and is tracking early caseloads through care coordination teams.

Supervisors and partners emphasized that, while reactivating benefits is important to county reimbursement, the primary goal is continuity of care at release. “I will offer my opinion here that it makes no sense to suspend reimbursement for care while someone is in custody,” Supervisor Ellenberg said during the discussion, calling the federal rule that suspends benefits during incarceration “very unfortunate.”

The committee recorded specific clarifying requests — including a breakdown of how many people received each CalAIM JI service, the timing of JI aid code activation, measures of reentry‑plan completion, and rates of claims adjudication where JI codes overlap with community Medi‑Cal — and asked staff to provide those data in follow‑up reports.

Ending: Committee members and justice partners said they will continue refining automated processes with the state and will return to the committee with an annual, data‑driven update on program performance, reentry outcomes and technical fixes to reduce gaps in coverage and reimbursement.","County custody health officials updated supervisors on the CalAIM justice-involved (JI) prerelease program, saying thousands have been enrolled but that technical and timing gaps — including that most people in custody lack a known release date — can delay Medi‑Cal reimbursement and services on reentry.","actionData","errors"]

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