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Supervisor Horvath’s emergency rent‑relief proposal on wildfires and ICE raids continued for two weeks
Summary
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath asked the board to move immediately to expand rent relief for wildfire survivors, immigrants affected by raids and other tenants facing urgent displacement. After lengthy debate and public testimony, the board voted 3–2 to continue the item to Sept. 16 and to refer it to the operations cluster for fuller vetting.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 2 that thousands of county residents remain displaced by January wildfires and that recent increases in immigration enforcement were adding urgent new housing threats. She introduced an emergency rent relief motion that would add local funding to help wildfire survivors, households with sudden income loss due to immigration enforcement, and low‑income tenants at immediate risk of eviction.
"This is an emergency," Horvath said, noting the motion would add nearly $9.8 million to…
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