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Board backs expansion of Represent LA; bifurcated vote asks CEO to pursue CFCI funding
Summary
The Board approved measures to support expansion of Represent LA legal defense services for immigrants and asked the Office of Immigrant Affairs to pursue multiple funding avenues, including the CareFirst Community Investment (CFCI) process; the board bifurcated the item and the final unnumbered directive passed with one abstention.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a motion to expand Represent LA, a county‑supported immigration legal defense effort, and asked the county CEO and Office of Immigrant Affairs to pursue funding and partnerships to sustain and scale the program.
The board bifurcated the item at the request of Supervisor Holly Mitchell to allow the body to vote first on directives 1–5 and then on a separate unnumbered directive regarding support for an OIA application to CFCI funds. The first portion passed 5-0; the final directive passed 4-0 with Supervisor Mitchell recorded as abstaining.
Supervisor Janice Hahn, the motion's author, said the program needs immediate resources: "We have to have a very…
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