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Board amends CEO plan for Care First community investments, restores funding for public defenders and veterans programs
Summary
After weeks of debate, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a revised Care First Community Investment (CFCI) spending plan on June 24, restoring several county-staffed diversion positions and directing the CFCI advisory committee to prioritize remaining unspent funds.
Los Angeles County Supervisors on Tuesday approved a revised spending plan for Care First, Community Investment (CFCI) funds, voting 5-0 to amend the chief executive officer’s recommendation and restore funding for county positions intended to support alternatives to incarceration.
The board’s action came after weeks of public comment and debate between the CEO’s office, supervisors and the CFCI advisory committee about how best to spend roughly $78 million in unprogrammed, one-time CFCI money.
Why it matters: Measure J and CFCI were intended to shift county resources away from incarceration and toward community-based prevention, reentry and supportive services. The vote restores staffing that advocates and some supervisors said is…
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