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Board restores short-term funding for youth and legal services as debate over unspent CareFirst/Measure J dollars continues
Summary
The Board restored interim funding April 15 for transitional-age-youth programs and for legal services that help prevent homelessness after hours of public testimony and a prolonged debate over unspent CareFirst/Measure J dollars and who should decide how those funds are spent.
The Board of Supervisors voted April 15 to restore interim funding for several homelessness-prevention and youth programs after an extended public comment period that featured dozens of service providers, program graduates and legal advocates. The motion co-authored by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Kathryn Barger (motion in chief) preserved roughly $5.6 million for transitional-age-youth (TAY) programming, secured a near-term allocation for legal services used to prevent or end homelessness, and directed the Chief Executive Office to provide follow-up reporting and options to restore additional funding in later budget phases.
Why it mattered: The funding fight at the April 15 meeting focused on unspent funds connected to CareFirst Community Investments (CFCI) and Measure J — the voter-approved initiative that redirected county funds to…
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