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Community groups urge delay on juvenile ranch campus item; board approves consent item while urging probation to engage
Summary
Community organizers and juvenile‑justice advocates pressed the board to pull a consent item authorizing a ranch campus. Dozens urged greater community engagement and expanded Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) representation; supervisors asked probation to meet the community but approved the consent agenda, including the item.
Multiple speakers — impacted‑community advocates, formerly incarcerated young people, and community‑based organizations — urged the Board of Supervisors to remove consent item 17 (related to Probation Department actions and the Redwood Coastal Academy/ranch campus) from the consent calendar for more robust community engagement and a transparent cost/benefit analysis.
Speakers representing Milpa Collective,…
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