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Family and Native community demand justice; supervisors pledge follow‑up after death of Jessica Nicole Alva
Summary
Dozens of family members, Native community leaders and advocates called on the district attorney and police to investigate the death of Jessica Nicole Alva, a Bay Area mother whose death was reported April 2019; several supervisors pledged to seek a formal request to the District Attorney and follow up with the police department.
During the public comment period at the April 16 Board of Supervisors meeting, family members, Native community leaders and advocates urged the city to pursue a thorough investigation into the death of Jessica Nicole Alva, a 35‑year‑old mother who died on April 6 and whose death has drawn community concern.
Speakers described Alva as an active community member, advocate and mother of six whose death, family members said, bears signs inconsistent with suicide. Several relatives and community…
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