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Supervisors refer Community Justice Center proposal to budget committee amid funding and service concerns
Summary
After hours of testimony from judges, advocates and residents, the Board referred the Community Justice Center (CJC) items to the budget committee for further review and fiscal analysis, citing concerns about cuts to social services and whether the court’s triage model has sufficient treatment capacity.
The Board of Supervisors voted to re‑refer proposals creating a Community Justice Center (CJC) to the budget committee after extensive testimony from judges, court officials, service providers and residents.
Judges and court leaders described the CJC as a problem‑solving court modeled on collaborative court practices (drug court, behavioral health court) that would handle misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies in a defined Tenderloin/SOMA area and link defendants to treatment, case management and supportive services. Commissioner Ron Albers and judges Harold Khan and David Pilati told the board they expect the court to improve treatment access, reduce jail bed days and save taxpayer costs over time;…
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