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Workers, public speakers call on Napa County to oppose federal sharing of Medi‑Cal data; supervisors ask staff to draft privacy resolution
Summary
County employees and community members urged the Napa County Board of Supervisors to condemn reports that federal agencies shared Medi‑Cal/MediCal enrollment data with the Department of Homeland Security. Supervisors asked county counsel and staff to return with a draft resolution on privacy and immigrant protections.
Kevin Godwin, a county employee and union chapter leader, addressed the board during public comment June 17 to raise alarm over reports that federal agencies had shared Medi‑Cal (California’s Medicaid program) enrollee data with the Department of Homeland Security. "This is a betrayal, not just of the immigrant families, but of the entire public trust. It turns our safety net into a surveillance tool," Godwin said.
Godwin urged the all‑women board to "take a bold stance, pass a…
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