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Commissioners ask staff for options after community pleas; seek $250K for food and $200K for immigrant/refugee supports as starting point
Summary
Following community testimony about food insecurity and ICE activity, commissioners asked the CAO to present options for immediate support to local community‑based organizations and to assess funding sources. The board also directed two commissioners to work with county counsel on a draft emergency declaration for board consideration.
Commissioners pressed county leaders on Oct. 30 for a prompt response after several public speakers and community members described increasing food insecurity and fear in immigrant and refugee communities.
Commissioner Jason Snyder, Commissioner Jerry Willey and others described cases of families avoiding grocery stores and of schools and nonprofits scrambling to provide weekend food. Snyder and Willey urged rapid action to direct funds to community‑based organizations that already deliver food, rental and legal supports, saying local partners can act faster than a new county program.
Commissioner Willey proposed preliminary dollar figures for discussion: $250,000 targeted to food…
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