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Davis Human Relations Commission to Host Forum After Survey Finds Urgent Needs Among Immigrant-Serving Groups
Summary
The Davis Human Relations Commission voted unanimously to invite 17 organizations that responded to a subcommittee survey to present at a structured forum next meeting, following findings that legal help, housing and food were top needs and recommendations for policy and outreach; the commission is also drafting an ordinance modeled on San Mateo County's ordinance 4875 and coordinating with police and university partners.
The Davis Human Relations Commission voted unanimously to invite organizations that responded to a sanctuary-city subcommittee survey to present at a structured forum at the commission’s next meeting.
The subcommittee said 17 organizations responded to its outreach and identified legal services, housing, food and health care among the most pressing needs for immigrants in Davis and Yolo County. "There was a feeling that this city could become a convener or an amplifier that could help this full effort across these various organizations," Felix, a member of the sanctuary-city subcommittee, said during the presentation.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the survey responses produced specific policy and service suggestions — including expanded language access, clear campus protocols for…
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