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Committee forwards $3.5 million appropriation for immigrant legal services to full Board
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee voted 3–0 to amend and forward an ordinance to appropriate $3.5 million from the general reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development for expanded immigrant legal defense and rapid‑response services; the funding is one‑time and will be considered by the full Board on Nov. 18.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee voted 3–0 on Nov. 12 to amend and forward an ordinance that would appropriate $3.5 million from the city’s general reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to expand coordinated immigrant legal defense and rapid‑response services.
Julia Sabore, director of community development at the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), told the committee the supplemental would add attorneys and paralegals, expand staffing for coordinated response, improve technology for real‑time communication and intake, and increase multilingual outreach and “know your rights” workshops. Sabore highlighted rising demand: “The projected fiscal year 2025 annual goal was a total of 1,200 calls. But in just the first quarter of this fiscal year, the hotline has already received over…
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