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Board approves several Measure K grants; $100,000 scholarship proposal left open
Summary
Supervisors approved multiple one‑time Measure K discretionary grants — including $20,000 for Ta'ulama for Tongans, $10,000 for Empowerment Through Action and $30,000 for Casa Circulo Cultural — while a $100,000 scholarship endowment proposal drew questions and was not advanced.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13 approved a series of one‑time Measure K discretionary grants totaling multiple tens of thousands of dollars for community programs, and left a $100,000 scholarship endowment proposal unresolved.
Ta'ulama for Tongans: Lucy Latu, assistant director of Ta'ulama for Tongans, asked the board to fund an intergenerational empowerment series that aims to strengthen communication and cultural identity for Tongan youth and parents. ‘‘These Measure K funds will allow us to pilot intervention upstream,’’ Latu said. The board approved District 2’s $20,000 discretionary request for the program on a unanimous roll‑call vote.
Schools and youth supports: Rachel Lauderdale, co‑executive director of Empowerment Through Action, described efforts to expand mentor groups and campus…
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