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Alameda County Board directs search for $3.5 million in one-time funds for immigrant rapid‑response services, prioritizes hotline
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Board voted 4–0 (one excused) to direct the county administrator to identify one‑time funding options for a proposed $3.5 million emergency package to expand immigrant rapid‑response services, prioritizing a $700,000 hotline and immediate legal aid; the board also approved a $50,000 district grant to Centro Legal de la Raza.
Alameda County supervisors voted Feb. 18 to ask the County Administrator to identify one‑time funding for a proposed $3.5 million emergency package to support immigrant rapid‑response services, prioritizing a countywide hotline, Know‑Your‑Rights outreach and preemptive legal services.
The motion, made by Supervisor Rebecca Fortunato Bass and seconded by Supervisor Aisha Marquez, directs staff to return to the board on Feb. 25 with a status report and funding options for specific contracts. The board approved the motion by roll call: Supervisors Marquez, Tam, Fortunato Bass and President Halbert voted aye; Supervisor Miley was excused.
Why it mattered: dozens of residents, advocacy groups and faith leaders urged immediate funding, describing heightened fear in immigrant communities and a drop in service use at food banks, schools and clinics. Monique Berlanga, Executive Director of Centro Legal de la Raza, told the board her organization ‘‘soft launched’’ a hotline and distributed thousands of red cards and asked for support to scale…
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