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Hundreds of residents urge San Diego supervisors to fund immigrant legal defense, eviction diversion and youth services
Summary
During Jan. 27 public comment at the County Board of Supervisors, dozens of speakers representing the Community Budget Alliance, Legal Aid, LGBTQ groups and residents urged the board to prioritize immigrant legal defense ($7M ask), eviction diversion ($3M ask), housing contracts for vulnerable populations and a feasibility study for a Department of Youth Development.
Dozens of San Diegans urged the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 to reshape next year's budget around a set of people-focused priorities, including a universal immigrant legal defense program, expanded eviction diversion and targeted housing services.
Speakers from the Community Budget Alliance and multiple nonprofits asked the board to allocate $7,000,000 to an immigrant legal defense program (ILDP) to ensure legal representation for detained residents, $3,000,000 for an eviction diversion program to mediate tenant-landlord disputes, and a one-time $250,000 feasibility study to explore creation of a Department of Youth Development.…
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