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Supervisors and public urge opposition to SB 11‑93, saying it would hobble small nonprofit grants
Summary
Public nonprofits, residents and several supervisors told the board that SB 11‑93 — recently amended — would broadly redefine discretionary funds and require contracts/performance objectives even for small awards, risking funding for neighborhood services. Board members expressed strong opposition and requested further legal and policy review.
Dozens of public commenters and multiple supervisors told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on April 21 that Senate Bill 11‑93 threatens small nonprofit grants that supervisors use to meet urgent local needs.
The issue: Speakers — including local nonprofit directors and longtime volunteers — said the bill’s April 16 amendment broadened the definition of "discretionary funds" so sharply that modest, short‑term awards (some as small as $500 to $8,000, as cited by supervisors) would require contracts and formal performance objectives. That, they argued, would slow or stop funding for community…
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