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Public speakers urge Alameda County supervisors to renew tenant legal-aid funding as evictions surge
Summary
During public comment on Nov. 26, tenants, legal-aid providers and unions urged the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to approve renewal funding for the Alameda County Housing Secure program, warning that delays could suspend services amid an eviction wave the speakers described as roughly 6,400 filings this year.
Public comment at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 26 centered on an urgent plea to renew funding for the Alameda County Housing Secure program, a legal-aid network that provides eviction prevention and emergency financial assistance.
Speakers including Mariana Estrada of the Unity Council and Samantha Beckett, directing attorney of Centro Legal de la Raza, told supervisors that demand for tenant legal services has spiked and said a delayed vote could force the program to pause. "We learned last week from the Alameda County Superior Court eviction court judge that the county is set to hit 6,400 evictions…
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