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Advocates ask board to protect gender‑based violence services; supervisors request contract transparency
Summary
Service providers and survivors urged the committee to preserve funding for gender‑based violence programs and recommended flexible contracting; supervisors asked county staff for a detailed off‑agenda breakdown of proposed Object 2 contract reductions before May 1.
Survivors and advocates from five state‑certified agencies told the Public Safety and Justice Committee that county funding supports critical, confidential services for survivors of gender‑based violence and that proposed budget reductions risk undermining life‑saving responses.
Speakers including Melissa Luke of YWCA Golden Gate Valley and representatives of the…
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