Board backs amended Opportunity Zones 2.0 recommendation, asks state to consider four tracts

Deputy County Administrative Officer Ben Welman briefed the board on California’s Opportunity Zones 2.0 local recommendation process and the county’s earlier joint letter with local cities that prioritized nine eligible census tracts. He described a proposed county negotiation posture that narrows the list to a shorter prioritized set for the state’s consideration and suggested four tracts that county staff believed offered stronger supporting materials.