The Alameda County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 9:30 AM to address a full agenda including annual investment policy approval, public hearings, and closed session settlements. The meeting featured extensive public comment and board debate on the ethical investment policy (Item 47), which had been approved in October 2025 but held pending an independent peer review. Board members also heard updates on affordable housing, pretrial services, and alternative response programs, and honored the legacy of cannabis advocate Rich Lee. Votes were taken on multiple items, and closed session settlements were announced.
Item 47 – Ethical Investment Policy
Item 37 – 430 Broadway Affordable Housing
Item 71 – Alameda Health System Governance
Non-Agendized Item – HIV Emergency Federal Funds
Item 47 – Treasurer’s Annual Investment Policy and Ethical Investment Appendix
Item 32 – Air Quality Violations
Item 48 – Pretrial Services Waiver
Item 59 – Cardea Health Alternative Response Program
Commendation for Rich Lee
Recording in progress. Good morning, everyone. I'd like to call to order our meeting of the regularly scheduled board of direct supervisors' meetings for Tuesday, January 13th. And I'll ask the clerk to begin by taking roll call. Supervisor Marquez present. Supervisor Tan. Present. Supervisor Meyerly, excused. Supervisor Fortnite Obest. Present. President Howard. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you very much. Will you all please rise if you can and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? Thank you very much. We now have Board of Supervisors' remarks. I'll turn to my colleague, Supervisor Tam first. Thank you, President Halbert. I wanted to highlight a press conference that I attended yesterday in Oakland along with our district attorney, our chief probation officer, Alameda County Health, and our public health department, in particular, both uh our public health director and Dr. Moss was there. It was to reaffirm our commitment at the county to address human trafficking through strong partnerships with the Oakland Innovation Fund and the DA's Heat Watch Program and continued coordination with the Oakland Police Department. We are advancing a plan to reinvest Oakland-based organizations that provide critical survivor-centered services, including street outreach, emergency housing, job opportunities, mental health support, and legal aid. So public safety and survivor care has to go hand in hand, and the community-based organizations that were there and as part of our um effort in this month in January to recognize the important effort to eradicate human trafficking. They're essential to that effort. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Tam. Any other board remarks? Supervisor Fortunato Bass. Thank you, President Halbert. Um, I wanted to acknowledge the fatal shooting of Rachel Good by ICE officers in Minneapolis, and send our my condolences to her family and everyone who's been impacted. Um killed by an off-duty ICE officer, and so it's really important more than ever to make sure that our county and our region is prepared for any increased escalation of ICE activity given the nature of the enforcement that is being conducted. So I did want to draw everyone's attention to our Alameda County Together for All, Act for All meeting on Thursday at three in our board chambers and on Zoom. There are two items that we have continued from the November meeting. These items are items my office is bringing forward. The first is an immigration enforcement response plan, and the second is a policy for ice-free zones. So we heard initial information from AC Health and our social services agency about their plans. We'll have an opportunity to hear from our public safety public safety agencies and department heads as well as general services. So I encourage people to participate if you're interested in this issue. Thank you. Thank you very much. With that, we'll move on to public comment on all items which are on the agenda, except those listed as set matters. That would include closed session items and regular scheduled items, except for those listed as set matters. We'll take uh public comment on items not on the agenda later in the meeting towards the end. I'll ask the clerk to please take speakers first three in the room with us, the next three online, and rotate back and forth. But the clerk will also explain how to participate online briefly so that everyone online can understand how to do that, and then we'll go to public comment. Detailed instructions are provided in the teleconferencing guidelines. A link to the document is included in today's agenda. If you are joining the meeting using a computer, use the button at the bottom of your screen to raise your hand to request to speak. When called to speak, please unmute your microphone and state your name.