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This meeting convened on October 28, 2026, though the agenda and transcript refer to the meeting as taking place on October 27, 2026. The session began with closed session negotiations, resumed at 1:30 p.m., and featured a comprehensive HR1 update from the Social Services Agency. The Board unanimously approved a large consent calendar, passed salary and benefit ordinances, and took significant steps on reparations and homelessness.
Morning, everyone. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Will the clerk please call the roll? Supervisor Marquez, excuse Supervisor Tam. Supervisor Miley, excuse Supervisor Fortunato Bass. President Halbert. We have a quorum. Thank you. Would you all please rise if you can and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? Supervisors, does anybody have a remark? I'll go to Supervisor Tam. Thank you, President Halbert. Wanted to point out that last Thursday, I met with a round table convened by Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee hosting United States Senator Alex Badia. She invited myself and uh many Latino, Asian American, and African immigrant leaders to share their concerns with HR1, housing affordability, and protection from ICE. And the Oakland police chief was there along with many of the city staff that talked about the Oakland Protect the Town initiative, and they spoke about ways to ensure the safety of immigrants. And a SLIP was also there along with Central Legale who spoke about the need to protect the legal rights of immigrant families here. And I highlighted the $7.5 million in funding support for immigrant and refugees that we have provided to many of our trusted partners, including a SULIP and Central Legal. So ICE, as many as you've seen in the news has launched a 45-day enforcement surge called Operation Safe California, beginning earlier this month in San Diego, and the surge has moved northward and reached the Bay Area about 10 days ago, with the arrest and the hospitalization of two Alameda County residents this last week. And our office, along with uh Supervisor Nikki Ford Renato, Basset's office has been in close contact with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office as well as the Wilmachan campus at Highland Hospital. They've kept us abreast of the coordination with a syllab to reassure immigrant rights supporters on Instagram and other social media that ICE presence was related to an injured individual in their custody. So the sooner that a syllab, which stands for Alameda County Immigrant and Legal Education Partnership, ACILEP.org is made aware of specific ICE actions. The more likely attorneys can be dispatched to help prevent residents from being taken to detention centers. And just for the record, their numbers 510 241-4011. That is the ACLIP hotline, and they're open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Thank you. Thank you. Can I ask, are they still running the know your rights? Umor a website where people can go to. Okay, thank you. Supervisor Morcas. Thank you for the opportunity to make some brief comments. Thank you, Supervisor Tim, for your comments. Um, mine are also very similar. Unfortunately, we did receive confirmation of ICE activity detaining folks uh yesterday in Hayward. And unfortunately, I just received a text right now that there's um like high likelihood that they're currently in South Hayward right now. So that information is in the process of being confirmed. Um so I wanted to echo the comments of Supervisor Tam. It's critical that everyone please save the number to a CLIP on your cell phone, help friends and families do the same thing. That phone number is 510-241-4011, as was mentioned, but also during this time of much uncertainty and folks living in fear because of the federal administration, and really uh it's important that we do our best to try to minimize misinformation and rumors. So there is a helpful acronym, just because law enforcement does exist in our county, and often some of the activity that people see is not ICE activity. So it's really important that we have accurate information. So in order to assess whether or not it truly is ICE, it's important to remember the acronym SELUTE, which stands for look around to see the size and the strength, how many officers, how many vehicles, actions slash activity, what are they doing? Location and direction, where are they traveling, address, any identifiable information would be helpful.