This week, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $764,000 for an Immigration Deportation Legal Defense Fund. We did so after hearing the impassioned pleas from many who came to our last two Board meetings to share their stories – and anger at the treatment of immigrant families, particularly the children, at our borders.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors at its June 26, 2018, meeting approved a $2.75 billion Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19 after including $764,000 to create an immigrant defense fund.
You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need, like the venerable Mick Jagger says –
To keep the County of San Mateo strong and offer the best services to our residents we must have strong leadership within our employees and for the past 37 years the HR Director, Donna J. Vaillancourt, has been a remarkable leader.
The County of San Mateo released its Fiscal Year 2018-19 Recommended Budget which the Board of Supervisors will consider at the end of June along with advice from outgoing County Manager John Maltbie to prepare for future economic uncertainty.
Last night I had the honor of presenting a Board of Supervisors Resolution to Undersheriff Trisha Sanchez on her retirement form the Sheriff’s Office after 31 outstanding years of service.
Last night we held the first session of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in North Fair Oaks. It was a full class with 39 CERT volunteers registered for the class.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 in favor of banning the sale of flavored tobacco products at pharmacies and retailers in the unincorporated areas of the county as a way to promote community health, particularly among youth.
Safety of our residents is a top priority here in San Mateo County. No one exemplifies this priority more than Citizen for a San Mateo County Gun Buyback.
One of the aspects I enjoy the most as District 4 Supervisor is engaging with the community and listening to the voices of all residents. A few months ago, I had the idea of creating a series of several different informal “Community Conversations” on hot topics that impact District 4 residents.
As your Supervisor, one of my top priorities is to support children. A few months ago, Catholic Charities came to me to ask for my help with their special soccer tournament – Fútbol con Corazón – for unaccompanied minors in San Mateo County
When I was serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, mail day was always made more meaningful when I received a care package from home. That is why when I heard that our San Mateo County Blue Star Moms needed help raising funds for postage to send quarterly care packages to our troops deployed overseas, I was honored to lend a hand.