The Alameda County Together For All Committee held its first meeting last week.
The Oaklandside reports the committee was created to protect the civil rights of immigrants, transgender people and those seeking to hold on to their reproductive rights.
District 5 Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas, the chair of the committee, said they will create a fund for countywide responses to Trump policies, such as legal defense against deportations, and to backfill any gaps in services that may be stripped away.
The committee will hold meetings twice-a-month and will hear updates from various departments, including the sheriff’s office, the immigration unit of the Public Defender’s, advocacy groups and others.
