{"id":28092,"date":"2025-01-31T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=28092"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:36:23","slug":"protections-for-vulnerable-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/protections-for-vulnerable-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"San Mateo County to maintain protections for vulnerable and marginalized groups despite new federal priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors said it will maintain protections for vulnerable and marginalized groups despite new federal priorities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After President Donald Trump said there would be cuts to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors<\/a> has indicated that, despite new federal priorities, it will maintain protections for vulnerable and marginalized groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know there is a growing effort to dehumanize, degrade and destroy our vulnerable communities and it is up to us, as county leaders, to protect our most vulnerable communities during this time of fear and uncertainty,\u201d said District 2 Supervisor Noelia Corzo.<\/span><\/p>\n

In co-sponsoring the resolution, the official noted that \u201chere in San Mateo County, we can make the decision not to go back decades in our social progress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Board reaffirmed several steps it has taken in the past to ensure that populations such as immigrants, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities feel welcome and safe in San Mateo County.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the measures are a resolution to promote and enhance the County\u2019s racial equity efforts, including the creation of an Office of Racial and Social Equity and an equity director position; and an ordinance to advance racial and social equity through specific goals, including integrating equity as a core value for strategic and budgetary decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, establish a deportation defense fund and rapid response hotline; host \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d trainings and contribute to the Immigrant Family Recovery Fund; and establish the County\u2019s LGBTQIA+ Commission and support the San Mateo County Pride Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, establish a dedicated Women and Children Officer position and adopt a comprehensive action plan for women and children to address inequalities, expand services and improve opportunities for economic mobility; and promote inclusive and accessible activities and resources for persons with disabilities, including the annual Inclusion Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

These actions led to San Mateo County being recognized nationally in January 2024 as a \u201ccertified welcoming county,\u201d a first for any county in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supervisors also hope the support will help ease ongoing anxiety that may prevent some people from seeking services, education and employment.<\/span><\/p>\n

District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller, the resolution's other co-sponsor, said some students are avoiding school and adults are skipping work for fear of immigration officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just horrible to watch,\u201d she said before speaking directly to the transgender youth: \u201cRight now, those kids are loved and valued and this county will stand by them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday's vote also gave new Supervisors Jackie Speier of District 1 and Lisa Gauthier of District 4 the opportunity to voice their support for the Board's previous commitments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gauthier successfully suggested adding indigenous peoples to the list of populations specifically named in the resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Local leaders speak out against deportations and reaffirm sanctuary cities policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Luego de que el presidente Donald Trump dijera que habr\u00eda recortes a programas DEI (Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusi\u00f3n), la Junta de Supervisores del condado de San Mateo ha se\u00f1alado que, pese a las nuevas prioridades federales, mantendr\u00e1 las protecciones a grupos vulnerables y marginados. \u201cSabemos que hay un esfuerzo creciente por deshumanizar, degradar y destrozar […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":25307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,118],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-migracion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28093,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092\/revisions\/28093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}