Celia Jiménez here, thinking about our neighboring county to the north, Santa Clara. Normally we do not cover news outside of Monterey County, but local officials have been reacting to news that San Jose Spotlight broke last week about a federal detention facility proposed near Gilroy.
Today, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to formally oppose the proposed ICE detention center. They will send a letter of opposition to the state and federal governments and join litigation on this matter alongside the County of Santa Clara and the California Department of Justice. Many other leaders have announced opposition to the project including Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, and Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas.
Additionally, the supervisors directed staff to review County of Monterey zoning and land use policies to prevent any similar ICE detention center projects being built in our county…