Dozens of local leaders from across the Bay Area came together in San Francisco recently to announce the creation of a regional fund dedicated to helping families impacted by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Mayors and officials from various cities throughout the region, including Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, spoke at an event to launch the “Stand Together Bay Area Fund.”
“I’m proud that our cities and counties are standing together to support San Francisco values and Bay Area values,” Lurie said. “This fund will help keep a roof over people’s heads. It will put food on the table. It will ease the burden for people who are being targeted, and it will send a clear message that San Francisco and the Bay Area will not turn our backs on our neighbors.”…