Overview

• Supervisors Lindsey Horvath, Hilda Solis, Janice Hahn and Holly Mitchell backed the directive, with Chair Kathryn Barger voting no.
• The proposed local emergency could expedite contracting, procurement and hiring, allow requests for financial assistance, and authorize targeted emergency actions.
• County attorneys said a temporary eviction moratorium could be considered only during a declared emergency and must be narrowly tailored with due process protections and eventual rent repayment.
• Officials acknowledged likely legal challenges and noted the unusual use of emergency powers outside disasters such as fires or pandemics.
• County CEO Fesia Davenport will report funding options next week, building on a recently approved $30 million rent-relief program, as supervisors cited widespread fear and business slowdowns in immigrant communities.