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Zoom link: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/224397747

UPDATE: Supervisor Alejo introduced the motion to the MoCo Board of Supervisors:
- adopt a formal position against the proposed ICE detention center in Gilroy;
- transmit formal letters of opposition to federal and state legislative delegation and the federal government
- join any litigation initiated by the County of Santa Clara;
- work with the CA Dept. of Justice to challenge the legality and construction of the facility;
- direct HCD and the county council office to review county zone and land use laws to determine what protections can be instituted to prohibit any future immigration detention centers from being located within the county.

All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously.

Additionally, Supervisor Askew added for discussion actions the board can take but has chosen not to take: giving direction to Human Resources regarding the county's conflict of interest policy for the workforce, specifically in public safety moonlighting for employment with DHS, and the SCAAP contract that allows MoCo to share data about incarcerated individuals in jail with federal agencies.

Pacific Grove's DEI Task Force is encouraging our community to attend their next meeting, where they will host a presentation by PG Police Chief Casey J. Day regarding the city's immigration enforcement protocols: More Info.

They hope it will be especially beneficial to those underrepresented residents of Pacific Grove most affected by recent federal immigration enforcement policies and to recognize those in our community who’ve already been impacted.

The meeting will be held on Monday, May 11th 2026 at 6pm, in-person at PG City Hall (300 Forest Avenue) and on Zoom.

[Unofficial image created by me.]

The PG Art Center will be hosting the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, capstone art projects by PGHS students, and solo work + a group show! https://pgartcenter.org/Exhibits.php Live music + reception hosted by Imogen Erickson’s Culinary students from PGHS.

At the same time, the PG Natural History Museum will have their ILLUSTRATING NATURE opening: https://www.pgmuseum.org/upcoming-events/illustrating-nature-opening-1. Join us for a special night celebrating science illustration and the incredible artists who create it with the graduating class of CSUMB’s Science Illustration program.