Author Archives : Cindy Chavez

Trauma to Triumph Gang Intervention is Proving Its Worth


When the Board of Supervisors passed the new Santa Clara County budget last week, one of the most important new public safety items was the Trauma to Triumph program I supported at Valley Medical Center.  While the $289,480 one-time cost will cover only one year of this gang intervention program – on which we partner with the City of San Jose…

Task Force to Examine Jail Release Issues


 What do we need to know about the thousands of individuals that are released from our County jail each year before their trials? Last November, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to retain the County’s Civil Detainer policy, which controls the cooperation between our local law enforcement agencies and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  Some tried to…

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