Oakland Council, SF Foundation Kickstart Immigrant Defense Network

On February 2nd, the Post News Group reported on The San Francisco Foundation and Oakland City Council’s commitment of funds to help establish a countywide rapid response network for immigration legal defense. CEO Fred Blackwell told the Post that The San Francisco Foundation has committed to funding the rapid response network “given the climate and urgency of the moment regarding the need for deportation defense and know-your-rights work.” In addition to contributing $300,000 of funding from the Foundation, he continued, “we will match dollar for dollar up to $750,000 the County of Alameda’s proposed commitment for a similar collaborative to support immigrants and their families county-wide.”