Amid significant budget deficits, Santa Clara County Supervisors face difficult choices regarding community grants for essential services. Supervisors Margaret Abe-Koga and Otto Lee propose a $65,000 grant to the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute for a leadership summit, raising concerns about prioritizing this over local needs. With limited funding typically allocated for community services, advocates emphasize the necessity to support vulnerable groups, including LGBTQ youth facing homelessness. Critics argue that while LGBTQ leadership is essential, immediate basic needs funding should not be overlooked, creating tension between competing priorities in the budget process.
"I think an LGBTQ leadership program is great, but we need to help stabilize our LGBTQ youth and get them to a safe location to live."
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