#alameda-county

#alameda-county

Since Measure W started collecting revenue in 2021, the general sales tax has accrued $810 million. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors decided to spend most of it on housing and homelessness services.

The city bulldozed homes and razed approximately 700 parcels, displacing an estimated 1,400 people from a once-thriving community for Black and Latino families.

Ava Community Energy is putting $10 million toward helping around 8,000 to 9,000 Alameda County residents pay for an e-bike purchased from a local shop.

"We're very grateful for the county's investment to date, but I think we all know $700,000 is not enough to set up an infrastructure that covers an entire county."

The latest settlement includes about $2.3 million for Monk's 22-year-old daughter, along with $250,000 for his 18-year-old son.

"The decision does not preclude the district attorney from seeking criminal charges against the company and its employees in the future, or pursuing a civil case against them."

Audits into Wellpath's services have routinely found that the company has continuously fallen short of standards, raising serious concerns about inmate care and safety.

"That all takes a bunch of time and it's very manual," Dupuis said. "You've opened up mail at your own home; imagine doing that 42,000 times."