S.H.I.E.L.D. ordinance

Watsonville Law Center strongly supported the ordinance and data privacy safeguards, citing families avoiding services out of fear.

Asked that the ordinance say 'property' rather than 'facility' to also cover mass surveillance cameras, and asked for Immigration Coalition inclusion in S.H.I.E.L.D. work.

County Superintendent of Schools spoke in strong support of the ordinance, noting the County Board of Education passed a similar resolution.

MILPA's Bernie Gomez thanked the board but stressed implementation matters more than ordinances and urged action on flock cameras in Watsonville.

YAR (rapid response) volunteer urged approval and described positive community response to the Live Oak school patrol.

Urged approval but asked how the ordinance will be enforced if ICE refuses to leave a county facility and 911 is called.

CAB co-chair of the Immigration Coalition supported the ordinance and urged resources to translate priorities into action.

Community Bridges CEO recommended civil regulatory/infraction enforcement mechanisms and thanked the Community Foundation for funding.

Building trades council president said the ordinance protects construction workers afraid to report wage theft and unsafe sites.

Shared a translator's account of a young asylum seeker's trauma in Michoacán to underscore what migrants are fleeing.