CoCo Supes Approve Creation Of Office Of Racial Equity And Social Justice

From CBS San Francisco:

November 11, 2020 at 9:37 am

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Contra Costa County supervisors unanimously approved the formation of an Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice, in the hopes that it expands on advances guided by social justice principles.

This office, under the supervision of the County Administrator’s office, is expected to be formed over the next six months through a community planning process that will heavily involve the county’s people of color.

The office’s main tasks will be to better coordinate, strengthen and expand the county’s existing work on equity and inclusion, and to partner with community organizations and leaders, cities and school districts to turn that work into action where it matters most — in guiding county government policy and funding decisions that support such policy.

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