Speakers: Courtney Masella O’Brien; Alicia Gooday, Martinez; Reverend Garvey, interfaith Council; Reverend Leslie Takahashi, Faith in Action East Bay: Ali Saidi; Jane Currant, Richmond; Jamie Espinoza, LiftUp Contra Costa; Hector Malvido, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Shayla Bonner, Safe Return Project; Dan Geiger, Budget Justice Coalition; Philip, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE); Melvin Willis, Richmond City Council; Yen Do, SEIU 1021; Cora Mitchell; Tomas Espinoza, East Bay Regional Group of First5 Contra Costa; Nicole Heron, Public Defenders Office; Osada Ogbala; Virgina Ramirez, Women in Politics, ACCE; Christine Clark, East Bay Regional Group; Lonnie Bristol, Walnut Creek; Roxanne Criogarca; Tony, CIERA; Rachel Drazinagi; No Name; Ms. Lieberman, Pleasant Hill; Ruth Hernandez, First 5 Contra Costa; Francisco Torres, ACCE; Nora Nichols, Contra Costa-Solano Food Bank; Blanca Collins, Central Bay Regional Group; Raul Oroya Mendoza, Deputy Public Defender; Lonnie Bristol, Walnut Creek, Susanna Thomas; Josh Anijar, Contra Costa Labor Council; MaryAnn Buggs, Food Bank of Contra Costa-Solano; Ojay Stroganz, Winter Nights Shelter Program; Racquel Ortego, ACLU of Northern California; Jessany, Danville; No Name; Jonathon Labba, Public Defenders Office; No Name; Elsie Mills, Concord, Showing Up For Racial Justice; Linda Olvera, Martinez; Alex Zobel, Richmond; No Name; Alicia Khang, California Nurses Association; Miguel Gravel Izguerda; Jacob Friedler, Danville; Edith, ACCE Richmond; Nicole Zapata, Concord; Eddie Chacon, Richmond; Alicia Simplar, Rubicon Services; Melanie Sims, Asian Law Caucus; David Sharples, ACCE Richmond; Michael Sampson, Walnut Creek; Gigi Crowder; Donald Lang, ACCE Pittsburg; Marianna Moore, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Carlos Fernandez, Richmond; Raul Vasquez; Terese Cound, Walnut Creek; Tonisha Walker, Director Safe Return Project; Blanca Lozano, Richmond; Jaime Kader, ACCE; Juila Semeno, Concord; Nadine Collis, Danville; Karen Hernandez, Concord; Kaley Eason; Resident of Martinez; Daniel Romer; Karen Perkins, Walnut Creek; Ria Schrader, Danville; Unknown; Patricia Aguilar; Teacher, San Pablo; Catherine Wally, Walnut Creek; Resident of Walnut Creek; Resident of Contra Costa County; Deputy Public Defender, CCC; Deputy Public Defender, CCC (2); Sarah Monpair, Deputy Public Defender; Arthur Fernandez; Nicole Island, Deputy Public Defender; Jack Maroe; Unknown; Sonya Decker; Vivian McHenry; Unknown; Resident of Walnut Creek; Resident of Contra Costa; Tuan Hall, Walnut Creek; Resident of Martinez; Unknown.
Written commentary provided by: Tamar Enoch, Walnut Creek; Arthur Fernandez, Nancy Burke; Stephanie Medley, Director of Education & Justice, RYSE; Lisa Levy; Katherine Walley, Walnut Creek; Ada Zhong, San Ramon; Vivian Kuang, San Ramon; Jegath Athilingam, Richmond; Elaine Yang, San Ramon; Vikram Balasubramanian, San Ramon; Trista Shaughnessy, San Ramon; Siddharth Nandy, San Ramon; Lauria Sun, San Ramon; Riya Bindlish; David Jung, San Ramon; Kevin Kumaravel; Srisai Nachun, San Ramon; Nakenya Allen, Martinez; Maria Alegria, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County; Gwynne Gilson, Concord; Nadi Iz, Maryland; Sraavya Sambara, San Ramon; Jan Warren; Sherry Drobner, El Cerrito; Anne Winterich.
HELD Budget Hearings on August 4, 2020; HEARD public testimony; CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED the recommendations; DIRECTED the County Administrator to return to the Board of Supervisors the FY 2020-21 County and Special Districts budget modifications with additional information; And DIRECTED the County Administrator to prepare for the Board the position modification resolution necessary to carry out the Board of Supervisor's actions on the Recommended Budget