Board Draws Line Against FCI Dublin Reopening After 60-Plus Speakers Testify

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors sent its most forceful message yet to the federal government on April 7, unanimously opposing any effort to reopen the former Dublin federal prison as an immigration detention center or correctional facility. More than 60 speakers — abuse survivors, labor leaders, students, faith communities, and Japanese American descendants of WWII incarceration camps — packed the chamber for more than an hour of testimony before the 5-0 vote. Beyond the headline resolution, the board confirmed a new health director, advanced a county-wide electronic health records overhaul, and heard urgent warnings about a looming gap in senior meal services.

• Board votes 5-0 to oppose reopening FCI Dublin for any detention or correctional purpose after marathon public hearing

• More than 60 speakers — from abuse survivors to high school students to the Alameda Labor Council — urge supervisors to block federal detention plans

• Aneeka G. Chaudhry confirmed as permanent Alameda County Health Director after leading the agency for a year

• Seven new IT positions approved to launch Epic electronic health records across behavioral health, public health, and jail health systems

• Senior meal service advocates warn of potential July gap as new RFP timeline leaves almost no transition window

• Oakland Coliseum negotiations delayed again to April 28 at Supervisor Miley's request