Contra Costa Supervisors Send ICE Policy Back for Legal Review, 4-1
Board of Supervisors • Contra Costa CountyJuly 7, 2026
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Hours of testimony and a petition with roughly 800 signatures were not enough to move Contra Costa County's immigration non-cooperation policy across the finish line on July 7, 2026. On a 4-1 vote, the Board of Supervisors sent the draft to County Counsel to check it against a new state model policy. Earlier, the board unanimously approved a one-year labor deal covering most of the county's roughly 11,000 workers.
- ICE non-cooperation policy delayed 4-1 for review against state SB 580 guidance
- Policy vs. ordinance split divides supervisors; Jan. 1, 2027 state deadline looms
- Organized coalition of about two dozen speakers demands an enforceable, loophole-free ordinance
- 3% raises and $1,000 payments approved for nine unions and unrepresented staff
- Union leaders press board on the C&H Sugar strike, the Marathon lockout and $26M in transit reserves
Why it matters: A new state law, SB 580, requires every local agency to adopt the attorney general's model policy on immigration enforcement, or an equivalent, by Jan. 1, 2027. The board's draft, Resolution 2026-279, predates that model, which arrived July 1.
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