County Readies Spanish-Language Access for Truth Act Community Forum
Board of Supervisors • Contra Costa CountyAugust 24, 2026
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Contra Costa County staff spent the run-up to the Aug. 24, 2026, Board of Supervisors meeting stress-testing Spanish translation for a Truth Act community forum. That forum is the state-required public check on how local law enforcement interacts with ICE. The recording available for this edition covers only that pre-meeting setup, so it includes no votes, motions or public comment from the formal session.
- Real-time Spanish translation via Wordly was tested and confirmed working after a fix
- Room 110 becomes a Spanish-language overflow room with Zoom and translation side by side
- Remote viewers get a QR code to hear the Truth Act forum in Spanish
The basics: The Truth Act requires local jurisdictions to hold public forums on interactions between ICE and local law enforcement. Wordly is real-time translation software that converts spoken English into another language, here Spanish, for listeners in the room and online.
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