Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Neal I. Taniguchi, Court Executive Officer
Subject: Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission Appointments
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for two appointments to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission:
A) Eugene Jackson, for an initial partial term ending December 31, 2024; and
B) Jennifer Blanco, for an initial partial term ending December 31, 2025.
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BACKGROUND:
For the efficient and effective statutory compliance of the review of juvenile operations in this county, the Court and the Board have agreed that the appointees by the Court to the Juvenile Justice Commission are appointed concurrently by the Board of Supervisors to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission.
DISCUSSION:
With the recommendation of the Juvenile Judge Susan Irene Etezadi, Presiding Judge Elizabeth K. Lee has appointed Eugene Jackson and Jennifer Blanco to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission for the term prescribed by law. Eugene Jackson is being recommended for appointment to a seat formerly held by resigned member Monroe Labouisse, for an existing partial term ending on December 31, 2024. Jennifer Blanco is being recommended for appointment to a seat formerly held by Ruth Singh, for an existing partial term ending on December 31, 2025. This is a request that the Board of Supervisors appoints the above-listed commissioner to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission.
Eugene Jackson is a lifelong resident of East Palo Alto. He teaches and speaks in venues providing hope for a way out of a violent lifestyle. Through building relationships with the youth on the streets, Eugene offers young adults the opportunity for positive change, and directs those young adults towards academics, job training, receiving mentorship, as well as training in mixed martial arts. In the late 199...
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