Proposed federal cuts affecting the LGBTQ community and people with HIV were the focus of a special meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Thursday, June 5. The meeting was convened by new District 5 Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas, a former Oakland city councilmember.

The joint meeting of the supervisors’ Alameda County Together for All (ACT for All) and Health committees was held at the Alameda County Administration Building and was also livestreamed. Some speakers told Bas about grants that have been canceled.

“The Trump administration recently cut a grant we had – we were already awarded for $622,000,” said Joe Hawkins, a gay man who is co-founder and CEO of the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center. “Other cuts have followed, corporations have pulled back [donations]. One-third

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