The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider creating a nearly $20 million emergency rent-relief program to assist people still dealing with income or home loss from the January wildfires, and those financially affected by recent federal immigration-enforcement actions.

The county had previously established eviction-protection measures and a rent relief program for people affected by the wildfires, identifying $10 million to fund the effort.

But according to a motion by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis set to go before the board Tuesday, initial demand for the rent-relief funds was lower than anticipated among wildfire victims, but the need for relief is expected to continue as residence exhaust earlier support they received through FEMA or their insurance carriers. S

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