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FROM:
Supervisor Nancy Fanden
Costa
DATE: August 16, 1988 County
SUBJECT: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - DRUG FREE IN 93
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors direct a letter to our ' State
.representatives informing them of our upcoming summit
meeting on Contra Costa' s "War on Drugs." That they be
asked to work with us in organizing a countywide, multi
agency and interjurisdictional effort to combat the sale and
use of drugs in Costa County.
That a letter be sent to all the news media and TV stations.
in the county requesting that they join us in our efforts to
make Contra Costa County Drug Free in 93 .
BACKGROUND:
We need a bold new approach that will be all encompassing in
our battle against the sale and use of drugs in Contra Costa
County.
Contra Costa County is unique. It perfectly reflects the
ethnic, economic, rural, suburban and cosmopolitan
population that constitutes the citizenry of California.
We are a true microcosm of every community in the United
States that has been exposed to the tragedy of drug
addiction.
To my knowledge there isn' t a county anywhere in the United
States that has made a concerted effort to coordinate all
the resources available to them, i.e. schools, law
enforcement, mental health facilities, elected officials,
business community, individuals, news media, private sector
prevention and treatment programs, and insurance companies '-
just to name a few.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON August 16, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
REFERRED to Sheriff, District Attorney, Health Services Director and Grand Jury.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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We need to pool our collective resources, knowledge and
effort into the development of a long term, five year pilot ,
program that will prove once and for all that through public
education stiff penalties for selling drugs, and community
networking we can make a difference.
This would certainly be an inducement to the state. The
efforts expended in Contra Costa County would be evaluated
for other parts of the state which would in turn magnify the
benefits.
If we utilize all the means available to us in a coordinated
countywide effort, we stand a good chance of proving to the
world that you can eradicate the greatest threat to modern
man that exists today - addiction to drugs from the cradle
to the grave.