HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 15 2026 - Item 9.4 - Susan Trivisonno1
Stefan Mercer
From:Susan Trivisonno <strivisonno@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 14, 2026 8:47 PM
To:Public Comments; Mayor Greg Bozzo; Council Member Dion Bracco; Council Member
Tom Cline; Council Member Terence Fugazzi; Council Member Zachary Hilton; Council
Member Carol Marques; Council Member Kelly Ramirez
Cc:Kim Mancera; Matt Morley
Subject:EXTERNAL - Oppose the proposed ICE facility in Gilroy
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Dear Mayor, Mayor Pro Tempore, and City Councilmembers,
My name is Susan Trivisonno, and as a south San Jose resident, I am a frequent visitor to Gilroy. Thank you for
unanimously approving the resoluƟon opposing the proposed ICE facility in Gilroy. City property should be used for City
purposes — and I'm wriƟng to ask you to build on your resoluƟon with three concrete protecƟons.
1. Before the end of June, join the amicus brief being filed by the County of Monterey with the Public Rights Project. The
brief supports the lawsuit filed jointly by Santa Clara County and the California AƩorney General on June 10. The counƟes
of Monterey and Alameda and the ciƟes of San Jose and Alameda have already signed on, with more in process. Gilroy
belongs in this coaliƟon.
2. Agendize a "No-Staging Zone" policy for your next Council meeƟng, prohibiƟng the use of City property — parking lots,
parks, and other City-owned or City-controlled land — for civil immigraƟon enforcement staging and operaƟons. Gilroy
can move quickly, as Campbell, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View did, by adapƟng the policies adopted by San Jose
(1/13/26) and Santa Clara (2/3/26). These were developed with thorough review by County Counsel and the San Jose
City AƩorney, and have also been adopted by VTA and the CounƟes of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Francisco,
and Alameda. Gilroy benefits from that legal groundwork.
3. Establish an emergency response plan so the City is prepared to protect public safety and support residents in the
event of a large-scale enforcement operaƟon, using the San Jose and Santa Clara County models to strengthen Gilroy's
exisƟng protocols.
This maƩers to me because I have friends and businesses that I support in Gilroy.
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Beyond the immense human cost — families torn apart, children losing parents, neighbors living in fear — these
protecƟons maƩer for our economy as well as our safety. A March 2026 report from the Bay Area Council Economic
InsƟtute found that mass deportaƟon could reduce regional economic output by as much as $67 billion annually. Gilroy's
businesses depend on workers and customers who will be driven away by fear and detenƟon.
Gilroy has been built by diverse immigrant and farmworker communiƟes. Thank you for your leadership, and for taking
these next steps for the safety and well-being of our community.
Respecƞully,
Susan Trivisonno
San Jose, CA 95135