In a blistering, 20-minute takedown, Supervisor Arenas demanded accountability from leaders whose policies left children in dangerous homes, including baby Phoenix Castro who died of a fentanyl ove…
Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas listens to a speaker during a Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2023.
“I would really appreciate for you to say something slightly different than you did in December,” she said. “It was really disappointing.” in Baby Phoenix’s death, despite red flags raised by social workers. This news organization also uncovered the original state report from February 2023 that found the County Counsel’s office often overrode decisions by social workers to remove children from unsafe homes. Little had kept that state report secret from the board of supervisors until the night before this paper was set to publish it.
After Little told Arenas that “we want to make sure that every decision we make for every child is the right decision for that child,” she interrupted again. The board of supervisors has the power to remove Williams. There seems to be little interest among the rest of the 5-member board, however, to do so. Only Williams has the authority to fire Little or Wright — another possibility that appears to have little traction.
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