After the City of Hayward filed a lawsuit against Alameda County for alleged 'criminal activity' within a foster youth facility, the Alameda County Social Services Agency issued a statement Friday seeking collaboration instead of litigation.
ALAMEDA - After the City of Hayward filed a lawsuit against Alameda County for alleged"criminal activity" within a foster youth facility, the Alameda County Social Services Agency issued a statement Friday seeking collaboration instead of litigation.
The county said that they"do not agree with the City's characterization of recent isolated incidents with certain high needs foster youth," in reference to the lawsuit and a letter issued at the end of May from Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez.
The city brought forward additional concerns about AC's security in the lawsuit. According to the complaint, AC upholds a"hands-off" policy, meaning that they do not prevent children over the age of 10 from walking out without permission and going"AWOL." The County of Alameda, property owner Wolf Investment Company, LLC and the consulting group managing the facility, WestCoast Children's Clinic, are named as defendants in the lawsuit. The city is requesting that the Alameda County Superior Court cease all operations at the AC until the center changes its policies - including the elimination of the"hands-off" rule and the reinstatement of the Alameda County Sherriff's Office deputies.
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