The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved nearly $1 million to expand the county’s task force focusing on curbing illegal gun trafficking and armed threats.

The funding, $931,166, will support the addition of five more positions within the county’s gun violence team, which operates under the county District Attorney’s Office.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.