Numerous community groups and agencies involved in San Mateo County’s juvenile offender programs and services spoke at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday during a town hall focused on the need for coordination between agencies and areas for improvement.

The county’s Chief Probation Officer John Keene kicked off the lengthy study session with a presentation aimed at debunking negative perceptions that have circulated regarding conditions at the Youth Services Center, the county’s detention facility for juvenile offenders.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.