South County faces months without a supervisor. For community advocates, there’s a lot at stake.

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South County faces months without a supervisor. For community advocates, there’s a lot at stake.

As hundreds of thousands of South Bay residents face months without representation on the county Board of Supervisors, some are confident the county will advocate for their interests anyway — but others see it as a new blow at a crucial time for a region that could be most impacted by the new Trump administration. An immigration crackdown and sweeping federal directives that threaten to cut funding to programs and services could have particularl…