20200901 Regular City Council Meeting - Packet (5) September 1,2020
Item Public Comment
J. Lopez
Dolson, Sandra
Subject: FW: September 1, 2020 City Council Meeting Public Comment (Non-Agenda General
Comment))
8/31/2020 5:20:16 PM
From:Jaime Lopez [mailto:jaimeilo@usc.edu]
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 4:47 PM
To: publiccomment<publiccomment@ci.vernon.ca.us>
Subject: September 1, 2020 City Council Meeting Public Comment (Non-Agenda General Comment))
Dear City of Vernon,
I've tried calling repeatedly since last week to inquire about non-agenda public comments. I hope this email
will be enough to be read at tomorrow's meeting. Thank you.
Good morning,
I'd like to know where the city council members in the 40th congressional district stand in terms of Black Lives Matter.
I understand that the council may have previously made comments acknowledging racial injustice and that some may have made references to Black
Lives Matter in previous meetings.
I'd like to ask each member of the council today,including the city manager,whether or not you can each publicly state whether you support the
Black Lives Matter movement or not. I understand you don't have to answer non-agenda items,but I also know that the Brown Act doesn't prohibit
you from expressing an opinion of solidarity. I'd like to also ask you all to indicate what you have read,preferably a book,that would indicate to
your residents that you know what Black Lives Matter is about.
Thank you.
Jaime Lopez
Ph.D. Student Urban Planning I USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Master of City Planning I UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning
B.A.History I UCLA Department of History
B.A.Film and Television I UCLA Department of Theater,Film,and Television
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