pages: CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf, 11
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CityCouncil | 2020-07-14 | 11 | Stated change is necessary; expressed support for change in policing practices; stated that she does not support changes being made without consideration of long-term effects to the safety of the City: Whitney Moon, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated the declaration conveys a "life or death" urgency; the declaration will send a clear and strong message to all Alamedans; expressed support for reducing funding for the Police Department: Laura Rose, Alameda. Stated Alameda does not feel safe anymore for People of Color when the idea of defunding the Police is considered a good thing; discussed riots and protests across the nation and lawlessness; stated there is not an African-American Councilmember to weigh-in on the issues: Rene A, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated Alameda has to join as a leader in the movement; everyone must stop being complicit and start fighting against racism: Duc Nguyen, Alameda. Urged Council to represent people like herself and to defund Police by 50%; stated Police do not make citizens safer; racism is a health emergency; discussed her experience as a public school Teacher and juvenile Probation Officer: Debra Mendoza, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated the resolution is important during a pandemic which affects People of Color at higher rates; the resolution is important while communities experience Police actions which also affects People of Color at higher rates: Kevin McCarty, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated structural racism is embedded in government institutions and disadvantages the most vulnerable populations; inequalities disproportionately affect BIPOC; there is a moment of reckoning caused by Police brutality: Andrea Carlise, Alameda. Urged Council to adopt the resolution; expressed support for unbundling Police services and cutting the Department budget; stated it is not right that Black people are arrested at a disproportionate rate in Alameda; changes need to be made now: Jennifer Taggart, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated racism impacts physical, mental, emotional, and psychological well-being of all victims; there is a need to recognize the harm and damage racism inflicts at all levels: Carly Stadum-Liang, Alameda. Stated major changes made to the Police force should be left up to the people in Alameda; Council cannot act unilaterally: Mary An, Alameda. Urged Council to make backing up the Police Department a priority and participating in Special Meeting Alameda City Council 11 July 14, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf |