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to get this council meeting

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We have a lot of good things to

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So good morning.

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I will now call the city

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council meeting of Tuesday

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MARCH 17th, 2026 to order.

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Clerk please call the roll.

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>> Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT Council

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Member Campbell Council Member

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Whitburn here Council Member

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Foster Council Councilmember

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Von Wilbur.

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Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

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Council Member Campos here

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Council Member Moreno.

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Council Member Ella Rivera and

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Council PRESIDENT Look our

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resident also attending

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the meeting or Chief Deputy

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City Attorney Tina Ray Deputy

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>> Council PRESIDENT All right.

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Thank you, City Clerk.

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A quorum is now present.

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We will begin this morning with

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the land acknowledgment and

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the Pledge of Allegiance led by

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council member Whitburn.

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We respectfully acknowledge

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that the culmination or

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the original inhabitants of

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the Unceded land that would go

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to San Diego despite enduring

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the horrors of genocide and

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colonization, the community's

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spirit remains unbroken.

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We are the resilience of their

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ancestors who fought to protect

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their culture and land Today

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they carry their legacy forward

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ensuring that their traditions

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continue to thrive and

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gratitude and strength.

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We stand with covid connected

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to our past and committed to a

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thriving future.

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Please face the flag.

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Ready?

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which

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it stands One nation under GOD

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,indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> City Clerk Please go over

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how the public can offer their

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highlight the slide on

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the screen that reviews how

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the public can offer their

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public testimony during today's

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Please note the time

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and consent items for meeting

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management purposes The order

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can be found on the agenda

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summaries found online or at

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the table in the back of

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the room If you are in person

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please complete the speaker

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slip looking at the entrance of

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chambers and bring it to

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will be taken once the council

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begins a virtual testimony.

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Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

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the approval of

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Please introduce some clerk and

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the proclamation items is now

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I do see one in the clear box

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now as well as if you are

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attending virtually.

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hand by pressing Star nine or

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If you can please come forward

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you'll have one minute You're

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speaking on item 31 after Jacob

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addressed if you can please

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seats as well And then um hi

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MAY Ryan Hill if you can come

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up to the yellow reserves seats

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Jacob you can come up to

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Thank you City Council for what

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you do for the city of San

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This is on 31.

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And a very important day to

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recognize the police department

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is to serve and protect

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citizens.

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My last appearance here I

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discussed with you and non

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agenda public comment one of

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the last assassination attempts

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against me.

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I've been through an awful lot

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It took police three days to

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respond three days I met them

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out front and they gave me this

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event number.

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and a date on it.

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I was told Here's your case

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number and it's going to be

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fully investigated.

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I went to the police department

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later that day to follow up and

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give more information.

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I was told this isn't a case

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number so this is not that

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Allegedly order your speaker.

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So for this transgender day of

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visibility, this is probably

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not going to fall You know well

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with certain people but we just

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had Women's History Month and

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we've redefined what a woman is

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allowing men to also engage in

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that we can change history in a

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way like that when there's

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already days of visibility

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transgender like all of these

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days that gets celebrated But

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it's like it's a disservice to

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women to change what a woman is

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and allow anybody to basically

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engage in that time and I just

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I feel like it's disrespectful

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trying to erase what a woman is

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even be proud of something like

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that when any of you men up

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there could claim that you

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identify as that and then take

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that day from the women that

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were born that way?

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to change things like this, I

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think it's very dangerous and

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it leads down a path of erasing

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Month I find it interesting

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that there's so many things

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that are toxic in our foods and

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even in the water that you guys

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want to give us.

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thinking about all of these

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countries that have actually

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banned certain foods or

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chemicals and things that are

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in our food, I feel like you

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guys should be concentrating on

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that kind of stuff and making

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sure that we don't have that to

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of the money machine And that's

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what's sad is that you guys

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want to perpetrators though you

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care about nutrition when in

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fact there's look at your

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vending machine.

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all of those things in there?

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everything that is is something

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that is nutritious for

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I mean all of these things

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affect people's brains and it's

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like that's why we have a bunch

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of zombies that you come and

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talk to and you can't even, you

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know, get a reaction except for

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Stephen Whitburn when I tell

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him someone died in his

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district he'll laugh at me.

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>> So yeah, next time I drink

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to an item as 5 or 1 I thank

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you for having me.

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National Nutrition Month

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recognizes the important role

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that nutrition professionals

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play in improving the health

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and well-being of our

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communities.

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Registered dietitians and

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dietetic technicians provide

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evidence based guidance

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education and programs that

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help individuals and their

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families build healthier lives

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Nutrition and Dietetics, San

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Diego District support this

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work by bringing professionals

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together to advance nutrition

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education, strengthen community

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partnerships and promote

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healthier communities across

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Thank you for having us.

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Thank you.

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And Christiane, Christiane

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Happy St Patrick's Day.

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I just want to speak in support

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of item 30 trans day of

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I would like those who are

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to know trans people are not

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just having a moment.

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This is not a trend.

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This is not a phase.

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They are here.

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They are here to stay.

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They have rights.

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Everyone has inherent human

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dignity and I am here to

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support them.

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>> Thank you.

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Thank you.

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i'm sorry the five minute time

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are going to those

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participating remotely and we

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currently have three speakers

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in the queue.

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Please be sure to let me know

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which item or items you wish to

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speak to.

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8700 if you can please unmute

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after that is Francine Maxwell

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Thank you Joyce and the other

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cd three 3032 and five one 23

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minutes Please proceed.

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>> Thank you All right.

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As the woman who just spoke she

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said extremely beautiful words

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and clarity.

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She said inherent dignity.

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Wow.

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Thank you.

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Inherent dignity.

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So I wanted to say this almost

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every day I wonder how did I

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come into the family into

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the state, into my life that it

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is and believe me it's been

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bumpy And the transgender

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visibility of course inherent

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dignity.

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I just celebrate myself.

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I celebrate each of you.

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I celebrate all people.

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Thank you so much.

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Love to all Now 32 which is a

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Ramadan month.

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For years I have had an

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opportunity to know a person

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that celebrates Ramadan and

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that's celebrated.

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Does it?

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He absolutely dedicates himself

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to the very stringent parts of

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that that are offered to them

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And and I'm just amazed at what

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he does and how he comes out of

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that month.

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So I celebrate all of

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the people that honor that and

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they're just part of our

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diverse culture in the world

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and we love and celebrate all

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of us.

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And the last one national

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nutrition Month Thank you

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California Academy of Nutrition

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and Dietetics for your

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research, for your education

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and for your advocacy.

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You help California see

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the beautiful healthy state We

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strive for all of us People Yes

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to discover the power of

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nutrition.

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It's going to be a beautiful

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day.

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Happy St Pat's Day and St

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Patrick's Day and love to all.

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Thank you.

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Next is Francine Maxwell.

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If you can please let me know

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which item or item you wish to

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speak to.

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I am so sorry I didn't put my

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numbers but my captain has dpd

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and nutrition.

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>> You'll have two minutes.

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Please proceed.

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Good morning Francine Maxwell

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Southeastern and San Diego want

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to thank and support fully

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the Nutrition month Project New

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Village Food Insecurity.

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This is an awesome time and

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we're looking forward to

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the next generation.

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They have already become new

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growers.

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And so just the fact that

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they're going to be exploring

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the agricultural jobs and

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things like that is just going

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to be a wonderful thing too.

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One of my favorite captains

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Jerry here, thank you so much

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for the years of service.

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Thank your family for sharing

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You with us.

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You were 21st century policing.

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You can write the book on how

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to build a bridge between

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community and the police

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department.

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So much you've done to increase

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relationships so much you've

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done behind the scenes helped

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countless families that did not

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go on notice but was never

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spoken in public again For

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the nights that you would

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answer the calls of

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Southeastern San Diego for

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the opportunities that you have

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shown people to come and get

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tours of the dispatch so that

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they could get their minds

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wrapped around a career.

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And even though you have mentor

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and people that have failed

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the test, you still give them

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encouragement You will be

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missed.

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>> Well deserve rest and

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celebration and I am in full

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support of this proclamation.

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You are a cut from a different

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cloth and you know it and just

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so appreciative of being able

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to experience the times with

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you.

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>> Have a great time.

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Thank you so much for allowing

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me to speak.

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Thank you For the record that

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was items as 5a1 and as 502

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zoom user If you can please

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unmute and let me know which

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item or items you wish to speak

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to five oh one and five to and

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I'm like talking about it's

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let's make San Diego great

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again.

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When I was a kid in the 50s and

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60s San Diego was a great even

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Mexico was great when I was

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growing up Mexico made their

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submarines out of Adobe.

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Now they're making them out of

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steel and putting drugs in

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Let's Make Mexico Great Again

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and San Diego too.

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Now we've got to clear

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the board, get some guys that

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wanted to start defining words

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just like how can you have

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dignity with transgendered?

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It just doesn't make sense to

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me.

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You know growing up that was

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not two words you would speak

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together but we all could have

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some more dignity in our lives.

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But when we start changing all

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the definitions of everything

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there is no dignity anyway.

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I think they need to get some

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counseling.

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They need help and they're just

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hopeless sinners.

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That's all they are.

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They need the Lord just like

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everybody else does including

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myself and just come to Jesus

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moment.

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You don't have to cut off your

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or grow up Here it is.

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You know It's just Come on man.

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Get out and start praying.

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Get down on your knees and

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pray.

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Even the guys that condone that

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stuff better get down on your

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knees and pray because GOD

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might be holding you more

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accountable.

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Man You know it's a lie.

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You know, quit lie And

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everybody that Anyway, have a

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good day.

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Thank you.

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Our next speaker is Blair

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Pigman.

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If you can please unmute and

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let me know which item or items

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you wish to speak to.

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Blair Before Blair before you

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jump in, please remember that

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people children might be

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watching this in the language

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at you.

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There's plenty of ways to

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convey your thoughts and your

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values but please remember who

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might be watching.

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Thank you.

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Also just not the five minute

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timer did conclude Blair

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Rickman is our final speaker

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Blair please proceed.

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>> Hi.

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Thank you.

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Blair be quiet.

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Yeah.

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I'm all for freedom of speech.

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Good decorum for public

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meetings.

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It's nice that a language we

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can all be agreeable to feel

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safe with.

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>> Thank you.

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I wanted to comment that I am

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31 and 32.

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I think they are the one is

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the captain.

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>> Yeah.

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And the captain.

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Okay, great.

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Thank you.

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Yeah.

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The 31 is the captain and we

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had a good public meeting

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yesterday on public safety

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issues of police crime issues.

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Really nice questions by a

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councilperson on Rupert, by

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the way.

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It reminded me that, you know,

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we can have if we have good

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conversations with our police.

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That's so key right now,

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especially at this time.

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We're at a very questionable

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time to practice de-escalation,

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have that in check and that

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that option is available and

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looking towards those things

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for police it's important And

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Councilor for someone to ask

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something of that yesterday

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it's really important And

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police are there to want to

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have those conversations if we

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want to have them ourselves.

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So good luck that we have good

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dialog and it sounds like a

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really good person is retiring

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and that's sort of level of

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conversation and good dialog.

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We need continuously good luck.

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We work on those efforts

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together for the other item 32

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Ramadan month as we are in we

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are in a new state of war with

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a conservative state of Israel.

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They are basically changing

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the game of how we're going to

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be talking about the Middle

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East.

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This isn't a progressive lives

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anymore.

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We're dealing with a very

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conservative nature.

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We have to really be patient.

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Good luck how we can talk about

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Ramadan.

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There isn't any Ramadan

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speakers here.

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Well, you're doing public

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comment first I hope there are

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people from the Islamic faith

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here.

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It's like the majority religion

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in the world.

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It's a large proportion of

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the world religion For them to

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be here today was included.

586
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>> You had only spoken about

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the two items.

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>> Yes, that was the two items.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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That does conclude public

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comment on proclamations.

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All right.

594
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Thank you.

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City clerk will now turn it

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over to my council colleagues

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for comments and entertain a

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00:17:19,693 --> 00:17:20,327
motion And we'll start with

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council member Eli Rivera.

600
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All right, Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT.

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I will be speaking about

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Ramadan month.

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I will start by saying how much

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I appreciate everyone who's

606
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here from our Muslim community

607
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and the deep appreciation

608
00:17:45,819 --> 00:17:46,286
respect that I have for the San

609
00:17:46,286 --> 00:17:48,286
Diego community.

610
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How impressive the commitment

611
00:17:51,825 --> 00:17:55,425
not just to faith but to

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community and family is during

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all times of the year but

614
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especially during this month of

615
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Ramadan.

616
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There's a little story I want

617
00:18:07,741 --> 00:18:08,475
to share because I think it

618
00:18:08,475 --> 00:18:11,475
just really embodies the spirit

619
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of the Muslim community during

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00:18:12,947 --> 00:18:13,414
again all times but especially

621
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during Ramadan.

622
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I attended an Iftaar a few

623
00:18:22,890 --> 00:18:22,957
weeks ago and after dinner by

624
00:18:22,957 --> 00:18:27,270
battery had died in my car And

625
00:18:27,270 --> 00:18:27,694
worth remembering that

626
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the folks who were there had

627
00:18:28,395 --> 00:18:31,995
been fasting all day had just

628
00:18:34,869 --> 00:18:37,269
broke their fast and

629
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the collective effort from

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children who were there to

631
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elders who were there to help

632
00:18:45,613 --> 00:18:49,813
me get my car started and get

633
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get home at the end of a long

634
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day again that included a

635
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daylong fast fast that includes

636
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not drinking water.

637
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I just think was like it was

638
00:19:01,729 --> 00:19:05,329
moving to me because again it

639
00:19:06,167 --> 00:19:09,767
was such a demonstration of of

640
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putting faith into action and

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demonstrative of everything

642
00:19:15,810 --> 00:19:16,544
I've seen from the Muslim

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00:19:16,544 --> 00:19:20,144
community here in San Diego and

644
00:19:20,848 --> 00:19:21,616
my own family as well.

645
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So especially during these

646
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times when communities are

647
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under attack, I think it's

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important to acknowledge and

649
00:19:36,531 --> 00:19:37,331
pay respect to and honor people

650
00:19:37,331 --> 00:19:40,331
of all faiths and all

651
00:19:41,502 --> 00:19:42,170
backgrounds And today is an

652
00:19:42,170 --> 00:19:42,536
important day for the Muslim

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community.

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This month is an important

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month for the Muslim community

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and I'm glad they were able to

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bring this proclamation

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forward.

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So thank you to everyone in

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the communities who's here very

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quickly on Transgender Day of

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Visibility.

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Thank you to COUNCILMAN

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Campbell Councilmember Woodburn

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and customer on Wolpert for

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bringing this forward in

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partnership with Mayor We

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transgender people are worthy

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of dignity and respect and

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appreciation and care and love

671
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because they are people and

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00:20:17,772 --> 00:20:18,710
that should not need to be

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said.

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But we just heard loud and

675
00:20:23,211 --> 00:20:24,780
clear why it's so important for

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00:20:24,780 --> 00:20:28,616
us to to say it and to take

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action where as a as a city we

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share our love and appreciation

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respect for the transgender

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community.

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So while First Amendment rights

682
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are clearly being exercised,

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just know that the folks who

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call in and disparage our

685
00:20:47,635 --> 00:20:48,369
members of the transgender

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00:20:48,369 --> 00:20:51,369
community by no means represent

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00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:53,541
a majority of the city.

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00:20:53,541 --> 00:20:54,242
They certainly don't represent

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the official position of this

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city.

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We see you.

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00:20:57,846 --> 00:20:58,413
We honor you.

693
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We love you.

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We appreciate you And no public

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00:21:02,950 --> 00:21:03,685
comment can change that.

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So with that council PRESIDENT

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I will move approval of

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the proclamations.

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Thank you.

700
00:21:08,989 --> 00:21:09,457
All right.

701
00:21:09,457 --> 00:21:10,257
Thank you, sir.

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So we have a motion by council

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member Eli Rivera to move

704
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the proclamation will go next

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00:21:14,629 --> 00:21:15,130
to council member Campbell

706
00:21:15,130 --> 00:21:17,530
Thank you so much.

707
00:21:19,801 --> 00:21:20,501
Council PRESIDENT First of all

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I'd like to second the motion

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to approve the proclamations

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00:21:25,340 --> 00:21:25,907
and I would like to thank

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00:21:25,907 --> 00:21:26,608
Captain Harvey for all

712
00:21:26,608 --> 00:21:30,145
the years of service and wish

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00:21:30,145 --> 00:21:30,979
him a happy retirement.

714
00:21:30,979 --> 00:21:34,579
I would like to say happy

715
00:21:36,651 --> 00:21:40,251
Ramadan and the end of Ramadan.

716
00:21:40,955 --> 00:21:41,923
Happy I eat the day of Ramadan.

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I really have great respect for

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the Muslim religion.

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I have family members who are

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Muslim.

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I have family members who are

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everything you name it We not

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at all.

724
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We're like the we're like

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00:21:53,768 --> 00:21:54,502
the rest of the world.

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You know, we're just completely

727
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mixed up with everything and

728
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everybody loves everybody And

729
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that's how it should be.

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Everyone is their authentic

731
00:22:03,611 --> 00:22:07,211
self And guess what Lady Gaga

732
00:22:08,917 --> 00:22:09,684
said We're born that way And so

733
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that's the way we need to be in

734
00:22:10,385 --> 00:22:13,385
order to find our fulfillment

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00:22:14,422 --> 00:22:14,756
in our happiness as human

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beings.

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00:22:15,524 --> 00:22:16,223
So first of all, I want to

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speak about National Nutrition

739
00:22:20,162 --> 00:22:20,862
Month because I'm a family

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00:22:20,862 --> 00:22:21,329
physician and we know food is

741
00:22:21,329 --> 00:22:23,329
medicine, right?

742
00:22:26,234 --> 00:22:26,568
All the mothers here know that

743
00:22:26,568 --> 00:22:27,335
.

744
00:22:27,335 --> 00:22:28,360
All the kids know that I hope

745
00:22:28,360 --> 00:22:30,671
all the dancing they are to it

746
00:22:30,671 --> 00:22:31,373
is one of the most basic things

747
00:22:31,373 --> 00:22:32,400
to improve a person's life

748
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,440
Access to healthy nutritious

749
00:22:37,145 --> 00:22:37,746
food from newborns to older

750
00:22:37,746 --> 00:22:38,380
adults, proper nutrition

751
00:22:38,380 --> 00:22:39,800
prevents long term health

752
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,480
conditions like heart disease

753
00:22:43,452 --> 00:22:44,151
and diabetes On a day to day

754
00:22:44,151 --> 00:22:47,751
basis it can boost your immune

755
00:22:48,589 --> 00:22:49,257
system and keep you healthier.

756
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National Nutrition Month is

757
00:22:49,958 --> 00:22:50,592
also a good time to recognize

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organizations that provide

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00:22:55,364 --> 00:22:55,697
nutritional like Meals on

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Wheels.

761
00:22:56,365 --> 00:22:56,965
Some of my favorites love to

762
00:22:56,965 --> 00:22:59,365
deliver meals with them.

763
00:23:00,836 --> 00:23:01,536
I think when I retired it's

764
00:23:01,536 --> 00:23:02,204
going to be one of the things

765
00:23:02,204 --> 00:23:04,604
the service allows residents

766
00:23:05,908 --> 00:23:06,541
who need it to have a healthy

767
00:23:06,541 --> 00:23:07,208
nutritious meals delivered

768
00:23:07,208 --> 00:23:10,808
right to their front door to

769
00:23:11,613 --> 00:23:12,347
improve their health and giving

770
00:23:12,347 --> 00:23:12,981
them moments of connection with

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00:23:12,981 --> 00:23:13,448
those who volunteer to do

772
00:23:13,448 --> 00:23:15,448
the deliveries.

773
00:23:17,452 --> 00:23:18,153
There's so many wonderful

774
00:23:18,153 --> 00:23:18,820
organizations across our city

775
00:23:18,820 --> 00:23:21,820
who provide access to proper

776
00:23:23,910 --> 00:23:24,590
nutrition for those who need

777
00:23:24,590 --> 00:23:24,927
who need it and I want them to

778
00:23:24,927 --> 00:23:29,640
keep up the good work and know

779
00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:29,398
that another volunteer is on

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00:23:29,398 --> 00:23:29,998
the way.

781
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Pretty soon she retires.

782
00:23:34,736 --> 00:23:35,437
I'd like to speak on

783
00:23:35,437 --> 00:23:36,105
Transgender Day of Visibility.

784
00:23:36,105 --> 00:23:39,705
I want to thank Mayor Gloria

785
00:23:41,977 --> 00:23:42,578
and my colleagues council

786
00:23:42,578 --> 00:23:43,278
members with Burnaby for

787
00:23:43,278 --> 00:23:46,140
joining me in proclaiming this

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MARCH 31st, 2026 Transgender

789
00:23:51,753 --> 00:23:52,454
Day of Visibility MARCH 31st is

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international observed as this

791
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day of visibility a day we

792
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observe the silver and

793
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celebrate the rich history and

794
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culture of transgender

795
00:24:03,465 --> 00:24:04,133
individuals and paving the way

796
00:24:04,133 --> 00:24:04,767
for greater recognition and

797
00:24:04,767 --> 00:24:05,100
affirmation of transgender

798
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:07,100
people.

799
00:24:09,772 --> 00:24:10,472
I think it's just a matter of

800
00:24:10,472 --> 00:24:12,872
people understanding that some

801
00:24:15,311 --> 00:24:15,945
of us are not born in the body

802
00:24:15,945 --> 00:24:16,679
That is their their inner

803
00:24:16,679 --> 00:24:19,679
knowing is their body and

804
00:24:21,350 --> 00:24:22,500
that's where transgender comes

805
00:24:22,500 --> 00:24:25,650
in and that people are people

806
00:24:27,156 --> 00:24:27,856
And it doesn't matter if you're

807
00:24:27,856 --> 00:24:28,357
transgender you were born that

808
00:24:28,357 --> 00:24:29,240
way And currently

809
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,424
the transgender community is

810
00:24:33,596 --> 00:24:34,363
being attacked and we have to

811
00:24:34,363 --> 00:24:34,864
stand up for them to be their

812
00:24:34,864 --> 00:24:36,864
authentic selves.

813
00:24:39,768 --> 00:24:40,402
Today the city confirms its

814
00:24:40,402 --> 00:24:41,136
responsibility to stand in

815
00:24:41,136 --> 00:24:43,536
solidarity with our transgender

816
00:24:46,375 --> 00:24:47,143
community, to speak out against

817
00:24:47,143 --> 00:24:47,843
hate of anyone and to foster a

818
00:24:47,843 --> 00:24:50,243
culture of belonging and

819
00:24:51,980 --> 00:24:52,915
respect for all.

820
00:24:52,915 --> 00:24:53,716
And as I have said before and I

821
00:24:53,716 --> 00:24:56,716
will always say I want

822
00:24:58,620 --> 00:24:59,388
the transgender community to

823
00:24:59,388 --> 00:25:00,189
know that I see you, I hear

824
00:25:00,189 --> 00:25:04,160
you, I love you, I respect you

825
00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:04,826
and more importantly this city

826
00:25:04,826 --> 00:25:05,494
council and mayor honors and

827
00:25:05,494 --> 00:25:07,894
celebrates all the wonderful

828
00:25:10,633 --> 00:25:11,167
contributions you bring to our

829
00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:11,867
city of San Diego.

830
00:25:11,867 --> 00:25:12,234
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

831
00:25:12,234 --> 00:25:12,601
All right.

832
00:25:12,601 --> 00:25:14,601
Thank you.

833
00:25:18,273 --> 00:25:18,941
Council member So we have a

834
00:25:18,941 --> 00:25:19,642
motion by Councilmember Eli

835
00:25:19,642 --> 00:25:20,276
Rivera and a second by Council

836
00:25:20,276 --> 00:25:20,776
member Campbell to approve

837
00:25:20,776 --> 00:25:22,776
the proclamation.

838
00:25:24,113 --> 00:25:24,713
So we'll go next to

839
00:25:24,713 --> 00:25:25,381
Councilmember Camp here.

840
00:25:25,381 --> 00:25:26,114
Thank you, council PRESIDENT

841
00:25:26,114 --> 00:25:28,918
Thank you members of the public

842
00:25:28,918 --> 00:25:29,285
for being here today in

843
00:25:29,285 --> 00:25:29,986
chambers.

844
00:25:29,986 --> 00:25:30,619
First I want to start with

845
00:25:30,619 --> 00:25:31,286
Captain Jerry Hora said it

846
00:25:31,286 --> 00:25:33,388
before and I'll say it again

847
00:25:33,388 --> 00:25:34,900
Those who risk their lives for

848
00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:34,489
others deserve our praise and

849
00:25:34,489 --> 00:25:35,190
our salute.

850
00:25:35,190 --> 00:25:38,790
And you did that for 33 years.

851
00:25:40,196 --> 00:25:40,897
So thank you so much for that

852
00:25:40,897 --> 00:25:41,563
to lose such a great leader

853
00:25:41,563 --> 00:25:42,265
with so much experience and

854
00:25:42,265 --> 00:25:45,865
quite frankly one of our most

855
00:25:45,935 --> 00:25:46,502
trained sworn officers in

856
00:25:46,502 --> 00:25:47,169
the entire department.

857
00:25:47,169 --> 00:25:47,837
But congratulations on your

858
00:25:47,837 --> 00:25:50,837
retirement and GOD bless you

859
00:25:51,607 --> 00:25:52,208
and your family.

860
00:25:52,208 --> 00:25:52,842
On Transgender Day of

861
00:25:52,842 --> 00:25:53,542
Visibility I want to thank

862
00:25:53,542 --> 00:25:54,210
the various organizations that

863
00:25:54,210 --> 00:25:57,130
are here today in support of

864
00:25:57,130 --> 00:25:57,813
folks who are doing nothing

865
00:25:57,813 --> 00:25:58,548
more than just trying to be

866
00:25:58,548 --> 00:25:59,148
themselves Trans family support

867
00:25:59,148 --> 00:26:01,148
Services, Proyecto Trans

868
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:04,487
Latinas Transgender Health and

869
00:26:04,487 --> 00:26:05,221
Wellness Center.

870
00:26:05,221 --> 00:26:05,554
San Diego Pride Hillcrest Youth

871
00:26:05,554 --> 00:26:07,554
Center.

872
00:26:09,358 --> 00:26:10,920
San Diego lgbt Community Center

873
00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:10,392
Many many more organizations as

874
00:26:10,392 --> 00:26:11,127
well.

875
00:26:11,127 --> 00:26:11,460
They don't just help only trans

876
00:26:11,460 --> 00:26:12,127
people.

877
00:26:12,127 --> 00:26:15,640
They help everyone who walks

878
00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:15,631
through their doors with

879
00:26:15,631 --> 00:26:16,332
education and food and

880
00:26:16,332 --> 00:26:16,965
resources funding job support

881
00:26:16,965 --> 00:26:19,365
many other more important

882
00:26:21,304 --> 00:26:22,171
things you name it.

883
00:26:22,171 --> 00:26:22,739
So I want to thank them and

884
00:26:22,739 --> 00:26:23,438
wish them strength On

885
00:26:23,438 --> 00:26:25,838
Transgender Day of Visibility

886
00:26:27,610 --> 00:26:28,310
Today I'm also bringing forth a

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00:26:28,310 --> 00:26:29,110
constituent of mine who's been

888
00:26:29,110 --> 00:26:32,611
a leader for many, many years

889
00:26:33,216 --> 00:26:34,830
Shane Hogg.

890
00:26:34,830 --> 00:26:34,784
He is I'm honored to proclaim

891
00:26:34,784 --> 00:26:37,784
APRIL 6th, 2016 Hogg Day She

892
00:26:39,121 --> 00:26:39,822
has been driving been a really

893
00:26:39,822 --> 00:26:42,222
an important leader throughout

894
00:26:44,894 --> 00:26:45,528
decades in L.A. Gardens and in

895
00:26:45,528 --> 00:26:45,862
Granville on the community

896
00:26:45,862 --> 00:26:46,529
council.

897
00:26:46,529 --> 00:26:47,163
He's brought so many people

898
00:26:47,163 --> 00:26:50,163
together and he makes sure

899
00:26:50,533 --> 00:26:51,233
residents have a voice in

900
00:26:51,233 --> 00:26:51,833
the decisions that shape their

901
00:26:51,833 --> 00:26:52,535
neighborhood And he has

902
00:26:52,535 --> 00:26:53,169
certainly educated me on many

903
00:26:53,169 --> 00:26:55,569
things in the neighborhood

904
00:26:56,372 --> 00:26:56,973
under his leadership,

905
00:26:56,973 --> 00:26:57,607
the council strengthened

906
00:26:57,607 --> 00:26:58,308
communication and outreach

907
00:26:58,308 --> 00:27:00,708
creates more opportunities for

908
00:27:02,545 --> 00:27:03,312
engagement champion projects

909
00:27:03,312 --> 00:27:03,880
that make a real difference in

910
00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:04,580
the beautification of

911
00:27:04,580 --> 00:27:05,140
the neighborhood tree planting

912
00:27:05,140 --> 00:27:07,140
in support of

913
00:27:09,118 --> 00:27:09,719
the rehabilitation of Navajo

914
00:27:09,719 --> 00:27:10,453
Canyon and so much more.

915
00:27:10,453 --> 00:27:11,153
What stands out to me the most

916
00:27:11,153 --> 00:27:14,153
is his dedication since before

917
00:27:15,591 --> 00:27:16,225
I took office he has

918
00:27:16,225 --> 00:27:16,926
consistently shown up and

919
00:27:16,926 --> 00:27:17,527
listened and worked to improve

920
00:27:17,527 --> 00:27:20,527
the quality of life for

921
00:27:21,164 --> 00:27:22,310
everyone in the Navajo region

922
00:27:22,310 --> 00:27:22,599
as he stepped down as chair We

923
00:27:22,599 --> 00:27:23,333
recognize not just his

924
00:27:23,333 --> 00:27:25,733
accomplishments but the lasting

925
00:27:26,836 --> 00:27:27,537
impact of his leadership And

926
00:27:27,537 --> 00:27:28,370
I'm honored to proclaim APRIL

927
00:27:28,370 --> 00:27:28,738
6th in his honor.

928
00:27:28,738 --> 00:27:29,439
So Shayne, thank you for your

929
00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:31,839
service and everything you've

930
00:27:33,609 --> 00:27:34,344
done for Allied Gardens and

931
00:27:34,344 --> 00:27:34,978
Granville in all of San Diego.

932
00:27:34,978 --> 00:27:35,645
And lastly for Ramadan we

933
00:27:35,645 --> 00:27:35,979
recognize the holy month of

934
00:27:35,979 --> 00:27:37,979
Ramadan.

935
00:27:39,149 --> 00:27:39,816
We honor our time of reflection

936
00:27:39,816 --> 00:27:40,549
and compassion and community

937
00:27:40,549 --> 00:27:44,149
for Muslim families here in San

938
00:27:44,721 --> 00:27:45,522
Diego and across the world of

939
00:27:45,522 --> 00:27:46,122
course, Ramadan is rooted in

940
00:27:46,122 --> 00:27:46,756
the values of faith and

941
00:27:46,756 --> 00:27:47,900
generosity, sacrifice and

942
00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,900
service.

943
00:27:51,261 --> 00:27:51,928
And after my comments last

944
00:27:51,928 --> 00:27:52,594
week, these are values that

945
00:27:52,594 --> 00:27:53,296
strengthen our neighborhoods

946
00:27:53,296 --> 00:27:56,296
and bring San Diego together.

947
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:57,700
This recognition is deeply

948
00:27:57,700 --> 00:27:58,401
personal to me as well with my

949
00:27:58,401 --> 00:27:59,169
Muslim family members being a

950
00:27:59,169 --> 00:28:03,239
vital part of my life and who i

951
00:28:03,239 --> 00:28:03,840
am and what many of them have

952
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:04,507
been fasting this month

953
00:28:04,507 --> 00:28:08,107
engaging in a day fast was

954
00:28:08,678 --> 00:28:09,145
difficult enough for me as an

955
00:28:09,145 --> 00:28:09,812
ordinary person.

956
00:28:09,812 --> 00:28:10,513
I did not go all day without

957
00:28:10,513 --> 00:28:13,513
drinking water So just imagine

958
00:28:14,618 --> 00:28:15,318
how hard it is to do that for a

959
00:28:15,318 --> 00:28:16,850
month and whether it's Persian

960
00:28:16,850 --> 00:28:20,560
or Arab or Somali or any other

961
00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:20,724
ethnicity every ethnicity has

962
00:28:20,724 --> 00:28:21,424
members of the Muslim faith.

963
00:28:21,424 --> 00:28:22,125
The common thread of sacrifice

964
00:28:22,125 --> 00:28:25,125
and service during this month

965
00:28:27,230 --> 00:28:27,864
is inspiring And in District

966
00:28:27,864 --> 00:28:28,565
seven I want to highlight

967
00:28:28,565 --> 00:28:29,298
the Sierra mesa community home

968
00:28:29,298 --> 00:28:32,298
of the Afghan Community Islamic

969
00:28:32,569 --> 00:28:33,270
Center which serves as a vital

970
00:28:33,270 --> 00:28:33,870
gathering place for many local

971
00:28:33,870 --> 00:28:34,538
families During Ramadan.

972
00:28:34,538 --> 00:28:37,538
Spaces like this become even

973
00:28:38,608 --> 00:28:39,276
more meaningful as they bring

974
00:28:39,276 --> 00:28:39,942
people together for prayer,

975
00:28:39,942 --> 00:28:40,510
reflection and shared meals.

976
00:28:40,510 --> 00:28:42,910
Ramadan reminds us of

977
00:28:44,982 --> 00:28:45,682
the importance of empathy,

978
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:46,349
community and building a more

979
00:28:46,349 --> 00:28:47,840
inclusive San Diego for all.

980
00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,684
So to everyone who is observing

981
00:28:51,888 --> 00:28:52,589
Ramadan, Mubarak Thank you.

982
00:28:52,589 --> 00:28:53,323
Council PRESIDENT Right Thank

983
00:28:53,323 --> 00:28:54,240
you Council member Carpio We'll

984
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,527
go next to Council member Von

985
00:28:57,527 --> 00:28:58,194
Wolpert Thank you to my

986
00:28:58,194 --> 00:28:58,896
colleagues that always bring

987
00:28:58,896 --> 00:28:59,496
forth wonderful proclamations

988
00:28:59,496 --> 00:29:01,896
for wonderful things to

989
00:29:02,699 --> 00:29:03,399
celebrate in our city,

990
00:29:03,399 --> 00:29:03,800
wonderful people to celebrate

991
00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:04,501
in our city.

992
00:29:04,501 --> 00:29:05,680
I'll start with item 30 which

993
00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,468
is transgender Day of

994
00:29:09,673 --> 00:29:10,507
visibility.

995
00:29:10,507 --> 00:29:11,141
I am very proud to join Mayor

996
00:29:11,141 --> 00:29:11,775
Gloria and councilmembers

997
00:29:11,775 --> 00:29:12,376
Jennifer Campbell and Kim

998
00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:14,376
Woodburn in recognizing

999
00:29:14,811 --> 00:29:15,545
transgender Day of visibility

1000
00:29:15,545 --> 00:29:15,846
once again in the city on March

1001
00:29:15,846 --> 00:29:16,480
31st.

1002
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,480
Today we get to celebrate

1003
00:29:20,484 --> 00:29:21,218
the lives resilience

1004
00:29:21,218 --> 00:29:21,818
achievements of transgender and

1005
00:29:21,818 --> 00:29:22,486
non-binary people in our

1006
00:29:22,486 --> 00:29:23,152
community and we affirm that

1007
00:29:23,152 --> 00:29:26,752
they belong in every part of

1008
00:29:27,357 --> 00:29:28,250
our civic life whether it's

1009
00:29:28,250 --> 00:29:28,725
here in the city hall up to

1010
00:29:28,725 --> 00:29:31,125
Congress in state government,

1011
00:29:33,397 --> 00:29:34,970
transgender and non-binary

1012
00:29:34,970 --> 00:29:34,731
residents contribute every day

1013
00:29:34,731 --> 00:29:35,432
to our cultural, civic and

1014
00:29:35,432 --> 00:29:38,432
economic strength of San Diego

1015
00:29:38,702 --> 00:29:39,435
educators, health care workers

1016
00:29:39,435 --> 00:29:40,690
,artists, producers and public

1017
00:29:40,690 --> 00:29:40,437
servants including police

1018
00:29:40,437 --> 00:29:41,138
officers.

1019
00:29:41,138 --> 00:29:43,538
Transgender Day of visibility

1020
00:29:45,420 --> 00:29:45,709
was created in 2009 by activist

1021
00:29:45,709 --> 00:29:46,343
Rachel Crandall to celebrate

1022
00:29:46,343 --> 00:29:46,810
trans people while raising

1023
00:29:46,810 --> 00:29:48,810
awareness about

1024
00:29:51,810 --> 00:29:51,682
the discrimination and violence

1025
00:29:51,682 --> 00:29:52,349
people still face today

1026
00:29:52,349 --> 00:29:52,983
the city of Seattle remains

1027
00:29:52,983 --> 00:29:55,383
committed to policies that

1028
00:29:57,587 --> 00:29:58,354
promote dignity, safety and

1029
00:29:58,354 --> 00:29:59,220
inclusion so that all of us can

1030
00:29:59,220 --> 00:29:59,389
live authentically and free

1031
00:29:59,389 --> 00:30:01,389
from fear.

1032
00:30:02,726 --> 00:30:03,393
I am grateful for

1033
00:30:03,393 --> 00:30:04,940
the leadership of our local

1034
00:30:04,940 --> 00:30:04,795
organizations including trans

1035
00:30:04,795 --> 00:30:05,528
family Support Services, Trans

1036
00:30:05,528 --> 00:30:07,928
Latinas, transgender health and

1037
00:30:09,990 --> 00:30:09,766
wellness Center including

1038
00:30:09,766 --> 00:30:12,766
ourselves The Pride our lgbt

1039
00:30:14,504 --> 00:30:15,205
Center who is here as well and

1040
00:30:15,205 --> 00:30:15,906
all the individuals who are

1041
00:30:15,906 --> 00:30:19,506
affirming that the city of San

1042
00:30:20,210 --> 00:30:20,911
Diego stand against hate in

1043
00:30:20,911 --> 00:30:21,511
with community where everyone

1044
00:30:21,511 --> 00:30:22,246
is valued And as DR. Jen

1045
00:30:22,246 --> 00:30:22,613
Campbell said, we were all born

1046
00:30:22,613 --> 00:30:24,613
this way.

1047
00:30:27,584 --> 00:30:28,352
Thank you, lady Gaga.

1048
00:30:28,352 --> 00:30:29,219
Also for Ramadan month And item

1049
00:30:29,219 --> 00:30:32,219
32 thank you to my colleagues

1050
00:30:32,555 --> 00:30:33,490
for item 32 today.

1051
00:30:33,490 --> 00:30:34,910
i also want to take a moment to

1052
00:30:34,910 --> 00:30:36,910
recognize the beautiful

1053
00:30:39,290 --> 00:30:39,796
observance of Ramadan.

1054
00:30:39,796 --> 00:30:40,497
Ramadan is the ninth month of

1055
00:30:40,497 --> 00:30:41,165
the Islamic lunar calendar and

1056
00:30:41,165 --> 00:30:44,765
as a sacred time of fasting,

1057
00:30:45,202 --> 00:30:45,869
prayer and reflection for

1058
00:30:45,869 --> 00:30:46,604
Muslims around the world As

1059
00:30:46,604 --> 00:30:47,270
this month continues, many have

1060
00:30:47,270 --> 00:30:50,270
been observing a daily fast.

1061
00:30:52,420 --> 00:30:52,543
This council for Campos that is

1062
00:30:52,543 --> 00:30:53,410
very hard to do.

1063
00:30:53,410 --> 00:30:57,100
I too have attempted to fast

1064
00:30:57,915 --> 00:30:58,649
and I can even go have a date

1065
00:30:58,649 --> 00:30:59,249
out in water So I appreciate

1066
00:30:59,249 --> 00:31:01,649
the sacrifice it takes.

1067
00:31:02,419 --> 00:31:03,120
Also Ramadan emphasizes service

1068
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:03,820
to others including supporting

1069
00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:04,554
those in need and giving back

1070
00:31:04,554 --> 00:31:08,658
to the community at the time of

1071
00:31:08,658 --> 00:31:09,260
connection as family

1072
00:31:09,260 --> 00:31:09,993
the neighbors gather in

1073
00:31:09,993 --> 00:31:10,728
the evening to break their fast

1074
00:31:10,728 --> 00:31:14,298
and spend time together here in

1075
00:31:14,298 --> 00:31:14,999
San Diego We are very fortunate

1076
00:31:14,999 --> 00:31:15,632
to have a very vibrant Muslim

1077
00:31:15,632 --> 00:31:16,367
community to contribute in

1078
00:31:16,367 --> 00:31:19,367
meaningful ways across our city

1079
00:31:20,805 --> 00:31:21,539
and I feel that it's more

1080
00:31:21,539 --> 00:31:22,206
important than ever that we are

1081
00:31:22,206 --> 00:31:24,606
celebrating Ramadan in this

1082
00:31:26,444 --> 00:31:27,110
chambers because of the rise in

1083
00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:27,812
unadulterated bigotry we are

1084
00:31:27,812 --> 00:31:28,412
seeing in this country against

1085
00:31:28,412 --> 00:31:28,745
our Muslim brothers and

1086
00:31:28,745 --> 00:31:30,745
sisters.

1087
00:31:33,817 --> 00:31:34,551
There are elected officials

1088
00:31:34,551 --> 00:31:35,286
United States Senate and United

1089
00:31:35,286 --> 00:31:35,952
States House of Representatives

1090
00:31:35,952 --> 00:31:39,423
mainly in state in the Deep

1091
00:31:39,423 --> 00:31:39,990
South who are making

1092
00:31:39,990 --> 00:31:40,658
unadulterated bigoted

1093
00:31:40,658 --> 00:31:41,192
statements about our Muslim

1094
00:31:41,192 --> 00:31:43,192
community right now.

1095
00:31:44,929 --> 00:31:45,696
It is extremely dangerous.

1096
00:31:45,696 --> 00:31:46,297
It's not only dangerous for our

1097
00:31:46,297 --> 00:31:48,697
mothers, for our Muslim

1098
00:31:51,669 --> 00:31:52,336
community but also for America

1099
00:31:52,336 --> 00:31:52,970
fomenting bigotry And he can

1100
00:31:52,970 --> 00:31:55,970
lead to violence that will

1101
00:31:57,474 --> 00:31:58,750
impact all of our communities,

1102
00:31:58,750 --> 00:31:58,743
put our public safety

1103
00:31:58,743 --> 00:31:59,543
responders at risk and take

1104
00:31:59,543 --> 00:32:03,143
away our rights to freedom of

1105
00:32:03,681 --> 00:32:04,480
expression, of freedom of

1106
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:04,748
religion.

1107
00:32:04,748 --> 00:32:05,349
So I am very proud we are

1108
00:32:05,349 --> 00:32:06,170
celebrating our diverse

1109
00:32:06,170 --> 00:32:09,170
cultures here in San Diego,

1110
00:32:09,187 --> 00:32:09,787
including our beautiful Somali,

1111
00:32:09,787 --> 00:32:12,187
Afghan, Persian and all

1112
00:32:15,493 --> 00:32:16,161
community members today finally

1113
00:32:16,161 --> 00:32:16,828
with item 31 Captain Jerry

1114
00:32:16,828 --> 00:32:17,428
Hara, I cannot believe it's

1115
00:32:17,428 --> 00:32:20,428
time for you to retire.

1116
00:32:21,866 --> 00:32:22,500
I am very, very proud to join

1117
00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:23,670
Meritorious in recognizing

1118
00:32:23,670 --> 00:32:23,734
Captain Jerry Hara in

1119
00:32:23,734 --> 00:32:25,734
celebrating his outstanding

1120
00:32:28,372 --> 00:32:28,906
career to the serving people

1121
00:32:28,906 --> 00:32:29,574
City of San Diego.

1122
00:32:29,574 --> 00:32:30,274
I also know we have some

1123
00:32:30,274 --> 00:32:30,842
incredible 901 dispatchers in

1124
00:32:30,842 --> 00:32:31,642
the room today So our

1125
00:32:31,642 --> 00:32:34,420
dispatchers could please stand.

1126
00:32:43,388 --> 00:32:44,255
>> We love to recognize you.

1127
00:32:44,255 --> 00:32:46,255
>> I highly encourage

1128
00:32:49,627 --> 00:32:50,328
the public to go on a tour of

1129
00:32:50,328 --> 00:32:51,620
our number one dispatch center

1130
00:32:51,620 --> 00:32:51,729
because those are the folks who

1131
00:32:51,729 --> 00:32:55,329
answer the phone in our most

1132
00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:56,334
harrowing moments And I've seen

1133
00:32:56,334 --> 00:32:57,340
them have to use multiple

1134
00:32:57,340 --> 00:33:00,340
computers and phones that are

1135
00:33:01,739 --> 00:33:02,507
on either side of their head

1136
00:33:02,507 --> 00:33:03,107
for the public to call in

1137
00:33:03,107 --> 00:33:03,674
the victims stories and

1138
00:33:03,674 --> 00:33:04,375
the dispatch to pd or

1139
00:33:04,375 --> 00:33:06,775
the ambulance the information

1140
00:33:08,379 --> 00:33:09,112
going on Some of them even have

1141
00:33:09,112 --> 00:33:09,480
foot pedals in addition to hand

1142
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:10,480
controls.

1143
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,480
It's very impressive.

1144
00:33:13,170 --> 00:33:13,717
So Captain Hart began his

1145
00:33:13,717 --> 00:33:14,385
career with the senior police

1146
00:33:14,385 --> 00:33:17,385
department as a police cadet

1147
00:33:17,689 --> 00:33:18,423
and joined as a recruit in

1148
00:33:18,423 --> 00:33:19,156
the 25th Regional Academy class

1149
00:33:19,156 --> 00:33:22,156
in 1993 when he was ten

1150
00:33:23,994 --> 00:33:24,729
overboard.

1151
00:33:24,729 --> 00:33:25,363
Over more than three decades he

1152
00:33:25,363 --> 00:33:25,996
built a career defined by

1153
00:33:25,996 --> 00:33:26,330
leadership, dedication and

1154
00:33:26,330 --> 00:33:28,330
service.

1155
00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:30,468
He has served in many roles

1156
00:33:30,468 --> 00:33:31,135
including patrol operational

1157
00:33:31,135 --> 00:33:31,669
support, air support, watch

1158
00:33:31,669 --> 00:33:33,669
commander background

1159
00:33:36,140 --> 00:33:36,508
investigations and in-service

1160
00:33:36,508 --> 00:33:37,207
training.

1161
00:33:37,207 --> 00:33:37,809
And he twice led the dispatch

1162
00:33:37,809 --> 00:33:38,143
division as a commanding

1163
00:33:38,143 --> 00:33:40,143
officer.

1164
00:33:41,980 --> 00:33:42,581
Captain Hara also took on some

1165
00:33:42,581 --> 00:33:43,180
of the department's most

1166
00:33:43,180 --> 00:33:43,882
challenging assignments

1167
00:33:43,882 --> 00:33:44,515
including serving on a special

1168
00:33:44,515 --> 00:33:46,915
weapons and tactical teams

1169
00:33:47,786 --> 00:33:48,386
the honor guard and the peer

1170
00:33:48,386 --> 00:33:49,860
support and all the team

1171
00:33:49,860 --> 00:33:49,787
supporting his colleagues at a

1172
00:33:49,787 --> 00:33:50,288
very difficult moment in their

1173
00:33:50,288 --> 00:33:52,288
lives and careers.

1174
00:33:54,459 --> 00:33:55,126
He invested in the professional

1175
00:33:55,126 --> 00:33:55,627
development as a graduate of

1176
00:33:55,627 --> 00:33:56,260
the Federal Bureau

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00:33:56,260 --> 00:33:56,928
Investigation Academy and

1178
00:33:56,928 --> 00:33:59,897
through his leadership as a

1179
00:33:59,897 --> 00:34:00,598
past PRESIDENT Of the National

1180
00:34:00,598 --> 00:34:01,299
Peace Officer Association and

1181
00:34:01,299 --> 00:34:05,499
all of them over the years his

1182
00:34:07,205 --> 00:34:07,839
service has been recognized

1183
00:34:07,839 --> 00:34:08,506
with numerous commendation

1184
00:34:08,506 --> 00:34:09,207
certificates for the awards.

1185
00:34:09,207 --> 00:34:09,941
Captain Hart had mentored more

1186
00:34:09,941 --> 00:34:10,508
than a thousand department

1187
00:34:10,508 --> 00:34:11,176
members to the city's

1188
00:34:11,176 --> 00:34:11,810
promotional process helping

1189
00:34:11,810 --> 00:34:14,810
guide to prepare the next

1190
00:34:15,413 --> 00:34:16,140
generation of Captain Hart

1191
00:34:16,140 --> 00:34:16,714
retires on APRIL 2nd.

1192
00:34:16,714 --> 00:34:17,349
We thank him dearly for more

1193
00:34:17,349 --> 00:34:18,160
than 30 years of service,

1194
00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,416
mentorship and dedication to

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00:34:22,987 --> 00:34:23,755
public safety.

1196
00:34:23,755 --> 00:34:24,422
We are proud to proclaim this

1197
00:34:24,422 --> 00:34:24,990
day Captain Jerry Hardy and

1198
00:34:24,990 --> 00:34:25,690
the city of San Diego.

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00:34:25,690 --> 00:34:29,890
Jerry, come on up if you want

1200
00:34:39,871 --> 00:34:40,205
to make any more comments to

1201
00:34:40,205 --> 00:34:40,739
Ballou.

1202
00:34:40,739 --> 00:34:41,172
Thank you so much.

1203
00:34:41,172 --> 00:34:41,907
I apologize.

1204
00:34:41,907 --> 00:34:44,743
I tweeted my uncle just a

1205
00:34:44,743 --> 00:34:45,410
couple days ago said I'd be in

1206
00:34:45,410 --> 00:34:46,111
uniform but it's part of

1207
00:34:46,111 --> 00:34:49,111
getting old first and foremost

1208
00:34:50,415 --> 00:34:51,115
I just want to thank GOD and

1209
00:34:51,115 --> 00:34:51,783
Jesus Christ my savior who's

1210
00:34:51,783 --> 00:34:54,783
got me through 33 years of

1211
00:34:55,753 --> 00:34:56,421
incredible fighting but also

1212
00:34:56,421 --> 00:34:57,289
incredible evil or hardship.

1213
00:34:57,289 --> 00:35:01,489
I want to thank my wife, my

1214
00:35:02,660 --> 00:35:03,328
family.

1215
00:35:03,328 --> 00:35:03,995
They're all here my best

1216
00:35:03,995 --> 00:35:06,995
friends, my best friend Jeff

1217
00:35:09,468 --> 00:35:10,135
right there and my brother.

1218
00:35:10,135 --> 00:35:10,769
This this work is hard.

1219
00:35:10,769 --> 00:35:11,103
There are birthdays that I

1220
00:35:11,103 --> 00:35:13,103
missed.

1221
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:15,740
There's Christmases I missed

1222
00:35:15,740 --> 00:35:16,408
the 4th of JULY picnics I

1223
00:35:16,408 --> 00:35:16,908
missed But it was all for a

1224
00:35:16,908 --> 00:35:18,908
great great cause.

1225
00:35:21,246 --> 00:35:22,140
It's to keep San Diego safe.

1226
00:35:22,140 --> 00:35:22,681
There's a reason why San Diego

1227
00:35:22,681 --> 00:35:23,314
is one of our the largest,

1228
00:35:23,314 --> 00:35:26,314
safest city in the United

1229
00:35:26,618 --> 00:35:27,352
States.

1230
00:35:27,352 --> 00:35:27,952
So because all those people

1231
00:35:27,952 --> 00:35:30,952
right there in blue and

1232
00:35:31,590 --> 00:35:32,357
the dispatchers right there in

1233
00:35:32,357 --> 00:35:33,580
my 33 to 35 years on this

1234
00:35:33,580 --> 00:35:36,580
department, you guys have one

1235
00:35:37,496 --> 00:35:38,195
of the best command staffs I

1236
00:35:38,195 --> 00:35:38,897
have ever seen in 35 years.

1237
00:35:38,897 --> 00:35:39,664
So even though I'm retiring I

1238
00:35:39,664 --> 00:35:42,664
know and I've trained and

1239
00:35:44,369 --> 00:35:45,700
mentored a lot of chiefs and a

1240
00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:45,704
lot of captains there you guys

1241
00:35:45,704 --> 00:35:49,304
are going to be just fine.

1242
00:35:50,375 --> 00:35:51,143
My last thing is Dispatcher

1243
00:35:51,143 --> 00:35:51,475
week is next month so please

1244
00:35:51,475 --> 00:35:51,743
come on.

1245
00:35:51,743 --> 00:35:52,343
Bye.

1246
00:35:52,343 --> 00:35:55,343
Come and check us out.

1247
00:35:56,148 --> 00:35:56,615
I know several council members

1248
00:35:56,615 --> 00:35:57,149
came last year.

1249
00:35:57,149 --> 00:35:57,816
Thank you for that.

1250
00:35:57,816 --> 00:36:00,816
They do a harrowing job.

1251
00:36:01,220 --> 00:36:01,854
You have the second largest

1252
00:36:01,854 --> 00:36:02,487
community in the state of

1253
00:36:02,487 --> 00:36:04,887
California at the highest

1254
00:36:07,793 --> 00:36:08,193
performing com center in all of

1255
00:36:08,193 --> 00:36:08,894
California.

1256
00:36:08,894 --> 00:36:09,228
We are answering No one in 30s

1257
00:36:09,228 --> 00:36:11,228
or less.

1258
00:36:12,364 --> 00:36:13,131
That is incredible.

1259
00:36:13,131 --> 00:36:13,899
We've come a long way.

1260
00:36:13,899 --> 00:36:14,600
So again, I want to thank

1261
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:15,200
the city council for all your

1262
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,668
support over the years.

1263
00:36:16,668 --> 00:36:17,102
You guys have been amazing and

1264
00:36:17,102 --> 00:36:19,102
GOD bless you.

1265
00:36:41,393 --> 00:36:41,860
>> Well thank you.

1266
00:36:41,860 --> 00:36:43,860
Thank you.

1267
00:36:44,963 --> 00:36:45,597
Council PRESIDENT I will add

1268
00:36:45,597 --> 00:36:46,298
one more thing I encourage

1269
00:36:46,298 --> 00:36:49,898
folks to come up on Christmas

1270
00:36:52,738 --> 00:36:53,405
to House court which is I think

1271
00:36:53,405 --> 00:36:54,173
in the lead district now.

1272
00:36:54,173 --> 00:36:54,840
But I will say that Captain

1273
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,710
Hara has the most incredible

1274
00:36:57,710 --> 00:36:58,410
Star Wars Christmas display you

1275
00:36:58,410 --> 00:36:58,877
ever want to see including a

1276
00:36:58,877 --> 00:37:00,877
talking Wookie.

1277
00:37:03,982 --> 00:37:04,750
So thank you again, Captain,

1278
00:37:04,750 --> 00:37:05,417
for your service and thank you

1279
00:37:05,417 --> 00:37:06,180
Got the PRESIDENT All right.

1280
00:37:06,180 --> 00:37:09,180
That's a date marked out

1281
00:37:10,255 --> 00:37:11,230
the under calendar.

1282
00:37:11,230 --> 00:37:11,357
Thank you, Council member Von

1283
00:37:11,357 --> 00:37:12,570
Wilpert.

1284
00:37:12,570 --> 00:37:12,391
We'll go next to Councilmember

1285
00:37:12,391 --> 00:37:13,910
Whitman.

1286
00:37:13,910 --> 00:37:15,394
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

1287
00:37:15,394 --> 00:37:16,280
Congratulations to all of those

1288
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:16,562
who are being honored with

1289
00:37:16,562 --> 00:37:18,562
proclamations today.

1290
00:37:21,166 --> 00:37:22,134
I'll speak to a few of them.

1291
00:37:22,134 --> 00:37:22,768
I did throw I am pleased to

1292
00:37:22,768 --> 00:37:23,102
join the mayor and council

1293
00:37:23,102 --> 00:37:23,802
members.

1294
00:37:23,802 --> 00:37:26,738
Campbell and I both worked in

1295
00:37:26,738 --> 00:37:27,373
bringing forward

1296
00:37:27,373 --> 00:37:28,730
the proclamation declaring

1297
00:37:28,730 --> 00:37:28,707
MARCH 31st Transgender Day of

1298
00:37:28,707 --> 00:37:31,707
visibility in San Diego as

1299
00:37:33,145 --> 00:37:33,711
transgender individuals face

1300
00:37:33,711 --> 00:37:34,413
growing challenges at

1301
00:37:34,413 --> 00:37:38,130
the federal level and in some

1302
00:37:38,751 --> 00:37:39,485
cases here in San Diego we must

1303
00:37:39,485 --> 00:37:40,119
stand together and affirm their

1304
00:37:40,119 --> 00:37:42,119
dignity, acknowledge their

1305
00:37:45,691 --> 00:37:46,292
experiences and defend their

1306
00:37:46,292 --> 00:37:46,726
right to live openly and

1307
00:37:46,726 --> 00:37:47,460
authentically.

1308
00:37:47,460 --> 00:37:50,896
I have great grateful that this

1309
00:37:50,896 --> 00:37:51,530
council and our mayor remain

1310
00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:52,164
committed to speaking out

1311
00:37:52,164 --> 00:37:52,898
against discrimination and

1312
00:37:52,898 --> 00:37:55,898
standing in solidarity with our

1313
00:37:56,969 --> 00:37:57,670
transgender community.

1314
00:37:57,670 --> 00:37:58,403
Whether those challenges arise

1315
00:37:58,403 --> 00:37:59,137
at the federal level or here at

1316
00:37:59,137 --> 00:38:01,537
home, our transgender community

1317
00:38:03,141 --> 00:38:03,710
is vibrant, resilient and

1318
00:38:03,710 --> 00:38:04,410
essential to our city.

1319
00:38:04,410 --> 00:38:08,100
Over 20 years ago the city of

1320
00:38:08,847 --> 00:38:09,514
San Diego added protections for

1321
00:38:09,514 --> 00:38:10,182
the transgender community to

1322
00:38:10,182 --> 00:38:10,816
our human dignity ordinance.

1323
00:38:10,816 --> 00:38:15,160
I think that is a point of

1324
00:38:15,788 --> 00:38:16,422
pride for our city And I want

1325
00:38:16,422 --> 00:38:17,156
to thank some of the many

1326
00:38:17,156 --> 00:38:19,556
community organizations here in

1327
00:38:20,526 --> 00:38:21,127
San Diego who work every day to

1328
00:38:21,127 --> 00:38:21,861
uplift and support our

1329
00:38:21,861 --> 00:38:22,528
transgender community including

1330
00:38:22,528 --> 00:38:25,528
the San Diego lgbt Community

1331
00:38:28,167 --> 00:38:28,801
Center Proyecto Trans Lives,

1332
00:38:28,801 --> 00:38:29,434
Titus Trans Family Support

1333
00:38:29,434 --> 00:38:31,434
Services, the Transgender

1334
00:38:33,339 --> 00:38:34,600
Health and Wellness Center, San

1335
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:34,340
Diego Pride and a number of

1336
00:38:34,340 --> 00:38:35,740
others.

1337
00:38:35,740 --> 00:38:39,212
And I would like to invite Kyle

1338
00:38:39,212 --> 00:38:39,911
who is the center's project

1339
00:38:39,911 --> 00:38:40,646
trans case manager and peer

1340
00:38:40,646 --> 00:38:44,246
support advocate to come up and

1341
00:38:50,756 --> 00:38:51,224
say a few words.

1342
00:38:51,224 --> 00:38:53,224
Hello everyone.

1343
00:38:57,363 --> 00:38:57,669
Thank you for having us here

1344
00:38:57,669 --> 00:38:58,297
today.

1345
00:38:58,297 --> 00:38:58,964
Transgender visibility was

1346
00:38:58,964 --> 00:39:01,364
created in 2009 by activist

1347
00:39:03,569 --> 00:39:04,236
Rachel Crandall Crocker.

1348
00:39:04,236 --> 00:39:04,937
She founded this day in

1349
00:39:04,937 --> 00:39:08,537
response to the lack of lgbtq

1350
00:39:09,542 --> 00:39:10,243
plus recognition specifically

1351
00:39:10,243 --> 00:39:10,843
for transgender people And out

1352
00:39:10,843 --> 00:39:11,510
of the frustration that

1353
00:39:11,510 --> 00:39:14,510
the only widely known trans

1354
00:39:15,581 --> 00:39:16,248
centered observance at the time

1355
00:39:16,248 --> 00:39:16,983
was transgender remembrance.

1356
00:39:16,983 --> 00:39:20,583
She envisioned a day that not

1357
00:39:21,988 --> 00:39:22,655
only honor those lost to

1358
00:39:22,655 --> 00:39:23,355
anti-trans violence but also

1359
00:39:23,355 --> 00:39:26,355
celebrated the lives, joy and

1360
00:39:28,940 --> 00:39:28,728
resilience of transgender

1361
00:39:28,728 --> 00:39:29,462
people who are here today.

1362
00:39:29,462 --> 00:39:29,995
Transgender visibility is meant

1363
00:39:29,995 --> 00:39:32,395
to do exactly that.

1364
00:39:34,267 --> 00:39:35,100
Its purpose is to promote

1365
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:35,701
visibility, empower transgender

1366
00:39:35,701 --> 00:39:38,701
people including those who MAY

1367
00:39:40,173 --> 00:39:40,872
feel unseen even within their

1368
00:39:40,872 --> 00:39:41,507
own communities and including

1369
00:39:41,507 --> 00:39:41,841
the face of adversity and

1370
00:39:41,841 --> 00:39:43,841
bigotry.

1371
00:39:46,790 --> 00:39:46,745
Mother's Day concerns remind us

1372
00:39:46,745 --> 00:39:47,480
that transgender, non-binary

1373
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:48,214
and gender very and people have

1374
00:39:48,214 --> 00:39:51,814
always been at the forefront of

1375
00:39:52,585 --> 00:39:53,286
movements for justice and

1376
00:39:53,286 --> 00:39:53,987
liberation meaning serve as a

1377
00:39:53,987 --> 00:39:56,387
reminder that our leadership,

1378
00:39:57,724 --> 00:39:58,424
our creativity and our courage

1379
00:39:58,424 --> 00:39:59,292
continue to shape our future.

1380
00:39:59,292 --> 00:40:02,892
Thank you to mayor and council

1381
00:40:04,664 --> 00:40:05,298
members Campbell Webber and

1382
00:40:05,298 --> 00:40:05,965
Bolivar for bringing this

1383
00:40:05,965 --> 00:40:08,365
forward and recognizing Tdot

1384
00:40:09,903 --> 00:40:10,670
and the city of San Diego.

1385
00:40:10,670 --> 00:40:11,337
I hope that everyone in this

1386
00:40:11,337 --> 00:40:12,370
room continues to show up as

1387
00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:15,370
comrades to the community and

1388
00:40:15,508 --> 00:40:15,942
to stay engaged in

1389
00:40:15,942 --> 00:40:16,376
the movement.

1390
00:40:16,376 --> 00:40:17,176
>> Thank you.

1391
00:40:17,176 --> 00:40:20,176
Thank you for those beautiful

1392
00:40:21,981 --> 00:40:22,449
words and thanks to each of you

1393
00:40:22,449 --> 00:40:23,183
for being here.

1394
00:40:23,183 --> 00:40:26,783
Council chambers Today It is an

1395
00:40:27,152 --> 00:40:27,720
honor and privilege to have you

1396
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:28,421
with us this morning.

1397
00:40:28,421 --> 00:40:29,255
Thank you for all that you do

1398
00:40:29,255 --> 00:40:32,855
to contribute to our San Diego

1399
00:40:33,326 --> 00:40:33,827
community.

1400
00:40:33,827 --> 00:40:34,294
Thank you again.

1401
00:40:34,294 --> 00:40:34,961
i am 31.

1402
00:40:34,961 --> 00:40:35,328
Jerry Holiday in the city of

1403
00:40:35,328 --> 00:40:37,328
San Diego.

1404
00:40:39,466 --> 00:40:40,133
I too want to congratulate

1405
00:40:40,133 --> 00:40:42,533
Captain on his well-deserved

1406
00:40:43,136 --> 00:40:43,669
retirement after 33 years of

1407
00:40:43,669 --> 00:40:44,370
service to our city.

1408
00:40:44,370 --> 00:40:44,938
Thank you for all those years

1409
00:40:44,938 --> 00:40:47,938
of helping to keep our

1410
00:40:49,909 --> 00:40:50,510
community safe and helping

1411
00:40:50,510 --> 00:40:51,100
the Eagles in their most

1412
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:53,100
difficult moments.

1413
00:40:55,381 --> 00:40:56,820
I am sure that your leadership

1414
00:40:56,820 --> 00:40:56,816
is one of the reasons that you

1415
00:40:56,816 --> 00:40:59,816
were recognized with a lifetime

1416
00:41:01,788 --> 00:41:02,355
membership by the National

1417
00:41:02,355 --> 00:41:03,560
Latino Police Officers

1418
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:03,723
Association and certainly all

1419
00:41:03,723 --> 00:41:04,191
would agree that you will be

1420
00:41:04,191 --> 00:41:06,191
greatly missed.

1421
00:41:09,362 --> 00:41:10,300
The police force also I think

1422
00:41:10,300 --> 00:41:12,430
council PRESIDENT Notably in

1423
00:41:13,633 --> 00:41:14,334
council members Foster Castillo

1424
00:41:14,334 --> 00:41:15,370
and Isla Rivera for bringing

1425
00:41:15,370 --> 00:41:15,902
forward item 32 Robert Albert

1426
00:41:15,902 --> 00:41:20,102
this month serves as an act of

1427
00:41:20,140 --> 00:41:20,807
worship for millions of Muslims

1428
00:41:20,807 --> 00:41:21,174
around the world and here in

1429
00:41:21,174 --> 00:41:21,841
San Diego.

1430
00:41:21,841 --> 00:41:25,244
And I want to recognize and

1431
00:41:25,244 --> 00:41:25,912
thank our opportunity for

1432
00:41:25,912 --> 00:41:26,613
the many contributions they

1433
00:41:26,613 --> 00:41:27,114
make to the cultural and civic

1434
00:41:27,114 --> 00:41:29,514
life of our city.

1435
00:41:31,184 --> 00:41:31,785
I wish everyone observing a

1436
00:41:31,785 --> 00:41:32,118
meaningful and peaceful

1437
00:41:32,118 --> 00:41:32,585
Ramadan.

1438
00:41:32,585 --> 00:41:32,953
Ramadan Mubarak.

1439
00:41:32,953 --> 00:41:34,953
Thank you.

1440
00:41:37,390 --> 00:41:37,791
Council PRESIDENT.

1441
00:41:37,791 --> 00:41:38,425
All right.

1442
00:41:38,425 --> 00:41:38,793
Thank you, Council member

1443
00:41:38,793 --> 00:41:39,493
Whitburn.

1444
00:41:39,493 --> 00:41:39,826
We'll go next to Councilmember

1445
00:41:39,826 --> 00:41:41,826
Fuster.

1446
00:41:43,290 --> 00:41:43,396
Yes, thank you, council

1447
00:41:43,396 --> 00:41:44,130
PRESIDENT.

1448
00:41:44,130 --> 00:41:47,130
And just congratulations to all

1449
00:41:49,603 --> 00:41:50,470
of the proclamation recipients.

1450
00:41:50,470 --> 00:41:50,737
I do have comments on just a

1451
00:41:50,737 --> 00:41:52,737
few.

1452
00:41:54,608 --> 00:41:55,308
I'll start with item 30

1453
00:41:55,308 --> 00:41:55,909
Transgender day of visibility.

1454
00:41:55,909 --> 00:41:56,475
Thank you to the mayor.

1455
00:41:56,475 --> 00:41:58,475
Councilmember Campbell

1456
00:42:00,713 --> 00:42:01,381
Councilmember Whitburn and Von

1457
00:42:01,381 --> 00:42:01,881
Wilbert for bringing forward

1458
00:42:01,881 --> 00:42:02,482
this recognition.

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00:42:02,482 --> 00:42:04,882
Trans Transgender Day of

1460
00:42:06,552 --> 00:42:07,253
visibility is an opportunity to

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00:42:07,253 --> 00:42:07,888
recognize the contributions of

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00:42:07,888 --> 00:42:09,888
transgender and nonbinary

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00:42:11,458 --> 00:42:12,125
individuals who help strengthen

1464
00:42:12,125 --> 00:42:12,526
communities across San Diego

1465
00:42:12,526 --> 00:42:13,259
and beyond.

1466
00:42:13,259 --> 00:42:16,859
Today also serves as a reminder

1467
00:42:17,965 --> 00:42:18,732
of the importance of continuing

1468
00:42:18,732 --> 00:42:19,333
to build a city where every

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00:42:19,333 --> 00:42:19,866
resident is treated with

1470
00:42:19,866 --> 00:42:21,866
dignity and respect.

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00:42:23,570 --> 00:42:24,271
I join my colleagues in

1472
00:42:24,271 --> 00:42:24,905
acknowledging Transgender Day

1473
00:42:24,905 --> 00:42:25,605
of Visibility and the many

1474
00:42:25,605 --> 00:42:27,605
individuals and organizations

1475
00:42:30,444 --> 00:42:31,770
who continue working toward a

1476
00:42:31,770 --> 00:42:31,811
more inclusive San Diego.

1477
00:42:31,811 --> 00:42:34,811
Moving on to Captain Jerry

1478
00:42:35,883 --> 00:42:36,549
Hardy.

1479
00:42:36,549 --> 00:42:37,250
Congratulations Captain Hara

1480
00:42:37,250 --> 00:42:40,850
for your many years of service

1481
00:42:42,723 --> 00:42:43,457
to the city of San Diego.

1482
00:42:43,457 --> 00:42:44,157
Captain our dedicated more than

1483
00:42:44,157 --> 00:42:47,157
three decades of public safety

1484
00:42:47,661 --> 00:42:48,462
serving in a wide range of

1485
00:42:48,462 --> 00:42:49,290
roles and helping support both

1486
00:42:49,290 --> 00:42:49,730
the officers he worked

1487
00:42:49,730 --> 00:42:50,130
alongside and the communities

1488
00:42:50,130 --> 00:42:52,130
they serve.

1489
00:42:53,534 --> 00:42:54,168
Throughout his career he spent

1490
00:42:54,168 --> 00:42:54,802
time serving neighborhoods

1491
00:42:54,802 --> 00:42:57,202
across the city including

1492
00:42:59,306 --> 00:43:00,700
communities in southeastern San

1493
00:43:00,700 --> 00:43:00,708
Diego helping ensure residents

1494
00:43:00,708 --> 00:43:03,108
felt protected and supported.

1495
00:43:04,877 --> 00:43:05,612
Captain Hora enjoy your

1496
00:43:05,612 --> 00:43:06,379
retirement and thank you to you

1497
00:43:06,379 --> 00:43:09,979
and your family for 33 years of

1498
00:43:10,617 --> 00:43:10,917
service to the people of San

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00:43:10,917 --> 00:43:11,785
Diego.

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00:43:11,785 --> 00:43:12,419
And I'll say you were one of

1501
00:43:12,419 --> 00:43:15,419
those captains that I made

1502
00:43:16,423 --> 00:43:17,123
those late phone calls to 10

1503
00:43:17,123 --> 00:43:17,558
P.M. And beyond and you always

1504
00:43:17,558 --> 00:43:18,258
took my call.

1505
00:43:18,258 --> 00:43:18,759
He took care of what needed to

1506
00:43:18,759 --> 00:43:21,159
be taken care of.

1507
00:43:21,896 --> 00:43:22,462
So thank you for your service

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00:43:22,462 --> 00:43:23,300
and your commitment to

1509
00:43:23,300 --> 00:43:25,300
Southeastern Division.

1510
00:43:26,666 --> 00:43:27,100
Also moving on to item 32

1511
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:27,834
Ramadan month.

1512
00:43:27,834 --> 00:43:31,434
Today I'm proud to join Council

1513
00:43:32,572 --> 00:43:33,306
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Ken Lee Campo

1514
00:43:33,306 --> 00:43:33,873
and Councilmember Ila Rivera in

1515
00:43:33,873 --> 00:43:34,508
bringing forward this

1516
00:43:34,508 --> 00:43:36,908
recognition of Ramadan and

1517
00:43:38,612 --> 00:43:39,213
acknowledging the many Muslim

1518
00:43:39,213 --> 00:43:39,880
neighborhoods neighbors

1519
00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:40,180
observing this month in San

1520
00:43:40,180 --> 00:43:42,180
Diego.

1521
00:43:44,818 --> 00:43:45,586
San Diego is a diverse city and

1522
00:43:45,586 --> 00:43:46,253
part of our responsibility as a

1523
00:43:46,253 --> 00:43:46,887
council is to recognize and

1524
00:43:46,887 --> 00:43:49,287
respect the traditions and

1525
00:43:50,658 --> 00:43:51,392
cultural practices that are

1526
00:43:51,392 --> 00:43:52,260
important to the communities we

1527
00:43:52,260 --> 00:43:52,460
serve in District four and

1528
00:43:52,460 --> 00:43:54,460
across Diego.

1529
00:43:56,330 --> 00:43:57,640
Our Muslim neighbors are an

1530
00:43:57,640 --> 00:43:57,765
important part of the fabric of

1531
00:43:57,765 --> 00:43:59,765
our neighborhoods contributing

1532
00:44:01,802 --> 00:44:02,470
every day as educators small

1533
00:44:02,470 --> 00:44:03,700
business owners, health care

1534
00:44:03,700 --> 00:44:03,738
professionals, community

1535
00:44:03,738 --> 00:44:06,138
leaders and public servants.

1536
00:44:07,441 --> 00:44:08,142
Recognitions like this help

1537
00:44:08,142 --> 00:44:08,843
ensure that the traditions and

1538
00:44:08,843 --> 00:44:09,543
experience of all communities

1539
00:44:09,543 --> 00:44:09,944
are acknowledged and respected

1540
00:44:09,944 --> 00:44:11,944
in our city.

1541
00:44:14,348 --> 00:44:15,490
That kind of respect and

1542
00:44:15,490 --> 00:44:15,749
understanding help strengthen

1543
00:44:15,749 --> 00:44:16,283
connections between neighbors

1544
00:44:16,283 --> 00:44:18,683
and across our city.

1545
00:44:20,855 --> 00:44:21,489
I'm honored to join my

1546
00:44:21,489 --> 00:44:22,225
colleagues in recognizing

1547
00:44:22,225 --> 00:44:22,823
Ramadan month and extending our

1548
00:44:22,823 --> 00:44:24,823
well-wishes to everyone

1549
00:44:27,261 --> 00:44:28,290
observing.

1550
00:44:28,290 --> 00:44:28,763
And lastly, I'd like to make

1551
00:44:28,763 --> 00:44:29,230
some quick comments on National

1552
00:44:29,230 --> 00:44:31,230
Nutrition Month.

1553
00:44:32,833 --> 00:44:33,500
Thank you to Council PRESIDENT

1554
00:44:33,500 --> 00:44:34,201
Lee Carver and Councilmember

1555
00:44:34,201 --> 00:44:34,802
Campbell for bringing forward

1556
00:44:34,802 --> 00:44:35,503
this recognition and for

1557
00:44:35,503 --> 00:44:37,903
highlighting the importance of

1558
00:44:39,573 --> 00:44:40,241
nutrition and public health for

1559
00:44:40,241 --> 00:44:40,941
residents across San Diego.

1560
00:44:40,941 --> 00:44:41,609
The food we have access to and

1561
00:44:41,609 --> 00:44:44,609
the choices available in our

1562
00:44:45,980 --> 00:44:46,680
neighborhoods play a major role

1563
00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:47,348
in overall health, well-being

1564
00:44:47,348 --> 00:44:50,948
and quality of life in many

1565
00:44:51,180 --> 00:44:51,718
areas of our city including

1566
00:44:51,718 --> 00:44:52,286
neighborhoods and district For

1567
00:44:52,286 --> 00:44:53,200
access to healthy and

1568
00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:53,754
affordable food continues to be

1569
00:44:53,754 --> 00:44:57,354
an important issue which is why

1570
00:44:57,658 --> 00:44:58,292
education advocacy around

1571
00:44:58,292 --> 00:44:59,260
nutrition are so critical.

1572
00:44:59,260 --> 00:44:59,727
This conversation is especially

1573
00:44:59,727 --> 00:45:02,727
important for black and brown

1574
00:45:03,297 --> 00:45:03,997
communities that have

1575
00:45:03,997 --> 00:45:04,598
historically faced barriers to

1576
00:45:04,598 --> 00:45:05,266
healthy food access and

1577
00:45:05,266 --> 00:45:07,666
experienced higher rates of

1578
00:45:09,102 --> 00:45:09,804
diet related health conditions.

1579
00:45:09,804 --> 00:45:10,404
National Nutrition Month is an

1580
00:45:10,404 --> 00:45:11,720
opportunity to recognize

1581
00:45:11,720 --> 00:45:13,720
the professionals, advocates

1582
00:45:15,476 --> 00:45:16,144
and organizations working to

1583
00:45:16,144 --> 00:45:16,878
expand nutrition education,

1584
00:45:16,878 --> 00:45:19,878
improve food access and support

1585
00:45:22,490 --> 00:45:22,550
healthier futures for families

1586
00:45:22,550 --> 00:45:24,550
across San Diego.

1587
00:45:27,688 --> 00:45:31,888
And in closing, I just want to

1588
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:33,861
say council PRESIDENT I think

1589
00:45:33,861 --> 00:45:34,295
we must never lose what makes

1590
00:45:34,295 --> 00:45:36,295
America great.

1591
00:45:42,904 --> 00:45:43,571
And that is freedom of speech.

1592
00:45:43,571 --> 00:45:44,405
We MAY not be perfect.

1593
00:45:44,405 --> 00:45:48,605
The city of San Diego MAY not

1594
00:45:49,410 --> 00:45:53,610
be perfect but I do believe if

1595
00:45:54,682 --> 00:45:55,583
we come from a place of love we

1596
00:45:55,583 --> 00:45:59,783
can be the best San Diego that

1597
00:46:00,855 --> 00:46:01,162
we can be and that we should be

1598
00:46:01,162 --> 00:46:01,922
.

1599
00:46:01,922 --> 00:46:02,590
So please just remember that as

1600
00:46:02,590 --> 00:46:05,590
we continue to move forward,

1601
00:46:06,761 --> 00:46:07,428
let's not buy into the rhetoric

1602
00:46:07,428 --> 00:46:10,428
and the divisiveness that we

1603
00:46:13,167 --> 00:46:13,901
are currently feeling as

1604
00:46:13,901 --> 00:46:14,569
neighbors, as community members

1605
00:46:14,569 --> 00:46:14,869
as we deal with the federal

1606
00:46:14,869 --> 00:46:16,869
level.

1607
00:46:19,390 --> 00:46:19,607
So please, please remember what

1608
00:46:19,607 --> 00:46:22,607
makes us great as we

1609
00:46:24,979 --> 00:46:25,646
communicate as we deal with one

1610
00:46:25,646 --> 00:46:25,980
another and as we love one

1611
00:46:25,980 --> 00:46:26,548
another.

1612
00:46:26,548 --> 00:46:26,915
So thank you, Council

1613
00:46:26,915 --> 00:46:28,915
PRESIDENT.

1614
00:46:30,118 --> 00:46:30,418
Thank you, Councilmember Foster

1615
00:46:30,418 --> 00:46:31,850
.

1616
00:46:31,850 --> 00:46:31,453
That's worth a round of

1617
00:46:31,453 --> 00:46:33,453
applause.

1618
00:46:37,325 --> 00:46:37,892
So we'll go down with Council

1619
00:46:37,892 --> 00:46:38,493
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Ali.

1620
00:46:38,493 --> 00:46:40,493
>> Thank yous PRESIDENT.

1621
00:46:41,896 --> 00:46:42,596
I'll start with item 31 and

1622
00:46:42,596 --> 00:46:43,298
just congratulate Captain Hara

1623
00:46:43,298 --> 00:46:46,801
and wish you the best in your

1624
00:46:46,801 --> 00:46:47,468
next chapter and especially

1625
00:46:47,468 --> 00:46:48,136
congratulate your family and

1626
00:46:48,136 --> 00:46:51,136
hope that means less missed

1627
00:46:53,909 --> 00:46:54,875
birthdays, holidays and more.

1628
00:46:54,875 --> 00:46:55,610
Turning to item 30, I want to

1629
00:46:55,610 --> 00:46:56,244
thank Gloria and councilmembers

1630
00:46:56,244 --> 00:46:56,811
Campbell would bring about

1631
00:46:56,811 --> 00:46:58,811
Oprah for recognizing

1632
00:46:59,180 --> 00:46:59,881
transgender Day of visibility a

1633
00:46:59,881 --> 00:47:00,615
day to celebrate the strength,

1634
00:47:00,615 --> 00:47:01,249
contributions and resilience of

1635
00:47:01,249 --> 00:47:03,649
transgender people in our

1636
00:47:04,953 --> 00:47:05,653
community.

1637
00:47:05,653 --> 00:47:06,354
Today's proclamation is also a

1638
00:47:06,354 --> 00:47:06,788
reminder that visibility alone

1639
00:47:06,788 --> 00:47:08,788
is not enough.

1640
00:47:10,959 --> 00:47:11,660
Everyone deserves safety,

1641
00:47:11,660 --> 00:47:12,327
dignity and the opportunity to

1642
00:47:12,327 --> 00:47:12,660
live as their full authentic

1643
00:47:12,660 --> 00:47:14,660
selves.

1644
00:47:18,132 --> 00:47:18,700
And if you we thrive to be a

1645
00:47:18,700 --> 00:47:19,400
city where everyone is

1646
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:19,801
respected and where no one is

1647
00:47:19,801 --> 00:47:21,801
left behind.

1648
00:47:23,137 --> 00:47:23,772
So I'm proud to stand with our

1649
00:47:23,772 --> 00:47:24,406
transgender community and

1650
00:47:24,406 --> 00:47:25,700
affirm that they are seen,

1651
00:47:25,700 --> 00:47:27,407
valued and belong here.

1652
00:47:29,243 --> 00:47:29,911
For I am 32 I don't think I

1653
00:47:29,911 --> 00:47:32,311
want to thank Councilmembers

1654
00:47:34,482 --> 00:47:35,149
Foster Campo and Eula Rivera as

1655
00:47:35,149 --> 00:47:35,950
we proclaim Ramadan month in

1656
00:47:35,950 --> 00:47:39,550
the city of San Diego observed

1657
00:47:39,720 --> 00:47:40,188
this year between FEBRUARY 18th

1658
00:47:40,188 --> 00:47:40,856
and MARCH 20th.

1659
00:47:40,856 --> 00:47:41,622
Ramadan is a sacred time for

1660
00:47:41,622 --> 00:47:44,622
more than 20,000 San Diego and

1661
00:47:45,393 --> 00:47:45,760
for billions of people around

1662
00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:46,361
the world.

1663
00:47:46,361 --> 00:47:46,995
At a time of reflection,

1664
00:47:46,995 --> 00:47:47,662
discipline and generosity

1665
00:47:47,662 --> 00:47:50,620
centered on faith, community

1666
00:47:52,300 --> 00:47:53,100
and care for others.

1667
00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:53,668
During this time Muslims fast

1668
00:47:53,668 --> 00:47:56,668
from dawn to sunset breaking

1669
00:47:56,771 --> 00:47:57,539
that fast are amongst family

1670
00:47:57,539 --> 00:47:58,239
and community And it's also a

1671
00:47:58,239 --> 00:47:58,907
time to practice kindness and

1672
00:47:58,907 --> 00:48:02,507
to show support for our most

1673
00:48:03,111 --> 00:48:03,912
vulnerable neighbors.

1674
00:48:03,912 --> 00:48:04,513
That spirit of compassion and

1675
00:48:04,513 --> 00:48:05,179
shared responsibility is

1676
00:48:05,179 --> 00:48:05,814
something that resonates far

1677
00:48:05,814 --> 00:48:08,214
beyond any one community.

1678
00:48:09,885 --> 00:48:10,518
And that spirit of Ramadan is

1679
00:48:10,518 --> 00:48:10,819
something we can all learn

1680
00:48:10,819 --> 00:48:11,420
from.

1681
00:48:11,420 --> 00:48:14,420
Join my colleagues as we

1682
00:48:15,123 --> 00:48:15,824
recognize this holy month and

1683
00:48:15,824 --> 00:48:16,558
celebrate the Muslim community

1684
00:48:16,558 --> 00:48:17,192
as a key and valued part of San

1685
00:48:17,192 --> 00:48:17,526
Diego's cultural and civic

1686
00:48:17,526 --> 00:48:19,526
fabric.

1687
00:48:22,430 --> 00:48:23,310
Thank you.

1688
00:48:23,310 --> 00:48:23,397
>> All right.

1689
00:48:23,397 --> 00:48:24,990
Thank you.

1690
00:48:24,990 --> 00:48:27,990
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

1691
00:48:27,336 --> 00:48:27,736
I think everyone had a chance

1692
00:48:27,736 --> 00:48:28,704
to speak.

1693
00:48:28,704 --> 00:48:32,304
I want to close out by

1694
00:48:33,141 --> 00:48:33,642
recognizing all

1695
00:48:33,642 --> 00:48:34,142
the proclamations,

1696
00:48:34,142 --> 00:48:34,810
the organizations,

1697
00:48:34,810 --> 00:48:37,210
the individuals, the issues

1698
00:48:39,881 --> 00:48:40,549
that are highlighted there.

1699
00:48:40,549 --> 00:48:41,249
Thank you to my council

1700
00:48:41,249 --> 00:48:41,817
colleagues for bringing these

1701
00:48:41,817 --> 00:48:42,417
proclamations forward.

1702
00:48:42,417 --> 00:48:45,520
This is kind of a unique

1703
00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:46,221
opportunity to share our values

1704
00:48:46,221 --> 00:48:49,821
as a council and what we

1705
00:48:52,930 --> 00:48:52,761
believe in and such beautiful

1706
00:48:52,761 --> 00:48:53,161
eloquent words by each of my

1707
00:48:53,161 --> 00:48:55,161
colleagues.

1708
00:48:58,660 --> 00:48:58,934
I'll fill in a couple of spaces

1709
00:48:58,934 --> 00:48:59,400
with that as 5 or 1 National

1710
00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:01,400
Nutrition Month.

1711
00:49:03,104 --> 00:49:03,806
Honored to join Councilmember

1712
00:49:03,806 --> 00:49:04,406
Campbell proclaiming the month

1713
00:49:04,406 --> 00:49:04,873
of MARCH to be National

1714
00:49:04,873 --> 00:49:05,574
Nutrition Month.

1715
00:49:05,574 --> 00:49:08,574
Those costs continue to rise.

1716
00:49:10,450 --> 00:49:10,678
The reasons a compromise on

1717
00:49:10,678 --> 00:49:11,313
nutrition goes up as well

1718
00:49:11,313 --> 00:49:13,313
through organizations like

1719
00:49:15,584 --> 00:49:16,185
the California Academy of

1720
00:49:16,185 --> 00:49:16,718
Nutrition and Dietetics.

1721
00:49:16,718 --> 00:49:17,419
Researchers to find

1722
00:49:17,419 --> 00:49:18,119
professional nutritionists and

1723
00:49:18,119 --> 00:49:20,519
educational resources are more

1724
00:49:22,156 --> 00:49:22,791
important than ever from

1725
00:49:22,791 --> 00:49:23,425
providing opportunities to

1726
00:49:23,425 --> 00:49:25,425
increase nutrition policy

1727
00:49:27,663 --> 00:49:28,297
awareness and helping those who

1728
00:49:28,297 --> 00:49:28,930
fight to find the right

1729
00:49:28,930 --> 00:49:29,598
nutrition As the field of

1730
00:49:29,598 --> 00:49:30,165
attrition goes further than

1731
00:49:30,165 --> 00:49:33,165
just the food we eat.

1732
00:49:33,969 --> 00:49:34,670
Thank you to everyone who

1733
00:49:34,670 --> 00:49:35,370
specializes as a nutritionist

1734
00:49:35,370 --> 00:49:38,370
or dietitian to the educators,

1735
00:49:40,275 --> 00:49:40,942
educators and food banks for

1736
00:49:40,942 --> 00:49:41,510
their work in making healthy

1737
00:49:41,510 --> 00:49:41,910
foods sensible and to

1738
00:49:41,910 --> 00:49:42,511
volunteers.

1739
00:49:42,511 --> 00:49:43,178
Your efforts ensure that

1740
00:49:43,178 --> 00:49:46,178
everyone is able to receive

1741
00:49:47,160 --> 00:49:47,315
the resources they need to eat

1742
00:49:47,315 --> 00:49:47,916
well.

1743
00:49:47,916 --> 00:49:48,516
A quick shout out to

1744
00:49:48,516 --> 00:49:50,516
Councilmember Campo for

1745
00:49:54,555 --> 00:49:54,890
bringing us five hour tutoring

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00:49:54,890 --> 00:49:55,691
all day.

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00:49:55,691 --> 00:49:56,225
I had only a few opportunities

1748
00:49:56,225 --> 00:49:58,600
to work with Shane.

1749
00:49:58,600 --> 00:49:58,727
I always found him to be a

1750
00:49:58,727 --> 00:49:59,428
scholar and a gentleman and

1751
00:49:59,428 --> 00:50:00,129
the very definition of what a

1752
00:50:00,129 --> 00:50:03,129
community leader is all about

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00:50:05,340 --> 00:50:05,768
and always brings me back to

1754
00:50:05,768 --> 00:50:06,535
the neighborhood I grew up of

1755
00:50:06,535 --> 00:50:10,135
Aligarh and so thank you for

1756
00:50:10,139 --> 00:50:10,806
recognizing him on Earth.

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00:50:10,806 --> 00:50:11,140
Excuse me Item 31 Jerry

1758
00:50:11,140 --> 00:50:13,140
Holiday.

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00:50:15,444 --> 00:50:15,945
Thank you to my colleagues for

1760
00:50:15,945 --> 00:50:16,679
recognizing Jerry.

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00:50:16,679 --> 00:50:17,112
We're not I'm not going to come

1762
00:50:17,112 --> 00:50:19,112
back up again.

1763
00:50:21,417 --> 00:50:22,318
Wish you a speedy recovery.

1764
00:50:22,318 --> 00:50:23,520
Kind of a funny way to go out

1765
00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:26,520
on retirement given what you've

1766
00:50:26,789 --> 00:50:27,289
done over your many, many years

1767
00:50:27,289 --> 00:50:28,570
in the department.

1768
00:50:28,570 --> 00:50:31,657
But you also want to recognize

1769
00:50:32,494 --> 00:50:33,195
that with your experience and

1770
00:50:33,195 --> 00:50:33,829
knowledge from your time over

1771
00:50:33,829 --> 00:50:34,363
those many years and many

1772
00:50:34,363 --> 00:50:36,363
assignments you have

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00:50:38,534 --> 00:50:39,135
singlehandedly prepared a new

1774
00:50:39,135 --> 00:50:39,834
generation of competent

1775
00:50:39,834 --> 00:50:40,569
officers and dedicated public

1776
00:50:40,569 --> 00:50:42,969
servants within the department.

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00:50:44,907 --> 00:50:45,541
As you said, you believe us in

1778
00:50:45,541 --> 00:50:46,208
very good shape and we're

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00:50:46,208 --> 00:50:46,742
eternally grateful for that.

1780
00:50:46,742 --> 00:50:49,142
The work that you've

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00:50:51,213 --> 00:50:51,914
accomplished is nothing short

1782
00:50:51,914 --> 00:50:52,681
of impressive and commendable.

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00:50:52,681 --> 00:50:56,881
I also as you mentioned that as

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00:50:56,952 --> 00:50:57,620
my colleagues mentioned, I want

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00:50:57,620 --> 00:50:58,287
to personally thank you for

1786
00:50:58,287 --> 00:50:59,210
guiding me through the real

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00:50:59,210 --> 00:50:59,355
time operations of the Dispatch

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00:50:59,355 --> 00:51:01,355
Center.

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00:51:01,958 --> 00:51:02,658
It was one of the most

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00:51:02,658 --> 00:51:03,358
memorable experience I've had

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00:51:03,358 --> 00:51:04,260
as a council member something

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00:51:04,260 --> 00:51:07,329
that I knew the city did but

1793
00:51:07,329 --> 00:51:07,696
never really experienced

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00:51:07,696 --> 00:51:08,364
firsthand.

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00:51:08,364 --> 00:51:09,980
But to witness the most calm

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00:51:09,980 --> 00:51:12,980
and caring city employees guide

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00:51:13,603 --> 00:51:14,170
people through a call they

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00:51:14,170 --> 00:51:14,704
never wanted to make.

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00:51:14,704 --> 00:51:15,437
That atmosphere and

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00:51:15,437 --> 00:51:17,837
the responsiveness a reflection

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00:51:19,141 --> 00:51:20,900
of your leadership.

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00:51:20,900 --> 00:51:20,743
So thank you for your service.

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00:51:20,743 --> 00:51:23,212
Thank you to your family for

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00:51:23,212 --> 00:51:23,846
sharing with us for the past 30

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00:51:23,846 --> 00:51:24,580
plus years and everything

1806
00:51:24,580 --> 00:51:28,180
you've done to make San Diego

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00:51:29,952 --> 00:51:30,920
safer.

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00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:34,524
And with that we have a motion

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00:51:34,524 --> 00:51:35,157
by council member Eli Rivera in

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00:51:35,157 --> 00:51:35,624
a second by Council member

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00:51:35,624 --> 00:51:36,125
Campbell to move

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00:51:36,125 --> 00:51:36,793
the proclamations.

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00:51:36,793 --> 00:51:38,360
Clerk Please call the roll.

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00:51:38,360 --> 00:51:41,360
That's sorry the voting system

1815
00:51:42,965 --> 00:51:43,666
Please cast your vote That

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00:51:43,666 --> 00:51:44,333
passes unanimously 8 to 0 with

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00:51:44,333 --> 00:51:46,333
Councilmember Moreno absent.

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00:51:49,605 --> 00:51:49,972
Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

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00:51:49,972 --> 00:51:50,740
All right.

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00:51:50,740 --> 00:51:51,440
Thank you, City Clerk And we

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00:51:51,440 --> 00:51:52,108
will now pause for photos

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00:51:52,108 --> 00:51:55,108
starting with f5a1 National

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00:53:02,745 --> 00:53:04,745
nutrition month

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00:55:03,433 --> 00:55:05,433
and

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01:00:01,466 --> 01:00:02,167
the okay.

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01:00:02,167 --> 01:00:05,167
>> We're going to continue on

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01:00:06,338 --> 01:00:07,400
with the rest of today's or

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01:00:07,400 --> 01:00:10,400
this morning's meeting So I

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01:00:10,709 --> 01:00:11,309
don't want to be in

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01:00:11,309 --> 01:00:12,100
the position of telling

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01:00:12,100 --> 01:00:14,713
the police officer what to do.

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01:00:14,713 --> 01:00:16,713
>> But yes, could

1833
01:00:19,283 --> 01:00:19,584
the dispatchers kind of All

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01:00:19,584 --> 01:00:20,318
right.

1835
01:00:20,318 --> 01:00:23,755
In all seriousness, we will now

1836
01:00:23,755 --> 01:00:24,255
proceed with the approval of

1837
01:00:24,255 --> 01:00:25,230
the consent items.

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01:00:25,230 --> 01:00:28,326
But first I believe staff has a

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01:00:28,326 --> 01:00:30,326
corrective statement for

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01:00:37,836 --> 01:00:38,402
the record for item s504 Is

1841
01:00:38,402 --> 01:00:40,402
there anybody removed?

1842
01:00:42,640 --> 01:00:45,400
Oh, there we go.

1843
01:00:48,380 --> 01:00:51,316
Good morning Ryan Barbara Parks

1844
01:00:51,316 --> 01:00:51,983
and Recreation on item as 504

1845
01:00:51,983 --> 01:00:52,717
Subsequent to the release of

1846
01:00:52,717 --> 01:00:56,317
the agenda the staff report was

1847
01:00:56,588 --> 01:00:57,255
revised to update

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01:00:57,255 --> 01:00:57,622
the environmental analysis.

1849
01:00:57,622 --> 01:00:57,989
Thank you.

1850
01:00:57,989 --> 01:00:59,989
All right.

1851
01:01:00,726 --> 01:01:01,930
Thank you for making that

1852
01:01:01,930 --> 01:01:03,930
statement.

1853
01:01:06,298 --> 01:01:09,298
So this is items 1050 through

1854
01:01:09,701 --> 01:01:10,635
50 to 100 through 1 or 2 as 5

1855
01:01:10,635 --> 01:01:11,336
or 4 and as 5 or 7 With that,

1856
01:01:11,336 --> 01:01:14,473
are there any request to pull

1857
01:01:14,473 --> 01:01:15,730
an item by a council members

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01:01:15,730 --> 01:01:15,774
Not seen any request?

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01:01:15,774 --> 01:01:18,174
>> clerk Please proceed with

1860
01:01:19,144 --> 01:01:19,777
public comment that you Council

1861
01:01:19,777 --> 01:01:20,445
PRESIDENT Please note each

1862
01:01:20,445 --> 01:01:21,780
speaker will have one minute

1863
01:01:21,780 --> 01:01:24,820
per item per person If you

1864
01:01:24,820 --> 01:01:24,716
would like to speak on three or

1865
01:01:24,716 --> 01:01:25,350
more items you will have a

1866
01:01:25,350 --> 01:01:26,170
maximum of three minutes.

1867
01:01:26,170 --> 01:01:28,417
The consent agenda includes

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01:01:29,387 --> 01:01:31,387
items 1050 through 50 to 100

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01:01:32,991 --> 01:01:33,325
through 1 or 2 as 504 through

1870
01:01:33,325 --> 01:01:34,158
as 507.

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01:01:34,158 --> 01:01:37,830
Also let me note for the record

1872
01:01:37,830 --> 01:01:38,597
the potential appointments that

1873
01:01:38,597 --> 01:01:39,164
is on the agenda this morning

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01:01:39,164 --> 01:01:39,765
or sorry the potential

1875
01:01:39,765 --> 01:01:42,165
reappointment that is on

1876
01:01:44,102 --> 01:01:44,770
the agenda this morning I don't

1877
01:01:44,770 --> 01:01:45,470
want to One is the potential

1878
01:01:45,470 --> 01:01:47,870
reappointment of Michael Zika

1879
01:01:48,730 --> 01:01:48,573
to the San Diego Unified Port

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01:01:48,573 --> 01:01:49,700
District Board of

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01:01:49,700 --> 01:01:49,608
Commissioners.

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01:01:49,608 --> 01:01:51,943
Also let me note that we

1883
01:01:51,943 --> 01:01:52,643
received one comment on item 50

1884
01:01:52,643 --> 01:01:53,378
in opposition v r e comment

1885
01:01:53,378 --> 01:01:56,378
form which has been distributed

1886
01:01:57,282 --> 01:01:57,983
to the Council starting with

1887
01:01:57,983 --> 01:01:58,349
those that have public comment

1888
01:01:58,349 --> 01:01:59,500
allegedly.

1889
01:01:59,500 --> 01:02:02,354
Audra if you can please come

1890
01:02:02,354 --> 01:02:05,954
forward you will be speaking on

1891
01:02:06,525 --> 01:02:08,925
items 5051 50 to 100 as 501 as

1892
01:02:09,761 --> 01:02:10,228
5o6 You'll have three minutes.

1893
01:02:10,228 --> 01:02:10,829
Please proceed.

1894
01:02:10,829 --> 01:02:11,397
I would like to mention

1895
01:02:11,397 --> 01:02:13,797
something about ten in

1896
01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:15,401
the minutes as well If I could.

1897
01:02:15,401 --> 01:02:18,770
It's just on one of the meeting

1898
01:02:18,770 --> 01:02:19,471
minutes I was saying I was

1899
01:02:19,471 --> 01:02:20,380
asking for compassion and for

1900
01:02:20,380 --> 01:02:20,472
you guys to talk to

1901
01:02:20,472 --> 01:02:22,472
the homeless.

1902
01:02:23,575 --> 01:02:24,309
Of course I'm doing that.

1903
01:02:24,309 --> 01:02:25,100
But when you guys paint a

1904
01:02:25,100 --> 01:02:28,100
certain picture about what was

1905
01:02:28,147 --> 01:02:28,813
said it seems like I'm not

1906
01:02:28,813 --> 01:02:29,448
bringing up the egregious

1907
01:02:29,448 --> 01:02:32,448
deaths and rapes that are

1908
01:02:33,319 --> 01:02:34,530
taking place and your guys's

1909
01:02:34,530 --> 01:02:37,530
inability to have compassion as

1910
01:02:37,791 --> 01:02:38,490
Stephen always laughs at that

1911
01:02:38,490 --> 01:02:39,158
But for the as needed dam

1912
01:02:39,158 --> 01:02:41,558
design service agreements it

1913
01:02:42,828 --> 01:02:43,495
seems that our dams have been

1914
01:02:43,495 --> 01:02:46,495
left to basically fall apart

1915
01:02:47,499 --> 01:02:48,133
and it's pretty sad that a lot

1916
01:02:48,133 --> 01:02:48,800
of the infrastructure that

1917
01:02:48,800 --> 01:02:52,400
would be used to help us

1918
01:02:52,671 --> 01:02:53,372
through life and be able to get

1919
01:02:53,372 --> 01:02:56,972
us water and things like that

1920
01:02:57,243 --> 01:02:57,910
are intentionally being not

1921
01:02:57,910 --> 01:03:00,910
kept up with the needed

1922
01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:02,548
maintenance and that's what's

1923
01:03:02,548 --> 01:03:03,249
really sad because now we're

1924
01:03:03,249 --> 01:03:06,249
getting sewage back and that's

1925
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:07,820
good for us, right?

1926
01:03:07,820 --> 01:03:08,520
And then for 51 with this

1927
01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:10,920
software service agreement for

1928
01:03:12,358 --> 01:03:13,158
Smart energy water Web for all

1929
01:03:13,158 --> 01:03:16,758
this stuff, it's like we should

1930
01:03:16,762 --> 01:03:17,430
be concerned about all the data

1931
01:03:17,430 --> 01:03:20,430
that is being shared across

1932
01:03:21,600 --> 01:03:22,368
the board not just with Alpers

1933
01:03:22,368 --> 01:03:23,350
but when we're putting in even

1934
01:03:23,350 --> 01:03:23,335
smart meters and things like

1935
01:03:23,335 --> 01:03:25,335
that.

1936
01:03:26,710 --> 01:03:26,872
Our water can be controlled by

1937
01:03:26,872 --> 01:03:27,606
it being shut off with this

1938
01:03:27,606 --> 01:03:28,274
type of infrastructure And it's

1939
01:03:28,274 --> 01:03:31,274
people really need to start

1940
01:03:31,643 --> 01:03:32,344
paying attention to what's

1941
01:03:32,344 --> 01:03:33,212
really going on and don't just

1942
01:03:33,212 --> 01:03:36,348
buy the that you guys tend to

1943
01:03:36,348 --> 01:03:37,116
give us and make it seem really

1944
01:03:37,116 --> 01:03:40,116
good like calling sewage pure

1945
01:03:41,153 --> 01:03:41,854
water And with the building

1946
01:03:41,854 --> 01:03:44,854
standard codes it's like we're

1947
01:03:45,491 --> 01:03:46,158
constantly changing these codes

1948
01:03:46,158 --> 01:03:46,826
and different things and it

1949
01:03:46,826 --> 01:03:47,226
literally keeps things from

1950
01:03:47,226 --> 01:03:49,226
being built.

1951
01:03:50,196 --> 01:03:50,930
Much of the time And it's sad

1952
01:03:50,930 --> 01:03:51,497
because it's like you're saying

1953
01:03:51,497 --> 01:03:54,867
it has to be this way.

1954
01:03:54,867 --> 01:03:55,601
We do all these environmental

1955
01:03:55,601 --> 01:03:56,301
reviews and stuff like that and

1956
01:03:56,301 --> 01:03:56,669
it's like people are literally

1957
01:03:56,669 --> 01:03:58,669
suffering.

1958
01:03:59,939 --> 01:04:00,639
Somebody died just outside

1959
01:04:00,639 --> 01:04:01,373
the chambers last week, right?

1960
01:04:01,373 --> 01:04:04,373
Nobody really talked about that

1961
01:04:04,977 --> 01:04:05,678
homeless person because you

1962
01:04:05,678 --> 01:04:06,445
just wanted to sweep it under

1963
01:04:06,445 --> 01:04:09,445
the rug And then 100 it's

1964
01:04:10,249 --> 01:04:10,950
concerning whenever we get

1965
01:04:10,950 --> 01:04:11,784
money and do things for youth

1966
01:04:11,784 --> 01:04:15,187
when it's a cash for kids type

1967
01:04:15,187 --> 01:04:15,754
of thing that happens

1968
01:04:15,754 --> 01:04:16,422
especially in juvenile

1969
01:04:16,422 --> 01:04:18,822
detention they literally get

1970
01:04:20,259 --> 01:04:20,960
money to put children there And

1971
01:04:20,960 --> 01:04:21,627
it's just sad to see the kind

1972
01:04:21,627 --> 01:04:24,270
of exploitation that takes

1973
01:04:24,864 --> 01:04:25,331
place and the conflict of

1974
01:04:25,331 --> 01:04:25,998
interest codes.

1975
01:04:25,998 --> 01:04:26,666
It's like I don't even think

1976
01:04:26,666 --> 01:04:29,802
you guys are equipped to be

1977
01:04:29,802 --> 01:04:30,503
able to be determining anything

1978
01:04:30,503 --> 01:04:31,237
like that when you guys are

1979
01:04:31,237 --> 01:04:33,637
constantly engaged in conflicts

1980
01:04:34,674 --> 01:04:35,374
of interest And it's just

1981
01:04:35,374 --> 01:04:35,875
interesting to see the things

1982
01:04:35,875 --> 01:04:38,275
that you guys do.

1983
01:04:39,644 --> 01:04:40,346
You paint a really nice picture

1984
01:04:40,346 --> 01:04:44,117
much of the time but when you

1985
01:04:44,117 --> 01:04:44,883
really see what's going on it's

1986
01:04:44,883 --> 01:04:48,483
sad to see that you guys

1987
01:04:48,587 --> 01:04:49,221
repeatedly ignore things that

1988
01:04:49,221 --> 01:04:51,621
you should be addressing.

1989
01:04:53,793 --> 01:04:54,527
People are suffering again

1990
01:04:54,527 --> 01:04:57,527
someone who shouldn't have died

1991
01:04:58,264 --> 01:04:58,931
outside of the chambers last

1992
01:04:58,931 --> 01:04:59,732
week but it's happening on a

1993
01:04:59,732 --> 01:05:03,332
regular basis and you guys move

1994
01:05:03,403 --> 01:05:04,103
these homeless people around

1995
01:05:04,103 --> 01:05:04,704
just so people don't see them

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01:05:04,704 --> 01:05:07,104
instead of helping them.

1997
01:05:08,541 --> 01:05:09,209
It is extremely egregious to do

1998
01:05:09,209 --> 01:05:10,900
that because imagine if that

1999
01:05:10,900 --> 01:05:13,609
was you and you just wanted

2000
01:05:13,713 --> 01:05:14,347
help and it wasn't enough money

2001
01:05:14,347 --> 01:05:17,347
to help you has concluded.

2002
01:05:18,417 --> 01:05:19,118
>> Rhonda Farrar And then after

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01:05:19,118 --> 01:05:19,986
that we have Rubber Dudley if

2004
01:05:19,986 --> 01:05:23,222
you can please come up to

2005
01:05:23,222 --> 01:05:23,656
the yellow reserved seats in

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01:05:23,656 --> 01:05:24,390
the front run.

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01:05:24,390 --> 01:05:27,990
I have one minute on item 50.

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01:05:28,600 --> 01:05:28,728
Please proceed on 51 as well.

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01:05:28,728 --> 01:05:29,329
You want to Thank you.

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01:05:29,329 --> 01:05:29,796
You'll have two minutes.

2011
01:05:29,796 --> 01:05:31,796
Please proceed.

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01:05:32,398 --> 01:05:32,832
Thank you.

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01:05:32,832 --> 01:05:33,466
Good morning.

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01:05:33,466 --> 01:05:34,133
I'm Rhonda Farrar and I'm

2015
01:05:34,133 --> 01:05:37,133
PRESIDENT Of the Friends of

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01:05:37,370 --> 01:05:38,380
Lake Hodges.

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01:05:38,380 --> 01:05:38,671
As the city of San Diego

2018
01:05:38,671 --> 01:05:41,700
considers its options for

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01:05:41,700 --> 01:05:41,641
replacing Lake Hodges Dam,

2020
01:05:41,641 --> 01:05:42,341
the Friends of Lake Hodges

2021
01:05:42,341 --> 01:05:45,341
along with the Rancho Bernardo

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01:05:45,778 --> 01:05:46,545
Rancho Bernardo community

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01:05:46,545 --> 01:05:49,545
Council, the Friends of San

2024
01:05:50,490 --> 01:05:50,783
Diego Lakes raised Lake

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01:05:50,783 --> 01:05:51,384
hodges.Org and the North County

2026
01:05:51,384 --> 01:05:53,784
Climate Alliance want to

2027
01:05:55,121 --> 01:05:55,822
express our strong support for

2028
01:05:55,822 --> 01:05:59,324
a new Lake Hodges Dam with

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01:05:59,324 --> 01:05:59,992
construction to begin no later

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01:05:59,992 --> 01:06:00,693
than 2029 as mandated by

2031
01:06:00,693 --> 01:06:03,693
the state of California We

2032
01:06:04,664 --> 01:06:05,364
supported dam at the same

2033
01:06:05,364 --> 01:06:08,964
height as the current dam but

2034
01:06:09,302 --> 01:06:10,200
at least of sufficient height

2035
01:06:10,200 --> 01:06:10,737
to allow the water from San

2036
01:06:10,737 --> 01:06:13,737
Diego's largest watershed to be

2037
01:06:14,274 --> 01:06:14,874
available to the entire region

2038
01:06:14,874 --> 01:06:15,508
through the operation of

2039
01:06:15,508 --> 01:06:17,908
the pump storage facility.

2040
01:06:18,478 --> 01:06:19,178
The $208 million ratepayer

2041
01:06:19,178 --> 01:06:22,178
investment in the Hodges Pump

2042
01:06:22,949 --> 01:06:23,616
storage facility, our region's

2043
01:06:23,616 --> 01:06:24,317
region's largest battery for

2044
01:06:24,317 --> 01:06:27,317
clean energy would once again

2045
01:06:27,354 --> 01:06:28,210
be generating electricity to

2046
01:06:28,210 --> 01:06:30,421
power 26,000 homes and would

2047
01:06:32,392 --> 01:06:33,920
provide the ability to move

2048
01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:33,760
water where it's needed during

2049
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:36,760
the drought for the next 100

2050
01:06:37,264 --> 01:06:37,998
years with the pump storage

2051
01:06:37,998 --> 01:06:38,631
facility in operation, the lake

2052
01:06:38,631 --> 01:06:41,310
level would not experience

2053
01:06:41,768 --> 01:06:42,435
the large fluctuations that

2054
01:06:42,435 --> 01:06:43,103
affect the region's wildlife

2055
01:06:43,103 --> 01:06:45,503
and overgrowth of education

2056
01:06:46,639 --> 01:06:46,973
that presents increased fire

2057
01:06:46,973 --> 01:06:47,640
danger.

2058
01:06:47,640 --> 01:06:51,240
The lake at this level would

2059
01:06:51,578 --> 01:06:52,245
allow fishermen to return to

2060
01:06:52,245 --> 01:06:55,245
the lake using the existing

2061
01:06:55,782 --> 01:06:56,483
boat ramp facilities Rainwater

2062
01:06:56,483 --> 01:06:57,150
stored at Lake Hodges is

2063
01:06:57,150 --> 01:07:00,150
the best source of drinking

2064
01:07:00,754 --> 01:07:01,454
water for downstream water

2065
01:07:01,454 --> 01:07:02,155
districts and the lowest cost

2066
01:07:02,155 --> 01:07:05,155
water available to the region.

2067
01:07:06,359 --> 01:07:07,940
We asked the city of San Diego

2068
01:07:07,940 --> 01:07:07,794
,the San Diego County Water

2069
01:07:07,794 --> 01:07:10,794
Authority, the Rancho Santa Fe

2070
01:07:10,864 --> 01:07:11,564
and Rancho Santa Barbara Water

2071
01:07:11,564 --> 01:07:12,299
districts and the state and

2072
01:07:12,299 --> 01:07:12,965
federal agencies to collaborate

2073
01:07:12,965 --> 01:07:15,802
to build the new Lake Hodges

2074
01:07:15,802 --> 01:07:16,336
Dam as soon as possible to

2075
01:07:16,336 --> 01:07:16,937
minimize the risk of

2076
01:07:16,937 --> 01:07:18,937
catastrophic failure of

2077
01:07:19,940 --> 01:07:20,607
the agent Dam.

2078
01:07:20,607 --> 01:07:21,207
Every month we wait

2079
01:07:21,207 --> 01:07:23,207
constructions cost rise

2080
01:07:24,711 --> 01:07:25,412
the risk of catastrophic

2081
01:07:25,412 --> 01:07:26,790
failure increases on behalf of

2082
01:07:26,790 --> 01:07:29,790
the thousands who live, work

2083
01:07:30,350 --> 01:07:31,218
and play around Lake Hodges.

2084
01:07:31,218 --> 01:07:34,818
>> We urge you to act now.

2085
01:07:37,858 --> 01:07:38,625
Thank you Robert Dudley You

2086
01:07:38,625 --> 01:07:39,393
have time to you to by Stephen

2087
01:07:39,393 --> 01:07:40,393
Booth songs that if you can

2088
01:07:40,393 --> 01:07:43,230
please raise your hand Stephen

2089
01:07:43,230 --> 01:07:43,997
thank you so much You'll have

2090
01:07:43,997 --> 01:07:44,464
two minutes Speaking on item 50

2091
01:07:44,464 --> 01:07:44,931
Please proceed.

2092
01:07:44,931 --> 01:07:46,931
>> Good morning.

2093
01:07:47,901 --> 01:07:48,435
Council members.

2094
01:07:48,435 --> 01:07:49,102
I'm Robert Dudley.

2095
01:07:49,102 --> 01:07:52,102
I represent the raised Lake

2096
01:07:53,400 --> 01:07:54,107
Hodges group and I'm really in

2097
01:07:54,107 --> 01:07:58,178
favor of a low cost plan to try

2098
01:07:58,178 --> 01:07:58,578
to reduce the prospect of

2099
01:07:58,578 --> 01:07:59,279
forest fire.

2100
01:07:59,279 --> 01:08:02,279
You guys have the opportunity

2101
01:08:02,482 --> 01:08:03,350
here to have seen what happened

2102
01:08:03,350 --> 01:08:07,220
in L.A. We don't want to have a

2103
01:08:07,220 --> 01:08:07,988
repeat of that.

2104
01:08:07,988 --> 01:08:08,689
And one of the lowest cost ways

2105
01:08:08,689 --> 01:08:11,689
to reduce that possibility is

2106
01:08:12,192 --> 01:08:13,126
to raise the level of the lake.

2107
01:08:13,126 --> 01:08:16,830
I ask for your support in going

2108
01:08:16,830 --> 01:08:17,497
to to the legislature, to

2109
01:08:17,497 --> 01:08:21,970
the governor to to support a

2110
01:08:21,768 --> 01:08:22,469
plan to allow the lake to be

2111
01:08:22,469 --> 01:08:25,772
raised to to to ensure that

2112
01:08:25,772 --> 01:08:26,473
there's adequate water for fire

2113
01:08:26,473 --> 01:08:26,907
for firefighting and a buffer

2114
01:08:26,907 --> 01:08:28,907
against fire.

2115
01:08:30,710 --> 01:08:31,440
This is a common sense solution

2116
01:08:31,440 --> 01:08:31,979
.

2117
01:08:31,979 --> 01:08:36,316
It has no cost But we need your

2118
01:08:36,316 --> 01:08:40,320
help to recognize that in L.A.

2119
01:08:40,320 --> 01:08:40,620
The reservoirs were left empty

2120
01:08:40,620 --> 01:08:41,355
.

2121
01:08:41,355 --> 01:08:42,220
There was not sufficient water

2122
01:08:42,220 --> 01:08:45,220
pressure to fight the fire.

2123
01:08:45,826 --> 01:08:46,627
This was a catastrophic

2124
01:08:46,627 --> 01:08:46,927
condition that we have to deal

2125
01:08:46,927 --> 01:08:47,694
with.

2126
01:08:47,694 --> 01:08:51,298
And for ten years we won't have

2127
01:08:51,298 --> 01:08:51,965
anything to prevent fire or to

2128
01:08:51,965 --> 01:08:54,965
reduce the prospect of fire.

2129
01:08:55,969 --> 01:08:56,469
We're going to have a fire one

2130
01:08:56,469 --> 01:08:57,304
way or the other.

2131
01:08:57,304 --> 01:09:00,440
It's just how serious it will

2132
01:09:00,440 --> 01:09:01,308
end up being.

2133
01:09:01,308 --> 01:09:03,777
So if these group can come up

2134
01:09:03,777 --> 01:09:04,478
with an interim plan to deal

2135
01:09:04,478 --> 01:09:05,145
with the ten years of what is

2136
01:09:05,145 --> 01:09:08,145
happening for the future so

2137
01:09:08,716 --> 01:09:09,490
that we can reduce the prospect

2138
01:09:09,490 --> 01:09:11,490
of fire.

2139
01:09:13,487 --> 01:09:13,887
So I thank you very much And

2140
01:09:13,887 --> 01:09:14,588
thank you.

2141
01:09:14,588 --> 01:09:15,222
>> That does conclude

2142
01:09:15,222 --> 01:09:15,956
the public comment hearing

2143
01:09:15,956 --> 01:09:18,956
council chambers going to those

2144
01:09:19,726 --> 01:09:20,494
participating remotely.

2145
01:09:20,494 --> 01:09:21,194
We have six speakers and

2146
01:09:21,194 --> 01:09:21,996
the kids with their hands up.

2147
01:09:21,996 --> 01:09:23,430
Blair Beckman If you can please

2148
01:09:23,430 --> 01:09:24,331
unmute and please let us know

2149
01:09:24,331 --> 01:09:28,531
which item or items you wish to

2150
01:09:29,136 --> 01:09:30,700
speak to.

2151
01:09:30,700 --> 01:09:33,700
>> By Blair Beekman I would

2152
01:09:36,944 --> 01:09:39,880
like to speak to items 5051 101

2153
01:09:39,880 --> 01:09:40,347
and se five four three minutes

2154
01:09:40,347 --> 01:09:42,347
Please proceed.

2155
01:09:44,451 --> 01:09:46,451
Thank you.

2156
01:09:48,589 --> 01:09:49,223
Blair Beekman Um I had good

2157
01:09:49,223 --> 01:09:49,757
conversations with police

2158
01:09:49,757 --> 01:09:50,224
officers yesterday.

2159
01:09:50,224 --> 01:09:52,224
It was helpful.

2160
01:09:53,660 --> 01:09:54,395
So good luck in our

2161
01:09:54,395 --> 01:09:57,395
conversations as a community at

2162
01:09:58,799 --> 01:09:59,633
this time.

2163
01:09:59,633 --> 01:10:00,234
>> I think it's a hopeful sign.

2164
01:10:00,234 --> 01:10:02,234
A hopeful thing.

2165
01:10:02,770 --> 01:10:04,770
I am 50.

2166
01:10:07,274 --> 01:10:07,975
Award needed design services

2167
01:10:07,975 --> 01:10:08,376
Agreement with nj hdr

2168
01:10:08,376 --> 01:10:10,376
Engineering.

2169
01:10:12,382 --> 01:10:13,470
Thank you that you're talking

2170
01:10:13,470 --> 01:10:13,347
about issues and working on

2171
01:10:13,347 --> 01:10:13,948
them.

2172
01:10:13,948 --> 01:10:16,948
It sounds like a really

2173
01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:17,785
difficult issue to navigate.

2174
01:10:17,785 --> 01:10:18,352
Keeping the community informed

2175
01:10:18,352 --> 01:10:21,352
every step of the way.

2176
01:10:22,590 --> 01:10:23,257
Thank you for those efforts.

2177
01:10:23,257 --> 01:10:23,591
Good luck in continuing that

2178
01:10:23,591 --> 01:10:25,591
program.

2179
01:10:27,328 --> 01:10:28,290
51 is existing software for

2180
01:10:28,290 --> 01:10:31,629
the Smart Energy Water put in

2181
01:10:31,899 --> 01:10:32,466
my water web portal.

2182
01:10:32,466 --> 01:10:34,466
This is ongoing.

2183
01:10:36,704 --> 01:10:37,405
It's being returned here a few

2184
01:10:37,405 --> 01:10:40,908
times to council for our guest

2185
01:10:40,908 --> 01:10:41,342
review and further

2186
01:10:41,342 --> 01:10:41,776
understanding.

2187
01:10:41,776 --> 01:10:42,310
Thank you for

2188
01:10:42,310 --> 01:10:43,430
the clarifications.

2189
01:10:43,430 --> 01:10:46,914
I think it's a nice feature to

2190
01:10:46,914 --> 01:10:47,615
bring items back continuously

2191
01:10:47,615 --> 01:10:48,149
to city council agenda items.

2192
01:10:48,149 --> 01:10:50,549
I'm okay with that.

2193
01:10:51,319 --> 01:10:52,190
It provides a chance for

2194
01:10:52,190 --> 01:10:52,686
the public to learn more what

2195
01:10:52,686 --> 01:10:55,860
your further agreements are

2196
01:10:56,900 --> 01:10:56,890
about.

2197
01:10:56,890 --> 01:10:59,890
What you're more talking about

2198
01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:01,729
good luck and how this item can

2199
01:11:01,729 --> 01:11:02,362
be better and better developed

2200
01:11:02,362 --> 01:11:02,663
with community and public

2201
01:11:02,663 --> 01:11:04,663
input.

2202
01:11:09,200 --> 01:11:09,704
Thank you for item one.

2203
01:11:09,704 --> 01:11:10,371
101 is Redeployments to San

2204
01:11:10,371 --> 01:11:12,771
Diego Unified Port District

2205
01:11:13,508 --> 01:11:14,209
Board of Commission Persons You

2206
01:11:14,209 --> 01:11:17,209
had a Climate Action Plan

2207
01:11:18,446 --> 01:11:19,800
annual report last week I

2208
01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:19,646
really forgot to mention I

2209
01:11:19,646 --> 01:11:22,460
wanted to mention port

2210
01:11:23,317 --> 01:11:24,850
districts persons Where is

2211
01:11:24,850 --> 01:11:27,685
their part in this climate and

2212
01:11:28,623 --> 01:11:29,290
climate review process that

2213
01:11:29,290 --> 01:11:29,590
we're going through for San

2214
01:11:29,590 --> 01:11:30,324
Diego?

2215
01:11:30,324 --> 01:11:33,394
Can they add anything of value?

2216
01:11:33,394 --> 01:11:34,280
I think the dialog you can have

2217
01:11:34,280 --> 01:11:37,280
with them can be helpful.

2218
01:11:37,198 --> 01:11:38,650
You know the projects we can

2219
01:11:38,650 --> 01:11:38,666
work on I think there's a new

2220
01:11:38,666 --> 01:11:41,666
head person that can be

2221
01:11:42,904 --> 01:11:43,705
interesting from the city of

2222
01:11:43,705 --> 01:11:47,305
San Diego who might make for

2223
01:11:47,475 --> 01:11:48,142
good conversation and that

2224
01:11:48,142 --> 01:11:48,943
the Port Commission has been

2225
01:11:48,943 --> 01:11:52,543
working on a more open public

2226
01:11:53,140 --> 01:11:53,748
process which I think would be

2227
01:11:53,748 --> 01:11:54,482
of much interest to things like

2228
01:11:54,482 --> 01:11:57,318
the water board agency that has

2229
01:11:57,318 --> 01:11:57,985
it having a difficult time

2230
01:11:57,985 --> 01:11:58,321
creating a more open public

2231
01:11:58,321 --> 01:11:58,987
process.

2232
01:11:58,987 --> 01:12:01,387
>> They could learn good

2233
01:12:02,230 --> 01:12:02,690
lessons from what the Port

2234
01:12:02,690 --> 01:12:03,391
District commissioners have

2235
01:12:03,391 --> 01:12:06,991
been trying to learn as public

2236
01:12:07,495 --> 01:12:08,229
accessibility and engagement

2237
01:12:08,229 --> 01:12:11,732
and good luck in that And I

2238
01:12:11,732 --> 01:12:12,467
know council person one who

2239
01:12:12,467 --> 01:12:13,200
works on those things good luck

2240
01:12:13,200 --> 01:12:16,800
what can be developed there And

2241
01:12:16,904 --> 01:12:17,604
to conclude with a Speigel for

2242
01:12:17,604 --> 01:12:20,400
Rancho Bernardo Community Park

2243
01:12:21,943 --> 01:12:22,643
funding my goodness gracious

2244
01:12:22,643 --> 01:12:25,430
you're getting $2.5 million to

2245
01:12:27,480 --> 01:12:27,749
do the same thing a memorial

2246
01:12:27,749 --> 01:12:31,349
park beings from the state you

2247
01:12:31,519 --> 01:12:32,220
know you know upgraded security

2248
01:12:32,220 --> 01:12:35,220
and sports lighting what we

2249
01:12:36,357 --> 01:12:36,992
really have to learn to have

2250
01:12:36,992 --> 01:12:37,592
more open conversations on

2251
01:12:37,592 --> 01:12:39,992
the future of biometric

2252
01:12:41,262 --> 01:12:42,970
technology in our communities.

2253
01:12:42,970 --> 01:12:42,830
We have to not fear that

2254
01:12:42,830 --> 01:12:43,398
conversation to be open and not

2255
01:12:43,398 --> 01:12:45,798
give it dog whistles.

2256
01:12:46,468 --> 01:12:47,235
We have to be clear.

2257
01:12:47,235 --> 01:12:48,000
>> Good luck in those efforts.

2258
01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:48,747
Thank you.

2259
01:12:48,747 --> 01:12:50,238
Thank you.

2260
01:12:50,238 --> 01:12:53,838
8700 if you come please on mute

2261
01:12:55,143 --> 01:12:58,743
after that is 813 Oh thank you.

2262
01:12:59,180 --> 01:12:59,781
5051 100 and 101 please.

2263
01:12:59,781 --> 01:13:01,781
>> Please proceed.

2264
01:13:07,656 --> 01:13:10,656
Three minutes 50 hdr and stand

2265
01:13:11,726 --> 01:13:12,894
tech subcontracts total of 51

2266
01:13:12,894 --> 01:13:17,132
All of them are t b d to be

2267
01:13:17,132 --> 01:13:17,699
decided Trends please

2268
01:13:17,699 --> 01:13:19,699
Transparency Oversight

2269
01:13:25,439 --> 01:13:26,141
Accountability and monitoring

2270
01:13:26,141 --> 01:13:28,541
150 million for the to

2271
01:13:30,111 --> 01:13:30,780
agreements 268 Total employees

2272
01:13:30,780 --> 01:13:32,780
underrepresentation African

2273
01:13:34,583 --> 01:13:35,217
American Latino Asian and

2274
01:13:35,217 --> 01:13:37,617
female in four categories

2275
01:13:39,721 --> 01:13:42,721
Progress is being made Thank

2276
01:13:44,226 --> 01:13:44,925
you 51 Smart Energy Water I

2277
01:13:44,925 --> 01:13:47,925
want to suggest something new

2278
01:13:48,997 --> 01:13:49,664
from my perspective We control

2279
01:13:49,664 --> 01:13:49,964
contracts, agreements and so

2280
01:13:49,964 --> 01:13:51,964
forth.

2281
01:13:54,236 --> 01:13:58,205
I did it for this company that

2282
01:13:58,205 --> 01:13:59,740
is this to Google the company

2283
01:13:59,740 --> 01:14:01,474
reviews and rating of

2284
01:14:02,643 --> 01:14:05,430
the company Try it.

2285
01:14:07,549 --> 01:14:11,749
You might be surprised As I was

2286
01:14:12,354 --> 01:14:13,321
number 100 Yes to initiative to

2287
01:14:13,321 --> 01:14:16,321
fund employ and empower youth

2288
01:14:17,959 --> 01:14:21,559
workforce I'm I jumped up and

2289
01:14:22,598 --> 01:14:23,465
down yes to apply for those

2290
01:14:23,465 --> 01:14:27,650
grant funds This is a golden

2291
01:14:27,903 --> 01:14:30,903
opportunity that lifts up Lift

2292
01:14:32,708 --> 01:14:33,700
up Not only that, it's only our

2293
01:14:33,700 --> 01:14:35,700
youth.

2294
01:14:36,979 --> 01:14:37,679
It lifts up all of us up, up

2295
01:14:37,679 --> 01:14:41,279
and away love and blessings to

2296
01:14:41,716 --> 01:14:42,417
our youth When I see you at

2297
01:14:42,417 --> 01:14:45,417
the microphone Dear youth I'm

2298
01:14:46,321 --> 01:14:46,988
just blown away by your power,

2299
01:14:46,988 --> 01:14:49,988
by your empowerment and what

2300
01:14:50,993 --> 01:14:51,660
you can do for us now and to

2301
01:14:51,660 --> 01:14:54,600
create our beautiful future.

2302
01:14:55,697 --> 01:14:59,897
Keep up the work 101 Big Yes to

2303
01:15:00,636 --> 01:15:01,602
confirming the reappointment of

2304
01:15:01,602 --> 01:15:05,202
Michael Catt to the San Diego

2305
01:15:05,741 --> 01:15:08,741
Unified Port District Board of

2306
01:15:09,444 --> 01:15:09,911
Commissioners ending JANUARY

2307
01:15:09,911 --> 01:15:11,911
second of 2031.

2308
01:15:14,716 --> 01:15:18,316
That's a great date and covers

2309
01:15:18,787 --> 01:15:19,755
four years of excellent service

2310
01:15:19,755 --> 01:15:23,355
from a high quality person and

2311
01:15:24,560 --> 01:15:25,260
Commissioner thank you MR.

2312
01:15:25,260 --> 01:15:28,260
Zukin for your beautiful work

2313
01:15:29,230 --> 01:15:29,832
and for your service to

2314
01:15:29,832 --> 01:15:32,832
the people of San Diego.

2315
01:15:34,802 --> 01:15:35,670
>> Love to all Thank you.

2316
01:15:35,670 --> 01:15:37,673
Next is 8813 if you come please

2317
01:15:37,673 --> 01:15:38,373
on mute after that will be Tony

2318
01:15:38,373 --> 01:15:38,974
The five minute timer has also

2319
01:15:38,974 --> 01:15:39,541
concluded there were six

2320
01:15:39,541 --> 01:15:40,242
speakers in the queue.

2321
01:15:40,242 --> 01:15:43,145
No additional speakers will be

2322
01:15:43,145 --> 01:15:43,846
taken.

2323
01:15:43,846 --> 01:15:44,580
Please proceed and when three

2324
01:15:44,580 --> 01:15:48,780
let me know which item or items

2325
01:15:48,817 --> 01:15:49,684
you wish to speak to.

2326
01:15:49,684 --> 01:15:52,421
Okay I couldn't follow here And

2327
01:15:52,421 --> 01:15:53,288
this Let's see that this

2328
01:15:53,288 --> 01:15:56,792
pertains to pretty much all of

2329
01:15:56,792 --> 01:15:58,792
them.

2330
01:16:01,963 --> 01:16:02,279
Please proceed.

2331
01:16:02,279 --> 01:16:02,665
Okay.

2332
01:16:02,665 --> 01:16:03,364
Thank you.

2333
01:16:03,364 --> 01:16:04,166
So let's see with this consent

2334
01:16:04,166 --> 01:16:06,902
calendar item I wanted to

2335
01:16:06,902 --> 01:16:07,536
remind the people how

2336
01:16:07,536 --> 01:16:08,203
government actually works.

2337
01:16:08,203 --> 01:16:11,203
People continue to come here

2338
01:16:11,574 --> 01:16:12,141
asking even begging government

2339
01:16:12,141 --> 01:16:15,141
to do the right thing.

2340
01:16:15,844 --> 01:16:16,579
But somewhere along the way

2341
01:16:16,579 --> 01:16:17,460
people have forgotten something

2342
01:16:17,460 --> 01:16:19,460
very important.

2343
01:16:20,816 --> 01:16:21,417
Government is supposed to

2344
01:16:21,417 --> 01:16:24,417
answer to the people not

2345
01:16:25,554 --> 01:16:26,421
the other way around And yet

2346
01:16:26,421 --> 01:16:27,122
what do we continue to see More

2347
01:16:27,122 --> 01:16:29,522
and more homeless families

2348
01:16:31,260 --> 01:16:31,894
living on the streets not in

2349
01:16:31,894 --> 01:16:34,294
homes, not supported, not

2350
01:16:35,631 --> 01:16:36,331
stabilized but pushed further

2351
01:16:36,331 --> 01:16:39,931
into survival At the same time

2352
01:16:40,502 --> 01:16:41,136
we watched government stand

2353
01:16:41,136 --> 01:16:43,536
here and present solutions

2354
01:16:45,441 --> 01:16:46,308
programs, plans, initiatives

2355
01:16:46,308 --> 01:16:49,308
What are they really Bandaid

2356
01:16:50,846 --> 01:16:51,614
solutions temporary fixes that

2357
01:16:51,614 --> 01:16:54,917
never seem to resolve the root

2358
01:16:54,917 --> 01:16:55,618
of the problem Because if

2359
01:16:55,618 --> 01:16:56,319
the problems were truly solved

2360
01:16:56,319 --> 01:16:59,789
there would be nothing left to

2361
01:16:59,789 --> 01:17:00,489
manage.

2362
01:17:00,489 --> 01:17:02,889
So instead what happens?

2363
01:17:04,593 --> 01:17:05,194
The issues get prolonged kicked

2364
01:17:05,194 --> 01:17:05,895
down the road pass from

2365
01:17:05,895 --> 01:17:08,895
administration to the from one

2366
01:17:09,398 --> 01:17:10,132
administration to the next year

2367
01:17:10,132 --> 01:17:10,833
after year budget after budget.

2368
01:17:10,833 --> 01:17:13,233
Meanwhile the people continue

2369
01:17:13,870 --> 01:17:14,570
to struggle.

2370
01:17:14,570 --> 01:17:14,937
Government does not resolve

2371
01:17:14,937 --> 01:17:16,937
problems.

2372
01:17:18,908 --> 01:17:19,608
Let's be clear with that It

2373
01:17:19,608 --> 01:17:22,608
manages them, it sustains them

2374
01:17:24,413 --> 01:17:25,114
and in many cases it expands

2375
01:17:25,114 --> 01:17:25,815
them And it's that bring And

2376
01:17:25,815 --> 01:17:29,118
that brings me to the hardest

2377
01:17:29,118 --> 01:17:29,785
truth People need to hear.

2378
01:17:29,785 --> 01:17:30,586
Our local government is not

2379
01:17:30,586 --> 01:17:34,186
working for the people they are

2380
01:17:34,357 --> 01:17:36,757
working for broader agendas,

2381
01:17:38,227 --> 01:17:38,927
globalist agendas, systems and

2382
01:17:38,927 --> 01:17:41,927
priorities that do not reflect

2383
01:17:43,699 --> 01:17:44,367
the immediate needs of San

2384
01:17:44,367 --> 01:17:45,340
Diego, the city of San Diego

2385
01:17:45,340 --> 01:17:48,103
Nor the county can be right

2386
01:17:48,103 --> 01:17:48,804
even in front of them.

2387
01:17:48,804 --> 01:17:49,439
And until people remember who

2388
01:17:49,439 --> 01:17:51,839
government is supposed to

2389
01:17:52,976 --> 01:17:53,342
answer to, the cycle will

2390
01:17:53,342 --> 01:17:55,342
continue.

2391
01:17:57,146 --> 01:17:57,847
So remember that I'll repeat

2392
01:17:57,847 --> 01:17:58,481
that until people remember who

2393
01:17:58,481 --> 01:18:00,881
government is supposed to

2394
01:18:02,585 --> 01:18:03,152
answer to This cycle will

2395
01:18:03,152 --> 01:18:05,152
continue The begging,

2396
01:18:07,557 --> 01:18:10,557
the asking, the continuous all

2397
01:18:12,562 --> 01:18:13,229
of it will continue.

2398
01:18:13,229 --> 01:18:13,763
Remember that Pay attention.

2399
01:18:13,763 --> 01:18:16,163
Look at the pattern.

2400
01:18:17,767 --> 01:18:18,301
See what they do, See what they

2401
01:18:18,301 --> 01:18:18,868
don't do on purpose.

2402
01:18:18,868 --> 01:18:21,268
See what they prolong.

2403
01:18:22,304 --> 01:18:22,672
Look at all the conflicts of

2404
01:18:22,672 --> 01:18:23,272
interest.

2405
01:18:23,272 --> 01:18:23,740
Look at the blame game.

2406
01:18:23,740 --> 01:18:26,140
It's all a game.

2407
01:18:27,176 --> 01:18:27,744
That's what it is a game.

2408
01:18:27,744 --> 01:18:28,511
Wake up to it.

2409
01:18:28,511 --> 01:18:31,914
We were never meant to be

2410
01:18:31,914 --> 01:18:32,682
governed the way we're being

2411
01:18:32,682 --> 01:18:33,480
governed, the way they are

2412
01:18:33,480 --> 01:18:33,549
doing it.

2413
01:18:33,549 --> 01:18:35,285
It's all corrupt.

2414
01:18:35,285 --> 01:18:36,153
It's all sick.

2415
01:18:36,153 --> 01:18:36,485
If one person suffers we all

2416
01:18:36,485 --> 01:18:38,485
suffer.

2417
01:18:40,423 --> 01:18:40,990
Remember that.

2418
01:18:40,990 --> 01:18:41,658
>> Thank you.

2419
01:18:41,658 --> 01:18:43,159
Our next speaker is Tony.

2420
01:18:43,159 --> 01:18:46,159
After that is Ernie Casco.

2421
01:18:48,498 --> 01:18:49,199
If you can please unmute Tony

2422
01:18:49,199 --> 01:18:52,199
again I'm here for you.

2423
01:18:52,401 --> 01:18:52,735
I will need to move on if you

2424
01:18:52,735 --> 01:18:54,735
cannot.

2425
01:18:57,140 --> 01:18:57,874
There you go.

2426
01:18:57,874 --> 01:18:58,607
>> Please let me know which

2427
01:18:58,607 --> 01:18:58,875
item or items you wish to speak

2428
01:18:58,875 --> 01:19:00,875
to.

2429
01:19:02,612 --> 01:19:05,715
This would be speaking to the

2430
01:19:05,715 --> 01:19:06,149
project number item 15 You'll

2431
01:19:06,149 --> 01:19:06,649
have a minute.

2432
01:19:06,649 --> 01:19:07,170
>> Please proceed.

2433
01:19:07,170 --> 01:19:09,170
Thank you.

2434
01:19:10,186 --> 01:19:10,787
I wanted to start out this

2435
01:19:10,787 --> 01:19:11,120
morning by thanking City

2436
01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:11,788
Council.

2437
01:19:11,788 --> 01:19:14,991
I know that the job that you

2438
01:19:14,991 --> 01:19:15,758
have is a tremendously

2439
01:19:15,758 --> 01:19:16,725
difficult one and I know that

2440
01:19:16,725 --> 01:19:20,925
no matter what you do and no

2441
01:19:21,640 --> 01:19:21,765
matter what good is done and no

2442
01:19:21,765 --> 01:19:22,432
matter what progress is made,

2443
01:19:22,432 --> 01:19:25,432
people are going to still

2444
01:19:25,935 --> 01:19:26,736
disrespect you and they're

2445
01:19:26,736 --> 01:19:30,506
going to find ways to tear you

2446
01:19:30,506 --> 01:19:31,174
down and say things that aren't

2447
01:19:31,174 --> 01:19:31,808
always necessarily rooted in

2448
01:19:31,808 --> 01:19:35,378
the truth because a lot of

2449
01:19:35,378 --> 01:19:36,790
things that they place blame

2450
01:19:36,790 --> 01:19:36,779
upon you for things that

2451
01:19:36,779 --> 01:19:37,347
happened before your time that

2452
01:19:37,347 --> 01:19:39,347
you're not necessarily

2453
01:19:40,850 --> 01:19:41,718
responsible for.

2454
01:19:41,718 --> 01:19:42,484
And I think that from what I've

2455
01:19:42,484 --> 01:19:45,989
seen this has been one of

2456
01:19:45,989 --> 01:19:46,856
the most progressive councils

2457
01:19:46,856 --> 01:19:50,460
that San Diego has ever had And

2458
01:19:50,460 --> 01:19:51,270
with your help and with your

2459
01:19:51,270 --> 01:19:51,728
guidance and with your

2460
01:19:51,728 --> 01:19:52,362
leadership, we've been able to

2461
01:19:52,362 --> 01:19:54,698
raise the minimum wage for

2462
01:19:54,698 --> 01:19:55,465
hotel workers.

2463
01:19:55,465 --> 01:19:59,650
We've been able to put on

2464
01:19:59,269 --> 01:19:59,568
the ballot the empty homes tax

2465
01:19:59,568 --> 01:20:00,437
.

2466
01:20:00,437 --> 01:20:01,370
We've been able to do a number

2467
01:20:01,370 --> 01:20:03,437
of things including now

2468
01:20:04,340 --> 01:20:05,410
repairing this dam which are

2469
01:20:05,410 --> 01:20:05,642
greatly in need and service of

2470
01:20:05,642 --> 01:20:08,642
the people of San Diego.

2471
01:20:09,779 --> 01:20:10,514
So please take the criticisms

2472
01:20:10,514 --> 01:20:10,880
with the greatest your time has

2473
01:20:10,880 --> 01:20:12,880
concluded.

2474
01:20:14,818 --> 01:20:15,484
>> My apologies If you have

2475
01:20:15,484 --> 01:20:16,850
additional comments you can

2476
01:20:16,850 --> 01:20:18,287
definitely email them in

2477
01:20:18,287 --> 01:20:18,989
the City Clerk at San diego.Gov

2478
01:20:18,989 --> 01:20:19,623
and they will be distributed.

2479
01:20:19,623 --> 01:20:20,560
>> Ernie Castro if you can

2480
01:20:20,560 --> 01:20:22,560
please unmute.

2481
01:20:23,526 --> 01:20:24,394
Yes I'd like to speak on items

2482
01:20:24,394 --> 01:20:26,394
31 through 1 or 2 Consider

2483
01:20:28,650 --> 01:20:28,765
recommending our rights

2484
01:20:28,765 --> 01:20:31,165
volunteer and team management.

2485
01:20:33,103 --> 01:20:33,970
>> The 31 was the proclamation

2486
01:20:33,970 --> 01:20:37,570
so you can spend two 5252 And

2487
01:20:37,674 --> 01:20:38,275
then what was the other items?

2488
01:20:38,275 --> 01:20:39,176
>> All the items.

2489
01:20:39,176 --> 01:20:42,776
Please make sure you stick to

2490
01:20:43,800 --> 01:20:43,913
the items.

2491
01:20:43,913 --> 01:20:44,381
>> We do have to document this

2492
01:20:44,381 --> 01:20:45,820
for the record.

2493
01:20:45,820 --> 01:20:48,682
If you can let me know.

2494
01:20:50,420 --> 01:20:51,388
Presenters 3131 through 102

2495
01:20:51,388 --> 01:20:51,821
okay so 50 through 1 or 230 is

2496
01:20:51,821 --> 01:20:52,322
proclamations.

2497
01:20:52,322 --> 01:20:54,322
>> Please proceed.

2498
01:20:55,325 --> 01:20:55,892
Okay.

2499
01:20:55,892 --> 01:20:56,660
There are guidelines.

2500
01:20:56,660 --> 01:20:58,462
I'm Ernie Casco La Hoya

2501
01:20:58,462 --> 01:21:00,862
resident Torrey Pines Glider

2502
01:21:03,400 --> 01:21:04,100
Port Senior Pilot.

2503
01:21:04,100 --> 01:21:04,835
There are guidelines and laws

2504
01:21:04,835 --> 01:21:07,835
to protect public when making

2505
01:21:08,338 --> 01:21:09,500
decisions.

2506
01:21:09,500 --> 01:21:09,706
City council has failed to

2507
01:21:09,706 --> 01:21:12,706
protect me, my family, my

2508
01:21:12,809 --> 01:21:13,577
public rights.

2509
01:21:13,577 --> 01:21:14,378
The same thing going on at

2510
01:21:14,378 --> 01:21:17,378
Torrey Pines Glider port Your

2511
01:21:17,948 --> 01:21:18,382
decisions have legal

2512
01:21:18,382 --> 01:21:20,382
consequences.

2513
01:21:22,619 --> 01:21:23,353
It is illegal for anyone

2514
01:21:23,353 --> 01:21:24,200
including your city leaseholder

2515
01:21:24,200 --> 01:21:27,323
to turn our freedom into an

2516
01:21:27,323 --> 01:21:28,910
access pass and waiver for a

2517
01:21:28,910 --> 01:21:31,494
license and fee to use a free

2518
01:21:31,494 --> 01:21:32,229
public park When city

2519
01:21:32,229 --> 01:21:32,862
liabilities are already covered

2520
01:21:32,862 --> 01:21:33,162
by California recreational

2521
01:21:33,162 --> 01:21:35,162
laws.

2522
01:21:37,367 --> 01:21:38,200
This is insurance fraud and

2523
01:21:38,200 --> 01:21:38,635
misappropriation of public

2524
01:21:38,635 --> 01:21:41,350
funding going into private

2525
01:21:41,705 --> 01:21:42,372
accounts which demands a full

2526
01:21:42,372 --> 01:21:43,730
transparent city audit that

2527
01:21:43,730 --> 01:21:46,730
would end the corruption going

2528
01:21:46,577 --> 01:21:47,770
on at the glider port and other

2529
01:21:47,770 --> 01:21:47,945
areas in the city.

2530
01:21:47,945 --> 01:21:51,545
We have a letter of support

2531
01:21:52,160 --> 01:21:52,648
from the Town Council Shores

2532
01:21:52,648 --> 01:21:54,648
Association to permanently

2533
01:21:56,387 --> 01:21:57,860
reconvene the Torrey Pines Port

2534
01:21:57,860 --> 01:22:00,860
Advisory Board but the Torrey

2535
01:22:00,290 --> 01:22:00,923
Pines Glider Support Advisory

2536
01:22:00,923 --> 01:22:01,558
Board historically allowed

2537
01:22:01,558 --> 01:22:03,558
the commercialization and

2538
01:22:05,863 --> 01:22:06,230
privatization of our park to

2539
01:22:06,230 --> 01:22:06,897
continue.

2540
01:22:06,897 --> 01:22:09,897
It is irresponsible for City

2541
01:22:10,534 --> 01:22:11,335
council to put the glider park

2542
01:22:11,335 --> 01:22:11,902
in the hands of a business that

2543
01:22:11,902 --> 01:22:13,902
knowingly exploits our

2544
01:22:15,305 --> 01:22:15,839
constitutional recreation

2545
01:22:15,839 --> 01:22:17,839
rights and freedoms.

2546
01:22:20,344 --> 01:22:21,440
It is a City council job to

2547
01:22:21,440 --> 01:22:21,711
stop the crime first and then

2548
01:22:21,711 --> 01:22:24,711
address the victims who have

2549
01:22:25,683 --> 01:22:26,483
been damaged by discrimination,

2550
01:22:26,483 --> 01:22:28,883
assault, battery and false

2551
01:22:30,754 --> 01:22:31,488
reports and arrest The San

2552
01:22:31,488 --> 01:22:33,888
Diego recreational waiver stops

2553
01:22:36,930 --> 01:22:36,827
that crime illegally Secure

2554
01:22:36,827 --> 01:22:39,227
city liabilities isolate safety

2555
01:22:40,831 --> 01:22:41,465
constraints, safety concerns

2556
01:22:41,465 --> 01:22:43,465
and restores recreational

2557
01:22:45,769 --> 01:22:46,470
rights and freedoms back to

2558
01:22:46,470 --> 01:22:50,700
what it originally was The San

2559
01:22:50,241 --> 01:22:50,875
Diego recreational waiver stops

2560
01:22:50,875 --> 01:22:53,275
the illegal collection of

2561
01:22:55,179 --> 01:22:55,746
public funds going into private

2562
01:22:55,746 --> 01:22:57,746
accounts by separating

2563
01:23:00,384 --> 01:23:01,384
the business from normal free

2564
01:23:01,384 --> 01:23:04,384
public access access It allows

2565
01:23:05,622 --> 01:23:08,622
the business to stay paying

2566
01:23:09,493 --> 01:23:10,194
their own bills operating like

2567
01:23:10,194 --> 01:23:10,661
every other business in public

2568
01:23:10,661 --> 01:23:12,661
parks and lands.

2569
01:23:14,665 --> 01:23:15,365
This breaks the corruption.

2570
01:23:15,365 --> 01:23:17,765
This breaks the corruption

2571
01:23:18,902 --> 01:23:19,637
going on at the glider Port

2572
01:23:19,637 --> 01:23:22,637
Management Where are the police

2573
01:23:23,941 --> 01:23:24,675
reports that provide justice

2574
01:23:24,675 --> 01:23:25,343
for the witness for the victims

2575
01:23:25,343 --> 01:23:28,343
and witnesses who have been

2576
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:29,680
damaged?

2577
01:23:29,680 --> 01:23:30,214
There are common laws to

2578
01:23:30,214 --> 01:23:32,214
protect the public.

2579
01:23:34,510 --> 01:23:37,651
How business should be run in

2580
01:23:38,656 --> 01:23:39,523
public parks and land You need

2581
01:23:39,523 --> 01:23:39,857
to set a precedent on how that

2582
01:23:39,857 --> 01:23:41,857
happens.

2583
01:23:43,628 --> 01:23:44,228
This is a win for city council

2584
01:23:44,228 --> 01:23:46,228
liabilities using common

2585
01:23:47,798 --> 01:23:48,432
contract laws that legally

2586
01:23:48,432 --> 01:23:49,133
restores our recreational

2587
01:23:49,133 --> 01:23:49,467
rights and freedoms for years

2588
01:23:49,467 --> 01:23:51,467
to come.

2589
01:23:53,170 --> 01:23:53,804
It is the best decision that

2590
01:23:53,804 --> 01:23:54,105
City Council and you could

2591
01:23:54,105 --> 01:23:56,105
make.

2592
01:23:58,342 --> 01:23:59,420
Joe LaCava thank you.

2593
01:23:59,420 --> 01:24:01,442
>> Next is Kathleen Lippert.

2594
01:24:02,747 --> 01:24:03,113
After that is Judy Strang and

2595
01:24:03,113 --> 01:24:04,150
then 7499.

2596
01:24:04,150 --> 01:24:07,150
>> Thank you for letting me

2597
01:24:07,819 --> 01:24:08,585
speak to item 50.

2598
01:24:08,585 --> 01:24:11,585
If ever there were an

2599
01:24:12,880 --> 01:24:12,823
opportunity for the city to

2600
01:24:12,823 --> 01:24:16,423
take a proactive step on behalf

2601
01:24:16,927 --> 01:24:17,628
of the public good prioritizing

2602
01:24:17,628 --> 01:24:18,290
the replacement of Lake Hodges

2603
01:24:18,290 --> 01:24:20,290
would be it.

2604
01:24:21,232 --> 01:24:21,933
The city was warned four years

2605
01:24:21,933 --> 01:24:25,403
ago that the dam was in bad

2606
01:24:25,403 --> 01:24:26,360
need of a critical repair or

2607
01:24:26,360 --> 01:24:26,637
postponing and redirecting

2608
01:24:26,637 --> 01:24:29,370
funds to other projects

2609
01:24:30,308 --> 01:24:30,875
reserved for addressing dam

2610
01:24:30,875 --> 01:24:33,275
safety would replace a

2611
01:24:35,450 --> 01:24:35,813
potentially clean source of

2612
01:24:35,813 --> 01:24:39,413
water for a system that will

2613
01:24:39,883 --> 01:24:40,518
require hundreds of gallons for

2614
01:24:40,518 --> 01:24:41,218
another system that would

2615
01:24:41,218 --> 01:24:44,218
require hundreds of gallons of

2616
01:24:44,956 --> 01:24:45,689
chemicals We are told that

2617
01:24:45,689 --> 01:24:48,689
those chemicals will be removed

2618
01:24:49,427 --> 01:24:49,794
but I don't know if that's

2619
01:24:49,794 --> 01:24:50,695
possible.

2620
01:24:50,695 --> 01:24:54,732
It is far better to look at a

2621
01:24:54,732 --> 01:24:55,330
potential source that has been

2622
01:24:55,330 --> 01:24:55,934
used.

2623
01:24:55,934 --> 01:24:59,137
It just needs to be protected

2624
01:24:59,137 --> 01:25:00,400
and postponing required

2625
01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:03,604
maintenance is not in your best

2626
01:25:03,975 --> 01:25:04,442
interest and is certainly not

2627
01:25:04,442 --> 01:25:05,343
in the public's.

2628
01:25:05,343 --> 01:25:08,580
So I hope that you will look at

2629
01:25:08,580 --> 01:25:09,180
this and do something that is

2630
01:25:09,180 --> 01:25:09,580
in the best interest of

2631
01:25:09,580 --> 01:25:11,580
the public.

2632
01:25:14,180 --> 01:25:14,419
>> Thank you.

2633
01:25:14,419 --> 01:25:15,153
Thank you.

2634
01:25:15,153 --> 01:25:15,953
Next is Judy Strang After that

2635
01:25:15,953 --> 01:25:17,756
is 7499 Judy Strang Please

2636
01:25:17,756 --> 01:25:19,756
unmute.

2637
01:25:22,827 --> 01:25:23,695
I can't unmute for you.

2638
01:25:23,695 --> 01:25:24,129
I will need to move on And

2639
01:25:24,129 --> 01:25:26,129
there you go.

2640
01:25:27,198 --> 01:25:28,990
Can you tell me what your item

2641
01:25:28,990 --> 01:25:31,369
or items you wish to speak to?

2642
01:25:31,369 --> 01:25:31,802
>> Yes, I wanted to speak to 50

2643
01:25:31,802 --> 01:25:32,470
and 100.

2644
01:25:32,470 --> 01:25:32,937
>> You'll have two minutes.

2645
01:25:32,937 --> 01:25:34,937
Please proceed.

2646
01:25:36,908 --> 01:25:37,608
You bet.

2647
01:25:37,608 --> 01:25:38,309
Thank you for the opportunity

2648
01:25:38,309 --> 01:25:39,770
to call from my work place And

2649
01:25:39,770 --> 01:25:41,479
I'm sorry to hold you up while

2650
01:25:41,479 --> 01:25:42,413
I was feeling connected.

2651
01:25:42,413 --> 01:25:45,449
i'm very excited to speak to

2652
01:25:45,449 --> 01:25:45,884
item 50 The dam design Great

2653
01:25:45,884 --> 01:25:46,784
gobs of money.

2654
01:25:46,784 --> 01:25:50,188
I would have loved to have seen

2655
01:25:50,188 --> 01:25:50,855
a staff report on it but all of

2656
01:25:50,855 --> 01:25:53,855
us who live downstream from

2657
01:25:55,600 --> 01:25:55,726
the Lake Hodges Dam are excited

2658
01:25:55,726 --> 01:25:56,260
by any sorts of repairs that

2659
01:25:56,260 --> 01:25:57,127
are happening there.

2660
01:25:57,127 --> 01:25:59,898
I'd love to have a I tried to

2661
01:25:59,898 --> 01:26:00,665
read the staff report and

2662
01:26:00,665 --> 01:26:01,132
understand it but I came away a

2663
01:26:01,132 --> 01:26:03,132
little confused.

2664
01:26:04,368 --> 01:26:07,772
It is after all a ten year

2665
01:26:07,772 --> 01:26:11,943
grant and it seems to be first

2666
01:26:11,943 --> 01:26:12,544
for $150 million to which $75

2667
01:26:12,544 --> 01:26:13,311
million is being added.

2668
01:26:13,311 --> 01:26:16,681
That's a lot of money just to

2669
01:26:16,681 --> 01:26:17,415
put on consent and and let us

2670
01:26:17,415 --> 01:26:20,415
not understand what we're going

2671
01:26:20,718 --> 01:26:21,186
to get over a ten year period

2672
01:26:21,186 --> 01:26:23,186
for this money.

2673
01:26:24,556 --> 01:26:24,990
I also wanted to speak to item

2674
01:26:24,990 --> 01:26:25,757
100 Oh yay.

2675
01:26:25,757 --> 01:26:29,357
Let's apply for this grant I

2676
01:26:29,427 --> 01:26:30,161
always wonder about these

2677
01:26:30,161 --> 01:26:32,561
common sense situations whether

2678
01:26:34,565 --> 01:26:35,660
we really need to ask whether

2679
01:26:35,660 --> 01:26:35,734
we should do it.

2680
01:26:35,734 --> 01:26:36,701
Of course we should do it.

2681
01:26:36,701 --> 01:26:39,638
I guess we should be glad that

2682
01:26:39,638 --> 01:26:40,372
we have the clarity and

2683
01:26:40,372 --> 01:26:41,406
the opportunity to speak to it.

2684
01:26:41,406 --> 01:26:44,442
Yes, if there was ever a city

2685
01:26:44,442 --> 01:26:45,110
this young people need an

2686
01:26:45,110 --> 01:26:48,110
influx of cash to help

2687
01:26:49,381 --> 01:26:50,810
implement the programs that

2688
01:26:50,810 --> 01:26:50,615
you've so aggressively put in

2689
01:26:50,615 --> 01:26:53,150
place to help them.

2690
01:26:54,519 --> 01:26:55,220
The age of 16 to 30 is a

2691
01:26:55,220 --> 01:26:59,420
critical age in the life of a

2692
01:26:59,724 --> 01:27:00,459
young person speaking as a

2693
01:27:00,459 --> 01:27:01,392
grandmother I can tell you that

2694
01:27:01,392 --> 01:27:04,596
it is an age that is just any

2695
01:27:04,596 --> 01:27:05,297
day with bad influences about

2696
01:27:05,297 --> 01:27:08,897
choice making And as a public

2697
01:27:09,167 --> 01:27:09,835
health advocate I have to again

2698
01:27:09,835 --> 01:27:10,535
express my concern When you

2699
01:27:10,535 --> 01:27:14,390
look at this age group to

2700
01:27:14,390 --> 01:27:14,673
realize the role that

2701
01:27:14,673 --> 01:27:17,730
the normalization of high

2702
01:27:19,177 --> 01:27:19,878
potency cannabis products has

2703
01:27:19,878 --> 01:27:20,645
done to this age group and

2704
01:27:20,645 --> 01:27:23,645
affecting their ability to be

2705
01:27:25,184 --> 01:27:25,850
successful at school and these

2706
01:27:25,850 --> 01:27:26,451
tutor ship opportunities and

2707
01:27:26,451 --> 01:27:28,451
internship opportunities

2708
01:27:29,860 --> 01:27:29,655
they're going to be provided if

2709
01:27:29,655 --> 01:27:30,321
we receive this money.

2710
01:27:30,321 --> 01:27:33,758
Let's look at the source of

2711
01:27:33,758 --> 01:27:34,525
the problems our children have

2712
01:27:34,525 --> 01:27:34,893
as well as try to find

2713
01:27:34,893 --> 01:27:35,327
solutions.

2714
01:27:35,327 --> 01:27:37,327
>> Thank you.

2715
01:27:38,897 --> 01:27:39,665
Thank you.

2716
01:27:39,665 --> 01:27:39,998
Our final speaker is 7499

2717
01:27:39,998 --> 01:27:40,699
please.

2718
01:27:40,699 --> 01:27:43,435
I'm here to let me know which

2719
01:27:43,435 --> 01:27:43,702
item or items you wish to speak

2720
01:27:43,702 --> 01:27:45,170
to.

2721
01:27:45,170 --> 01:27:47,170
>> Item 51 Please proceed.

2722
01:27:50,442 --> 01:27:50,876
>> You have one minute Bob

2723
01:27:50,876 --> 01:27:51,510
Kozinski here.

2724
01:27:51,510 --> 01:27:53,910
I've been writing software

2725
01:27:55,114 --> 01:27:55,714
since the 1970s back when we

2726
01:27:55,714 --> 01:27:58,114
were using punch cards.

2727
01:27:59,384 --> 01:28:00,152
I appreciate the reduction of

2728
01:28:00,152 --> 01:28:02,552
this item from $16.3 million

2729
01:28:03,855 --> 01:28:06,855
down to $5.5 million but that's

2730
01:28:08,930 --> 01:28:08,661
still far too much for any

2731
01:28:08,661 --> 01:28:09,270
software as a service.

2732
01:28:09,270 --> 01:28:11,270
End quote.

2733
01:28:13,198 --> 01:28:13,866
Contract in the era of widely

2734
01:28:13,866 --> 01:28:16,266
available free software free

2735
01:28:17,569 --> 01:28:18,237
and open source software.

2736
01:28:18,237 --> 01:28:20,637
The people creating these

2737
01:28:22,206 --> 01:28:22,908
agreements in contracts do not

2738
01:28:22,908 --> 01:28:23,575
negotiate as if they were

2739
01:28:23,575 --> 01:28:25,975
spending their own personal

2740
01:28:27,179 --> 01:28:27,880
money as they should send this

2741
01:28:27,880 --> 01:28:30,280
item back for further

2742
01:28:31,950 --> 01:28:32,751
negotiation.

2743
01:28:32,751 --> 01:28:33,484
Also I endorse the comments of

2744
01:28:33,484 --> 01:28:36,484
the earlier caller who asserted

2745
01:28:36,521 --> 01:28:37,156
that this current city

2746
01:28:37,156 --> 01:28:37,789
government does not serve

2747
01:28:37,789 --> 01:28:41,389
the people and it does not

2748
01:28:41,894 --> 01:28:42,327
answer to the people.

2749
01:28:42,327 --> 01:28:42,727
>> Thank you.

2750
01:28:42,727 --> 01:28:43,429
Thank you.

2751
01:28:43,429 --> 01:28:45,829
That concludes public comment

2752
01:28:46,798 --> 01:28:47,199
on the consent agenda.

2753
01:28:47,199 --> 01:28:47,766
All right.

2754
01:28:47,766 --> 01:28:48,734
Thank you, City clerk.

2755
01:28:48,734 --> 01:28:52,137
With that we will go to my

2756
01:28:52,137 --> 01:28:52,871
colleagues for any questions

2757
01:28:52,871 --> 01:28:53,572
and comments and will entertain

2758
01:28:53,572 --> 01:28:54,106
a motion And we'll start with

2759
01:28:54,106 --> 01:28:56,106
Councilmember Campo.

2760
01:28:57,209 --> 01:28:57,877
Thank you.

2761
01:28:57,877 --> 01:28:58,577
Council PRESIDENT I'll move

2762
01:28:58,577 --> 01:29:01,413
approval of the consent agenda

2763
01:29:01,413 --> 01:29:02,460
Briefly just call the public's

2764
01:29:02,460 --> 01:29:02,748
attention to item 51 where

2765
01:29:02,748 --> 01:29:05,618
we're reducing the term amount

2766
01:29:05,618 --> 01:29:06,850
of a contract from 16.3 million

2767
01:29:06,850 --> 01:29:06,752
to 5.5 million.

2768
01:29:06,752 --> 01:29:09,752
I appreciate Staff's work on

2769
01:29:10,488 --> 01:29:11,157
helping us with the smart

2770
01:29:11,157 --> 01:29:11,924
energy water software there.

2771
01:29:11,924 --> 01:29:15,527
So that's a that's you know we

2772
01:29:15,527 --> 01:29:16,295
get some things done we save

2773
01:29:16,295 --> 01:29:19,165
some money around here And on

2774
01:29:19,165 --> 01:29:19,832
item number 1 or 1

2775
01:29:19,832 --> 01:29:20,499
the reappointment to the San

2776
01:29:20,499 --> 01:29:21,100
Diego Unified Port District

2777
01:29:21,100 --> 01:29:21,767
Board of Commissioners.

2778
01:29:21,767 --> 01:29:24,360
I want to thank MR. Michaels

2779
01:29:24,360 --> 01:29:24,737
who kept for his service a

2780
01:29:24,737 --> 01:29:28,337
little bit more than two terms

2781
01:29:28,674 --> 01:29:29,607
coming on a third term here.

2782
01:29:29,607 --> 01:29:30,309
I just do want to say this week

2783
01:29:30,309 --> 01:29:33,612
and I had relatives from from

2784
01:29:33,612 --> 01:29:34,346
Iowa visiting San Diego we went

2785
01:29:34,346 --> 01:29:34,980
on a boat tour of the harbor

2786
01:29:34,980 --> 01:29:37,980
and the port They were

2787
01:29:39,418 --> 01:29:40,152
commenting on on how much fun

2788
01:29:40,152 --> 01:29:40,853
they were having And I said all

2789
01:29:40,853 --> 01:29:41,520
the credit goes to Sid Vaccaro

2790
01:29:41,520 --> 01:29:41,787
who's sitting right next to

2791
01:29:41,787 --> 01:29:43,787
you.

2792
01:29:44,123 --> 01:29:44,723
MR. Ticket So you know, keep

2793
01:29:44,723 --> 01:29:47,723
following his lead and I

2794
01:29:48,694 --> 01:29:49,362
appreciate you very much.

2795
01:29:49,362 --> 01:29:50,960
Quite frankly folks from all

2796
01:29:50,960 --> 01:29:53,232
over the world come to our port

2797
01:29:53,232 --> 01:29:54,330
for tourism, for food, for art

2798
01:29:54,330 --> 01:29:57,633
And the experience of San Diego

2799
01:29:59,204 --> 01:29:59,547
is a cornerstone of our local

2800
01:29:59,547 --> 01:30:00,305
economy.

2801
01:30:00,305 --> 01:30:00,940
And MR. Speaker, it is one of

2802
01:30:00,940 --> 01:30:01,374
the reasons it is doing so

2803
01:30:01,374 --> 01:30:02,875
successfully.

2804
01:30:02,875 --> 01:30:03,576
So thank you very much for your

2805
01:30:03,576 --> 01:30:04,110
service And with that I will

2806
01:30:04,110 --> 01:30:06,110
conclude my motion.

2807
01:30:07,846 --> 01:30:08,213
Council PRESIDENT All right.

2808
01:30:08,213 --> 01:30:09,810
Thank you.

2809
01:30:09,810 --> 01:30:09,815
So we do have a motion by

2810
01:30:09,815 --> 01:30:10,315
Councilmember Camp here to move

2811
01:30:10,315 --> 01:30:12,315
the consent items.

2812
01:30:13,118 --> 01:30:13,453
We'll go next to Council member

2813
01:30:13,453 --> 01:30:14,153
Lipman.

2814
01:30:14,153 --> 01:30:16,923
Thank you Council PRESIDENT I

2815
01:30:16,923 --> 01:30:17,623
will second the motion item 100

2816
01:30:17,623 --> 01:30:18,257
This item accept state funding

2817
01:30:18,257 --> 01:30:21,257
for the city is internship

2818
01:30:21,526 --> 01:30:22,127
program Ensuring that interns

2819
01:30:22,127 --> 01:30:22,795
are paid is essential to

2820
01:30:22,795 --> 01:30:25,195
removing barriers to public

2821
01:30:26,232 --> 01:30:26,833
service and opening the door

2822
01:30:26,833 --> 01:30:27,467
for more young people to

2823
01:30:27,467 --> 01:30:29,867
explore Explore careers in

2824
01:30:31,700 --> 01:30:31,938
local government.

2825
01:30:31,938 --> 01:30:32,571
I want to take a moment to

2826
01:30:32,571 --> 01:30:33,239
recognize our outstanding

2827
01:30:33,239 --> 01:30:35,639
District three interns Rigo

2828
01:30:36,208 --> 01:30:36,808
Tage and Adan whose dedication

2829
01:30:36,808 --> 01:30:37,477
and service make a real

2830
01:30:37,477 --> 01:30:39,877
difference in our community

2831
01:30:41,781 --> 01:30:42,447
Every day and item What a one

2832
01:30:42,447 --> 01:30:44,847
The reappointment of Michael

2833
01:30:45,500 --> 01:30:45,751
Zook head to the San Diego

2834
01:30:45,751 --> 01:30:46,185
Unified Park District Board of

2835
01:30:46,185 --> 01:30:46,919
Commissioners.

2836
01:30:46,919 --> 01:30:49,919
MR. Zuccato currently serves as

2837
01:30:50,256 --> 01:30:50,689
vice Chair of the Board of Port

2838
01:30:50,689 --> 01:30:51,324
Commissioners.

2839
01:30:51,324 --> 01:30:53,724
During public comment MR.

2840
01:30:55,327 --> 01:30:56,280
Beekman was asked about

2841
01:30:56,280 --> 01:30:56,496
the port's role in addressing

2842
01:30:56,496 --> 01:30:58,496
climate change.

2843
01:31:00,266 --> 01:31:01,330
Well I have good news.

2844
01:31:01,330 --> 01:31:01,767
Vice Chair Zoo Cat has been

2845
01:31:01,767 --> 01:31:04,167
instrumental in the development

2846
01:31:04,770 --> 01:31:05,371
and success of the Maritime

2847
01:31:05,371 --> 01:31:06,390
Clean Air Strategy and

2848
01:31:06,390 --> 01:31:06,673
the electrification of port

2849
01:31:06,673 --> 01:31:09,730
operations which have been

2850
01:31:10,176 --> 01:31:10,777
recognized globally as well as

2851
01:31:10,777 --> 01:31:11,477
many other initiatives.

2852
01:31:11,477 --> 01:31:13,846
His contributions have helped

2853
01:31:13,846 --> 01:31:14,514
to grow the blue economy in San

2854
01:31:14,514 --> 01:31:14,914
Diego and create many good

2855
01:31:14,914 --> 01:31:16,914
paying jobs.

2856
01:31:19,850 --> 01:31:19,619
In fact he was a renewable

2857
01:31:19,619 --> 01:31:20,319
energy economist at

2858
01:31:20,319 --> 01:31:20,720
the Department of Energy back

2859
01:31:20,720 --> 01:31:21,320
of the day.

2860
01:31:21,320 --> 01:31:24,290
So for all of us who are

2861
01:31:24,290 --> 01:31:25,158
concerned about climate change

2862
01:31:25,158 --> 01:31:25,891
,we are fortunate to have vice

2863
01:31:25,891 --> 01:31:28,891
chairs the cat representing our

2864
01:31:29,262 --> 01:31:29,963
city, the board of Port

2865
01:31:29,963 --> 01:31:30,697
Commissioners and MR. Ferrara

2866
01:31:30,697 --> 01:31:34,634
is with us in chambers as well.

2867
01:31:34,634 --> 01:31:35,267
We're fortunate to have

2868
01:31:35,267 --> 01:31:35,869
Commissioner Veronica and

2869
01:31:35,869 --> 01:31:37,869
Commissioner Board also

2870
01:31:39,380 --> 01:31:39,339
representing our city of San

2871
01:31:39,339 --> 01:31:39,906
Diego.

2872
01:31:39,906 --> 01:31:40,273
>> Thank you, Council

2873
01:31:40,273 --> 01:31:40,640
PRESIDENT.

2874
01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:41,107
All right.

2875
01:31:41,107 --> 01:31:43,107
Thank you, sir.

2876
01:31:43,910 --> 01:31:44,477
So we have a motion by

2877
01:31:44,477 --> 01:31:45,145
Councilmember Campi on

2878
01:31:45,145 --> 01:31:45,812
the second by council member

2879
01:31:45,812 --> 01:31:48,447
Whitburn to move The consent

2880
01:31:48,447 --> 01:31:48,915
items will go next to council

2881
01:31:48,915 --> 01:31:49,549
member Campbell.

2882
01:31:49,549 --> 01:31:49,916
Thank you so much, Council

2883
01:31:49,916 --> 01:31:51,916
PRESIDENT.

2884
01:31:53,786 --> 01:31:57,986
I would like to comment also on

2885
01:31:58,124 --> 01:31:58,824
item 101 the reappointment of

2886
01:31:58,824 --> 01:31:59,559
Mike Zoo Care to the San Diego

2887
01:31:59,559 --> 01:32:01,959
Airport Board of Commissioners.

2888
01:32:03,396 --> 01:32:04,263
Michael Zukor who grew up near

2889
01:32:04,263 --> 01:32:07,400
the ocean in Ocean Beach in my

2890
01:32:07,400 --> 01:32:08,680
district, currently serves as

2891
01:32:08,680 --> 01:32:08,668
vice chair of the San Diego

2892
01:32:08,668 --> 01:32:10,668
Board of Commissioners.

2893
01:32:11,604 --> 01:32:12,338
He is in line to become

2894
01:32:12,338 --> 01:32:14,738
the chair in 2027 Commissioners

2895
01:32:16,443 --> 01:32:17,243
Hackett is the general manager

2896
01:32:17,243 --> 01:32:20,843
for the San Diego mta Municipal

2897
01:32:21,681 --> 01:32:22,382
Employee Association, now

2898
01:32:22,382 --> 01:32:22,848
representing over 5000 of our

2899
01:32:22,848 --> 01:32:24,848
city employees.

2900
01:32:27,387 --> 01:32:30,890
He served as Sandy Count a San

2901
01:32:30,890 --> 01:32:31,558
Diego city COUNCILMAN For

2902
01:32:31,558 --> 01:32:34,558
District two Yay where he

2903
01:32:36,960 --> 01:32:36,763
served on many and did many

2904
01:32:36,763 --> 01:32:37,430
things including serving on

2905
01:32:37,430 --> 01:32:39,830
the Public Safety Committee

2906
01:32:41,534 --> 01:32:41,934
natural Resources and land Use

2907
01:32:41,934 --> 01:32:42,702
committees.

2908
01:32:42,702 --> 01:32:46,302
Prior to being a council member

2909
01:32:46,874 --> 01:32:47,507
commissioners Zoo cat was

2910
01:32:47,507 --> 01:32:48,141
the Director of government

2911
01:32:48,141 --> 01:32:51,141
Affairs for the San Diego

2912
01:32:51,745 --> 01:32:52,445
Firefighters Union Local 145

2913
01:32:52,445 --> 01:32:55,949
And he did all those other

2914
01:32:55,949 --> 01:32:56,448
things My other colleagues have

2915
01:32:56,448 --> 01:32:58,448
mentioned as well.

2916
01:33:00,186 --> 01:33:00,920
It's amazing in his young life

2917
01:33:00,920 --> 01:33:01,521
given his dedication to serving

2918
01:33:01,521 --> 01:33:03,921
the community I support

2919
01:33:05,959 --> 01:33:06,693
the reappointment of Michael

2920
01:33:06,693 --> 01:33:07,326
who kept to the San Diego Board

2921
01:33:07,326 --> 01:33:09,726
board of Commissioners and

2922
01:33:10,664 --> 01:33:11,398
appreciate his willingness to

2923
01:33:11,398 --> 01:33:11,698
continue to serve our wonderful

2924
01:33:11,698 --> 01:33:13,698
port.

2925
01:33:15,969 --> 01:33:18,969
And thank you commission member

2926
01:33:20,140 --> 01:33:20,840
Rocco for being here escorting

2927
01:33:20,840 --> 01:33:21,374
him at this important moment.

2928
01:33:21,374 --> 01:33:23,774
Thank you very much.

2929
01:33:26,113 --> 01:33:26,613
Council PRESIDENT.

2930
01:33:26,613 --> 01:33:27,247
All right.

2931
01:33:27,247 --> 01:33:27,614
Thank you, Council member

2932
01:33:27,614 --> 01:33:28,314
Campbell.

2933
01:33:28,314 --> 01:33:28,715
We'll go next to Councilmember

2934
01:33:28,715 --> 01:33:29,820
Isla Rivera.

2935
01:33:29,820 --> 01:33:30,490
Thank you.

2936
01:33:30,490 --> 01:33:30,817
Council PRESIDENT.

2937
01:33:30,817 --> 01:33:31,184
Just a couple of quick

2938
01:33:31,184 --> 01:33:33,184
comments.

2939
01:33:34,721 --> 01:33:38,921
First I want to say thank you

2940
01:33:39,580 --> 01:33:39,759
to MR. Yet for your interest

2941
01:33:39,759 --> 01:33:40,994
and commitment to continue to

2942
01:33:40,994 --> 01:33:43,994
serve and represent San Diego

2943
01:33:47,134 --> 01:33:47,901
at the Port.

2944
01:33:47,901 --> 01:33:51,571
I'm going to be nice the whole

2945
01:33:51,571 --> 01:33:54,571
time this time I promise

2946
01:33:55,642 --> 01:33:56,609
The work that you've done to

2947
01:33:56,609 --> 01:34:00,780
make sure that the port is a

2948
01:34:00,780 --> 01:34:01,515
responsible and good partner to

2949
01:34:01,515 --> 01:34:02,115
the communities around the port

2950
01:34:02,115 --> 01:34:04,115
is extremely meaningful.

2951
01:34:06,586 --> 01:34:09,586
advances that are made around

2952
01:34:10,457 --> 01:34:12,857
clean energy super important

2953
01:34:14,527 --> 01:34:15,295
The port is oftentimes I think

2954
01:34:15,295 --> 01:34:18,295
in government we talk about

2955
01:34:20,133 --> 01:34:20,801
being leaders at a national

2956
01:34:20,801 --> 01:34:21,501
level or a global level And

2957
01:34:21,501 --> 01:34:24,905
I'll be honest I think there's

2958
01:34:24,905 --> 01:34:25,205
a lot of hyperbole in most of

2959
01:34:25,205 --> 01:34:25,939
that.

2960
01:34:25,939 --> 01:34:26,306
That's actually not the case at

2961
01:34:26,306 --> 01:34:28,306
the port.

2962
01:34:29,208 --> 01:34:29,943
It's not hyperbole.

2963
01:34:29,943 --> 01:34:30,677
There are advancements being

2964
01:34:30,677 --> 01:34:33,981
made and actions that have been

2965
01:34:33,981 --> 01:34:34,447
taken that really are

2966
01:34:34,447 --> 01:34:35,248
groundbreaking.

2967
01:34:35,248 --> 01:34:35,949
And I know that you played an

2968
01:34:35,949 --> 01:34:38,886
important role in that and

2969
01:34:38,886 --> 01:34:39,853
that's why I said came here to

2970
01:34:39,853 --> 01:34:43,357
support you and keep an eye on

2971
01:34:43,357 --> 01:34:44,191
you.

2972
01:34:44,191 --> 01:34:44,925
But just thank you again for

2973
01:34:44,925 --> 01:34:48,295
your willingness to step up and

2974
01:34:48,295 --> 01:34:48,662
continue to serve in that in

2975
01:34:48,662 --> 01:34:49,596
that role.

2976
01:34:49,596 --> 01:34:53,934
I also wanted to say how glad I

2977
01:34:53,934 --> 01:34:54,701
am to see item 100 in front of

2978
01:34:54,701 --> 01:34:57,670
us and the Employment Power

2979
01:34:57,670 --> 01:34:58,371
Program is one of the best

2980
01:34:58,371 --> 01:34:59,730
things the state has done over

2981
01:34:59,730 --> 01:35:02,673
the last several years and I'm

2982
01:35:02,710 --> 01:35:03,444
very glad that San Diego has

2983
01:35:03,444 --> 01:35:07,440
leaned into it from Roberta who

2984
01:35:07,280 --> 01:35:07,981
is now leading our community

2985
01:35:07,981 --> 01:35:08,616
empowerment efforts to Deanna

2986
01:35:08,616 --> 01:35:11,616
who's behind me and Kanoa.

2987
01:35:12,987 --> 01:35:13,587
These are folks who came

2988
01:35:13,587 --> 01:35:14,287
through the employee and

2989
01:35:14,287 --> 01:35:14,921
completed in power program and

2990
01:35:14,921 --> 01:35:15,589
now work as a staff and in

2991
01:35:15,589 --> 01:35:17,658
leadership positions in our

2992
01:35:17,658 --> 01:35:21,258
office v and Evie who are

2993
01:35:21,929 --> 01:35:22,563
behind me as current interns in

2994
01:35:22,563 --> 01:35:25,563
our cohort along with Eva,

2995
01:35:26,500 --> 01:35:27,234
Izzy, Owen and Summer.

2996
01:35:27,234 --> 01:35:27,801
They're doing incredible work.

2997
01:35:27,801 --> 01:35:28,202
They're learning about

2998
01:35:28,202 --> 01:35:30,202
government.

2999
01:35:31,906 --> 01:35:32,540
They're contributing their

3000
01:35:32,540 --> 01:35:33,240
community and the state's

3001
01:35:33,240 --> 01:35:36,240
investment in our young people

3002
01:35:37,544 --> 01:35:38,112
is is a great short term and

3003
01:35:38,112 --> 01:35:40,112
long term investment.

3004
01:35:42,820 --> 01:35:45,953
So very, very glad to see us

3005
01:35:45,953 --> 01:35:46,754
accepting these additional

3006
01:35:46,754 --> 01:35:47,455
grant funds and want to see

3007
01:35:47,455 --> 01:35:50,455
this program not only continue

3008
01:35:51,392 --> 01:35:52,920
but continue to grow in

3009
01:35:52,920 --> 01:35:55,920
the years ahead because really

3010
01:35:56,530 --> 01:35:57,264
the city wins our offices when

3011
01:35:57,264 --> 01:36:00,264
the residents win And obviously

3012
01:36:01,469 --> 01:36:02,169
there's benefits for the young

3013
01:36:02,169 --> 01:36:03,700
folks who are here as well.

3014
01:36:03,700 --> 01:36:06,640
So I want to say thank you to

3015
01:36:06,640 --> 01:36:06,974
our employing and power cohort

3016
01:36:06,974 --> 01:36:07,807
cohort.

3017
01:36:07,807 --> 01:36:10,807
And I'm very supportive of

3018
01:36:11,611 --> 01:36:12,179
continuing to continuing to see

3019
01:36:12,179 --> 01:36:12,546
this program thrive in

3020
01:36:12,546 --> 01:36:12,913
the city.

3021
01:36:12,913 --> 01:36:14,913
Thank you.

3022
01:36:16,383 --> 01:36:16,784
Council PRESIDENT.

3023
01:36:16,784 --> 01:36:17,385
All right.

3024
01:36:17,385 --> 01:36:17,718
Thank you, Councilmember

3025
01:36:17,718 --> 01:36:18,419
Rivera.

3026
01:36:18,419 --> 01:36:21,419
We'll go next to Councilmember

3027
01:36:21,589 --> 01:36:22,880
Von Wolpert.

3028
01:36:22,880 --> 01:36:22,990
Thank you.

3029
01:36:22,990 --> 01:36:23,692
I will just add on item 1 to 1

3030
01:36:23,692 --> 01:36:25,593
Mike to get we're very excited

3031
01:36:25,593 --> 01:36:26,294
to be appointed to the port.

3032
01:36:26,294 --> 01:36:26,927
You've done an excellent job.

3033
01:36:26,927 --> 01:36:27,628
My colleagues have already

3034
01:36:27,628 --> 01:36:28,195
talked about all the wonderful

3035
01:36:28,195 --> 01:36:30,595
things you've done for

3036
01:36:30,731 --> 01:36:31,465
the community but I'll also add

3037
01:36:31,465 --> 01:36:35,650
all the wonderful things you do

3038
01:36:35,770 --> 01:36:36,470
for our city Leading mta as

3039
01:36:36,470 --> 01:36:36,871
the leadership has been quite

3040
01:36:36,871 --> 01:36:37,572
incredible.

3041
01:36:37,572 --> 01:36:40,107
We've had some hard years and

3042
01:36:40,107 --> 01:36:40,808
we have a hard budget year now

3043
01:36:40,808 --> 01:36:41,475
and so thank you for standing

3044
01:36:41,475 --> 01:36:42,310
up to be the voice of our

3045
01:36:42,310 --> 01:36:45,246
workers who we depend on every

3046
01:36:45,246 --> 01:36:45,913
day to literally even open this

3047
01:36:45,913 --> 01:36:46,580
building and make sure it's

3048
01:36:46,580 --> 01:36:49,580
functioning which is a tall

3049
01:36:50,318 --> 01:36:51,850
order these days.

3050
01:36:51,850 --> 01:36:51,952
So I appreciate you very much

3051
01:36:51,952 --> 01:36:54,622
And Sid Baraka, always good to

3052
01:36:54,622 --> 01:36:55,356
see you too.

3053
01:36:55,356 --> 01:36:56,560
Thank you for the excellent

3054
01:36:56,560 --> 01:36:59,126
work you're doing as well And

3055
01:36:59,126 --> 01:37:00,940
my continued request to both of

3056
01:37:00,940 --> 01:37:00,962
you is to help us as a city and

3057
01:37:00,962 --> 01:37:04,980
a port and a region really make

3058
01:37:04,980 --> 01:37:04,865
the convention center

3059
01:37:04,865 --> 01:37:05,666
everything that it can be and

3060
01:37:05,666 --> 01:37:09,269
helping to turn our new win of

3061
01:37:09,269 --> 01:37:09,970
the measure c money into a long

3062
01:37:09,970 --> 01:37:10,638
term infrastructure investment

3063
01:37:10,638 --> 01:37:13,508
for our convention center to

3064
01:37:13,508 --> 01:37:14,275
modernize it, to expand it to

3065
01:37:14,275 --> 01:37:14,909
keep Comic-Con in San Diego so

3066
01:37:14,909 --> 01:37:17,909
that everyone can come see

3067
01:37:18,112 --> 01:37:18,813
the brand new Seaport Village

3068
01:37:18,813 --> 01:37:19,546
when it is finally ready.

3069
01:37:19,546 --> 01:37:23,146
So thank you for your work.

3070
01:37:23,517 --> 01:37:24,218
I appreciate you very much.

3071
01:37:24,218 --> 01:37:24,919
And item 50 thank you to

3072
01:37:24,919 --> 01:37:25,486
everyone who came in to speak

3073
01:37:25,486 --> 01:37:27,886
about Lake Hodges Dam.

3074
01:37:28,356 --> 01:37:29,190
You know I've grown up watching

3075
01:37:29,190 --> 01:37:32,190
this dam unfortunately start to

3076
01:37:33,428 --> 01:37:33,995
crumble and Lake Hodges is now

3077
01:37:33,995 --> 01:37:36,995
the worst rated dam in

3078
01:37:37,131 --> 01:37:37,999
the entire state of California

3079
01:37:37,999 --> 01:37:39,000
which has quite a bit I too

3080
01:37:39,000 --> 01:37:42,670
would love to see a new dam

3081
01:37:42,670 --> 01:37:43,337
constructed and the water level

3082
01:37:43,337 --> 01:37:44,380
raised because we're seeing

3083
01:37:44,380 --> 01:37:47,380
increased risk with fire when

3084
01:37:47,909 --> 01:37:48,276
the water goes down the brush

3085
01:37:48,276 --> 01:37:48,909
explodes.

3086
01:37:48,909 --> 01:37:49,577
Luckily this year Assembly

3087
01:37:49,577 --> 01:37:51,977
member Darshan Patel worked

3088
01:37:52,814 --> 01:37:53,414
with our office to secure over

3089
01:37:53,414 --> 01:37:54,148
$1 million to do brush

3090
01:37:54,148 --> 01:37:57,318
management in this area and our

3091
01:37:57,318 --> 01:37:57,919
fire department has been great

3092
01:37:57,919 --> 01:37:58,553
about making sure we are

3093
01:37:58,553 --> 01:38:00,953
controlling brush But what

3094
01:38:02,356 --> 01:38:03,570
happens next year and since

3095
01:38:03,570 --> 01:38:03,726
the County Water Authority has

3096
01:38:03,726 --> 01:38:06,726
decided that they no longer

3097
01:38:07,362 --> 01:38:08,128
want to participate in building

3098
01:38:08,128 --> 01:38:08,830
a new dam which they are

3099
01:38:08,830 --> 01:38:09,497
contractually obligated to pay

3100
01:38:09,497 --> 01:38:12,266
for half of the cost of Lake

3101
01:38:12,266 --> 01:38:13,000
Hodges That would leave

3102
01:38:13,000 --> 01:38:13,668
the city on the hook to find an

3103
01:38:13,668 --> 01:38:16,668
entire construction of a new

3104
01:38:17,305 --> 01:38:17,872
dam which I know is not

3105
01:38:17,872 --> 01:38:18,572
necessarily possible.

3106
01:38:18,572 --> 01:38:21,876
So I tell all of my neighbors

3107
01:38:21,876 --> 01:38:22,543
and community members who have

3108
01:38:22,543 --> 01:38:23,210
actually been through fires

3109
01:38:23,210 --> 01:38:23,945
before the Bridge Creek fire

3110
01:38:23,945 --> 01:38:26,981
came through this area and many

3111
01:38:26,981 --> 01:38:27,515
of them saw their homes burned

3112
01:38:27,515 --> 01:38:28,183
to the foundations.

3113
01:38:28,183 --> 01:38:31,850
So this is not a theoretical

3114
01:38:31,850 --> 01:38:31,853
fear for them.

3115
01:38:31,853 --> 01:38:32,587
This is a fear they have

3116
01:38:32,587 --> 01:38:36,187
experienced in the past to keep

3117
01:38:36,958 --> 01:38:37,691
advocating and also advocate

3118
01:38:37,691 --> 01:38:38,292
with the county water authority

3119
01:38:38,292 --> 01:38:38,993
because they are another

3120
01:38:38,993 --> 01:38:41,393
government entity that's going

3121
01:38:41,596 --> 01:38:41,896
to control the fate of this dam

3122
01:38:41,896 --> 01:38:42,497
.

3123
01:38:42,497 --> 01:38:43,264
So thank you everyone.

3124
01:38:43,264 --> 01:38:46,000
Thank you to you for investing

3125
01:38:46,000 --> 01:38:46,835
in our dams and let's make sure

3126
01:38:46,835 --> 01:38:47,501
that we start the initial focus

3127
01:38:47,501 --> 01:38:48,136
with this money coming in on

3128
01:38:48,136 --> 01:38:50,136
solutions really colleges

3129
01:38:52,400 --> 01:38:52,574
because it is the one that

3130
01:38:52,574 --> 01:38:53,241
needs the most care.

3131
01:38:53,241 --> 01:38:53,608
So I'll support like I said.

3132
01:38:53,608 --> 01:38:55,608
All right.

3133
01:38:56,745 --> 01:38:57,780
Thank you, Councilmember Van

3134
01:38:57,780 --> 01:38:57,812
Wilpert.

3135
01:38:57,812 --> 01:38:58,380
>> We'll go next to council

3136
01:38:58,380 --> 01:38:58,747
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

3137
01:38:58,747 --> 01:39:00,747
Thank you.

3138
01:39:02,830 --> 01:39:02,850
Council PRESIDENT Like to speak

3139
01:39:02,850 --> 01:39:03,618
to item 100 and just I'm glad

3140
01:39:03,618 --> 01:39:06,921
to see that these state funds

3141
01:39:06,921 --> 01:39:07,622
come to the city to support our

3142
01:39:07,622 --> 01:39:10,220
employee and Empowering Youth

3143
01:39:11,393 --> 01:39:12,930
Workforce Program which it is

3144
01:39:12,930 --> 01:39:12,827
as COUNCILMAN Gila River said,

3145
01:39:12,827 --> 01:39:15,227
an incredibly important program

3146
01:39:16,364 --> 01:39:17,131
that I've had the opportunity

3147
01:39:17,131 --> 01:39:17,832
to observe its impact firsthand

3148
01:39:17,832 --> 01:39:18,266
including our current interns

3149
01:39:18,266 --> 01:39:20,266
in our office.

3150
01:39:21,736 --> 01:39:22,370
We've had the privilege of

3151
01:39:22,370 --> 01:39:23,380
working with more than 20

3152
01:39:23,380 --> 01:39:25,438
interns through this program

3153
01:39:26,608 --> 01:39:27,700
over the course of the last

3154
01:39:27,700 --> 01:39:27,842
three years.

3155
01:39:27,842 --> 01:39:28,510
Some of them have gone on to

3156
01:39:28,510 --> 01:39:29,110
become full time staff while

3157
01:39:29,110 --> 01:39:32,110
others have moved on to

3158
01:39:32,214 --> 01:39:32,814
positions in various elected

3159
01:39:32,814 --> 01:39:33,447
offices and agencies at

3160
01:39:33,447 --> 01:39:36,447
the local and state level

3161
01:39:37,719 --> 01:39:38,386
during their time with us they

3162
01:39:38,386 --> 01:39:39,540
joined their local planning

3163
01:39:39,540 --> 01:39:42,540
groups shown up at protests

3164
01:39:42,690 --> 01:39:43,258
research policy initiatives,

3165
01:39:43,258 --> 01:39:43,925
painted murals in our

3166
01:39:43,925 --> 01:39:44,526
communities and tracked data

3167
01:39:44,526 --> 01:39:46,926
patterns that impact our

3168
01:39:47,629 --> 01:39:48,329
constituents.

3169
01:39:48,329 --> 01:39:49,640
Several have also continued on

3170
01:39:49,640 --> 01:39:49,798
to law school or other graduate

3171
01:39:49,798 --> 01:39:52,567
programs whether they choose to

3172
01:39:52,567 --> 01:39:52,967
stay in government or pursue

3173
01:39:52,967 --> 01:39:53,635
other paths.

3174
01:39:53,635 --> 01:39:54,369
They have all made valuable

3175
01:39:54,369 --> 01:39:57,369
contributions to our work while

3176
01:39:57,439 --> 01:39:57,972
gaining a deeper appreciation

3177
01:39:57,972 --> 01:39:58,640
for public service.

3178
01:39:58,640 --> 01:40:01,640
It's been a truly rewarding

3179
01:40:03,211 --> 01:40:03,912
experience for me and our team

3180
01:40:03,912 --> 01:40:04,579
to see them grow and explore

3181
01:40:04,579 --> 01:40:06,979
their interests their entire

3182
01:40:08,183 --> 01:40:08,884
time with our office And I'm

3183
01:40:08,884 --> 01:40:09,584
glad to know that we will

3184
01:40:09,584 --> 01:40:10,251
continue to be able to provide

3185
01:40:10,251 --> 01:40:12,651
this valuable experience to

3186
01:40:13,388 --> 01:40:14,122
future students.

3187
01:40:14,122 --> 01:40:14,856
Also give a shout out to

3188
01:40:14,856 --> 01:40:17,856
Kimberly Heng and Jacob Vantage

3189
01:40:18,126 --> 01:40:18,826
Vantage who are working in our

3190
01:40:18,826 --> 01:40:21,826
office right now and probably

3191
01:40:23,264 --> 01:40:24,232
tuning in to this meeting for

3192
01:40:24,232 --> 01:40:27,832
item 1 to 1 I will take a

3193
01:40:28,670 --> 01:40:29,338
moment to think Commissioners

3194
01:40:29,338 --> 01:40:29,838
who cared for willingness to

3195
01:40:29,838 --> 01:40:31,838
continue serving.

3196
01:40:34,760 --> 01:40:34,776
I'll admit I asked Commissioner

3197
01:40:34,776 --> 01:40:37,776
Bharara for some bullet points

3198
01:40:38,847 --> 01:40:39,548
of what to share and to that he

3199
01:40:39,548 --> 01:40:43,148
said only say nice things as

3200
01:40:43,618 --> 01:40:44,386
long as you have them to say

3201
01:40:44,386 --> 01:40:47,986
okay, well with that thank you.

3202
01:40:49,900 --> 01:40:49,890
>> I think everyone's already

3203
01:40:49,890 --> 01:40:50,592
repeated quite a bit of our

3204
01:40:50,592 --> 01:40:50,960
gratitude for your willingness

3205
01:40:50,960 --> 01:40:51,560
to serve.

3206
01:40:51,560 --> 01:40:54,560
>> I think most folks in

3207
01:40:54,563 --> 01:40:55,230
the public forget and don't

3208
01:40:55,230 --> 01:40:58,230
recognize that serving as a

3209
01:41:00,169 --> 01:41:00,669
commissioner for the Port is

3210
01:41:00,669 --> 01:41:01,637
not a light task.

3211
01:41:01,637 --> 01:41:05,974
It is it is just as rigorous in

3212
01:41:05,974 --> 01:41:06,641
many of the policy areas that

3213
01:41:06,641 --> 01:41:07,309
we deal with here on this

3214
01:41:07,309 --> 01:41:07,943
council And to you and your

3215
01:41:07,943 --> 01:41:09,943
fellow commissioners that

3216
01:41:11,713 --> 01:41:12,448
represent the city, while very

3217
01:41:12,448 --> 01:41:13,148
grateful that you dedicate your

3218
01:41:13,148 --> 01:41:16,148
time and energy to practically

3219
01:41:16,852 --> 01:41:17,453
volunteer in that capacity to

3220
01:41:17,453 --> 01:41:18,153
better our port and all

3221
01:41:18,153 --> 01:41:21,153
the properties along the coast

3222
01:41:22,791 --> 01:41:23,558
that we value in our region.

3223
01:41:23,558 --> 01:41:23,891
>> So thank you for your

3224
01:41:23,891 --> 01:41:25,891
service.

3225
01:41:27,162 --> 01:41:27,796
I think it's Oh thank you.

3226
01:41:27,796 --> 01:41:28,697
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem.

3227
01:41:28,697 --> 01:41:32,297
We'll go next to Council member

3228
01:41:32,367 --> 01:41:34,767
Foster Yes, thank you.

3229
01:41:37,740 --> 01:41:38,440
>> Council PRESIDENT.

3230
01:41:38,440 --> 01:41:39,108
Just some quick comments.

3231
01:41:39,108 --> 01:41:42,108
I would like to thank

3232
01:41:43,245 --> 01:41:43,879
commissioners of Cat for his

3233
01:41:43,879 --> 01:41:44,179
willingness to continue to

3234
01:41:44,179 --> 01:41:46,179
serve.

3235
01:41:49,118 --> 01:41:49,818
It is greatly appreciated and

3236
01:41:49,818 --> 01:41:50,519
just really want to thank

3237
01:41:50,519 --> 01:41:53,519
the port commissioners for all

3238
01:41:54,456 --> 01:41:55,157
the good work that you are

3239
01:41:55,157 --> 01:41:58,157
doing in continuing to ensure

3240
01:41:59,795 --> 01:42:00,196
that we are a top destination

3241
01:42:00,196 --> 01:42:01,630
location.

3242
01:42:01,630 --> 01:42:04,663
A lot of transformative work is

3243
01:42:05,668 --> 01:42:05,968
happening along our shoreline

3244
01:42:05,968 --> 01:42:06,769
there.

3245
01:42:06,769 --> 01:42:07,503
I mean you guys are leading

3246
01:42:07,503 --> 01:42:11,103
the way and leading that charge

3247
01:42:11,140 --> 01:42:11,707
So I just want to thank you for

3248
01:42:11,707 --> 01:42:14,107
all of those efforts.

3249
01:42:16,612 --> 01:42:17,146
With that I will be supporting

3250
01:42:17,146 --> 01:42:17,812
the consent agenda.

3251
01:42:17,812 --> 01:42:21,412
Madam Clerk, I would like to

3252
01:42:25,955 --> 01:42:26,255
register a no vote for item 50

3253
01:42:26,255 --> 01:42:26,655
.

3254
01:42:26,655 --> 01:42:27,256
All right.

3255
01:42:27,256 --> 01:42:27,590
Thank you, Councilmember

3256
01:42:27,590 --> 01:42:28,190
Foster.

3257
01:42:28,190 --> 01:42:28,690
Not see anybody else in

3258
01:42:28,690 --> 01:42:30,690
the life section?

3259
01:42:31,226 --> 01:42:31,994
I think everybody spoke.

3260
01:42:31,994 --> 01:42:32,361
I'll add a couple of thoughts

3261
01:42:32,361 --> 01:42:33,195
on my own.

3262
01:42:33,195 --> 01:42:37,990
I want to build on the comments

3263
01:42:37,990 --> 01:42:37,599
of my colleague Councilmember

3264
01:42:37,599 --> 01:42:39,599
about item 50.

3265
01:42:41,170 --> 01:42:41,804
There was some concern about

3266
01:42:41,804 --> 01:42:42,471
that one being on consent

3267
01:42:42,471 --> 01:42:44,471
actually item 50 that's

3268
01:42:47,209 --> 01:42:49,609
the contract with consultants

3269
01:42:51,247 --> 01:42:51,847
for dam improvements that

3270
01:42:51,847 --> 01:42:54,247
actually two full public

3271
01:42:55,884 --> 01:42:56,451
hearings wanted 80 and one at

3272
01:42:56,451 --> 01:42:58,851
the full city council.

3273
01:42:59,689 --> 01:43:00,356
The item in front of us is a

3274
01:43:00,356 --> 01:43:00,923
mandatory second reading to

3275
01:43:00,923 --> 01:43:01,590
make sure that we got

3276
01:43:01,590 --> 01:43:04,590
the ordinance just right and

3277
01:43:06,280 --> 01:43:06,528
that's why it's it's on consent

3278
01:43:06,528 --> 01:43:08,528
and on item 51.

3279
01:43:11,867 --> 01:43:12,535
Just a friendly reminder this

3280
01:43:12,535 --> 01:43:13,336
is the contract for the my

3281
01:43:13,336 --> 01:43:16,936
water portal That is a contract

3282
01:43:18,274 --> 01:43:18,941
authority not necessarily how

3283
01:43:18,941 --> 01:43:22,541
much will be spent on that

3284
01:43:23,946 --> 01:43:24,547
particular item item 5o5.

3285
01:43:24,547 --> 01:43:25,180
This is a resolution

3286
01:43:25,180 --> 01:43:25,881
authorizing the marketing

3287
01:43:25,881 --> 01:43:28,881
agreement between the city of

3288
01:43:29,619 --> 01:43:29,952
San Diego and Hyundai Motor

3289
01:43:29,952 --> 01:43:30,686
America.

3290
01:43:30,686 --> 01:43:31,287
Thank you to Sara Brennan from

3291
01:43:31,287 --> 01:43:31,954
Economic Development for

3292
01:43:31,954 --> 01:43:34,924
negotiating This deal was a

3293
01:43:34,924 --> 01:43:35,658
rather extraordinary

3294
01:43:35,658 --> 01:43:36,225
improvement over previous deals

3295
01:43:36,225 --> 01:43:39,225
in the same space Our

3296
01:43:41,970 --> 01:43:41,797
lifeguards deserve the best and

3297
01:43:41,797 --> 01:43:42,531
this agreement delivers that.

3298
01:43:42,531 --> 01:43:46,435
So thank you Sara for that Good

3299
01:43:46,435 --> 01:43:47,303
work And I suspect Chief

3300
01:43:47,303 --> 01:43:48,170
Gartland had a hand in there as

3301
01:43:48,170 --> 01:43:52,370
well So I'll wrap up the many

3302
01:43:52,975 --> 01:43:53,676
accolades.

3303
01:43:53,676 --> 01:43:54,410
I think it's getting

3304
01:43:54,410 --> 01:43:57,380
embarrassing How many of us are

3305
01:43:57,380 --> 01:43:58,114
talking about item 1 to 1 MR.

3306
01:43:58,114 --> 01:43:58,815
Kept As everybody has said your

3307
01:43:58,815 --> 01:44:00,815
accomplishments are certainly

3308
01:44:03,753 --> 01:44:04,353
numerous and impressive I to

3309
01:44:04,353 --> 01:44:04,920
laud your commitment to

3310
01:44:04,920 --> 01:44:05,588
environmental advances

3311
01:44:05,588 --> 01:44:07,588
including electrification of

3312
01:44:09,258 --> 01:44:09,926
our marine terminals positive

3313
01:44:09,926 --> 01:44:10,626
results for the port cities,

3314
01:44:10,626 --> 01:44:14,826
the city of San Diego and our

3315
01:44:14,897 --> 01:44:15,565
most impacted communities And I

3316
01:44:15,565 --> 01:44:16,165
want to recognize we're not

3317
01:44:16,165 --> 01:44:19,165
here to save the planet.

3318
01:44:20,303 --> 01:44:21,170
We're here to save ourselves

3319
01:44:21,170 --> 01:44:21,971
and our way of life and where

3320
01:44:21,971 --> 01:44:26,171
we work and where we play and

3321
01:44:26,609 --> 01:44:30,209
MR. To get your efforts are

3322
01:44:32,248 --> 01:44:32,949
geared 100% to that to minimize

3323
01:44:32,949 --> 01:44:33,649
the impact to those waterfront

3324
01:44:33,649 --> 01:44:36,649
communities to make sure that

3325
01:44:37,787 --> 01:44:38,453
we have a strong and vibrant

3326
01:44:38,453 --> 01:44:39,880
water working waterfront and

3327
01:44:39,880 --> 01:44:42,880
you find that balance and

3328
01:44:44,827 --> 01:44:45,495
the things you've done and as

3329
01:44:45,495 --> 01:44:46,129
one somebody ask about what

3330
01:44:46,129 --> 01:44:49,699
role you have the port has

3331
01:44:49,699 --> 01:44:50,366
you're leading the way and

3332
01:44:50,366 --> 01:44:51,340
the city here is trying to

3333
01:44:51,340 --> 01:44:51,701
catch up with the good work

3334
01:44:51,701 --> 01:44:54,701
that you're doing every day.

3335
01:44:55,839 --> 01:44:56,505
For those who missed the three

3336
01:44:56,505 --> 01:44:57,172
commissioners talking about

3337
01:44:57,172 --> 01:44:57,907
the work at the port, I urge

3338
01:44:57,907 --> 01:45:02,450
you to go back and watch that

3339
01:45:02,450 --> 01:45:02,378
presentation for the City

3340
01:45:02,378 --> 01:45:03,460
Council.

3341
01:45:03,460 --> 01:45:06,149
So I look forward to your

3342
01:45:06,149 --> 01:45:06,750
continued efforts for cutting

3343
01:45:06,750 --> 01:45:07,350
edge first in the Nation

3344
01:45:07,350 --> 01:45:08,500
Environmental Advances.

3345
01:45:08,500 --> 01:45:11,500
Thank you for your willingness

3346
01:45:13,957 --> 01:45:14,624
to continue to serve and I know

3347
01:45:14,624 --> 01:45:15,358
you've been itching in that

3348
01:45:15,358 --> 01:45:17,860
seat to perhaps come up and say

3349
01:45:17,860 --> 01:45:22,660
a few words to wrap it all up

3350
01:45:24,934 --> 01:45:25,635
I've got to thank you Council

3351
01:45:25,635 --> 01:45:28,635
president members of the city

3352
01:45:30,440 --> 01:45:30,940
council I'm only grateful and

3353
01:45:30,940 --> 01:45:31,573
and happy to have

3354
01:45:31,573 --> 01:45:33,973
the opportunity to serve.

3355
01:45:36,612 --> 01:45:37,350
Thank you very much.

3356
01:45:37,350 --> 01:45:38,480
I so appreciate your support

3357
01:45:38,480 --> 01:45:41,480
and your partnership and your

3358
01:45:42,619 --> 01:45:43,386
faith and I work as hard as I

3359
01:45:43,386 --> 01:45:47,586
can to to reward that faith and

3360
01:45:48,925 --> 01:45:49,692
how we serve.

3361
01:45:49,692 --> 01:45:49,993
I so appreciate your come and

3362
01:45:49,993 --> 01:45:50,693
stay.

3363
01:45:50,693 --> 01:45:54,970
I am definitely humbled and I

3364
01:45:54,970 --> 01:45:54,831
do find them a little

3365
01:45:54,831 --> 01:45:55,465
embarrassing in part because we

3366
01:45:55,465 --> 01:45:59,650
have such a great team at

3367
01:46:01,238 --> 01:46:01,671
the port As many of you

3368
01:46:01,671 --> 01:46:02,272
mentioned.

3369
01:46:02,272 --> 01:46:02,939
We've got a commissioner

3370
01:46:02,939 --> 01:46:05,939
sitting right here who's not

3371
01:46:07,430 --> 01:46:07,410
only here as a colleague but as

3372
01:46:07,410 --> 01:46:08,178
a friend.

3373
01:46:08,178 --> 01:46:08,879
I think he was going to hold my

3374
01:46:08,879 --> 01:46:09,312
hand if anybody said anything

3375
01:46:09,312 --> 01:46:11,312
mean about me.

3376
01:46:12,682 --> 01:46:13,350
He's such a such an incredible

3377
01:46:13,350 --> 01:46:16,350
and just absolutely a decent

3378
01:46:17,854 --> 01:46:18,555
human being And it's such a

3379
01:46:18,555 --> 01:46:19,222
pleasure to be his friend and

3380
01:46:19,222 --> 01:46:22,822
to serve with him And also

3381
01:46:23,927 --> 01:46:24,661
Commissioner Moore and and and

3382
01:46:24,661 --> 01:46:24,961
Commissioner Castellanos before

3383
01:46:24,961 --> 01:46:25,595
them.

3384
01:46:25,595 --> 01:46:26,290
So thank you very much for

3385
01:46:26,290 --> 01:46:28,290
those efforts.

3386
01:46:29,866 --> 01:46:30,667
To your point, Councilmember

3387
01:46:30,667 --> 01:46:31,435
Lee also wanted to thank my

3388
01:46:31,435 --> 01:46:35,350
wife and family my day job

3389
01:46:37,107 --> 01:46:37,707
bosses at the Senior Employees

3390
01:46:37,707 --> 01:46:40,107
Association who allow me

3391
01:46:41,645 --> 01:46:42,345
the time to to to engage in

3392
01:46:42,345 --> 01:46:43,120
the service which is only an

3393
01:46:43,120 --> 01:46:43,346
honor and I'm super grateful

3394
01:46:43,346 --> 01:46:45,346
for it.

3395
01:46:48,185 --> 01:46:48,919
So thank you all very much and

3396
01:46:48,919 --> 01:46:49,619
thank you council PRESIDENT And

3397
01:46:49,619 --> 01:46:52,190
especially to your incredible

3398
01:46:54,290 --> 01:46:55,250
support staff member Vicky

3399
01:46:55,250 --> 01:46:56,793
Jones for for coordinating this

3400
01:46:56,793 --> 01:46:59,793
report And thank you Really

3401
01:47:03,467 --> 01:47:03,867
welcome.

3402
01:47:03,867 --> 01:47:04,734
All right.

3403
01:47:04,734 --> 01:47:09,534
No one else in the lights We do

3404
01:47:10,674 --> 01:47:11,408
have a motion by council member

3405
01:47:11,408 --> 01:47:12,750
committee and second by council

3406
01:47:12,750 --> 01:47:12,509
member Woodburn clerk Please

3407
01:47:12,509 --> 01:47:13,143
call the roll.

3408
01:47:13,143 --> 01:47:16,143
I start the voting system.

3409
01:47:22,352 --> 01:47:23,860
Please cast your vote That

3410
01:47:23,860 --> 01:47:23,787
passage unanimously 8 to 0 with

3411
01:47:23,787 --> 01:47:24,488
Councilmember Foster voting no

3412
01:47:24,488 --> 01:47:27,488
and item 15 and Council member

3413
01:47:27,925 --> 01:47:28,625
Moreno Thank you Council

3414
01:47:28,625 --> 01:47:29,359
PRESIDENT All right thank you

3415
01:47:29,359 --> 01:47:32,959
City Clerk With that Will let's

3416
01:47:34,298 --> 01:47:34,898
move quickly That's turning out

3417
01:47:34,898 --> 01:47:35,531
to be a long morning.

3418
01:47:35,531 --> 01:47:38,531
We have both knowledge and

3419
01:47:39,360 --> 01:47:39,735
public comment as well as a

3420
01:47:39,735 --> 01:47:40,104
presentation under the Housing

3421
01:47:40,104 --> 01:47:40,704
Authority.

3422
01:47:40,704 --> 01:47:43,704
But first are there any

3423
01:47:46,176 --> 01:47:46,810
comments by the mayor's office,

3424
01:47:46,810 --> 01:47:47,477
city council member, city

3425
01:47:47,477 --> 01:47:49,477
attorney, independent budget

3426
01:47:50,948 --> 01:47:51,648
analyst or city clerk Not

3427
01:47:51,648 --> 01:47:51,982
seeing any I'll make one

3428
01:47:51,982 --> 01:47:53,982
comment.

3429
01:47:57,320 --> 01:47:58,220
I made some comments yesterday

3430
01:47:58,220 --> 01:47:58,522
relating to the appeal process

3431
01:47:58,522 --> 01:48:00,522
for environmental

3432
01:48:04,261 --> 01:48:04,962
determinations and I MAY have

3433
01:48:04,962 --> 01:48:05,596
been a little bit too generous

3434
01:48:05,596 --> 01:48:06,229
In my words environmental

3435
01:48:06,229 --> 01:48:08,229
determinations are unique

3436
01:48:09,600 --> 01:48:10,300
Animal Of all the things that

3437
01:48:10,300 --> 01:48:13,900
we do someone should not take

3438
01:48:15,372 --> 01:48:16,730
that as consulting advice but

3439
01:48:16,730 --> 01:48:16,774
I'm certainly happy to have a

3440
01:48:16,774 --> 01:48:17,441
conversation with anybody who

3441
01:48:17,441 --> 01:48:20,441
is considering the appeal an

3442
01:48:21,378 --> 01:48:22,112
environmental determination and

3443
01:48:22,112 --> 01:48:22,846
always stand ready to work with

3444
01:48:22,846 --> 01:48:25,846
my colleagues or operation side

3445
01:48:27,585 --> 01:48:28,285
if we can improve how our

3446
01:48:28,285 --> 01:48:28,953
municipal code is written and

3447
01:48:28,953 --> 01:48:31,953
give good direction for both

3448
01:48:33,230 --> 01:48:33,523
applicants and appellants see

3449
01:48:33,523 --> 01:48:34,491
no one else.

3450
01:48:34,491 --> 01:48:38,662
We will now adjourn as the City

3451
01:48:38,662 --> 01:48:39,363
Council to convene the Special

3452
01:48:39,363 --> 01:48:39,963
Housing Authority meeting And

3453
01:48:39,963 --> 01:48:42,963
first we will start with

3454
01:48:44,868 --> 01:48:45,503
the approval of the Housing

3455
01:48:45,503 --> 01:48:47,903
Authority minutes of both

3456
01:48:49,740 --> 01:48:50,440
JANUARY 13th, 2026 and

3457
01:48:50,440 --> 01:48:50,841
the special session on JANUARY

3458
01:48:50,841 --> 01:48:51,475
26th, 2026.

3459
01:48:51,475 --> 01:48:51,942
Clerk Please proceed with

3460
01:48:51,942 --> 01:48:53,942
public comment.

3461
01:48:57,381 --> 01:48:57,981
Thank you.

3462
01:48:57,981 --> 01:48:58,682
The public library for

3463
01:48:58,682 --> 01:48:59,830
the Housing Authority minutes

3464
01:48:59,830 --> 01:48:59,783
is now open.

3465
01:48:59,783 --> 01:49:01,852
Please note each we will have

3466
01:49:01,852 --> 01:49:02,553
one minute per item per person

3467
01:49:02,553 --> 01:49:03,187
The minutes being approved are

3468
01:49:03,187 --> 01:49:03,888
for the meeting of Tuesday

3469
01:49:03,888 --> 01:49:06,288
JANUARY 13th, 2026 Regular and

3470
01:49:07,792 --> 01:49:08,492
Monday JANUARY 26, 2026 a

3471
01:49:08,492 --> 01:49:11,492
special allegedly order if you

3472
01:49:13,664 --> 01:49:14,264
can please come forward.

3473
01:49:14,264 --> 01:49:14,731
You'll have two minutes.

3474
01:49:14,731 --> 01:49:15,566
Please proceed.

3475
01:49:15,566 --> 01:49:19,166
I'm surprised I thought I was

3476
01:49:20,400 --> 01:49:20,671
going to get one minute.

3477
01:49:20,671 --> 01:49:21,405
>> Look at you guys.

3478
01:49:21,405 --> 01:49:22,106
It's interesting that sometimes

3479
01:49:22,106 --> 01:49:25,442
you guys will write what is

3480
01:49:25,442 --> 01:49:26,430
written said in public comment

3481
01:49:26,430 --> 01:49:26,710
like in the meetings and

3482
01:49:26,710 --> 01:49:29,710
sometimes you don't And I'm

3483
01:49:31,315 --> 01:49:32,150
wondering when you don't Why is

3484
01:49:32,150 --> 01:49:32,783
that is because you don't want

3485
01:49:32,783 --> 01:49:36,383
the people to know what was

3486
01:49:37,588 --> 01:49:38,388
said, you know or you you wind

3487
01:49:38,388 --> 01:49:42,588
up spinning it in a certain way

3488
01:49:42,927 --> 01:49:43,227
or taking away words or adding

3489
01:49:43,227 --> 01:49:43,994
some.

3490
01:49:43,994 --> 01:49:48,194
So it seems like what is being

3491
01:49:48,633 --> 01:49:49,333
said is not as intense or

3492
01:49:49,333 --> 01:49:52,933
whatever And it's like I think

3493
01:49:54,105 --> 01:49:54,839
it is very important that when

3494
01:49:54,839 --> 01:49:55,540
you are taking somebody's words

3495
01:49:55,540 --> 01:49:56,240
and spinning it like that that

3496
01:49:56,240 --> 01:49:59,240
that changes exactly what was

3497
01:50:00,778 --> 01:50:01,612
said.

3498
01:50:01,612 --> 01:50:02,180
And I'm curious to know what's

3499
01:50:02,180 --> 01:50:02,847
going to be written in

3500
01:50:02,847 --> 01:50:06,447
the minutes when the two men

3501
01:50:07,151 --> 01:50:07,818
Paul and I believe Derek it was

3502
01:50:07,818 --> 01:50:08,553
that came from Tent City Did

3503
01:50:08,553 --> 01:50:12,623
any of you guys go talk to him

3504
01:50:12,623 --> 01:50:13,491
Stephen did you send your staff

3505
01:50:13,491 --> 01:50:17,691
out to see if you could help

3506
01:50:18,229 --> 01:50:18,529
them not get evicted?

3507
01:50:18,529 --> 01:50:19,262
Right.

3508
01:50:19,262 --> 01:50:22,862
So it'll be interesting to see

3509
01:50:24,735 --> 01:50:25,603
what is written when with their

3510
01:50:25,603 --> 01:50:26,304
comment is it going to say that

3511
01:50:26,304 --> 01:50:26,970
they came from b lots and that

3512
01:50:26,970 --> 01:50:28,970
they're potentially getting

3513
01:50:30,841 --> 01:50:31,576
kicked out for no reason that

3514
01:50:31,576 --> 01:50:34,576
nobody's helping them that this

3515
01:50:34,946 --> 01:50:35,246
man's been there since 2023?

3516
01:50:35,246 --> 01:50:35,980
Wow.

3517
01:50:35,980 --> 01:50:38,980
Seems like it's working, right?

3518
01:50:40,886 --> 01:50:41,552
Yeah.

3519
01:50:41,552 --> 01:50:42,253
And those men are still

3520
01:50:42,253 --> 01:50:42,954
suffering and nobody wants to

3521
01:50:42,954 --> 01:50:46,791
go and talk to the people with

3522
01:50:46,791 --> 01:50:47,558
lived experience.

3523
01:50:47,558 --> 01:50:48,293
So it'll be interesting to see

3524
01:50:48,293 --> 01:50:48,993
the way the minutes are written

3525
01:50:48,993 --> 01:50:49,660
then because any time you guys

3526
01:50:49,660 --> 01:50:52,660
write things about what I'm

3527
01:50:53,364 --> 01:50:54,650
saying it changes what it says

3528
01:50:54,650 --> 01:50:54,765
and it doesn't show that there

3529
01:50:54,765 --> 01:50:57,165
are extremely egregious events

3530
01:50:59,737 --> 01:51:00,338
taking place on your guys's

3531
01:51:00,338 --> 01:51:00,705
watch that you refuse to

3532
01:51:00,705 --> 01:51:02,705
mitigate.

3533
01:51:06,377 --> 01:51:07,780
I have people coming to me on a

3534
01:51:07,780 --> 01:51:07,745
daily basis Either they're ex

3535
01:51:07,745 --> 01:51:10,145
employees, people that live

3536
01:51:11,349 --> 01:51:12,117
there.

3537
01:51:12,117 --> 01:51:12,784
>> There's a lot of stuff

3538
01:51:12,784 --> 01:51:13,384
coming down the pike and you

3539
01:51:13,384 --> 01:51:13,985
guys should be concerned

3540
01:51:13,985 --> 01:51:16,385
because you're not doing

3541
01:51:18,289 --> 01:51:18,990
anything about it and it

3542
01:51:18,990 --> 01:51:19,590
continues to happen and we're

3543
01:51:19,590 --> 01:51:20,225
going to have to pay for

3544
01:51:20,225 --> 01:51:20,891
litigation because of it.

3545
01:51:20,891 --> 01:51:23,291
>> You're going comment I'm

3546
01:51:23,894 --> 01:51:24,229
going to those participating

3547
01:51:24,229 --> 01:51:24,796
online.

3548
01:51:24,796 --> 01:51:25,163
I have five minutes on

3549
01:51:25,163 --> 01:51:26,931
the queue.

3550
01:51:26,931 --> 01:51:27,699
Robin, if you can please unmute

3551
01:51:27,699 --> 01:51:31,299
and let me know which minutes

3552
01:51:33,805 --> 01:51:34,672
you're speaking to.

3553
01:51:34,672 --> 01:51:35,239
I will be speaking to non

3554
01:51:35,239 --> 01:51:37,239
agenda public comment.

3555
01:51:39,978 --> 01:51:40,378
We'll come back to you during

3556
01:51:40,378 --> 01:51:41,146
that time.

3557
01:51:41,146 --> 01:51:41,780
>> Blair Beekman Please let me

3558
01:51:41,780 --> 01:51:44,180
know which minutes you're

3559
01:51:45,617 --> 01:51:46,284
speaking to.

3560
01:51:46,284 --> 01:51:46,651
Both minutes Please proceed.

3561
01:51:46,651 --> 01:51:47,510
All right.

3562
01:51:47,510 --> 01:51:49,510
Thank you.

3563
01:51:50,922 --> 01:51:51,689
I won't need the full two

3564
01:51:51,689 --> 01:51:55,289
minutes but I just wanted to

3565
01:51:56,494 --> 01:51:57,394
quickly offer from meeting

3566
01:51:57,394 --> 01:52:00,994
minutes of JANUARY I felt that

3567
01:52:02,834 --> 01:52:03,568
the important theme and

3568
01:52:03,568 --> 01:52:04,235
conversation and dialog was how

3569
01:52:04,235 --> 01:52:06,635
the housing authority people

3570
01:52:08,673 --> 01:52:09,307
can have a good clear

3571
01:52:09,307 --> 01:52:11,707
conversations with the new

3572
01:52:14,179 --> 01:52:14,846
federal administration and to

3573
01:52:14,846 --> 01:52:17,846
not reject good thinking and

3574
01:52:21,200 --> 01:52:21,720
good attempts at dialog that

3575
01:52:21,720 --> 01:52:22,387
we're trying to create here at

3576
01:52:22,387 --> 01:52:22,887
the local level towards our

3577
01:52:22,887 --> 01:52:24,887
housing policies.

3578
01:52:27,292 --> 01:52:27,892
They're making really honest

3579
01:52:27,892 --> 01:52:28,626
decent attempts towards

3580
01:52:28,626 --> 01:52:29,194
negotiating in good dialog here

3581
01:52:29,194 --> 01:52:29,794
at the local level at

3582
01:52:29,794 --> 01:52:32,194
the Housing Authority to

3583
01:52:33,665 --> 01:52:34,232
the Federal level with hud

3584
01:52:34,232 --> 01:52:34,899
funding and the like.

3585
01:52:34,899 --> 01:52:38,403
So just an overall good luck

3586
01:52:38,403 --> 01:52:39,270
that we can continue those good

3587
01:52:39,270 --> 01:52:39,904
effort and that a place of good

3588
01:52:39,904 --> 01:52:40,438
conversation can be taking

3589
01:52:40,438 --> 01:52:43,438
place for all of us.

3590
01:52:44,910 --> 01:52:45,410
Thank you.

3591
01:52:45,410 --> 01:52:46,244
Thank you.

3592
01:52:46,244 --> 01:52:47,112
81 three If you can please let

3593
01:52:47,112 --> 01:52:50,112
me know which minutes you're

3594
01:52:54,552 --> 01:52:55,520
speaking to.

3595
01:52:55,520 --> 01:52:59,120
I cannot unmute for you there

3596
01:53:01,359 --> 01:53:05,559
you Excuse me are we on not

3597
01:53:05,797 --> 01:53:06,531
agenda?

3598
01:53:06,531 --> 01:53:07,980
No this is the minutes Another

3599
01:53:07,980 --> 01:53:09,498
agenda will be later.

3600
01:53:11,436 --> 01:53:11,837
I can come back to you then.

3601
01:53:11,837 --> 01:53:12,136
Oh no.

3602
01:53:12,136 --> 01:53:12,738
Okay.

3603
01:53:12,738 --> 01:53:13,405
So is this the Housing

3604
01:53:13,405 --> 01:53:15,405
Authority Housing Authority

3605
01:53:18,276 --> 01:53:18,976
minutes?

3606
01:53:18,976 --> 01:53:19,311
Oh the housing authority

3607
01:53:19,311 --> 01:53:19,611
minutes.

3608
01:53:19,611 --> 01:53:19,944
Okay.

3609
01:53:19,944 --> 01:53:20,579
Got it.

3610
01:53:20,579 --> 01:53:20,878
Yeah, I have something for

3611
01:53:20,878 --> 01:53:22,878
that.

3612
01:53:23,982 --> 01:53:24,850
Just a second, please.

3613
01:53:24,850 --> 01:53:27,850
We got 1 minute or 2 minutes.

3614
01:53:28,987 --> 01:53:29,388
It's one minute per

3615
01:53:29,388 --> 01:53:30,210
the minutes.

3616
01:53:30,210 --> 01:53:30,655
>> There's two minutes on

3617
01:53:30,655 --> 01:53:30,989
the two minutes so please

3618
01:53:30,989 --> 01:53:32,989
proceed.

3619
01:53:34,492 --> 01:53:35,327
Oh gosh, I'm sorry.

3620
01:53:35,327 --> 01:53:35,794
>> I'm not even building up my

3621
01:53:35,794 --> 01:53:37,794
speech for that.

3622
01:53:45,203 --> 01:53:49,403
I mean, I'm both pretty much in

3623
01:53:54,446 --> 01:53:55,213
version but I usually have to

3624
01:53:55,213 --> 01:53:56,810
say so you know, I'm sorry.

3625
01:53:56,810 --> 01:53:56,481
I don't mean to take up your

3626
01:53:56,481 --> 01:53:57,883
sense of it.

3627
01:53:57,883 --> 01:53:58,216
Just go ahead Wait for an on

3628
01:53:58,216 --> 01:53:58,650
agenda.

3629
01:53:58,650 --> 01:53:59,284
>> Thank you.

3630
01:53:59,284 --> 01:53:59,850
That does conclude public

3631
01:53:59,850 --> 01:54:02,250
comment on the housing

3632
01:54:03,522 --> 01:54:03,922
authority minutes.

3633
01:54:03,922 --> 01:54:04,690
All right.

3634
01:54:04,690 --> 01:54:05,256
Thank you, City clerk So we'll

3635
01:54:05,256 --> 01:54:05,824
take up agency members

3636
01:54:05,824 --> 01:54:07,824
questions and comments

3637
01:54:10,290 --> 01:54:10,729
entertain a motion just to get

3638
01:54:10,729 --> 01:54:11,263
things started to go ahead and

3639
01:54:11,263 --> 01:54:11,663
move the adoption of

3640
01:54:11,663 --> 01:54:13,663
the minutes.

3641
01:54:14,933 --> 01:54:15,600
Can I get a second

3642
01:54:15,600 --> 01:54:16,267
Councilmember Wicker not see

3643
01:54:16,267 --> 01:54:19,267
anybody else in the lights?

3644
01:54:21,406 --> 01:54:22,174
I'll have the comment.

3645
01:54:22,174 --> 01:54:22,875
I don't think those minutes are

3646
01:54:22,875 --> 01:54:23,541
still an adequate two for you

3647
01:54:23,541 --> 01:54:24,276
want to find out what people

3648
01:54:24,276 --> 01:54:26,780
said You go to the video that's

3649
01:54:26,780 --> 01:54:26,845
where you get the straight

3650
01:54:26,845 --> 01:54:27,513
story So encourage people to do

3651
01:54:27,513 --> 01:54:27,946
that if they're curious what

3652
01:54:27,946 --> 01:54:29,946
anybody said.

3653
01:54:32,284 --> 01:54:33,180
So with that motion by myself

3654
01:54:33,180 --> 01:54:33,685
in the second by Council member

3655
01:54:33,685 --> 01:54:36,488
Whitburn to move the minutes

3656
01:54:36,488 --> 01:54:37,155
clerk please call the roll.

3657
01:54:37,155 --> 01:54:39,555
>> That's right the voting

3658
01:54:42,461 --> 01:54:45,461
system Please cast your vote

3659
01:54:48,867 --> 01:54:49,501
That passes unanimously 8 to 0

3660
01:54:49,501 --> 01:54:49,835
with Councilmember Moreno

3661
01:54:49,835 --> 01:54:50,269
absent.

3662
01:54:50,269 --> 01:54:50,735
>> Thank you.

3663
01:54:50,735 --> 01:54:51,103
That's all that.

3664
01:54:51,103 --> 01:54:51,770
All right.

3665
01:54:51,770 --> 01:54:53,472
Thank you to be talking with

3666
01:54:53,472 --> 01:54:54,106
that clerk please introduce.

3667
01:54:54,106 --> 01:54:54,806
Housing Authority Item one

3668
01:54:54,806 --> 01:54:57,806
Housing Authority Item one is

3669
01:54:59,311 --> 01:54:59,945
an informational item one

3670
01:54:59,945 --> 01:55:00,679
informational report from

3671
01:55:00,679 --> 01:55:01,460
the Housing Authority executive

3672
01:55:01,460 --> 01:55:01,747
director.

3673
01:55:01,747 --> 01:55:05,618
If you'd like to speak on this

3674
01:55:05,618 --> 01:55:06,351
item, now's the time to submit.

3675
01:55:06,351 --> 01:55:07,520
Your speaker slips to the front

3676
01:55:07,520 --> 01:55:07,753
of the room in the clear box.

3677
01:55:07,753 --> 01:55:10,153
If you're participating online

3678
01:55:11,924 --> 01:55:12,625
now's the time to raise your

3679
01:55:12,625 --> 01:55:13,259
hand by pressing Star nine or

3680
01:55:13,259 --> 01:55:13,792
the raise your hand icon.

3681
01:55:13,792 --> 01:55:15,792
Thank us, PRESIDENT.

3682
01:55:17,596 --> 01:55:18,197
Thank you, MS..

3683
01:55:18,197 --> 01:55:18,897
Jones As you certainly

3684
01:55:18,897 --> 01:55:19,598
introduce yourself for record

3685
01:55:19,598 --> 01:55:23,798
and let us know how much time

3686
01:55:28,841 --> 01:55:29,165
you need for your presentation

3687
01:55:29,165 --> 01:55:29,575
.

3688
01:55:29,575 --> 01:55:30,309
Good morning.

3689
01:55:30,309 --> 01:55:32,709
Council PRESIDENT And Council

3690
01:55:34,747 --> 01:55:35,213
members.

3691
01:55:35,213 --> 01:55:35,648
There we go.

3692
01:55:35,648 --> 01:55:36,810
That's better.

3693
01:55:36,810 --> 01:55:36,682
Good morning.

3694
01:55:36,682 --> 01:55:38,682
Council PRESIDENT Corbin

3695
01:55:40,786 --> 01:55:41,454
Council members.

3696
01:55:41,454 --> 01:55:42,154
I'm Lisa Jones, the Senior

3697
01:55:42,154 --> 01:55:44,154
Housing Commission's PRESIDENT

3698
01:55:44,423 --> 01:55:45,560
And ceo And I'm only about

3699
01:55:45,560 --> 01:55:47,456
eight minutes from acting.

3700
01:55:50,762 --> 01:55:51,430
>> I'll begin this morning with

3701
01:55:51,430 --> 01:55:51,998
some difficult changes that

3702
01:55:51,998 --> 01:55:52,698
occurred recently for

3703
01:55:52,698 --> 01:55:52,998
the Housing Commission and our

3704
01:55:52,998 --> 01:55:54,998
staff.

3705
01:55:57,203 --> 01:55:57,903
Last month we unfortunately had

3706
01:55:57,903 --> 01:55:58,504
to make the difficult decision

3707
01:55:58,504 --> 01:56:00,904
to reduce our workforce.

3708
01:56:02,607 --> 01:56:03,242
And the tough reality is that

3709
01:56:03,242 --> 01:56:03,911
this was necessary It was

3710
01:56:03,911 --> 01:56:07,511
necessary for us to remain a

3711
01:56:07,880 --> 01:56:08,547
reliable source of assistance

3712
01:56:08,547 --> 01:56:09,148
in the coming years for

3713
01:56:09,148 --> 01:56:09,815
the tens of thousands of

3714
01:56:09,815 --> 01:56:12,815
families in our programs and

3715
01:56:14,553 --> 01:56:15,288
also to be able to sustain our

3716
01:56:15,288 --> 01:56:16,210
remaining staff who serve those

3717
01:56:16,210 --> 01:56:16,289
families in our community every

3718
01:56:16,289 --> 01:56:18,289
day.

3719
01:56:20,392 --> 01:56:21,590
As I've shared over the past

3720
01:56:21,590 --> 01:56:21,760
several months as the agency

3721
01:56:21,760 --> 01:56:22,394
like many other public housing

3722
01:56:22,394 --> 01:56:24,794
authorities and many other

3723
01:56:26,310 --> 01:56:26,699
public sector agencies across

3724
01:56:26,699 --> 01:56:27,366
the country is experiencing

3725
01:56:27,366 --> 01:56:28,670
financial challenges like we

3726
01:56:28,670 --> 01:56:32,267
have not seen as an agency in

3727
01:56:32,638 --> 01:56:33,606
the past.

3728
01:56:33,606 --> 01:56:34,173
Much of this is due to shifts

3729
01:56:34,173 --> 01:56:34,907
in federal government

3730
01:56:34,907 --> 01:56:38,507
priorities in the past year and

3731
01:56:39,512 --> 01:56:40,179
budget uncertainty at

3732
01:56:40,179 --> 01:56:40,512
the federal, state and local

3733
01:56:40,512 --> 01:56:41,213
levels.

3734
01:56:41,213 --> 01:56:44,213
Nothing That's not a surprise

3735
01:56:44,950 --> 01:56:45,384
to I know the council and

3736
01:56:45,384 --> 01:56:46,850
the city team.

3737
01:56:46,850 --> 01:56:46,752
Additionally, like many other

3738
01:56:46,752 --> 01:56:47,420
organizations our costs are

3739
01:56:47,420 --> 01:56:50,655
rising and the need for our

3740
01:56:50,655 --> 01:56:51,324
services continues to grow But

3741
01:56:51,324 --> 01:56:51,924
our financial resources are

3742
01:56:51,924 --> 01:56:54,924
fixed or in some cases

3743
01:56:56,362 --> 01:56:57,130
declining.

3744
01:56:57,130 --> 01:56:57,864
Our goals are to ensure our

3745
01:56:57,864 --> 01:56:58,531
rental housing voucher programs

3746
01:56:58,531 --> 01:57:00,931
or homelessness programs and

3747
01:57:02,235 --> 01:57:02,934
services and our affordable

3748
01:57:02,934 --> 01:57:03,636
housing units remain available

3749
01:57:03,636 --> 01:57:04,370
for the individuals, families

3750
01:57:04,370 --> 01:57:07,370
and families currently in those

3751
01:57:08,641 --> 01:57:09,409
programs who need them.

3752
01:57:09,409 --> 01:57:10,430
We have taken a variety of

3753
01:57:10,430 --> 01:57:10,610
steps in recent months to

3754
01:57:10,610 --> 01:57:11,100
contain costs in this

3755
01:57:11,100 --> 01:57:13,100
environment.

3756
01:57:15,810 --> 01:57:15,814
These include eliminating

3757
01:57:15,814 --> 01:57:16,450
performance incentives and cost

3758
01:57:16,450 --> 01:57:17,116
of living adjustments for

3759
01:57:17,116 --> 01:57:19,516
senior leadership Last year

3760
01:57:21,320 --> 01:57:22,210
having to make changes to

3761
01:57:22,210 --> 01:57:22,755
the family contribution amount

3762
01:57:22,755 --> 01:57:23,455
in the voucher program and rent

3763
01:57:23,455 --> 01:57:25,855
adjustments in our affordable

3764
01:57:26,625 --> 01:57:27,293
housing programs and having to

3765
01:57:27,293 --> 01:57:27,893
reduce or end some of our

3766
01:57:27,893 --> 01:57:29,893
ancillary services and

3767
01:57:32,698 --> 01:57:33,432
activities.

3768
01:57:33,432 --> 01:57:34,132
Our strategic plan contains

3769
01:57:34,132 --> 01:57:34,800
many more initiatives that we

3770
01:57:34,800 --> 01:57:37,800
are currently working on to

3771
01:57:38,504 --> 01:57:39,500
both reduce costs and to

3772
01:57:39,500 --> 01:57:39,706
increase revenue.

3773
01:57:39,706 --> 01:57:42,706
But the unfortunate reality is

3774
01:57:43,909 --> 01:57:44,610
even with all of those efforts

3775
01:57:44,610 --> 01:57:45,440
we have also needed to reduce

3776
01:57:45,440 --> 01:57:45,678
our workforce.

3777
01:57:45,678 --> 01:57:48,678
This means that we made

3778
01:57:50,683 --> 01:57:51,416
the tough decision to eliminate

3779
01:57:51,416 --> 01:57:53,816
33 occupied staff positions and

3780
01:57:55,530 --> 01:57:55,688
will not be filling 25

3781
01:57:55,688 --> 01:57:56,389
positions that were vacant

3782
01:57:56,389 --> 01:57:56,655
which is a reduction of about

3783
01:57:56,655 --> 01:57:58,655
14%.

3784
01:58:00,994 --> 01:58:01,561
So that means that 33 staff

3785
01:58:01,561 --> 01:58:02,228
that used to work for

3786
01:58:02,228 --> 01:58:04,628
the Housing Commission were

3787
01:58:05,298 --> 01:58:05,965
laid off on FEBRUARY 27th.

3788
01:58:05,965 --> 01:58:06,599
About 60% of the eliminated

3789
01:58:06,599 --> 01:58:08,599
positions were supervisory

3790
01:58:11,838 --> 01:58:12,605
level positions or about.

3791
01:58:12,605 --> 01:58:13,339
And as I've shared in briefings

3792
01:58:13,339 --> 01:58:13,906
previously, none of the layoffs

3793
01:58:13,906 --> 01:58:15,906
were represented were

3794
01:58:18,411 --> 01:58:19,450
represented staff staff who

3795
01:58:19,450 --> 01:58:21,450
occupied those eliminated

3796
01:58:24,183 --> 01:58:24,884
positions were notified, as I

3797
01:58:24,884 --> 01:58:25,551
said on FEBRUARY 27th and they

3798
01:58:25,551 --> 01:58:25,852
were provided two weeks paid

3799
01:58:25,852 --> 01:58:27,852
leave.

3800
01:58:30,900 --> 01:58:30,790
We know this is a difficult

3801
01:58:30,790 --> 01:58:31,558
time for each of them.

3802
01:58:31,558 --> 01:58:32,292
We know this is a difficult

3803
01:58:32,292 --> 01:58:32,626
time for the staff that remains

3804
01:58:32,626 --> 01:58:34,626
as well.

3805
01:58:36,695 --> 01:58:37,396
There's a lot to process but we

3806
01:58:37,396 --> 01:58:38,640
do care about those staff and

3807
01:58:38,640 --> 01:58:38,799
we are offering a variety of

3808
01:58:38,799 --> 01:58:41,799
assistance to help them through

3809
01:58:42,335 --> 01:58:43,203
this transition.

3810
01:58:43,203 --> 01:58:43,936
While I will not go into

3811
01:58:43,936 --> 01:58:44,637
details I can let you know that

3812
01:58:44,637 --> 01:58:47,637
we have also offered severance

3813
01:58:48,708 --> 01:58:49,442
commensurate to their service

3814
01:58:49,442 --> 01:58:50,110
time to each laid off employee.

3815
01:58:50,110 --> 01:58:50,810
And while this extension of

3816
01:58:50,810 --> 01:58:53,810
health benefits in addition to

3817
01:58:54,180 --> 01:58:54,847
what the state provides, we

3818
01:58:54,847 --> 01:58:55,581
also are providing them with

3819
01:58:55,581 --> 01:58:56,215
access to support and resources

3820
01:58:56,215 --> 01:58:59,215
to assist them with their

3821
01:59:00,653 --> 01:59:01,354
career transition.

3822
01:59:01,354 --> 01:59:01,988
These include job coaching

3823
01:59:01,988 --> 01:59:02,556
sessions, meetings with a

3824
01:59:02,556 --> 01:59:03,256
workforce development

3825
01:59:03,256 --> 01:59:06,256
specialist and a recruiter and

3826
01:59:06,760 --> 01:59:07,393
access to job resources with

3827
01:59:07,393 --> 01:59:07,861
chc covering the costs for

3828
01:59:07,861 --> 01:59:09,861
these services.

3829
01:59:12,432 --> 01:59:13,166
We're also continuing to make

3830
01:59:13,166 --> 01:59:13,900
our employee assistance program

3831
01:59:13,900 --> 01:59:14,267
available to our staff who were

3832
01:59:14,267 --> 01:59:15,100
laid off.

3833
01:59:15,100 --> 01:59:17,401
The program includes counseling

3834
01:59:18,404 --> 01:59:19,105
for mental health and emotional

3835
01:59:19,105 --> 01:59:19,806
needs as well as referrals for

3836
01:59:19,806 --> 01:59:20,474
free or reduced cost programs

3837
01:59:20,474 --> 01:59:23,474
like child care, health care

3838
01:59:24,176 --> 01:59:24,911
and employment services.

3839
01:59:24,911 --> 01:59:25,612
And our employee assistance

3840
01:59:25,612 --> 01:59:26,346
program is available to assist

3841
01:59:26,346 --> 01:59:29,346
our remaining staff during this

3842
01:59:30,216 --> 01:59:31,180
time as well.

3843
01:59:31,180 --> 01:59:31,685
We do not anticipate any

3844
01:59:31,685 --> 01:59:32,218
further workforce reductions

3845
01:59:32,218 --> 01:59:34,218
beyond these steps.

3846
01:59:36,122 --> 01:59:36,823
This workforce reduction along

3847
01:59:36,823 --> 01:59:37,524
with many other measures will

3848
01:59:37,524 --> 01:59:39,924
help support ongoing financial

3849
01:59:42,329 --> 01:59:43,630
stability of the agency.

3850
01:59:43,630 --> 01:59:43,730
And with that increased ability

3851
01:59:43,730 --> 01:59:44,431
we will continue to provide

3852
01:59:44,431 --> 01:59:45,970
housing assistance and person

3853
01:59:45,970 --> 01:59:47,497
centered customer service to

3854
01:59:47,768 --> 01:59:48,368
the thousands of families with

3855
01:59:48,368 --> 01:59:48,969
low income that rely on

3856
01:59:48,969 --> 01:59:49,670
the Housing Commission.

3857
01:59:49,670 --> 01:59:52,670
We also continue to implement

3858
01:59:53,406 --> 01:59:54,400
and explore additional measures

3859
01:59:54,400 --> 01:59:54,641
to contain costs and where

3860
01:59:54,641 --> 01:59:57,410
possible to continue to

3861
01:59:58,845 --> 01:59:59,613
generate revenue.

3862
01:59:59,613 --> 02:00:00,280
Although this is a difficult

3863
02:00:00,280 --> 02:00:00,981
time for our agency, we must

3864
02:00:00,981 --> 02:00:03,981
continue to advocate for state

3865
02:00:05,418 --> 02:00:06,119
and federal resources that is

3866
02:00:06,119 --> 02:00:06,687
more important now than ever.

3867
02:00:06,687 --> 02:00:09,687
Last month we met with

3868
02:00:11,291 --> 02:00:11,925
the California Association of

3869
02:00:11,925 --> 02:00:12,559
Housing Authorities, state

3870
02:00:12,559 --> 02:00:13,193
officials and San Diego's

3871
02:00:13,193 --> 02:00:13,594
legislative delegation in

3872
02:00:13,594 --> 02:00:15,594
Sacramento.

3873
02:00:17,198 --> 02:00:17,831
We discussed relevant state

3874
02:00:17,831 --> 02:00:18,565
legislation around housing

3875
02:00:18,565 --> 02:00:19,199
the latest from hud and federal

3876
02:00:19,199 --> 02:00:21,599
administration as well as

3877
02:00:23,403 --> 02:00:23,770
the latest innovations around

3878
02:00:23,770 --> 02:00:24,471
the state.

3879
02:00:24,471 --> 02:00:25,172
And we advocated for continued

3880
02:00:25,172 --> 02:00:25,873
stable funding from the state

3881
02:00:25,873 --> 02:00:28,273
for homelessness programs and

3882
02:00:29,943 --> 02:00:30,344
for affordable housing

3883
02:00:30,344 --> 02:00:31,440
development.

3884
02:00:31,440 --> 02:00:31,645
And this month we are engaging

3885
02:00:31,645 --> 02:00:34,645
in Washington, D.C. With

3886
02:00:35,414 --> 02:00:36,830
federal officials as well as

3887
02:00:36,830 --> 02:00:36,683
the Council of Large Public

3888
02:00:36,683 --> 02:00:37,350
Housing Authorities and

3889
02:00:37,350 --> 02:00:37,985
the National Association of

3890
02:00:37,985 --> 02:00:39,985
Housing and Redevelopment

3891
02:00:41,488 --> 02:00:42,189
Officials.

3892
02:00:42,189 --> 02:00:42,923
These opportunities to meet in

3893
02:00:42,923 --> 02:00:43,624
person are really important for

3894
02:00:43,624 --> 02:00:47,660
us to make sure that state and

3895
02:00:47,660 --> 02:00:48,361
federal lawmakers in particular

3896
02:00:48,361 --> 02:00:48,895
know what funding and policies

3897
02:00:48,895 --> 02:00:49,630
we and other housing

3898
02:00:49,630 --> 02:00:52,630
authorities need to continue to

3899
02:00:53,700 --> 02:00:54,401
support our communities and

3900
02:00:54,401 --> 02:00:55,102
that they understand the true

3901
02:00:55,102 --> 02:00:57,502
impact inadequate funding has

3902
02:00:57,938 --> 02:00:58,639
on our agency stability and

3903
02:00:58,639 --> 02:01:02,239
the families we serve as well

3904
02:01:03,810 --> 02:01:04,678
as our staff.

3905
02:01:04,678 --> 02:01:05,279
We also continue to deliver our

3906
02:01:05,279 --> 02:01:05,779
core services providing

3907
02:01:05,779 --> 02:01:06,479
affordable housing

3908
02:01:06,479 --> 02:01:08,879
opportunities in our community

3909
02:01:10,284 --> 02:01:10,884
for families that need them.

3910
02:01:10,884 --> 02:01:11,585
This includes supporting

3911
02:01:11,585 --> 02:01:12,252
the development of additional

3912
02:01:12,252 --> 02:01:14,652
new affordable rental homes

3913
02:01:15,756 --> 02:01:16,423
such as the Skyline Development

3914
02:01:16,423 --> 02:01:16,990
Skyline celebrated its grand

3915
02:01:16,990 --> 02:01:19,390
opening on MARCH 5th.

3916
02:01:22,495 --> 02:01:23,130
Affirmed housing developers

3917
02:01:23,130 --> 02:01:23,797
property which provided 99

3918
02:01:23,797 --> 02:01:24,465
affordable rental apartment

3919
02:01:24,465 --> 02:01:24,865
homes for families with very

3920
02:01:24,865 --> 02:01:26,865
low income.

3921
02:01:28,168 --> 02:01:28,835
It's important to remember that

3922
02:01:28,835 --> 02:01:29,470
this new housing stock so we

3923
02:01:29,470 --> 02:01:30,136
are adding to our housing

3924
02:01:30,136 --> 02:01:30,738
supply which is so critical

3925
02:01:30,738 --> 02:01:33,738
with both the tax credit

3926
02:01:35,775 --> 02:01:36,443
program and the project freeze

3927
02:01:36,443 --> 02:01:36,744
vouchers that we share with

3928
02:01:36,744 --> 02:01:37,444
them.

3929
02:01:37,444 --> 02:01:38,111
The Housing Commission awarded

3930
02:01:38,111 --> 02:01:40,511
30 project based vouchers to

3931
02:01:41,150 --> 02:01:41,682
help pay rent for families

3932
02:01:41,682 --> 02:01:42,349
earning up to 30% of San

3933
02:01:42,349 --> 02:01:43,500
Diego's area median income.

3934
02:01:43,500 --> 02:01:46,500
And with the housing authority

3935
02:01:46,853 --> 02:01:47,488
approval we also authorized

3936
02:01:47,488 --> 02:01:48,155
authorized the issuance of

3937
02:01:48,155 --> 02:01:48,822
multifamily housing revenue

3938
02:01:48,822 --> 02:01:49,156
bonds for the financing for

3939
02:01:49,156 --> 02:01:51,156
Skyline.

3940
02:01:53,160 --> 02:01:53,760
It was built on an under

3941
02:01:53,760 --> 02:01:54,361
utilized parking lot at

3942
02:01:54,361 --> 02:01:55,950
the Metropolitan Transit

3943
02:01:55,950 --> 02:01:57,495
Systems Rancho Bernardo Transit

3944
02:01:59,400 --> 02:02:00,167
Station.

3945
02:02:00,167 --> 02:02:00,768
And a special thank you to

3946
02:02:00,768 --> 02:02:01,469
Councilmember Whitman as

3947
02:02:01,469 --> 02:02:05,390
the chair of the mta and also

3948
02:02:05,390 --> 02:02:05,773
to Councilmember Van Wilpert

3949
02:02:05,773 --> 02:02:06,407
whose district includes Skyline

3950
02:02:06,407 --> 02:02:06,740
for their support of this

3951
02:02:06,740 --> 02:02:07,441
project.

3952
02:02:07,441 --> 02:02:11,110
We also think Mayor Gloria and

3953
02:02:11,110 --> 02:02:11,579
his staff for their efforts to

3954
02:02:11,579 --> 02:02:12,246
make Skyline possible.

3955
02:02:12,246 --> 02:02:15,246
Finally, I have some housing

3956
02:02:16,550 --> 02:02:17,151
commission leadership updates

3957
02:02:17,151 --> 02:02:17,851
to share with you.

3958
02:02:17,851 --> 02:02:18,418
After 30 years of exceptional

3959
02:02:18,418 --> 02:02:18,818
service to the Housing

3960
02:02:18,818 --> 02:02:19,520
commission.

3961
02:02:19,520 --> 02:02:23,120
Our deputy ceo Jeff Davis will

3962
02:02:23,624 --> 02:02:24,250
be leading us in just under

3963
02:02:24,250 --> 02:02:24,692
three weeks.

3964
02:02:24,692 --> 02:02:28,292
I have had the privilege of

3965
02:02:29,331 --> 02:02:30,300
knowing Jeff as a boss, a

3966
02:02:30,300 --> 02:02:30,631
mentor, a colleague and as a

3967
02:02:30,631 --> 02:02:31,265
friend and I have deeply

3968
02:02:31,265 --> 02:02:33,265
appreciated his leadership

3969
02:02:34,869 --> 02:02:35,603
perspective and support

3970
02:02:35,603 --> 02:02:36,304
especially during his tenure as

3971
02:02:36,304 --> 02:02:37,380
interim PRESIDENT And ceo and

3972
02:02:37,380 --> 02:02:40,380
throughout the transition to my

3973
02:02:41,409 --> 02:02:41,942
role as ceo where he has been

3974
02:02:41,942 --> 02:02:42,643
invaluable support.

3975
02:02:42,643 --> 02:02:45,643
His insight and expertise have

3976
02:02:46,813 --> 02:02:47,515
been invaluable to our agency

3977
02:02:47,515 --> 02:02:48,214
and he has touched many lives

3978
02:02:48,214 --> 02:02:48,916
clients, peers, staff at every

3979
02:02:48,916 --> 02:02:51,916
level of the organization over

3980
02:02:53,187 --> 02:02:54,540
his long tenure.

3981
02:02:54,540 --> 02:02:54,722
We will MISS Jeff and we wish

3982
02:02:54,722 --> 02:02:55,890
him all the best in his next

3983
02:02:55,890 --> 02:02:57,890
adventure.

3984
02:02:59,627 --> 02:03:00,394
And as Jeff prepares to depart,

3985
02:03:00,394 --> 02:03:01,950
it is my true pleasure to share

3986
02:03:01,950 --> 02:03:01,863
with you that I just antiviral

3987
02:03:01,863 --> 02:03:05,463
It is now our Chief Operating

3988
02:03:05,766 --> 02:03:06,467
officer as well as the center

3989
02:03:06,467 --> 02:03:07,201
will ensure ongoing effective

3990
02:03:07,201 --> 02:03:10,201
operations across the agency as

3991
02:03:11,472 --> 02:03:12,173
well as fiscal stability and

3992
02:03:12,173 --> 02:03:12,707
operational compliance for all

3993
02:03:12,707 --> 02:03:13,407
our core functions.

3994
02:03:13,407 --> 02:03:16,712
As I said, I will also oversee

3995
02:03:16,712 --> 02:03:17,411
the rental assistance and

3996
02:03:17,411 --> 02:03:18,450
workforce development division

3997
02:03:18,450 --> 02:03:18,746
information technology and

3998
02:03:18,746 --> 02:03:21,146
property management and asset

3999
02:03:23,317 --> 02:03:24,151
management departments.

4000
02:03:24,151 --> 02:03:24,786
In addition to my duties as ceo

4001
02:03:24,786 --> 02:03:25,386
i will continue to oversee

4002
02:03:25,386 --> 02:03:27,386
the policy homelessness

4003
02:03:28,589 --> 02:03:29,290
innovations and community

4004
02:03:29,290 --> 02:03:29,991
initiatives divisions and will

4005
02:03:29,991 --> 02:03:30,692
take on oversight of our real

4006
02:03:30,692 --> 02:03:33,920
estate finance and Development

4007
02:03:35,463 --> 02:03:35,896
division and communications

4008
02:03:35,896 --> 02:03:36,597
department.

4009
02:03:36,597 --> 02:03:37,331
After just departure Assistant

4010
02:03:37,331 --> 02:03:40,331
will also oversee the financial

4011
02:03:41,335 --> 02:03:41,735
services and human resources

4012
02:03:41,735 --> 02:03:42,403
departments.

4013
02:03:42,403 --> 02:03:43,104
This is not a new position

4014
02:03:43,104 --> 02:03:43,404
that's been created for us, he

4015
02:03:43,404 --> 02:03:45,404
said.

4016
02:03:47,608 --> 02:03:48,209
This is not backfilling her

4017
02:03:48,209 --> 02:03:48,876
previous position so she

4018
02:03:48,876 --> 02:03:49,176
remains essentially the same

4019
02:03:49,176 --> 02:03:51,176
role.

4020
02:03:53,648 --> 02:03:54,215
The title change and we're also

4021
02:03:54,215 --> 02:03:54,582
not backfilling Jeff's

4022
02:03:54,582 --> 02:03:55,216
position.

4023
02:03:55,216 --> 02:03:55,816
So this is a consolidation

4024
02:03:55,816 --> 02:03:57,816
across those positions.

4025
02:03:59,954 --> 02:04:00,621
As I said, I felt for many

4026
02:04:00,621 --> 02:04:01,322
years as our executive vice

4027
02:04:01,322 --> 02:04:02,230
PRESIDENT Of rental assistance

4028
02:04:02,230 --> 02:04:04,423
and workforce development and

4029
02:04:05,193 --> 02:04:05,659
has been a key leader in our

4030
02:04:05,659 --> 02:04:06,427
executive team.

4031
02:04:06,427 --> 02:04:11,132
Taking on her new ceo role is a

4032
02:04:11,132 --> 02:04:11,766
natural transition for both her

4033
02:04:11,766 --> 02:04:12,467
talent and her expertise.

4034
02:04:12,467 --> 02:04:13,134
And I'm very much look forward

4035
02:04:13,134 --> 02:04:13,601
to the leadership in insight

4036
02:04:13,601 --> 02:04:15,601
and innovation.

4037
02:04:17,172 --> 02:04:17,438
As I said, I will provide our

4038
02:04:17,438 --> 02:04:18,139
ceo.

4039
02:04:18,139 --> 02:04:18,573
Well, that concludes my report

4040
02:04:18,573 --> 02:04:18,940
this morning.

4041
02:04:18,940 --> 02:04:20,940
Thank you.

4042
02:04:22,310 --> 02:04:23,770
All right.

4043
02:04:23,770 --> 02:04:23,645
Thank you for your work in

4044
02:04:23,645 --> 02:04:25,645
difficult decisions on

4045
02:04:28,215 --> 02:04:28,749
the presentation this morning.

4046
02:04:28,749 --> 02:04:29,484
>> Afternoon.

4047
02:04:29,484 --> 02:04:30,170
With that Clark, please proceed

4048
02:04:30,170 --> 02:04:32,170
for public comment.

4049
02:04:34,589 --> 02:04:35,290
Council PRESIDENT We have

4050
02:04:35,290 --> 02:04:35,856
allegedly ordered here if you

4051
02:04:35,856 --> 02:04:36,324
can please come up to

4052
02:04:36,324 --> 02:04:38,324
the microphone.

4053
02:04:40,962 --> 02:04:41,829
After that we have Aaron warm

4054
02:04:41,829 --> 02:04:42,496
up if you can Please come to

4055
02:04:42,496 --> 02:04:43,231
the other reserved seats and

4056
02:04:43,231 --> 02:04:43,864
then the like scene And you can

4057
02:04:43,864 --> 02:04:46,668
also come up to the yellow

4058
02:04:46,668 --> 02:04:47,502
reserved seats.

4059
02:04:47,502 --> 02:04:48,203
We do have quite a number of

4060
02:04:48,203 --> 02:04:51,803
speakers so it is one minute.

4061
02:04:52,407 --> 02:04:53,374
Please proceed.

4062
02:04:53,374 --> 02:04:54,750
I guess when you say f-you to

4063
02:04:54,750 --> 02:04:54,843
the federal government they're

4064
02:04:54,843 --> 02:04:58,880
going to say a few too and it's

4065
02:04:58,880 --> 02:04:59,547
sad that these people had to

4066
02:04:59,547 --> 02:04:59,881
get laid off because of your

4067
02:04:59,881 --> 02:05:00,582
choices.

4068
02:05:00,582 --> 02:05:04,182
I don't know that this program

4069
02:05:04,953 --> 02:05:05,687
has ever been succeeding.

4070
02:05:05,687 --> 02:05:05,987
As we can see homelessness

4071
02:05:05,987 --> 02:05:06,621
rises.

4072
02:05:06,621 --> 02:05:07,254
People are not being hurt.

4073
02:05:07,254 --> 02:05:07,722
Nobody can afford anything

4074
02:05:07,722 --> 02:05:09,722
especially rent.

4075
02:05:11,258 --> 02:05:11,926
So when you say you're saying

4076
02:05:11,926 --> 02:05:12,360
you have affordable housing,

4077
02:05:12,360 --> 02:05:14,360
that's a lie.

4078
02:05:16,531 --> 02:05:17,650
It's a complete.

4079
02:05:17,650 --> 02:05:17,365
It's funny, right?

4080
02:05:17,365 --> 02:05:18,980
Yeah.

4081
02:05:18,980 --> 02:05:18,400
You're so funny and you're so

4082
02:05:18,400 --> 02:05:20,400
right.

4083
02:05:21,369 --> 02:05:22,103
You're not one on the street

4084
02:05:22,103 --> 02:05:22,604
having to beg and plead just to

4085
02:05:22,604 --> 02:05:25,400
get help, are you?

4086
02:05:27,575 --> 02:05:27,909
So it's just up to the council

4087
02:05:27,909 --> 02:05:28,176
please.

4088
02:05:28,176 --> 02:05:28,810
Yes.

4089
02:05:28,810 --> 02:05:29,544
Well and it's like I mean

4090
02:05:29,544 --> 02:05:32,948
seriously, how are you going to

4091
02:05:32,948 --> 02:05:33,614
put these people in danger of

4092
02:05:33,614 --> 02:05:34,282
needing the assistance from

4093
02:05:34,282 --> 02:05:36,682
this program Because you're

4094
02:05:39,354 --> 02:05:39,688
like we're going to we got help

4095
02:05:39,688 --> 02:05:40,355
for you.

4096
02:05:40,355 --> 02:05:41,220
You don't because you're not

4097
02:05:41,220 --> 02:05:41,690
going to going to be able to

4098
02:05:41,690 --> 02:05:44,526
put them in or you will just

4099
02:05:44,526 --> 02:05:45,193
like you take illegal

4100
02:05:45,193 --> 02:05:45,827
immigrants and you put them

4101
02:05:45,827 --> 02:05:48,227
directly into housing When

4102
02:05:50,431 --> 02:05:51,132
people that have lived here and

4103
02:05:51,132 --> 02:05:51,499
waited for decades should have

4104
02:05:51,499 --> 02:05:52,200
gotten it.

4105
02:05:52,200 --> 02:05:55,800
So it's your choices that have

4106
02:05:56,772 --> 02:05:57,138
led to this and you just waste

4107
02:05:57,138 --> 02:05:57,839
our money.

4108
02:05:57,839 --> 02:05:58,373
>> Aaron, if you can please

4109
02:05:58,373 --> 02:05:59,740
come forward and if

4110
02:05:59,740 --> 02:06:01,474
the following individuals can

4111
02:06:02,544 --> 02:06:03,245
please raise their hand.

4112
02:06:03,245 --> 02:06:03,612
Armando Castaneda please raise

4113
02:06:03,612 --> 02:06:05,612
your hand.

4114
02:06:08,784 --> 02:06:11,784
Caitlin Bears versus bears and

4115
02:06:14,556 --> 02:06:18,156
Mike thank you Pro Martinez You

4116
02:06:19,460 --> 02:06:20,228
should shoot Jeanette for us

4117
02:06:20,228 --> 02:06:22,628
Mandy Stevens, Yasmeen and

4118
02:06:25,900 --> 02:06:26,534
Laura and Katherine Cusick

4119
02:06:26,534 --> 02:06:27,200
You'll have nine minutes.

4120
02:06:27,200 --> 02:06:29,200
Please proceed.

4121
02:06:31,573 --> 02:06:32,207
People standing behind me are

4122
02:06:32,207 --> 02:06:32,874
the people that serve our

4123
02:06:32,874 --> 02:06:33,442
community of San Diego from

4124
02:06:33,442 --> 02:06:35,442
the rental assistance

4125
02:06:37,879 --> 02:06:38,480
department Real estate

4126
02:06:38,480 --> 02:06:38,847
department and homeless

4127
02:06:38,847 --> 02:06:39,548
division.

4128
02:06:39,548 --> 02:06:40,181
Also we have people online as

4129
02:06:40,181 --> 02:06:43,181
well that couldn't be here

4130
02:06:43,552 --> 02:06:44,252
present and also people that

4131
02:06:44,252 --> 02:06:44,886
can be present in the meeting

4132
02:06:44,886 --> 02:06:45,187
because their work doesn't

4133
02:06:45,187 --> 02:06:47,187
stop.

4134
02:06:49,900 --> 02:06:50,580
My name is Aaron.

4135
02:06:50,580 --> 02:06:50,625
One is a proud seiu member I'm

4136
02:06:50,625 --> 02:06:53,250
serving as the chapter

4137
02:06:55,564 --> 02:06:56,198
PRESIDENT For over a year and a

4138
02:06:56,198 --> 02:06:56,498
steward for the last four

4139
02:06:56,498 --> 02:06:58,498
years.

4140
02:06:59,501 --> 02:07:00,134
I also have been an employee at

4141
02:07:00,134 --> 02:07:00,735
the Housing Commission for

4142
02:07:00,735 --> 02:07:01,470
the last five years in a

4143
02:07:01,470 --> 02:07:03,870
homelessness division San Diego

4144
02:07:05,807 --> 02:07:06,408
Housing Commission is facing a

4145
02:07:06,408 --> 02:07:07,420
financial crisis and has

4146
02:07:07,420 --> 02:07:09,442
proposed cuts on employees

4147
02:07:12,810 --> 02:07:12,748
compensations, cost of living,

4148
02:07:12,748 --> 02:07:15,148
flex credit and performance

4149
02:07:18,319 --> 02:07:19,200
incentives totaling about $4.5

4150
02:07:19,200 --> 02:07:19,321
million in savings next fiscal

4151
02:07:19,321 --> 02:07:21,321
year.

4152
02:07:24,126 --> 02:07:24,793
During this process the housing

4153
02:07:24,793 --> 02:07:25,394
Commission has respectfully

4154
02:07:25,394 --> 02:07:26,950
provided information and

4155
02:07:26,950 --> 02:07:28,495
flexible release time allowing

4156
02:07:30,365 --> 02:07:31,990
space for collaboration and a

4157
02:07:31,990 --> 02:07:31,699
special thanks to the sap Argus

4158
02:07:31,699 --> 02:07:34,699
for taking the time for

4159
02:07:35,804 --> 02:07:36,304
collaboration and scheduling

4160
02:07:36,304 --> 02:07:36,905
and communicating.

4161
02:07:36,905 --> 02:07:37,373
We really appreciate it.

4162
02:07:37,373 --> 02:07:39,373
However, despite

4163
02:07:42,100 --> 02:07:42,611
the collaboration we have not

4164
02:07:42,611 --> 02:07:43,278
reached that agreement.

4165
02:07:43,278 --> 02:07:46,278
There is also concern about

4166
02:07:47,615 --> 02:07:48,317
PRESIDENT Being set to reopen

4167
02:07:48,317 --> 02:07:51,917
the mou yearly and doing more

4168
02:07:53,855 --> 02:07:54,556
with less consistently.

4169
02:07:54,556 --> 02:07:55,223
After multiple attempts to

4170
02:07:55,223 --> 02:07:58,223
develop a proposal that that

4171
02:07:59,861 --> 02:08:00,495
support represents not

4172
02:08:00,495 --> 02:08:01,196
represented in management

4173
02:08:01,196 --> 02:08:01,897
staff, the Housing Commission

4174
02:08:01,897 --> 02:08:06,970
has made it clear that we must

4175
02:08:06,368 --> 02:08:07,336
focus on represented employees

4176
02:08:07,336 --> 02:08:10,336
only represented staff does pay

4177
02:08:12,400 --> 02:08:12,574
the dues and they make these

4178
02:08:12,574 --> 02:08:13,309
agreements possible.

4179
02:08:13,309 --> 02:08:16,909
If you review the material that

4180
02:08:18,881 --> 02:08:19,581
I was able to provide at

4181
02:08:19,581 --> 02:08:20,316
the bottom chart I know if you

4182
02:08:20,316 --> 02:08:23,619
guys have if you don't it kind

4183
02:08:23,619 --> 02:08:24,320
of breaks down our proposal

4184
02:08:24,320 --> 02:08:25,200
You'll see our proposal So

4185
02:08:25,200 --> 02:08:27,420
generate a significant savings

4186
02:08:29,658 --> 02:08:30,359
for the agency.

4187
02:08:30,359 --> 02:08:32,759
We understand that sacrifices

4188
02:08:35,297 --> 02:08:35,898
are necessary which is why seiu

4189
02:08:35,898 --> 02:08:36,565
has proposed freezing

4190
02:08:36,565 --> 02:08:37,133
the performance incentive an

4191
02:08:37,133 --> 02:08:39,133
annual proposal saving

4192
02:08:41,437 --> 02:08:43,437
approximately $2.15 million.

4193
02:08:47,343 --> 02:08:48,100
However, we are not willing to

4194
02:08:48,100 --> 02:08:48,644
sacrifice cost of living and

4195
02:08:48,644 --> 02:08:51,440
flex credit increases for

4196
02:08:52,781 --> 02:08:53,815
represented staff.

4197
02:08:53,815 --> 02:08:58,150
We have a petition with a high

4198
02:08:59,689 --> 02:09:00,389
majority of members that do not

4199
02:09:00,389 --> 02:09:03,389
agree what is happening while

4200
02:09:05,460 --> 02:09:06,195
vp's and above have chosen to

4201
02:09:06,195 --> 02:09:09,795
take their not taken their cola

4202
02:09:10,666 --> 02:09:11,670
an incentive It's a softer blow

4203
02:09:11,670 --> 02:09:11,834
for them.

4204
02:09:11,834 --> 02:09:14,234
These are individuals earning

4205
02:09:17,390 --> 02:09:17,740
over 200,000 annually receiving

4206
02:09:17,740 --> 02:09:20,140
guaranteed incentives like car

4207
02:09:22,711 --> 02:09:23,279
allowance and up to 20% more in

4208
02:09:23,279 --> 02:09:23,779
flex credits than many

4209
02:09:23,779 --> 02:09:24,513
frontline workers.

4210
02:09:24,513 --> 02:09:27,416
That's the chart in the middle.

4211
02:09:27,416 --> 02:09:28,840
Given the breakdown of all

4212
02:09:28,840 --> 02:09:28,718
the flex credits, the total

4213
02:09:28,718 --> 02:09:31,118
contractual cola and flex

4214
02:09:33,322 --> 02:09:35,722
credit obligation is about 2.4

4215
02:09:38,494 --> 02:09:39,195
million under our proposal call

4216
02:09:39,195 --> 02:09:39,895
it would be reserved for

4217
02:09:39,895 --> 02:09:40,563
representing staff only while

4218
02:09:40,563 --> 02:09:42,963
flex credit increases would

4219
02:09:45,201 --> 02:09:48,801
support the agency as a whole,

4220
02:09:48,871 --> 02:09:51,271
this proposal will cost 661,659

4221
02:09:53,420 --> 02:09:53,876
instead of the 2.4 million.

4222
02:09:53,876 --> 02:09:55,876
We've also proposed

4223
02:09:58,147 --> 02:09:58,815
the additional 3% increase for

4224
02:09:58,815 --> 02:09:59,248
full time onsite workers who

4225
02:09:59,248 --> 02:10:01,248
are paid less.

4226
02:10:02,510 --> 02:10:05,510
This cost would be about

4227
02:10:08,190 --> 02:10:08,924
127,450 which is less than

4228
02:10:08,924 --> 02:10:09,392
$179,040 spent on car allowance

4229
02:10:09,392 --> 02:10:11,392
for executives.

4230
02:10:14,364 --> 02:10:15,970
This fiscal year.

4231
02:10:15,970 --> 02:10:15,731
We also suggested multiple zero

4232
02:10:15,731 --> 02:10:18,131
cost benefits that could

4233
02:10:18,668 --> 02:10:21,668
relieve the reduction in pay

4234
02:10:25,641 --> 02:10:29,241
for workers although it was on

4235
02:10:30,790 --> 02:10:33,790
a budget although our proposal

4236
02:10:34,317 --> 02:10:34,750
say as a proxy $3.75 million

4237
02:10:34,750 --> 02:10:36,750
$3.75 million.

4238
02:10:40,890 --> 02:10:40,856
Yet the Housing Commission has

4239
02:10:40,856 --> 02:10:43,856
maintained its position that a

4240
02:10:44,660 --> 02:10:45,600
full 4.5 million must come from

4241
02:10:45,600 --> 02:10:47,600
these cuts.

4242
02:10:50,132 --> 02:10:50,733
We strongly believe it is not

4243
02:10:50,733 --> 02:10:51,334
the responsibility of

4244
02:10:51,334 --> 02:10:51,868
the frontline workers to

4245
02:10:51,868 --> 02:10:53,868
address the Housing

4246
02:10:59,108 --> 02:10:59,809
Commission's projected $23.5

4247
02:10:59,809 --> 02:11:00,309
million deficit by the end of

4248
02:11:00,309 --> 02:11:02,309
next fiscal year.

4249
02:11:05,748 --> 02:11:06,482
Recently the Housing Commission

4250
02:11:06,482 --> 02:11:07,830
has made the difficult decision

4251
02:11:07,830 --> 02:11:09,483
to lay off 33 employees.

4252
02:11:10,854 --> 02:11:11,587
Two weeks ago, three weeks ago

4253
02:11:11,587 --> 02:11:13,455
about 30% were management while

4254
02:11:13,455 --> 02:11:15,855
the remaining were largely

4255
02:11:20,163 --> 02:11:20,997
non-management roles.

4256
02:11:20,997 --> 02:11:24,600
In one case the G.M. Academy

4257
02:11:24,600 --> 02:11:25,268
was reduced to just five

4258
02:11:25,268 --> 02:11:27,668
frontline employees who are

4259
02:11:30,206 --> 02:11:32,606
expect to deserve approximately

4260
02:11:35,110 --> 02:11:35,612
800 applicants in JULY under

4261
02:11:35,612 --> 02:11:35,945
the new Path to Success

4262
02:11:35,945 --> 02:11:37,945
program.

4263
02:11:40,717 --> 02:11:41,351
So the question is how can five

4264
02:11:41,351 --> 02:11:41,985
workers provide a level of

4265
02:11:41,985 --> 02:11:44,385
person center service Our

4266
02:11:46,256 --> 02:11:47,190
communities serves?

4267
02:11:47,190 --> 02:11:51,390
We are being asked to do more

4268
02:11:51,460 --> 02:11:51,995
now with less but with

4269
02:11:51,995 --> 02:11:53,995
significantly less.

4270
02:11:56,199 --> 02:11:56,732
We remain committed to working

4271
02:11:56,732 --> 02:11:57,300
collaboratively with

4272
02:11:57,300 --> 02:11:59,300
the Housing Commission

4273
02:12:01,538 --> 02:12:02,272
leadership to find solutions

4274
02:12:02,272 --> 02:12:04,672
that are equitable, sustainable

4275
02:12:06,575 --> 02:12:07,176
and truly centered on

4276
02:12:07,176 --> 02:12:07,844
the people we serve and

4277
02:12:07,844 --> 02:12:11,444
the people that do the work.

4278
02:12:12,949 --> 02:12:13,415
I thank you for all your time.

4279
02:12:13,415 --> 02:12:15,218
>> Thank you.

4280
02:12:15,218 --> 02:12:18,818
That does And we have Dave

4281
02:12:22,920 --> 02:12:22,492
Langston as well.

4282
02:12:22,492 --> 02:12:22,959
>> Okay.

4283
02:12:22,959 --> 02:12:23,593
Good afternoon.

4284
02:12:23,593 --> 02:12:23,993
I'm Dave Langston from us.

4285
02:12:23,993 --> 02:12:24,561
How are you?

4286
02:12:24,561 --> 02:12:26,561
2 to 1.

4287
02:12:27,563 --> 02:12:28,970
Eric said most of it so I just

4288
02:12:28,970 --> 02:12:28,798
want to amplify it.

4289
02:12:28,798 --> 02:12:31,468
Our PRESIDENT Chris Irving is

4290
02:12:31,468 --> 02:12:32,135
traveling but just want to

4291
02:12:32,135 --> 02:12:32,869
emphasize I'm in addition to

4292
02:12:32,869 --> 02:12:35,869
the employees that you've heard

4293
02:12:36,720 --> 02:12:36,773
from here our 14,000 members in

4294
02:12:36,773 --> 02:12:37,507
the region and the communities

4295
02:12:37,507 --> 02:12:41,107
we work with stand behind these

4296
02:12:41,544 --> 02:12:42,212
workers, stand behind

4297
02:12:42,212 --> 02:12:42,846
the important services that

4298
02:12:42,846 --> 02:12:45,849
they do And again want to

4299
02:12:45,849 --> 02:12:46,550
acknowledge Lisa and the team

4300
02:12:46,550 --> 02:12:47,840
working collaborating with us

4301
02:12:47,840 --> 02:12:47,784
in a very difficult

4302
02:12:47,784 --> 02:12:50,184
circumstances by all accounts.

4303
02:12:52,880 --> 02:12:52,789
But as you've heard here, we

4304
02:12:52,789 --> 02:12:53,557
think there's more work to do

4305
02:12:53,557 --> 02:12:57,157
that's honoring the work of our

4306
02:12:57,327 --> 02:12:58,270
frontline employees and getting

4307
02:12:58,270 --> 02:12:58,629
to an agreement that continues

4308
02:12:58,629 --> 02:13:01,629
the important work in a

4309
02:13:02,320 --> 02:13:02,866
difficult environment.

4310
02:13:02,866 --> 02:13:03,467
And one more piece that I want

4311
02:13:03,467 --> 02:13:03,800
to share for historical

4312
02:13:03,800 --> 02:13:04,468
reasons.

4313
02:13:04,468 --> 02:13:07,170
There are a number of folks

4314
02:13:07,170 --> 02:13:07,904
that were in those 33 layoffs

4315
02:13:07,904 --> 02:13:08,639
that are frontline workers that

4316
02:13:08,639 --> 02:13:12,239
do not happen to be represented

4317
02:13:12,309 --> 02:13:13,310
by seiu.

4318
02:13:13,310 --> 02:13:14,100
So we can kind of get you that

4319
02:13:14,100 --> 02:13:17,480
data and they have it as well.

4320
02:13:17,480 --> 02:13:18,148
So again, there's sort of

4321
02:13:18,148 --> 02:13:18,849
management and of course we

4322
02:13:18,849 --> 02:13:19,483
don't celebrate any layoff but

4323
02:13:19,483 --> 02:13:22,483
the importance of kind of

4324
02:13:23,530 --> 02:13:23,654
preserving the frontline

4325
02:13:23,654 --> 02:13:24,321
workers in terms of

4326
02:13:24,321 --> 02:13:24,755
the staffing and in terms of

4327
02:13:24,755 --> 02:13:25,122
the benefits.

4328
02:13:25,122 --> 02:13:27,122
Thank you.

4329
02:13:27,824 --> 02:13:28,425
The five minute timer has

4330
02:13:28,425 --> 02:13:30,227
started and one of those

4331
02:13:30,227 --> 02:13:31,295
participating remotely starting

4332
02:13:31,295 --> 02:13:34,295
with 8700 If you can please

4333
02:13:40,237 --> 02:13:40,804
unmute It is 700 sorry six

4334
02:13:40,804 --> 02:13:41,237
You'll have a minute.

4335
02:13:41,237 --> 02:13:43,237
There you go.

4336
02:13:44,700 --> 02:13:44,575
Thank you so much.

4337
02:13:44,575 --> 02:13:46,575
Sorry about that.

4338
02:13:50,614 --> 02:13:51,748
The cd3 items for my comment

4339
02:13:51,748 --> 02:13:52,820
and I'm going to save this one

4340
02:13:52,820 --> 02:13:52,849
minute.

4341
02:13:52,849 --> 02:13:53,216
First of all I didn't fill out

4342
02:13:53,216 --> 02:13:55,216
this one.

4343
02:13:57,387 --> 02:14:01,587
I am over the moon thrilled by

4344
02:14:03,327 --> 02:14:07,960
the change in title four as you

4345
02:14:07,960 --> 02:14:07,831
see now to see the oh congrats

4346
02:14:07,831 --> 02:14:10,831
your nation She's a phenomenal

4347
02:14:12,603 --> 02:14:13,404
human being and leader and I'm

4348
02:14:13,404 --> 02:14:14,730
just thrilled for her and for

4349
02:14:14,730 --> 02:14:14,371
all of us in San Diego.

4350
02:14:14,371 --> 02:14:16,371
Okay.

4351
02:14:17,441 --> 02:14:18,420
Yes.

4352
02:14:18,420 --> 02:14:20,442
What's happening here is

4353
02:14:22,279 --> 02:14:22,813
perfect because it's an example

4354
02:14:22,813 --> 02:14:23,447
of uncertain times.

4355
02:14:23,447 --> 02:14:26,447
We have to follow this.

4356
02:14:27,919 --> 02:14:28,652
This is what's going to happen.

4357
02:14:28,652 --> 02:14:29,553
This is what is happening.

4358
02:14:29,553 --> 02:14:33,560
Let's not make it be just

4359
02:14:33,560 --> 02:14:33,891
person centered.

4360
02:14:33,891 --> 02:14:37,491
It has to be family centered.

4361
02:14:37,595 --> 02:14:38,261
We have to have that.

4362
02:14:38,261 --> 02:14:38,661
The family has to come to

4363
02:14:38,661 --> 02:14:40,661
the kitchen.

4364
02:14:42,799 --> 02:14:43,434
Sit around the table and try to

4365
02:14:43,434 --> 02:14:45,834
figure this out together.

4366
02:14:49,390 --> 02:14:49,406
I don't know what's going to be

4367
02:14:49,406 --> 02:14:50,400
your time.

4368
02:14:50,400 --> 02:14:50,774
>> It's concluded so eight

4369
02:14:50,774 --> 02:14:52,900
eight, one three and then after

4370
02:14:52,900 --> 02:14:55,609
that as a buyer pick 113 please

4371
02:15:01,318 --> 02:15:01,638
And you Okay Come Swallow Here

4372
02:15:01,638 --> 02:15:02,119
.

4373
02:15:02,119 --> 02:15:02,787
So you okay?

4374
02:15:02,787 --> 02:15:03,386
Isn't it something that with

4375
02:15:03,386 --> 02:15:05,786
all these agencies under

4376
02:15:05,856 --> 02:15:06,524
the government umbrella we

4377
02:15:06,524 --> 02:15:07,224
still have people living in

4378
02:15:07,224 --> 02:15:10,824
their cars and on the streets

4379
02:15:11,562 --> 02:15:12,610
with all the funding, all

4380
02:15:12,610 --> 02:15:12,696
the programs, all

4381
02:15:12,696 --> 02:15:13,164
the departments Nothing is

4382
02:15:13,164 --> 02:15:15,164
being resolved.

4383
02:15:16,200 --> 02:15:16,867
In fact, it's getting worse.

4384
02:15:16,867 --> 02:15:17,535
And now we're hearing that

4385
02:15:17,535 --> 02:15:17,835
you're even losing your own

4386
02:15:17,835 --> 02:15:19,835
staff.

4387
02:15:20,438 --> 02:15:21,305
I mean I don't mean to laugh

4388
02:15:21,305 --> 02:15:21,605
but that just adds to my

4389
02:15:21,605 --> 02:15:23,605
point.

4390
02:15:25,942 --> 02:15:26,610
So if the system isn't stable

4391
02:15:26,610 --> 02:15:29,610
enough to retain the people

4392
02:15:30,347 --> 02:15:30,915
working inside it, how is it

4393
02:15:30,915 --> 02:15:31,315
supposed to stabilize

4394
02:15:31,315 --> 02:15:33,315
the people?

4395
02:15:35,386 --> 02:15:36,530
It's meant to help.

4396
02:15:36,530 --> 02:15:39,530
So what we're seeing is

4397
02:15:39,256 --> 02:15:40,560
solutions and more management

4398
02:15:40,560 --> 02:15:40,324
of crisis that never seems to

4399
02:15:40,324 --> 02:15:41,250
end.

4400
02:15:41,250 --> 02:15:43,425
Meeting minutes reports While

4401
02:15:44,628 --> 02:15:45,290
real people are outside trying

4402
02:15:45,290 --> 02:15:45,796
to survive.

4403
02:15:45,796 --> 02:15:48,796
So again with all these

4404
02:15:50,000 --> 02:15:50,935
resources, all the purple

4405
02:15:50,935 --> 02:15:54,337
shirts, why are people still on

4406
02:15:54,337 --> 02:15:55,600
the street and how is this

4407
02:15:55,600 --> 02:15:58,600
system expected to work when

4408
02:15:59,743 --> 02:16:00,440
even your own staff can't be

4409
02:16:00,440 --> 02:16:00,444
kept?

4410
02:16:00,444 --> 02:16:02,444
Oh my GOD.

4411
02:16:05,783 --> 02:16:06,450
Thank you.

4412
02:16:06,450 --> 02:16:07,510
Never didn't wake up.

4413
02:16:07,510 --> 02:16:07,752
Your time has concluded.

4414
02:16:07,752 --> 02:16:08,820
Next is Blaire Beekman You can

4415
02:16:08,820 --> 02:16:09,119
please on mute After that is

4416
02:16:09,119 --> 02:16:09,554
Robin.

4417
02:16:09,554 --> 02:16:09,920
>> All right.

4418
02:16:09,920 --> 02:16:11,920
Thank you.

4419
02:16:13,390 --> 02:16:13,691
Where Beekman.

4420
02:16:13,691 --> 02:16:14,392
Yeah.

4421
02:16:14,392 --> 02:16:14,925
Important lessons I've learned

4422
02:16:14,925 --> 02:16:16,925
from public comment.

4423
02:16:17,929 --> 02:16:18,629
Good luck that we can continue

4424
02:16:18,629 --> 02:16:19,163
to really work towards truly

4425
02:16:19,163 --> 02:16:21,163
affordable housing.

4426
02:16:22,900 --> 02:16:23,768
I think it's possible and we

4427
02:16:23,768 --> 02:16:27,368
just have to be really adamant

4428
02:16:27,938 --> 02:16:28,639
and hopeful and knowing that

4429
02:16:28,639 --> 02:16:29,106
it's a good thing and want to

4430
02:16:29,106 --> 02:16:31,106
work towards it.

4431
02:16:32,510 --> 02:16:33,344
Good luck on those efforts.

4432
02:16:33,344 --> 02:16:36,944
>> Really sad You've had to cut

4433
02:16:37,480 --> 02:16:37,815
33 people from the staff here

4434
02:16:37,815 --> 02:16:41,519
and that I don't quite know how

4435
02:16:41,519 --> 02:16:42,186
it's related to the city of San

4436
02:16:42,186 --> 02:16:45,186
Diego issues but in cutting

4437
02:16:46,357 --> 02:16:47,570
supervisor positions that's

4438
02:16:47,570 --> 02:16:47,725
cutting out middle management

4439
02:16:47,725 --> 02:16:51,129
and I hope it is successful.

4440
02:16:51,129 --> 02:16:51,529
It's sad.

4441
02:16:51,529 --> 02:16:52,196
Thank you.

4442
02:16:52,196 --> 02:16:52,997
From the clarifications from

4443
02:16:52,997 --> 02:16:56,300
LaCava he wants to talk more

4444
02:16:56,300 --> 02:16:59,300
about upper echelon Are people

4445
02:17:00,905 --> 02:17:01,539
cut off from city government

4446
02:17:01,539 --> 02:17:02,240
middle management This is

4447
02:17:02,240 --> 02:17:05,240
middle management being cut so

4448
02:17:06,177 --> 02:17:06,944
good luck to this.

4449
02:17:06,944 --> 02:17:07,377
This can work and I'm sorry

4450
02:17:07,377 --> 02:17:09,377
it's happened.

4451
02:17:09,514 --> 02:17:10,810
You've offered good

4452
02:17:10,810 --> 02:17:10,548
compensation packages.

4453
02:17:10,548 --> 02:17:11,215
>> You've tried.

4454
02:17:11,215 --> 02:17:11,581
Thank you for your efforts.

4455
02:17:11,581 --> 02:17:13,581
Thank you.

4456
02:17:15,986 --> 02:17:18,622
Next is Robin If you can please

4457
02:17:18,622 --> 02:17:19,327
unmute after Robin is seven for

4458
02:17:19,327 --> 02:17:19,991
99 and then for Francine

4459
02:17:19,991 --> 02:17:20,358
Maxwell Those are our final

4460
02:17:20,358 --> 02:17:22,358
speakers.

4461
02:17:23,260 --> 02:17:24,610
Please proceed.

4462
02:17:24,610 --> 02:17:24,329
>> Did you call Robin Davidoff?

4463
02:17:24,329 --> 02:17:26,329
Yes.

4464
02:17:27,998 --> 02:17:28,299
Please proceed.

4465
02:17:28,299 --> 02:17:28,833
Okay.

4466
02:17:28,833 --> 02:17:29,534
I'm Robin Davidoff.

4467
02:17:29,534 --> 02:17:32,534
I'm Sierra Club Society chair.

4468
02:17:33,400 --> 02:17:33,671
There are 51 days from

4469
02:17:33,671 --> 02:17:36,671
the start of the 2026 Robin

4470
02:17:37,577 --> 02:17:38,760
Robin Yes This is actually

4471
02:17:38,760 --> 02:17:38,676
housing authority.

4472
02:17:38,676 --> 02:17:39,343
We haven't started Not a

4473
02:17:39,343 --> 02:17:39,677
general public comment yet.

4474
02:17:39,677 --> 02:17:41,677
Got it.

4475
02:17:42,981 --> 02:17:43,848
Thank you.

4476
02:17:43,848 --> 02:17:46,848
>> We'll come back to you 7499

4477
02:17:52,790 --> 02:17:53,491
If you can please unmute Bob

4478
02:17:53,491 --> 02:17:56,894
because I ski here whenever I

4479
02:17:56,894 --> 02:17:57,562
hear about issues affecting

4480
02:17:57,562 --> 02:17:58,329
the city due to shortages of

4481
02:17:58,329 --> 02:18:01,733
just a few million dollars here

4482
02:18:01,733 --> 02:18:02,434
or there, I can't help but

4483
02:18:02,434 --> 02:18:05,434
remember that the Torrey Pines

4484
02:18:05,837 --> 02:18:08,837
glider port has been documented

4485
02:18:09,707 --> 02:18:10,375
as bringing in approximately

4486
02:18:10,375 --> 02:18:12,775
$1.4 million every year from

4487
02:18:14,913 --> 02:18:15,814
over a decade ago through this

4488
02:18:15,814 --> 02:18:19,414
very day and virtually none of

4489
02:18:20,251 --> 02:18:20,952
that money is going to this

4490
02:18:20,952 --> 02:18:23,952
city even though the business

4491
02:18:24,889 --> 02:18:25,356
could not exist without using

4492
02:18:25,356 --> 02:18:25,957
the city's land.

4493
02:18:25,957 --> 02:18:26,491
So when people hear our

4494
02:18:26,491 --> 02:18:28,491
speeches about

4495
02:18:30,950 --> 02:18:30,762
the mismanagement of the Torrey

4496
02:18:30,762 --> 02:18:31,496
Pines glider port, remember

4497
02:18:31,496 --> 02:18:34,496
that this kind of mismanagement

4498
02:18:34,698 --> 02:18:35,233
affects everyone in this city.

4499
02:18:35,233 --> 02:18:37,233
It's all connected.

4500
02:18:39,604 --> 02:18:40,710
Thank you.

4501
02:18:40,710 --> 02:18:40,738
>> Thank you.

4502
02:18:40,738 --> 02:18:41,172
And Francine Maxwell is our

4503
02:18:41,172 --> 02:18:43,172
final speaker.

4504
02:18:44,376 --> 02:18:44,843
Please unmute.

4505
02:18:44,843 --> 02:18:45,543
>> Thank you.

4506
02:18:45,543 --> 02:18:47,543
Francine Maxwell Southeastern

4507
02:18:49,414 --> 02:18:50,810
San Diego I was unable to speak

4508
02:18:50,810 --> 02:18:50,682
earlier in the week when you

4509
02:18:50,682 --> 02:18:53,618
had the Jeff Davis day.

4510
02:18:53,618 --> 02:18:54,219
We are at a a joyful time for

4511
02:18:54,219 --> 02:18:57,219
Jeff Davis to go away.

4512
02:18:58,723 --> 02:19:01,723
He was approving illegal rent

4513
02:19:03,428 --> 02:19:04,290
increases under the law section

4514
02:19:04,290 --> 02:19:04,629
eight landlords were not

4515
02:19:04,629 --> 02:19:07,290
complying with the rent

4516
02:19:07,732 --> 02:19:08,333
increases law and he was

4517
02:19:08,333 --> 02:19:08,934
consistently approving.

4518
02:19:08,934 --> 02:19:09,601
So when everyone sits on

4519
02:19:09,601 --> 02:19:12,601
the diocese and continues to

4520
02:19:13,400 --> 02:19:13,737
give each other cuddles and

4521
02:19:13,737 --> 02:19:17,337
pats on the back lawsuits under

4522
02:19:17,876 --> 02:19:18,610
Jeff Davis none of those were

4523
02:19:18,610 --> 02:19:22,210
in in the proclamation that was

4524
02:19:22,814 --> 02:19:23,181
stated We have to call out what

4525
02:19:23,181 --> 02:19:23,982
was done.

4526
02:19:23,982 --> 02:19:26,982
Everything is not cookie cutter

4527
02:19:28,153 --> 02:19:28,820
everything was not roses with

4528
02:19:28,820 --> 02:19:32,420
him And we look forward to

4529
02:19:32,523 --> 02:19:33,225
working with the new ceo and

4530
02:19:33,225 --> 02:19:33,725
making sure things are done in

4531
02:19:33,725 --> 02:19:35,725
decency and order.

4532
02:19:38,530 --> 02:19:38,930
Thank you so much for allowing

4533
02:19:38,930 --> 02:19:39,364
me to speak.

4534
02:19:39,364 --> 02:19:40,765
>> Thank you.

4535
02:19:40,765 --> 02:19:41,330
That was all the color on each

4536
02:19:41,330 --> 02:19:41,400
one.

4537
02:19:41,400 --> 02:19:43,400
All right.

4538
02:19:45,504 --> 02:19:46,380
Thank you, City clerk As a

4539
02:19:46,380 --> 02:19:46,672
reminder, this is an

4540
02:19:46,672 --> 02:19:47,339
informational item and no

4541
02:19:47,339 --> 02:19:50,339
motion is required But we'll

4542
02:19:50,675 --> 02:19:51,376
turn it over to agency members

4543
02:19:51,376 --> 02:19:52,770
for questions and comments And

4544
02:19:52,770 --> 02:19:54,477
we'll start with Councilmember

4545
02:19:55,447 --> 02:19:56,148
Ellenberger.

4546
02:19:56,148 --> 02:19:56,882
Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

4547
02:19:56,882 --> 02:19:59,651
Thank you, Lisa as always for

4548
02:19:59,651 --> 02:20:00,319
for the update.

4549
02:20:00,319 --> 02:20:02,319
Definitely appreciate that.

4550
02:20:04,556 --> 02:20:05,223
The update the transparency on

4551
02:20:05,223 --> 02:20:05,891
the difficult decisions that

4552
02:20:05,891 --> 02:20:08,891
you and your leadership team

4553
02:20:08,960 --> 02:20:12,560
have had to make to address

4554
02:20:13,966 --> 02:20:14,600
the structural deficit that

4555
02:20:14,600 --> 02:20:14,933
the Housing commission is

4556
02:20:14,933 --> 02:20:16,933
facing.

4557
02:20:18,337 --> 02:20:19,304
I do think it's important that

4558
02:20:19,304 --> 02:20:22,808
we to bunk some myths that were

4559
02:20:22,808 --> 02:20:25,808
stated here today and our

4560
02:20:27,713 --> 02:20:28,379
commonly stated Is it true that

4561
02:20:28,379 --> 02:20:30,379
undocumented immigrants are

4562
02:20:32,184 --> 02:20:32,684
ineligible for Section eight

4563
02:20:32,684 --> 02:20:34,684
housing vouchers?

4564
02:20:37,256 --> 02:20:37,890
Most undocumented immigrants

4565
02:20:37,890 --> 02:20:38,490
are ineligible for Section

4566
02:20:38,490 --> 02:20:40,490
eight housing vouchers?

4567
02:20:41,693 --> 02:20:42,361
>> That's correct.

4568
02:20:42,361 --> 02:20:43,228
Well, they are They are

4569
02:20:43,228 --> 02:20:46,398
ineligible And we can only we

4570
02:20:46,398 --> 02:20:47,132
can only subsidize either

4571
02:20:47,132 --> 02:20:49,532
citizens or eligible immigrants

4572
02:20:51,203 --> 02:20:51,603
according to the federal

4573
02:20:51,603 --> 02:20:51,937
definition.

4574
02:20:51,937 --> 02:20:52,538
Correct.

4575
02:20:52,538 --> 02:20:55,538
I just think that that's

4576
02:20:55,808 --> 02:20:56,842
important to know.

4577
02:20:56,842 --> 02:21:00,442
So that's that's the those are

4578
02:21:05,170 --> 02:21:05,918
the facts And it is also true

4579
02:21:05,918 --> 02:21:10,550
that we would be in a better

4580
02:21:10,550 --> 02:21:10,589
position if there were local

4581
02:21:10,589 --> 02:21:11,257
dedicated funds that

4582
02:21:11,257 --> 02:21:13,657
the Housing commission could

4583
02:21:13,826 --> 02:21:14,526
depend on a regular basis and

4584
02:21:14,526 --> 02:21:17,526
would make us less vulnerable

4585
02:21:19,698 --> 02:21:20,980
to the whims of the federal

4586
02:21:20,980 --> 02:21:20,766
government.

4587
02:21:20,766 --> 02:21:23,166
And nonetheless I you're

4588
02:21:24,300 --> 02:21:24,502
addressing the problem as it's

4589
02:21:24,502 --> 02:21:25,203
presented to you.

4590
02:21:25,203 --> 02:21:25,904
You're trying to get ahead of

4591
02:21:25,904 --> 02:21:28,473
other problems that you are

4592
02:21:28,473 --> 02:21:29,108
anticipating coming to

4593
02:21:29,108 --> 02:21:29,808
the housing Commission And

4594
02:21:29,808 --> 02:21:33,408
that's all done in service of

4595
02:21:33,545 --> 02:21:34,146
protecting the immediate and

4596
02:21:34,146 --> 02:21:34,680
long term services that

4597
02:21:34,680 --> 02:21:36,680
residents depend on.

4598
02:21:37,750 --> 02:21:38,684
And so thank you for that.

4599
02:21:38,684 --> 02:21:42,755
I do want to say how important

4600
02:21:42,755 --> 02:21:43,455
I think it is for

4601
02:21:43,455 --> 02:21:44,190
the Commission to continue to

4602
02:21:44,190 --> 02:21:47,190
work with our frontline workers

4603
02:21:47,827 --> 02:21:48,560
to make sure that they know

4604
02:21:48,560 --> 02:21:51,560
that the solutions that they're

4605
02:21:52,965 --> 02:21:53,632
being offered are given serious

4606
02:21:53,632 --> 02:21:54,300
consideration and as well as

4607
02:21:54,300 --> 02:21:54,934
that any concerns that they

4608
02:21:54,934 --> 02:21:57,102
raise about the impacts of

4609
02:21:57,102 --> 02:21:59,502
proposals that they receive

4610
02:22:01,373 --> 02:22:02,740
that on the ground front line

4611
02:22:02,740 --> 02:22:05,740
experience also brings with it

4612
02:22:06,478 --> 02:22:07,213
expertise and a intimate

4613
02:22:07,213 --> 02:22:09,613
understanding of what decisions

4614
02:22:11,450 --> 02:22:12,218
will mean both for the services

4615
02:22:12,218 --> 02:22:12,918
that are delivered and in

4616
02:22:12,918 --> 02:22:16,789
the lives of of of the workers

4617
02:22:16,789 --> 02:22:17,556
And that's super important

4618
02:22:17,556 --> 02:22:18,291
needs to step right and center.

4619
02:22:18,291 --> 02:22:18,824
So I know we've had that

4620
02:22:18,824 --> 02:22:20,824
conversation before.

4621
02:22:21,394 --> 02:22:22,280
I know you've made significant

4622
02:22:22,280 --> 02:22:22,695
efforts to make sure that

4623
02:22:22,695 --> 02:22:25,695
the line of communication is

4624
02:22:26,832 --> 02:22:27,566
open with our frontline workers

4625
02:22:27,566 --> 02:22:30,566
and I strongly encourage for

4626
02:22:32,400 --> 02:22:32,405
that to that effort to be

4627
02:22:32,405 --> 02:22:33,390
maintained.

4628
02:22:33,390 --> 02:22:35,439
It's just again critically

4629
02:22:36,309 --> 02:22:36,976
important both for the lives of

4630
02:22:36,976 --> 02:22:40,576
our workers and for the our

4631
02:22:40,880 --> 02:22:41,580
ability to deliver services to

4632
02:22:41,580 --> 02:22:44,580
these folks know what impacts

4633
02:22:46,384 --> 02:22:46,686
will be felt when changes are

4634
02:22:46,686 --> 02:22:47,520
made.

4635
02:22:47,520 --> 02:22:47,720
Thank you.

4636
02:22:47,720 --> 02:22:48,420
Council PRESIDENT Please if

4637
02:22:48,420 --> 02:22:50,423
you'd like to respond by all

4638
02:22:50,423 --> 02:22:51,190
means.

4639
02:22:51,190 --> 02:22:52,158
Thank you, Councilmember And I

4640
02:22:52,158 --> 02:22:54,960
just I hear your comments and I

4641
02:22:54,960 --> 02:22:55,628
also just want to acknowledge

4642
02:22:55,628 --> 02:22:59,228
the staff and seiu that are

4643
02:22:59,398 --> 02:22:59,999
here today And thank you, Erin

4644
02:22:59,999 --> 02:23:00,833
for making the time.

4645
02:23:00,833 --> 02:23:04,470
I I feel like we are working

4646
02:23:04,470 --> 02:23:05,438
collaboratively and we MAY not

4647
02:23:05,438 --> 02:23:06,172
be where we need to be yet and

4648
02:23:06,172 --> 02:23:09,141
we can't say much because we're

4649
02:23:09,141 --> 02:23:09,776
in negotiations but but I

4650
02:23:09,776 --> 02:23:10,476
respect and appreciate how

4651
02:23:10,476 --> 02:23:13,476
we're working together and and

4652
02:23:14,480 --> 02:23:15,280
the desire of both you and many

4653
02:23:15,280 --> 02:23:15,581
other staff in seiu to show up

4654
02:23:15,581 --> 02:23:17,581
today.

4655
02:23:19,352 --> 02:23:19,852
Thank you.

4656
02:23:19,852 --> 02:23:20,219
>> All right.

4657
02:23:20,219 --> 02:23:20,887
Thank you.

4658
02:23:20,887 --> 02:23:21,587
Council member Ella Rivera.

4659
02:23:21,587 --> 02:23:21,921
We'll go next to Councilmember

4660
02:23:21,921 --> 02:23:23,921
Weprin.

4661
02:23:24,257 --> 02:23:24,724
Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

4662
02:23:24,724 --> 02:23:25,291
Thank you, MS..

4663
02:23:25,291 --> 02:23:27,691
Jones for this update.

4664
02:23:28,494 --> 02:23:29,950
Appreciate the latest on

4665
02:23:29,950 --> 02:23:29,696
the Housing Commission's

4666
02:23:29,696 --> 02:23:31,696
financial challenges and

4667
02:23:33,980 --> 02:23:33,700
the steps that you've been

4668
02:23:33,700 --> 02:23:36,100
taking to address them.

4669
02:23:37,637 --> 02:23:38,504
You have shared with me how

4670
02:23:38,504 --> 02:23:42,104
difficult this has been and I

4671
02:23:42,375 --> 02:23:43,141
appreciate the seiu members who

4672
02:23:43,141 --> 02:23:46,141
work at the Housing Commission

4673
02:23:46,779 --> 02:23:47,480
who joined us to share how

4674
02:23:47,480 --> 02:23:49,880
these challenges are impacting

4675
02:23:52,840 --> 02:23:52,952
you and your colleagues.

4676
02:23:52,952 --> 02:23:53,619
I'm glad to hear that there is

4677
02:23:53,619 --> 02:23:56,190
collaboration, that there is

4678
02:23:57,357 --> 02:24:00,659
dialog here and try to figure

4679
02:24:00,659 --> 02:24:01,294
out a fair agreement for f y 27

4680
02:24:01,294 --> 02:24:03,694
And while doe represented

4681
02:24:05,531 --> 02:24:06,199
employees lost their jobs last

4682
02:24:06,199 --> 02:24:06,833
But I appreciate you making

4683
02:24:06,833 --> 02:24:10,303
the point that the loss of

4684
02:24:10,303 --> 02:24:11,400
frontline workers represented

4685
02:24:11,400 --> 02:24:14,400
or not impacts other workers

4686
02:24:14,874 --> 02:24:15,708
who are represented.

4687
02:24:15,708 --> 02:24:16,709
And lastly I just want to thank

4688
02:24:16,709 --> 02:24:19,212
you for the work that you do as

4689
02:24:19,212 --> 02:24:19,512
the representative for District

4690
02:24:19,512 --> 02:24:20,179
three.

4691
02:24:20,179 --> 02:24:24,350
A lot of the people who you

4692
02:24:24,350 --> 02:24:24,884
help are here in my district

4693
02:24:24,884 --> 02:24:25,685
housed or unhoused.

4694
02:24:25,685 --> 02:24:29,885
It is hard work but know that

4695
02:24:30,123 --> 02:24:30,490
it is very much appreciated So

4696
02:24:30,490 --> 02:24:31,157
thank you.

4697
02:24:31,157 --> 02:24:31,758
Thank you Council PRESIDENT

4698
02:24:31,758 --> 02:24:34,158
Thank you Council member

4699
02:24:34,160 --> 02:24:34,860
Whitburn We'll go next to

4700
02:24:34,860 --> 02:24:35,128
Council member Campbell Thank

4701
02:24:35,128 --> 02:24:37,128
you.

4702
02:24:38,364 --> 02:24:40,764
>> Council PRESIDENT Lisa thank

4703
02:24:43,336 --> 02:24:44,304
you for your report.

4704
02:24:44,304 --> 02:24:47,904
These are tough times amount of

4705
02:24:48,508 --> 02:24:49,141
ever question about the amount

4706
02:24:49,141 --> 02:24:49,742
of people who will be made

4707
02:24:49,742 --> 02:24:52,142
homeless if the federal

4708
02:24:52,479 --> 02:24:53,346
government continues to not

4709
02:24:53,346 --> 02:24:56,946
send us what we're supposed to

4710
02:24:57,417 --> 02:24:58,284
have.

4711
02:24:58,284 --> 02:25:01,884
>> And so based on our current

4712
02:25:02,221 --> 02:25:03,230
estimates we are supporting

4713
02:25:03,230 --> 02:25:03,723
about 1700 more families on our

4714
02:25:03,723 --> 02:25:06,723
program today than we are

4715
02:25:07,494 --> 02:25:08,160
actually receiving funding for.

4716
02:25:08,160 --> 02:25:11,160
That's based on our funding

4717
02:25:12,131 --> 02:25:12,832
estimates right now from

4718
02:25:12,832 --> 02:25:13,533
the emergency housing voucher

4719
02:25:13,533 --> 02:25:15,933
standpoint, Those vouchers we

4720
02:25:16,903 --> 02:25:17,637
have about 390 families in that

4721
02:25:17,637 --> 02:25:20,637
program Still that funding also

4722
02:25:21,107 --> 02:25:21,441
is anticipated to end around

4723
02:25:21,441 --> 02:25:23,441
OCTOBER.

4724
02:25:24,977 --> 02:25:25,678
So that's separate from

4725
02:25:25,678 --> 02:25:26,413
the 1700 households that we're

4726
02:25:26,413 --> 02:25:28,849
supporting today that we're not

4727
02:25:28,849 --> 02:25:31,249
getting sufficient funding for

4728
02:25:34,387 --> 02:25:35,455
so that families are.

4729
02:25:35,455 --> 02:25:39,550
Yes, I'm trying to add this

4730
02:25:40,627 --> 02:25:41,361
real quick that 2090 almost

4731
02:25:41,361 --> 02:25:42,950
2100 households how many people

4732
02:25:42,950 --> 02:25:45,950
would that generally be on

4733
02:25:46,265 --> 02:25:46,966
average our household size is

4734
02:25:46,966 --> 02:25:47,534
around three just under three

4735
02:25:47,534 --> 02:25:49,534
person per household.

4736
02:25:51,103 --> 02:25:54,703
So you can almost triple that

4737
02:25:55,642 --> 02:25:58,845
as a as a broad estimate.

4738
02:25:58,845 --> 02:26:00,845
So about 66,000 6000 people

4739
02:26:03,550 --> 02:26:04,250
your 6270 people or thereabouts

4740
02:26:04,250 --> 02:26:06,650
And actually homelessness has

4741
02:26:08,521 --> 02:26:09,221
been decreasing in the city in

4742
02:26:09,221 --> 02:26:12,821
the past year maybe even year

4743
02:26:13,727 --> 02:26:14,428
and a half and a great deal of

4744
02:26:14,428 --> 02:26:18,280
the housing of those who are

4745
02:26:18,765 --> 02:26:19,465
who are unable to afford

4746
02:26:19,465 --> 02:26:22,465
housing otherwise has been due

4747
02:26:23,603 --> 02:26:26,603
to the Housing Commission who

4748
02:26:28,609 --> 02:26:29,275
amazingly have housed so many

4749
02:26:29,275 --> 02:26:32,275
people with so little money

4750
02:26:32,879 --> 02:26:33,847
that they have to work with and

4751
02:26:33,847 --> 02:26:34,715
so I just want to tell you how

4752
02:26:34,715 --> 02:26:37,551
much I appreciate you and your

4753
02:26:37,551 --> 02:26:38,152
staff and your front line

4754
02:26:38,152 --> 02:26:40,552
workers being willing to

4755
02:26:42,523 --> 02:26:43,456
squeeze those pennies and do as

4756
02:26:43,456 --> 02:26:47,727
much as you can to help our our

4757
02:26:47,727 --> 02:26:48,529
fellow citizens to be housed.

4758
02:26:48,529 --> 02:26:51,698
And I hope that in the future

4759
02:26:51,698 --> 02:26:52,399
we're able to continue to help

4760
02:26:52,399 --> 02:26:53,167
people who need our help.

4761
02:26:53,167 --> 02:26:56,767
A lot of these are working

4762
02:26:56,837 --> 02:26:57,638
people who are still able to

4763
02:26:57,638 --> 02:27:01,508
work but not able to make a

4764
02:27:01,508 --> 02:27:02,175
large amount of money And then

4765
02:27:02,175 --> 02:27:02,876
a lot of these people are

4766
02:27:02,876 --> 02:27:03,177
disabled and absolutely cannot

4767
02:27:03,177 --> 02:27:05,177
work.

4768
02:27:06,880 --> 02:27:07,514
So they have to be have to have

4769
02:27:07,514 --> 02:27:10,514
some help and that's okay.

4770
02:27:11,218 --> 02:27:11,685
That's what we're that's what

4771
02:27:11,685 --> 02:27:12,385
we're made for.

4772
02:27:12,385 --> 02:27:15,985
That's why we're here is to

4773
02:27:16,190 --> 02:27:16,890
help each other So I thank you

4774
02:27:16,890 --> 02:27:19,890
very much for everything that

4775
02:27:20,828 --> 02:27:24,898
you do And I pray every day

4776
02:27:24,898 --> 02:27:25,765
that the federal government

4777
02:27:25,765 --> 02:27:29,837
will change its mind and try to

4778
02:27:29,837 --> 02:27:32,837
help people who need help.

4779
02:27:34,441 --> 02:27:35,420
And I, I, I really I, I feel

4780
02:27:35,420 --> 02:27:35,743
like I should share.

4781
02:27:35,743 --> 02:27:38,846
I remember the first time we

4782
02:27:38,846 --> 02:27:39,613
talked about what was coming I

4783
02:27:39,613 --> 02:27:42,613
actually it was actually on

4784
02:27:44,885 --> 02:27:45,685
Zoom we had a zoom meeting and

4785
02:27:45,685 --> 02:27:48,421
when it was over I turned off

4786
02:27:48,421 --> 02:27:49,289
the computer, cried.

4787
02:27:49,289 --> 02:27:52,889
It's just heartless and I feel

4788
02:27:57,197 --> 02:27:57,864
so bad for the people So you

4789
02:27:57,864 --> 02:27:58,566
know we're going to stand up

4790
02:27:58,566 --> 02:28:02,536
and do the best we can help

4791
02:28:02,536 --> 02:28:03,404
help out and again, that's why

4792
02:28:03,404 --> 02:28:04,103
I say that's why GOD made us So

4793
02:28:04,103 --> 02:28:06,503
we'll do our best.

4794
02:28:10,877 --> 02:28:11,277
Thank you so much.

4795
02:28:11,277 --> 02:28:11,945
Thank you.

4796
02:28:11,945 --> 02:28:12,513
Council member Campbell not

4797
02:28:12,513 --> 02:28:14,913
seeing anybody else in

4798
02:28:15,349 --> 02:28:15,616
the lights So just kind of wrap

4799
02:28:15,616 --> 02:28:16,350
up.

4800
02:28:16,350 --> 02:28:19,653
Thank you, Lisa for you your

4801
02:28:19,653 --> 02:28:20,387
entire team I know how personal

4802
02:28:20,387 --> 02:28:23,987
you take this and how committed

4803
02:28:24,240 --> 02:28:24,658
you are to the mission of

4804
02:28:24,658 --> 02:28:25,292
the Housing commission And

4805
02:28:25,292 --> 02:28:27,692
those were very difficult

4806
02:28:29,363 --> 02:28:30,630
decisions going forward and to

4807
02:28:30,630 --> 02:28:33,663
the good folks from the seiu

4808
02:28:34,401 --> 02:28:38,601
that do the work every day And

4809
02:28:38,638 --> 02:28:39,340
despite incredible odds against

4810
02:28:39,340 --> 02:28:43,110
the work that you do, you show

4811
02:28:43,110 --> 02:28:43,844
up to work every day and

4812
02:28:43,844 --> 02:28:47,444
continue your efforts to try to

4813
02:28:48,349 --> 02:28:49,160
bring some relief and some hope

4814
02:28:49,160 --> 02:28:52,616
to folks that are on either

4815
02:28:52,620 --> 02:28:53,387
just hopeless or on the verge

4816
02:28:53,387 --> 02:28:56,387
of hopelessness And you remain

4817
02:28:57,291 --> 02:28:57,925
undaunted though I just can't

4818
02:28:57,925 --> 02:29:00,925
even begin to imagine what

4819
02:29:02,396 --> 02:29:02,997
the daily work life is like for

4820
02:29:02,997 --> 02:29:05,997
you and what you do.

4821
02:29:07,340 --> 02:29:07,334
You know nobody is celebrating

4822
02:29:07,334 --> 02:29:07,969
.

4823
02:29:07,969 --> 02:29:10,369
You MAY might recognize

4824
02:29:11,438 --> 02:29:12,139
the tiny victories that

4825
02:29:12,139 --> 02:29:15,139
motivate everyone but there is

4826
02:29:16,744 --> 02:29:17,445
so much work to do and it's so

4827
02:29:17,445 --> 02:29:18,790
challenging And yet year after

4828
02:29:18,790 --> 02:29:21,790
year neither the city nor

4829
02:29:21,349 --> 02:29:22,490
the state nor the federal

4830
02:29:22,490 --> 02:29:24,449
government has ever committed

4831
02:29:25,720 --> 02:29:26,454
to sustained funding to do this

4832
02:29:26,454 --> 02:29:30,540
work And even the funding that

4833
02:29:30,924 --> 02:29:31,659
has been provided is not nearly

4834
02:29:31,659 --> 02:29:35,229
enough to meet the challenge in

4835
02:29:35,229 --> 02:29:35,996
front of you all on the front

4836
02:29:35,996 --> 02:29:38,996
lines the executive team at

4837
02:29:39,500 --> 02:29:40,368
the Housing Commission And

4838
02:29:40,368 --> 02:29:43,968
actually you know my hope is

4839
02:29:45,600 --> 02:29:45,573
not even is so low right now in

4840
02:29:45,573 --> 02:29:47,973
terms with the federal

4841
02:29:49,110 --> 02:29:49,844
government that they don't

4842
02:29:49,844 --> 02:29:50,544
actually move forward with some

4843
02:29:50,544 --> 02:29:51,212
of the changes that they have

4844
02:29:51,212 --> 02:29:54,212
been talking about because I

4845
02:29:54,481 --> 02:29:55,149
just can't even imagine what

4846
02:29:55,149 --> 02:29:58,149
that would do and undermine

4847
02:29:58,585 --> 02:29:59,320
that good work.

4848
02:29:59,320 --> 02:30:00,121
Thank you for the cobbling

4849
02:30:00,121 --> 02:30:03,257
together you're able to do to

4850
02:30:03,257 --> 02:30:03,824
provide truly affordable

4851
02:30:03,824 --> 02:30:04,525
housing affordable to

4852
02:30:04,525 --> 02:30:08,125
the individuals who now have a

4853
02:30:08,429 --> 02:30:09,620
place to live and close

4854
02:30:09,620 --> 02:30:09,364
the door behind them every

4855
02:30:09,364 --> 02:30:10,310
night.

4856
02:30:10,310 --> 02:30:13,310
It's not nearly enough but

4857
02:30:13,670 --> 02:30:13,568
we're grateful for the ones

4858
02:30:13,568 --> 02:30:14,268
that are produced.

4859
02:30:14,268 --> 02:30:17,268
We appreciate the efforts Your

4860
02:30:17,605 --> 02:30:21,205
work to provide new land for

4861
02:30:22,430 --> 02:30:22,776
that to happen going forward

4862
02:30:22,776 --> 02:30:25,776
and all the other vocational

4863
02:30:26,413 --> 02:30:27,115
grants that we get at the state

4864
02:30:27,115 --> 02:30:27,649
level that make new projects

4865
02:30:27,649 --> 02:30:29,649
like that possible.

4866
02:30:31,920 --> 02:30:36,257
So I wish you all the best and

4867
02:30:36,257 --> 02:30:37,258
keep fighting the good fight

4868
02:30:37,258 --> 02:30:38,126
and let us know how we can be

4869
02:30:38,126 --> 02:30:41,290
an asset which I know we can't

4870
02:30:41,290 --> 02:30:41,729
be much of one But nevertheless

4871
02:30:41,729 --> 02:30:42,397
thank you for taking the time

4872
02:30:42,397 --> 02:30:42,697
to come out and telling your

4873
02:30:42,697 --> 02:30:44,697
story.

4874
02:30:45,499 --> 02:30:46,200
Thank you Lisa for your

4875
02:30:46,200 --> 02:30:49,800
willingness to come out and do

4876
02:30:50,238 --> 02:30:51,105
your monthly update here.

4877
02:30:51,105 --> 02:30:51,873
So with that again this was an

4878
02:30:51,873 --> 02:30:54,642
information item and no motions

4879
02:30:54,642 --> 02:30:55,376
required.

4880
02:30:55,376 --> 02:30:55,943
We will now adjourn the special

4881
02:30:55,943 --> 02:30:58,343
meeting of the housing

4882
02:30:59,780 --> 02:31:00,449
authority and reconvene as

4883
02:31:00,449 --> 02:31:04,490
the city council and we will

4884
02:31:04,985 --> 02:31:05,320
now take up non agenda public

4885
02:31:05,320 --> 02:31:06,540
comment.

4886
02:31:06,540 --> 02:31:06,687
The council members respect and

4887
02:31:06,687 --> 02:31:09,870
appreciate the public Some

4888
02:31:10,191 --> 02:31:10,725
point and are fully committed

4889
02:31:10,725 --> 02:31:11,359
to protecting every

4890
02:31:11,359 --> 02:31:13,359
participant's free speech

4891
02:31:14,280 --> 02:31:14,696
rights at Council and committee

4892
02:31:14,696 --> 02:31:15,330
meetings And with that clerk

4893
02:31:15,330 --> 02:31:17,730
please proceed with public

4894
02:31:18,800 --> 02:31:19,266
comment.

4895
02:31:19,266 --> 02:31:19,868
>> Thank you.

4896
02:31:19,868 --> 02:31:20,535
Taking on general public

4897
02:31:20,535 --> 02:31:23,535
comment from those that have

4898
02:31:23,838 --> 02:31:24,539
not participated recently

4899
02:31:24,539 --> 02:31:25,240
starting with Javier Santi So

4900
02:31:25,240 --> 02:31:28,342
if you can please come forward

4901
02:31:28,342 --> 02:31:31,942
you will have two minutes After

4902
02:31:32,981 --> 02:31:33,681
that we have Stephen Prescott,

4903
02:31:33,681 --> 02:31:36,810
Anthony Ralphs allegedly order

4904
02:31:37,819 --> 02:31:38,320
and Jacob Edwards Then we'll be

4905
02:31:38,320 --> 02:31:38,954
moving on to those

4906
02:31:38,954 --> 02:31:40,954
participating remotely And

4907
02:31:42,323 --> 02:31:43,124
please proceed.

4908
02:31:43,124 --> 02:31:43,792
When I start this PRESIDENT

4909
02:31:43,792 --> 02:31:46,192
LaCava Council members thank

4910
02:31:46,728 --> 02:31:47,395
you all for the service that

4911
02:31:47,395 --> 02:31:48,620
you guys provide for our

4912
02:31:48,620 --> 02:31:50,620
neighbors our constituents.

4913
02:31:51,700 --> 02:31:52,266
My name is Carrier Sandy so I'm

4914
02:31:52,266 --> 02:31:52,934
a representative with

4915
02:31:52,934 --> 02:31:55,334
the Western States Regional

4916
02:31:56,503 --> 02:31:57,172
Council of Carpenters.

4917
02:31:57,172 --> 02:31:58,105
It's good to be home.

4918
02:31:58,105 --> 02:32:00,208
I've been on an Odyssey for

4919
02:32:00,208 --> 02:32:03,808
the past three years and today

4920
02:32:04,112 --> 02:32:04,813
I bring a two hour community

4921
02:32:04,813 --> 02:32:08,413
The awareness of tax fraud in

4922
02:32:08,583 --> 02:32:09,217
the negative impact that it

4923
02:32:09,217 --> 02:32:10,510
brings to our communities.

4924
02:32:10,510 --> 02:32:13,651
Tax fraud is not a victimless

4925
02:32:13,989 --> 02:32:17,589
crime and although it is good

4926
02:32:18,526 --> 02:32:19,327
to be home I don't expect for

4927
02:32:19,327 --> 02:32:19,694
things to be like this in my

4928
02:32:19,694 --> 02:32:21,694
hometown.

4929
02:32:23,398 --> 02:32:24,166
But nonetheless things happen

4930
02:32:24,166 --> 02:32:24,966
and I refuse to believe that

4931
02:32:24,966 --> 02:32:27,966
San Diego is missing leaders

4932
02:32:28,570 --> 02:32:29,237
because I know the majority of

4933
02:32:29,237 --> 02:32:32,837
you on this board has done

4934
02:32:33,575 --> 02:32:34,209
everything in their power to do

4935
02:32:34,209 --> 02:32:34,876
their constituents right.

4936
02:32:34,876 --> 02:32:37,913
And so thank you for that.

4937
02:32:37,913 --> 02:32:41,513
But when we talk about funding,

4938
02:32:42,618 --> 02:32:43,351
let's not forget that in

4939
02:32:43,351 --> 02:32:45,751
the construction industry there

4940
02:32:45,787 --> 02:32:46,421
is ten billions $10 billion

4941
02:32:46,421 --> 02:32:47,122
that goes unaccounted for,

4942
02:32:47,122 --> 02:32:50,122
unaccounted for and those are

4943
02:32:50,925 --> 02:32:51,326
dollars that pertain to our

4944
02:32:51,326 --> 02:32:51,960
communities.

4945
02:32:51,960 --> 02:32:54,360
Our children's schools are

4946
02:32:56,980 --> 02:32:56,798
homeless programs, Our first

4947
02:32:56,798 --> 02:32:57,466
responders, our officers that

4948
02:32:57,466 --> 02:32:57,966
were here this morning, our

4949
02:32:57,966 --> 02:32:59,966
fire departments.

4950
02:33:01,690 --> 02:33:05,240
There is a lot more that we

4951
02:33:05,240 --> 02:33:06,410
could do And to be honest and

4952
02:33:06,410 --> 02:33:09,641
just blunt you guys know that

4953
02:33:10,379 --> 02:33:11,460
the carpenters union Local 619

4954
02:33:11,460 --> 02:33:13,446
has always stayed vigilant.

4955
02:33:14,816 --> 02:33:15,484
We live by our seal.

4956
02:33:15,484 --> 02:33:16,184
We are the police in our

4957
02:33:16,184 --> 02:33:18,584
industry and our construction

4958
02:33:19,955 --> 02:33:20,622
sites and we are ready to put

4959
02:33:20,622 --> 02:33:24,222
boot to rear end for these

4960
02:33:24,326 --> 02:33:25,260
criminal contractors because it

4961
02:33:25,260 --> 02:33:28,626
is unfair that the men and

4962
02:33:29,630 --> 02:33:29,865
women that build our skylines

4963
02:33:29,865 --> 02:33:33,465
have to endure tax fraud that

4964
02:33:33,635 --> 02:33:34,338
our communities suffer because

4965
02:33:34,338 --> 02:33:35,370
there is criminal contractors

4966
02:33:35,370 --> 02:33:38,637
that feel that they're able to

4967
02:33:38,707 --> 02:33:39,207
operate, that they're able to

4968
02:33:39,207 --> 02:33:39,908
operate lawlessly.

4969
02:33:39,908 --> 02:33:43,508
>> And so there is things that

4970
02:33:43,745 --> 02:33:44,813
we could do collaboratively.

4971
02:33:44,813 --> 02:33:45,447
>> And with that I, I just want

4972
02:33:45,447 --> 02:33:45,981
to say thank you for that

4973
02:33:45,981 --> 02:33:47,981
concluding comment.

4974
02:33:50,886 --> 02:33:51,186
Stephen Prescott Thank you very

4975
02:33:51,186 --> 02:33:53,186
much.

4976
02:33:55,891 --> 02:33:56,492
Stephen Prescott City Resident.

4977
02:33:56,492 --> 02:33:57,192
I really appreciate all

4978
02:33:57,192 --> 02:34:00,792
the service and the good work

4979
02:34:00,796 --> 02:34:01,297
you do and really appreciate

4980
02:34:01,297 --> 02:34:01,730
everybody here and

4981
02:34:01,730 --> 02:34:02,397
the comments.

4982
02:34:02,397 --> 02:34:02,698
This is what makes democracy

4983
02:34:02,698 --> 02:34:04,698
great.

4984
02:34:05,867 --> 02:34:06,602
A lot of pain, a lot of pain

4985
02:34:06,602 --> 02:34:07,136
between city governments, state

4986
02:34:07,136 --> 02:34:09,136
governments, federal

4987
02:34:10,500 --> 02:34:10,306
governments Everybody's out of

4988
02:34:10,306 --> 02:34:10,939
money.

4989
02:34:10,939 --> 02:34:11,240
Just wanted to offer some

4990
02:34:11,240 --> 02:34:13,240
ideas.

4991
02:34:14,776 --> 02:34:15,543
Being an entrepreneur in

4992
02:34:15,543 --> 02:34:19,515
the city and a and a person a

4993
02:34:19,515 --> 02:34:20,490
San Diego State graduate with

4994
02:34:20,490 --> 02:34:20,883
any kind of degree.

4995
02:34:20,883 --> 02:34:23,883
We have America's finest city

4996
02:34:24,553 --> 02:34:25,287
here.

4997
02:34:25,287 --> 02:34:25,921
That's what we talk about.

4998
02:34:25,921 --> 02:34:28,921
And when you travel around

4999
02:34:29,224 --> 02:34:30,920
the country everybody agrees

5000
02:34:30,920 --> 02:34:30,793
You go to Oklahoma, you go to

5001
02:34:30,793 --> 02:34:33,193
the Midwest, everybody agrees

5002
02:34:33,929 --> 02:34:34,530
we still have even though

5003
02:34:34,530 --> 02:34:35,230
the city is making great

5004
02:34:35,230 --> 02:34:35,965
strides in downtown San Diego,

5005
02:34:35,965 --> 02:34:38,534
we still have a lot of problems

5006
02:34:38,534 --> 02:34:39,201
in downtown.

5007
02:34:39,201 --> 02:34:41,601
It's still considered gritty

5008
02:34:43,639 --> 02:34:44,306
for various reasons and one of

5009
02:34:44,306 --> 02:34:47,906
the things if we can become

5010
02:34:48,577 --> 02:34:49,344
America's cleanest city and

5011
02:34:49,344 --> 02:34:50,120
advertise that and we can do

5012
02:34:50,120 --> 02:34:52,412
that through other programs

5013
02:34:52,514 --> 02:34:53,249
that might be more citizen led

5014
02:34:53,249 --> 02:34:53,883
like private contracts that are

5015
02:34:53,883 --> 02:34:56,283
benchmarked by third party

5016
02:34:58,154 --> 02:34:58,854
organizations to make us

5017
02:34:58,854 --> 02:35:01,854
America's cleanest city And we

5018
02:35:02,424 --> 02:35:03,580
start advertising that all of a

5019
02:35:03,580 --> 02:35:03,793
sudden we're going to get

5020
02:35:03,793 --> 02:35:04,493
people coming back to downtown.

5021
02:35:04,493 --> 02:35:06,796
All of a sudden we're going to

5022
02:35:06,796 --> 02:35:07,496
get more tourists in downtown

5023
02:35:07,496 --> 02:35:10,496
staying at the hotels, paying

5024
02:35:11,834 --> 02:35:12,435
more hotel taxes to fill

5025
02:35:12,435 --> 02:35:13,690
the city's budget gaps.

5026
02:35:13,690 --> 02:35:16,669
The other thing we do have

5027
02:35:17,139 --> 02:35:17,773
assets in this city Council

5028
02:35:17,773 --> 02:35:18,507
PRESIDENT Joe LaCava said.

5029
02:35:18,507 --> 02:35:21,610
We like to be an asset.

5030
02:35:21,610 --> 02:35:22,344
We do have assets in the city.

5031
02:35:22,344 --> 02:35:23,780
We have wonderful assets.

5032
02:35:23,780 --> 02:35:26,581
One of those is Marina Village.

5033
02:35:26,581 --> 02:35:27,350
It was not put on the city's

5034
02:35:27,350 --> 02:35:29,750
auction block or lease

5035
02:35:31,220 --> 02:35:31,921
the lease rfp process.

5036
02:35:31,921 --> 02:35:32,224
Marina Village is a wonderful

5037
02:35:32,224 --> 02:35:32,922
asset.

5038
02:35:32,922 --> 02:35:36,491
The city doesn't have to spend

5039
02:35:36,491 --> 02:35:37,159
any money on that.

5040
02:35:37,159 --> 02:35:37,827
Private developers can come

5041
02:35:37,827 --> 02:35:40,696
take that over, pay the city

5042
02:35:40,696 --> 02:35:41,970
money to redevelop that asset,

5043
02:35:41,970 --> 02:35:43,970
that asset.

5044
02:35:45,334 --> 02:35:46,200
And then also we have a parking

5045
02:35:46,200 --> 02:35:46,669
situation's Parking has been

5046
02:35:46,669 --> 02:35:49,839
tried and true or tried and

5047
02:35:49,839 --> 02:35:50,439
tested over Above all Balboa

5048
02:35:50,439 --> 02:35:52,839
Park with mixed results.

5049
02:35:54,677 --> 02:35:55,311
However, other municipalities

5050
02:35:55,311 --> 02:35:55,878
have implemented parking.

5051
02:35:55,878 --> 02:35:56,412
>> Thank you for that

5052
02:35:56,412 --> 02:35:58,412
concluding comment.

5053
02:35:59,810 --> 02:36:01,810
Anthony Ross.

5054
02:36:04,353 --> 02:36:05,121
>> Good morning Council.

5055
02:36:05,121 --> 02:36:05,955
How are you doing today?

5056
02:36:05,955 --> 02:36:09,555
I just wanted to share some

5057
02:36:09,759 --> 02:36:10,493
things from Plato's Republic.

5058
02:36:10,493 --> 02:36:10,993
It's the dialog that Socrates

5059
02:36:10,993 --> 02:36:13,393
is having with on.

5060
02:36:13,929 --> 02:36:14,564
And the reason why I wanted to

5061
02:36:14,564 --> 02:36:15,198
share it is because we're

5062
02:36:15,198 --> 02:36:17,598
backtracking a little bit.

5063
02:36:18,300 --> 02:36:18,668
It was a class that I took last

5064
02:36:18,668 --> 02:36:19,435
semester.

5065
02:36:19,435 --> 02:36:20,169
I'm a student and it was a

5066
02:36:20,169 --> 02:36:20,736
philosophy of justice class And

5067
02:36:20,736 --> 02:36:23,136
yesterday when we had

5068
02:36:23,473 --> 02:36:24,173
the meeting about the or

5069
02:36:24,173 --> 02:36:27,173
the with the presentation that

5070
02:36:27,677 --> 02:36:28,210
was given by d there was so

5071
02:36:28,210 --> 02:36:30,610
much in policing and

5072
02:36:32,315 --> 02:36:33,150
the attitude in policing goes

5073
02:36:33,150 --> 02:36:33,749
to apprehending criminals and

5074
02:36:33,749 --> 02:36:37,190
goes to the physical aspect and

5075
02:36:37,190 --> 02:36:37,620
there is not enough regard to

5076
02:36:37,620 --> 02:36:40,200
the components that are

5077
02:36:42,361 --> 02:36:43,250
intellectual that are have to

5078
02:36:43,250 --> 02:36:43,693
deal with knowledge and they

5079
02:36:43,693 --> 02:36:46,693
have to deal with sociology

5080
02:36:46,963 --> 02:36:47,262
that have to do with psychology

5081
02:36:47,262 --> 02:36:47,897
.

5082
02:36:47,897 --> 02:36:48,564
I Googled yesterday what

5083
02:36:48,564 --> 02:36:50,833
the requirements are to join

5084
02:36:50,833 --> 02:36:51,534
the study and I learned that

5085
02:36:51,534 --> 02:36:52,267
one is not required to have

5086
02:36:52,267 --> 02:36:55,867
more than a high school diploma

5087
02:36:55,872 --> 02:36:56,639
or a ged.

5088
02:36:56,639 --> 02:37:00,420
I did see that there are

5089
02:37:00,420 --> 02:37:00,743
positions that are offered in

5090
02:37:00,743 --> 02:37:01,477
leadership if one has a degree

5091
02:37:01,477 --> 02:37:02,450
in sociology and psychology And

5092
02:37:02,450 --> 02:37:05,450
I do think that that's

5093
02:37:05,480 --> 02:37:05,715
something that we really need

5094
02:37:05,715 --> 02:37:06,416
to emphasize with our police

5095
02:37:06,416 --> 02:37:06,782
force is a more comprehensive

5096
02:37:06,782 --> 02:37:08,782
training.

5097
02:37:10,185 --> 02:37:10,887
I'm concerned that a lot of

5098
02:37:10,887 --> 02:37:11,587
the training that is given to

5099
02:37:11,587 --> 02:37:14,587
the police force goes towards

5100
02:37:14,891 --> 02:37:15,525
funding for swat vehicles, more

5101
02:37:15,525 --> 02:37:16,225
armament, more weapons And

5102
02:37:16,225 --> 02:37:19,225
that's not what is necessarily

5103
02:37:19,395 --> 02:37:20,129
needed when we go into

5104
02:37:20,129 --> 02:37:20,830
communities that are struggling

5105
02:37:20,830 --> 02:37:24,734
just to put food on the table,

5106
02:37:24,734 --> 02:37:25,467
They don't need like like I

5107
02:37:25,467 --> 02:37:26,350
think it was Maxine Walters who

5108
02:37:26,350 --> 02:37:28,435
said in public comment

5109
02:37:28,671 --> 02:37:29,205
yesterday she said we need more

5110
02:37:29,205 --> 02:37:30,390
women on the force.

5111
02:37:30,390 --> 02:37:33,443
We need more people of color on

5112
02:37:33,443 --> 02:37:34,144
the force because that enables

5113
02:37:34,144 --> 02:37:37,144
people in these communities of

5114
02:37:38,481 --> 02:37:39,215
color people in these

5115
02:37:39,215 --> 02:37:39,782
underrepresented communities to

5116
02:37:39,782 --> 02:37:40,483
feel like they have a

5117
02:37:40,483 --> 02:37:43,286
connection to the people that

5118
02:37:43,286 --> 02:37:44,200
are coming into their

5119
02:37:44,200 --> 02:37:44,620
communities for whatever reason

5120
02:37:44,620 --> 02:37:47,200
or for whatever purpose.

5121
02:37:48,324 --> 02:37:49,250
And I don't know I only have 15

5122
02:37:49,250 --> 02:37:49,692
seconds left so I guess I'll

5123
02:37:49,692 --> 02:37:52,729
have to save the reading for

5124
02:37:52,729 --> 02:37:53,462
another time But to be

5125
02:37:53,462 --> 02:37:53,896
continued I guess And thank you

5126
02:37:53,896 --> 02:37:54,330
for your time.

5127
02:37:54,330 --> 02:37:56,330
>> Thank you.

5128
02:37:56,766 --> 02:37:59,766
Allegedly Andre After that will

5129
02:38:06,276 --> 02:38:07,210
be Jacob Edwards.

5130
02:38:07,210 --> 02:38:10,210
>> The devil is always in

5131
02:38:12,480 --> 02:38:12,715
the details Socialist Shaun I'm

5132
02:38:12,715 --> 02:38:13,416
not talking about just heard

5133
02:38:13,416 --> 02:38:17,160
you wanted to, you know, brush

5134
02:38:17,253 --> 02:38:18,870
things under the rug.

5135
02:38:18,870 --> 02:38:21,124
But let's be real here most

5136
02:38:21,124 --> 02:38:21,824
right I mean all Yeah exactly.

5137
02:38:21,824 --> 02:38:22,425
It is interesting speaking

5138
02:38:22,425 --> 02:38:25,425
about the devil and say

5139
02:38:26,363 --> 02:38:26,897
the synagogue of Satan that has

5140
02:38:26,897 --> 02:38:27,530
occupied our nation.

5141
02:38:27,530 --> 02:38:30,530
I'm wondering if it's anti

5142
02:38:31,134 --> 02:38:31,668
Semitic to say that Israel has

5143
02:38:31,668 --> 02:38:33,668
occupied our nation.

5144
02:38:35,871 --> 02:38:36,606
Is it anti Semitic to say that

5145
02:38:36,606 --> 02:38:37,306
pedophilia is a problem when we

5146
02:38:37,306 --> 02:38:40,177
have people like Scott Wiener

5147
02:38:40,177 --> 02:38:40,877
who rapes children?

5148
02:38:40,877 --> 02:38:43,277
Is that anti Semitism?

5149
02:38:44,915 --> 02:38:45,482
I'm wondering if saying that

5150
02:38:45,482 --> 02:38:46,148
Jewish Family Services

5151
02:38:46,148 --> 02:38:48,548
trafficked children, men and

5152
02:38:49,486 --> 02:38:50,186
women across our border and

5153
02:38:50,186 --> 02:38:50,487
lost a bunch of children.

5154
02:38:50,487 --> 02:38:52,487
Right.

5155
02:38:54,825 --> 02:38:55,559
Is that I'm wondering if you

5156
02:38:55,559 --> 02:38:58,261
know talking about Israel being

5157
02:38:58,261 --> 02:38:58,995
created by the Rothschilds in

5158
02:38:58,995 --> 02:39:01,995
1948 and it being the synagogue

5159
02:39:02,932 --> 02:39:06,532
of Satan I'm wondering if that

5160
02:39:07,571 --> 02:39:08,271
is is it anti Semitic to talk

5161
02:39:08,271 --> 02:39:09,380
about the Talmud and how it

5162
02:39:09,380 --> 02:39:12,380
talks about having sex with

5163
02:39:12,908 --> 02:39:16,508
children um or that rabbis like

5164
02:39:17,247 --> 02:39:17,947
to copulate young boys who have

5165
02:39:17,947 --> 02:39:18,281
been circumcised Is that anti

5166
02:39:18,281 --> 02:39:20,281
Semitic?

5167
02:39:21,852 --> 02:39:22,552
I'm wondering when we're going

5168
02:39:22,552 --> 02:39:25,552
to actually address the thing

5169
02:39:26,790 --> 02:39:27,557
because this is not a general

5170
02:39:27,557 --> 02:39:30,557
public comment Anti Semitism is

5171
02:39:31,728 --> 02:39:32,262
on the afternoons I know but

5172
02:39:32,262 --> 02:39:32,863
you're talking about

5173
02:39:32,863 --> 02:39:34,863
anti-Semitism involved.

5174
02:39:36,400 --> 02:39:37,670
Okay, that's fine But you can

5175
02:39:37,670 --> 02:39:39,467
speak this afternoon during

5176
02:39:40,670 --> 02:39:40,971
that item.

5177
02:39:40,971 --> 02:39:41,671
Okay.

5178
02:39:41,671 --> 02:39:44,671
Talk about non agenda things

5179
02:39:45,442 --> 02:39:46,760
that are not on today's agenda

5180
02:39:46,760 --> 02:39:46,442
You're talking about anti

5181
02:39:46,442 --> 02:39:47,770
Semitism.

5182
02:39:47,770 --> 02:39:47,743
You said it several times.

5183
02:39:47,743 --> 02:39:49,743
Okay.

5184
02:39:52,950 --> 02:39:54,950
Finish your comments.

5185
02:39:57,554 --> 02:39:58,255
Okay.

5186
02:39:58,255 --> 02:39:58,989
So I'm just it's interesting

5187
02:39:58,989 --> 02:40:01,989
that people will care about

5188
02:40:02,960 --> 02:40:06,560
certain things like that But we

5189
02:40:07,764 --> 02:40:08,465
allow children to be abused

5190
02:40:08,465 --> 02:40:11,465
like this and everybody wants

5191
02:40:12,235 --> 02:40:13,104
to brush it under the rug.

5192
02:40:13,104 --> 02:40:16,704
San Diego has a huge problem

5193
02:40:17,400 --> 02:40:17,841
with pedophilia And why is it

5194
02:40:17,841 --> 02:40:18,142
that you want to silence me on

5195
02:40:18,142 --> 02:40:20,142
that?

5196
02:40:21,811 --> 02:40:22,479
>> That's very interesting

5197
02:40:22,479 --> 02:40:23,180
because you want to pretend

5198
02:40:23,180 --> 02:40:26,150
that it's like because we have

5199
02:40:26,150 --> 02:40:26,817
another item about that now you

5200
02:40:26,817 --> 02:40:27,484
just don't want to hear

5201
02:40:27,484 --> 02:40:28,485
the truth about what's being

5202
02:40:28,485 --> 02:40:32,850
done to children that you guys

5203
02:40:33,857 --> 02:40:34,558
all support.

5204
02:40:34,558 --> 02:40:35,224
What happened to the children

5205
02:40:35,224 --> 02:40:38,224
that were at the convention

5206
02:40:38,361 --> 02:40:38,762
center?

5207
02:40:38,762 --> 02:40:39,429
>> Okay.

5208
02:40:39,429 --> 02:40:39,830
You guys know they were

5209
02:40:39,830 --> 02:40:40,530
trafficked.

5210
02:40:40,530 --> 02:40:43,333
Even people that were working

5211
02:40:43,333 --> 02:40:44,340
there know that It is very

5212
02:40:44,340 --> 02:40:44,501
disturbing to see the way you

5213
02:40:44,501 --> 02:40:45,668
guys do things.

5214
02:40:45,668 --> 02:40:45,970
>> Your devil's in the details

5215
02:40:45,970 --> 02:40:47,970
.

5216
02:40:51,441 --> 02:40:55,410
>> Jacob Edwards I got to say

5217
02:40:56,346 --> 02:40:57,180
with that last speaker Wow.

5218
02:40:57,180 --> 02:41:00,780
Let me start by saying thank

5219
02:41:01,652 --> 02:41:02,519
you for the kind of work you do

5220
02:41:02,519 --> 02:41:06,230
for the city of San Diego and

5221
02:41:06,230 --> 02:41:06,790
serve.

5222
02:41:06,790 --> 02:41:09,790
Thank you, COUNCILMAN, for your

5223
02:41:10,561 --> 02:41:12,961
recognition of the divisiveness

5224
02:41:15,399 --> 02:41:16,266
federal activity is causing And

5225
02:41:16,266 --> 02:41:19,866
I have shared with city council

5226
02:41:20,604 --> 02:41:21,272
events on the East Coast that

5227
02:41:21,272 --> 02:41:24,872
led to some things that have

5228
02:41:25,242 --> 02:41:25,542
seriously affected our country

5229
02:41:25,542 --> 02:41:26,510
.

5230
02:41:26,510 --> 02:41:30,110
I've shared with you a little

5231
02:41:30,948 --> 02:41:31,314
bit what I've gone through with

5232
02:41:31,314 --> 02:41:32,115
my family.

5233
02:41:32,115 --> 02:41:35,115
I've shared with you and

5234
02:41:35,719 --> 02:41:35,986
attempted assassination against

5235
02:41:35,986 --> 02:41:36,787
me.

5236
02:41:36,787 --> 02:41:40,290
I don't stand in front of you

5237
02:41:40,290 --> 02:41:41,580
share and you do things to to

5238
02:41:41,580 --> 02:41:45,228
come down on you to come down

5239
02:41:45,228 --> 02:41:46,197
the city of San Diego.

5240
02:41:46,197 --> 02:41:49,767
I share them with you to bring

5241
02:41:49,767 --> 02:41:50,434
them to your attention through

5242
02:41:50,434 --> 02:41:52,434
being victimized, terrorized

5243
02:41:54,938 --> 02:41:57,338
and some sense thoughts.

5244
02:41:59,410 --> 02:42:00,143
I'm fully aware of what our

5245
02:42:00,143 --> 02:42:02,543
federal government and agencies

5246
02:42:04,181 --> 02:42:04,682
are up to and it's for who's in

5247
02:42:04,682 --> 02:42:06,682
the driver's seat.

5248
02:42:08,252 --> 02:42:08,953
I know how they are

5249
02:42:08,953 --> 02:42:09,520
The fiercely using grant money

5250
02:42:09,520 --> 02:42:11,520
with conditions behind

5251
02:42:13,490 --> 02:42:13,891
the grant money Very

5252
02:42:13,891 --> 02:42:14,591
concerning.

5253
02:42:14,591 --> 02:42:17,591
You know how they're running

5254
02:42:18,662 --> 02:42:19,429
Grant money through mayors

5255
02:42:19,429 --> 02:42:22,429
offices and ways of hijacking

5256
02:42:22,900 --> 02:42:23,601
cities.

5257
02:42:23,601 --> 02:42:24,301
I know how they're using

5258
02:42:24,301 --> 02:42:26,701
homeless people with promises

5259
02:42:28,439 --> 02:42:29,600
of housing jobs to be put up to

5260
02:42:29,600 --> 02:42:31,600
do concerning things.

5261
02:42:33,444 --> 02:42:34,178
I know how they're using early

5262
02:42:34,178 --> 02:42:36,578
release inmates with conditions

5263
02:42:37,547 --> 02:42:38,150
at their early release.

5264
02:42:38,150 --> 02:42:40,150
Very concerning.

5265
02:42:42,860 --> 02:42:42,787
So I know an awful lot when I

5266
02:42:42,787 --> 02:42:45,787
discussed what I went through

5267
02:42:47,291 --> 02:42:51,491
at the front door City Hall to

5268
02:42:52,196 --> 02:42:52,864
stay safe was very real the way

5269
02:42:52,864 --> 02:42:56,464
it was handled by the police

5270
02:42:58,536 --> 02:42:59,136
department I consider that

5271
02:42:59,136 --> 02:42:59,803
country and with the.

5272
02:42:59,803 --> 02:43:00,504
>> Thank you for that

5273
02:43:00,504 --> 02:43:01,839
concluding comment That does

5274
02:43:01,839 --> 02:43:02,440
conclude your time with that

5275
02:43:02,440 --> 02:43:04,840
does conclude your time.

5276
02:43:05,709 --> 02:43:06,244
We have five minutes on

5277
02:43:06,244 --> 02:43:06,844
the timer for those

5278
02:43:06,844 --> 02:43:08,844
participating remotely.

5279
02:43:09,180 --> 02:43:09,847
We currently have six sorry

5280
02:43:09,847 --> 02:43:10,515
eight speakers in the queue.

5281
02:43:10,515 --> 02:43:13,484
Kathleen Lippert, if you can

5282
02:43:13,484 --> 02:43:16,220
please raise your hand after

5283
02:43:16,220 --> 02:43:18,220
that is Robin.

5284
02:43:21,592 --> 02:43:22,193
Thank you.

5285
02:43:22,193 --> 02:43:22,894
>> City Council County

5286
02:43:22,894 --> 02:43:25,294
commented on tourists Tourists

5287
02:43:26,931 --> 02:43:27,632
come from all over the world to

5288
02:43:27,632 --> 02:43:28,399
the city of San Diego and they

5289
02:43:28,399 --> 02:43:31,135
are critical source of city

5290
02:43:31,135 --> 02:43:32,300
revenues.

5291
02:43:32,300 --> 02:43:32,703
But a drive from Mission Valley

5292
02:43:32,703 --> 02:43:36,700
to the airport or the seat of

5293
02:43:36,700 --> 02:43:36,707
our own city government along

5294
02:43:36,707 --> 02:43:40,307
main streets of downtown is a

5295
02:43:40,744 --> 02:43:41,379
should be a source of shame.

5296
02:43:41,379 --> 02:43:43,779
The homeless sleeping and

5297
02:43:45,549 --> 02:43:46,117
wandering aimlessly in need of

5298
02:43:46,117 --> 02:43:46,750
mental health services

5299
02:43:46,750 --> 02:43:47,352
billboards that telegraph

5300
02:43:47,352 --> 02:43:49,752
the city's tolerance and

5301
02:43:50,655 --> 02:43:51,388
acceptance of marijuana

5302
02:43:51,388 --> 02:43:53,788
promotions, roadsides and empty

5303
02:43:55,693 --> 02:43:56,294
lots littered with trash

5304
02:43:56,294 --> 02:43:58,294
buildings adjoining them

5305
02:44:00,431 --> 02:44:00,932
becoming canvases from graffiti

5306
02:44:00,932 --> 02:44:01,599
and gang slogans.

5307
02:44:01,599 --> 02:44:02,200
These are red flags that

5308
02:44:02,200 --> 02:44:04,600
the city's policies are

5309
02:44:05,770 --> 02:44:06,437
worsening not not ameliorating

5310
02:44:06,437 --> 02:44:09,437
the problems that plague our

5311
02:44:10,108 --> 02:44:10,841
city.

5312
02:44:10,841 --> 02:44:13,841
>> It's a waste of human

5313
02:44:15,213 --> 02:44:15,913
potential to see these people

5314
02:44:15,913 --> 02:44:16,747
that otherwise might be doing

5315
02:44:16,747 --> 02:44:20,552
well And it shows a lack of

5316
02:44:20,552 --> 02:44:21,219
concern and commitment to a

5317
02:44:21,219 --> 02:44:21,619
city standard that should be

5318
02:44:21,619 --> 02:44:23,619
recognized.

5319
02:44:24,656 --> 02:44:25,323
Clean streets are essential for

5320
02:44:25,323 --> 02:44:26,570
public health, environmental

5321
02:44:26,570 --> 02:44:28,457
protection and community pride.

5322
02:44:29,560 --> 02:44:30,228
They prevent clog storm drains,

5323
02:44:30,228 --> 02:44:32,628
reduce maintenance costs and

5324
02:44:34,666 --> 02:44:36,666
otherwise unnecessarily flooded

5325
02:44:39,971 --> 02:44:40,671
flooded related repairs And it

5326
02:44:40,671 --> 02:44:41,406
shows a lack of gratitude and

5327
02:44:41,406 --> 02:44:44,750
appreciation for once Well once

5328
02:44:44,750 --> 02:44:44,708
a beautiful city with a

5329
02:44:44,708 --> 02:44:45,377
standard that reflected a

5330
02:44:45,377 --> 02:44:48,377
commitment to the health and

5331
02:44:49,314 --> 02:44:49,981
well-being of its residents and

5332
02:44:49,981 --> 02:44:53,581
the land that it occupies it

5333
02:44:53,784 --> 02:44:54,519
hardly makes sense for the city

5334
02:44:54,519 --> 02:44:55,860
to blame the federal government

5335
02:44:55,860 --> 02:44:57,486
for failing to provide

5336
02:44:58,490 --> 02:44:59,900
the funds necessary to address

5337
02:44:59,900 --> 02:44:59,724
the increasing number of

5338
02:44:59,724 --> 02:45:02,724
homeless in need of mental

5339
02:45:03,562 --> 02:45:03,929
health services and drug

5340
02:45:03,929 --> 02:45:04,596
treatment.

5341
02:45:04,596 --> 02:45:07,596
When the city flaunted that

5342
02:45:08,333 --> 02:45:09,000
standard that recognized

5343
02:45:09,000 --> 02:45:12,000
the potential of public harm

5344
02:45:12,603 --> 02:45:13,372
that would come from embracing

5345
02:45:13,372 --> 02:45:16,372
a four profit predatory third

5346
02:45:17,809 --> 02:45:18,510
drug industry after tobacco and

5347
02:45:18,510 --> 02:45:21,510
alcohol you need to recognize

5348
02:45:22,847 --> 02:45:23,615
your own and what contributions

5349
02:45:23,615 --> 02:45:27,215
Thank you for that kind friends

5350
02:45:27,686 --> 02:45:28,553
your time.

5351
02:45:28,553 --> 02:45:31,857
Robin if you can please join me

5352
02:45:31,857 --> 02:45:32,590
after Robin is Ernie Casca

5353
02:45:32,590 --> 02:45:35,590
Hello I'm Robin Davidoff Sierra

5354
02:45:37,262 --> 02:45:38,280
Club's Seal Society chair.

5355
02:45:38,280 --> 02:45:38,730
There are 51 days from

5356
02:45:38,730 --> 02:45:42,330
the start of the 2026 sea lion

5357
02:45:42,500 --> 02:45:43,100
puppy season at Point La Hoya

5358
02:45:43,100 --> 02:45:43,769
and La Hoya Cove.

5359
02:45:43,769 --> 02:45:47,500
Our mission is zero Sea lion

5360
02:45:47,500 --> 02:45:47,672
pup Deaths caused by unsafe

5361
02:45:47,672 --> 02:45:50,720
human wildlife encounters at

5362
02:45:50,876 --> 02:45:51,676
the Cove La Hoya Cove was just

5363
02:45:51,676 --> 02:45:52,210
ranked number one beach in

5364
02:45:52,210 --> 02:45:54,610
the United States by

5365
02:45:55,280 --> 02:45:55,946
TripAdvisor with over 50% of

5366
02:45:55,946 --> 02:45:56,681
the votes mentioning the sea

5367
02:45:56,681 --> 02:45:59,784
lions This creates I love it to

5368
02:45:59,784 --> 02:46:00,319
death scenario Increased

5369
02:46:00,319 --> 02:46:00,919
tourism is bringing

5370
02:46:00,919 --> 02:46:02,919
unprecedented management

5371
02:46:04,589 --> 02:46:05,560
challenges to keep people and

5372
02:46:05,560 --> 02:46:05,790
wildlife apart.

5373
02:46:05,790 --> 02:46:08,790
We've presented our concerns to

5374
02:46:09,160 --> 02:46:09,828
the California Coastal

5375
02:46:09,828 --> 02:46:10,562
Commission every month over

5376
02:46:10,562 --> 02:46:11,163
the past year and their members

5377
02:46:11,163 --> 02:46:13,163
have been overwhelmingly

5378
02:46:14,366 --> 02:46:14,733
supportive of our proposed

5379
02:46:14,733 --> 02:46:15,300
solutions.

5380
02:46:15,300 --> 02:46:15,968
Commissioner o'Malley

5381
02:46:15,968 --> 02:46:18,368
emphasized that city Rangers

5382
02:46:19,237 --> 02:46:19,605
must be present at the cove on

5383
02:46:19,605 --> 02:46:20,338
the beach.

5384
02:46:20,338 --> 02:46:22,738
And Commissioner Jackson called

5385
02:46:23,641 --> 02:46:24,309
the use of signs, cones and

5386
02:46:24,309 --> 02:46:27,309
tape to separate people from

5387
02:46:28,130 --> 02:46:28,680
wildlife common sense while

5388
02:46:28,680 --> 02:46:29,314
Rangers presence at the Cove

5389
02:46:29,314 --> 02:46:30,150
has increased and they're

5390
02:46:30,150 --> 02:46:32,415
making announcements, it's not

5391
02:46:32,550 --> 02:46:33,251
quite enough to handle

5392
02:46:33,251 --> 02:46:33,919
the upcoming summer crowds to

5393
02:46:33,919 --> 02:46:34,353
protect both the public and

5394
02:46:34,353 --> 02:46:36,353
the wildlife.

5395
02:46:38,230 --> 02:46:38,657
We are asking the City Council

5396
02:46:38,657 --> 02:46:39,358
to authorize the following

5397
02:46:39,358 --> 02:46:41,358
Commissioner approved actions

5398
02:46:43,128 --> 02:46:43,828
through the modification at

5399
02:46:43,828 --> 02:46:44,563
the long term management plan

5400
02:46:44,563 --> 02:46:47,563
Assign rangers to manage crowds

5401
02:46:47,800 --> 02:46:48,600
on the beach with a-frame signs

5402
02:46:48,600 --> 02:46:49,234
on the beach to serve as a

5403
02:46:49,234 --> 02:46:51,634
viewing guideline to stay

5404
02:46:52,771 --> 02:46:53,504
behind place cones and tape to

5405
02:46:53,504 --> 02:46:54,139
create temporary buffers around

5406
02:46:54,139 --> 02:46:54,473
sea lion pups and injured

5407
02:46:54,473 --> 02:46:56,473
animals.

5408
02:46:57,843 --> 02:46:58,510
And this is done in L.A. County

5409
02:46:58,510 --> 02:46:59,178
and Del Mar and other places

5410
02:46:59,178 --> 02:47:01,578
along the coast temporarily

5411
02:47:02,347 --> 02:47:02,981
closed the gate on the western

5412
02:47:02,981 --> 02:47:03,449
stairs when sea lions are

5413
02:47:03,449 --> 02:47:04,148
resting on them.

5414
02:47:04,148 --> 02:47:07,520
And public access would remain

5415
02:47:07,520 --> 02:47:07,753
open on the eastern stairs and

5416
02:47:07,753 --> 02:47:10,153
install signage with pictures

5417
02:47:10,422 --> 02:47:10,856
with a 20 foot distance from

5418
02:47:10,856 --> 02:47:12,856
the sea lions.

5419
02:47:14,326 --> 02:47:14,993
We have 51 days to ensure that

5420
02:47:14,993 --> 02:47:17,993
the 2026 season is a success

5421
02:47:19,631 --> 02:47:19,932
for San Diego and its wildlife

5422
02:47:19,932 --> 02:47:20,432
.

5423
02:47:20,432 --> 02:47:20,832
>> Thank you.

5424
02:47:20,832 --> 02:47:21,367
Thank you.

5425
02:47:21,367 --> 02:47:22,334
Next is Ernie Casco.

5426
02:47:22,334 --> 02:47:25,934
If you can please unmute After

5427
02:47:27,873 --> 02:47:28,374
that is back you wrap.

5428
02:47:28,374 --> 02:47:29,141
Thank you.

5429
02:47:29,141 --> 02:47:31,541
Ernie Casco, Illinois resident

5430
02:47:32,745 --> 02:47:33,445
senior pilot at Torrey Pines

5431
02:47:33,445 --> 02:47:34,460
Glider Part I reported serious

5432
02:47:34,460 --> 02:47:36,446
allegations going on at

5433
02:47:37,616 --> 02:47:38,183
the glider port to sd pd

5434
02:47:38,183 --> 02:47:40,583
the real estate assets

5435
02:47:41,887 --> 02:47:42,587
department and directly to your

5436
02:47:42,587 --> 02:47:43,121
office Joe LaCava Where are

5437
02:47:43,121 --> 02:47:45,121
the police reports?

5438
02:47:46,391 --> 02:47:47,920
Council Member Foster There are

5439
02:47:47,920 --> 02:47:47,760
laws to protect public rights

5440
02:47:47,760 --> 02:47:50,160
that stop this injustice

5441
02:47:51,797 --> 02:47:52,597
immediately.

5442
02:47:52,597 --> 02:47:52,965
I am completely under threat of

5443
02:47:52,965 --> 02:47:53,532
violence.

5444
02:47:53,532 --> 02:47:55,932
How dangerous is your

5445
02:47:56,235 --> 02:47:56,935
leaseholder This is a workplace

5446
02:47:56,935 --> 02:47:58,935
violence wrongful termination,

5447
02:48:00,806 --> 02:48:01,540
workman's comp case negligent

5448
02:48:01,540 --> 02:48:02,274
homicide, attempted murder case

5449
02:48:02,274 --> 02:48:06,440
and assault over the death of a

5450
02:48:06,440 --> 02:48:06,745
pilot for speaking out in

5451
02:48:06,745 --> 02:48:07,480
retaliation Your leaseholders

5452
02:48:07,480 --> 02:48:07,913
switched my ring that collapsed

5453
02:48:07,913 --> 02:48:09,913
in mid-flight.

5454
02:48:11,183 --> 02:48:11,817
That is attempted murder.

5455
02:48:11,817 --> 02:48:12,684
I crashed on a rooftop.

5456
02:48:12,684 --> 02:48:15,788
My home is invaded twice my

5457
02:48:15,788 --> 02:48:16,488
life threatening the park

5458
02:48:16,488 --> 02:48:19,488
parking lot gangster style and

5459
02:48:20,726 --> 02:48:21,527
under the influence employees

5460
02:48:21,527 --> 02:48:22,161
screwed up my launch totally my

5461
02:48:22,161 --> 02:48:24,561
glider breaking my pelvis.

5462
02:48:25,598 --> 02:48:26,198
I was threatening by an

5463
02:48:26,198 --> 02:48:28,598
employee mass sales and

5464
02:48:30,636 --> 02:48:31,103
poisoned with a deadly

5465
02:48:31,103 --> 02:48:31,804
biohazard combo.

5466
02:48:31,804 --> 02:48:35,404
Now I'm dying with stage four

5467
02:48:35,841 --> 02:48:36,442
Cancer disabled for life and

5468
02:48:36,442 --> 02:48:37,209
you are liable for it.

5469
02:48:37,209 --> 02:48:40,345
This is an ongoing hate crime

5470
02:48:40,345 --> 02:48:41,130
that needs to stop.

5471
02:48:41,130 --> 02:48:41,781
No citizen should have their

5472
02:48:41,781 --> 02:48:44,781
life threatened or die over

5473
02:48:45,885 --> 02:48:46,185
the commercialization of a

5474
02:48:46,185 --> 02:48:46,852
park.

5475
02:48:46,852 --> 02:48:47,352
It's time to stop the crime

5476
02:48:47,352 --> 02:48:49,352
With the permanent

5477
02:48:50,388 --> 02:48:51,900
reinstatement of Torrey Pines

5478
02:48:51,900 --> 02:48:51,757
Glider port advisory board and

5479
02:48:51,757 --> 02:48:54,157
an immediate halt and

5480
02:48:55,728 --> 02:48:56,262
implementation of the San Diego

5481
02:48:56,262 --> 02:48:56,996
recreational waiver.

5482
02:48:56,996 --> 02:49:00,199
It's time to do your job

5483
02:49:00,199 --> 02:49:00,933
Address the victims and

5484
02:49:00,933 --> 02:49:03,933
witnesses who have been damaged

5485
02:49:04,469 --> 02:49:04,837
by a negligent glider port

5486
02:49:04,837 --> 02:49:05,571
operation.

5487
02:49:05,571 --> 02:49:06,172
It's a win for city council

5488
02:49:06,172 --> 02:49:08,172
liabilities restores our

5489
02:49:10,509 --> 02:49:11,277
recreation rights and freedoms

5490
02:49:11,277 --> 02:49:15,348
for years to come and it shows

5491
02:49:15,348 --> 02:49:16,150
badly needed responsible city

5492
02:49:16,150 --> 02:49:18,150
park management management.

5493
02:49:19,986 --> 02:49:20,753
Joe LaCava Which you don't have

5494
02:49:20,753 --> 02:49:21,286
time to step up to the plate

5495
02:49:21,286 --> 02:49:23,686
and do your job.

5496
02:49:25,240 --> 02:49:25,625
Stop the crime at Torrey Pines

5497
02:49:25,625 --> 02:49:28,250
Glider port Thank you.

5498
02:49:30,162 --> 02:49:30,829
Next is Becky Wrap.

5499
02:49:30,829 --> 02:49:31,497
>> The five minute timer has

5500
02:49:31,497 --> 02:49:32,310
also concluded there are six

5501
02:49:32,310 --> 02:49:34,431
people in the queue.

5502
02:49:35,368 --> 02:49:36,670
No additional speakers will be

5503
02:49:36,670 --> 02:49:38,905
taken by grab Please continue

5504
02:49:38,905 --> 02:49:39,305
after that is 81 three.

5505
02:49:39,305 --> 02:49:40,740
>> Great.

5506
02:49:40,740 --> 02:49:40,440
Good evening My name are Good

5507
02:49:40,440 --> 02:49:42,440
afternoon.

5508
02:49:43,476 --> 02:49:44,177
My name is Becky Roth and I'm

5509
02:49:44,177 --> 02:49:47,130
here out of concern regarding

5510
02:49:47,130 --> 02:49:47,746
intoxicating hemp products and

5511
02:49:47,746 --> 02:49:50,746
flavored vapes that continue to

5512
02:49:51,750 --> 02:49:52,452
be sold in our city recently

5513
02:49:52,452 --> 02:49:53,219
Assembly Bill eight went into

5514
02:49:53,219 --> 02:49:56,556
effect a law that closes a

5515
02:49:56,556 --> 02:49:57,189
dangerous loophole preventing

5516
02:49:57,189 --> 02:49:59,189
intoxicating hemp derived

5517
02:50:01,194 --> 02:50:01,794
products such as Delta eight

5518
02:50:01,794 --> 02:50:04,194
and other synthetic thc

5519
02:50:05,665 --> 02:50:06,650
products from being sold in our

5520
02:50:06,650 --> 02:50:06,733
city.

5521
02:50:06,733 --> 02:50:09,133
These products are untested,

5522
02:50:10,503 --> 02:50:11,204
mislabeled and easily

5523
02:50:11,204 --> 02:50:14,204
accessible to youth and smoke

5524
02:50:15,275 --> 02:50:15,808
shops, convenience stores and

5525
02:50:15,808 --> 02:50:17,808
and vape retailers.

5526
02:50:20,280 --> 02:50:20,979
Despite the law we continue to

5527
02:50:20,979 --> 02:50:23,979
see these products on shelves

5528
02:50:25,218 --> 02:50:25,551
since enforcement is seriously

5529
02:50:25,551 --> 02:50:26,119
lacking.

5530
02:50:26,119 --> 02:50:28,519
Last week in Oceanside

5531
02:50:30,156 --> 02:50:30,757
authorities seized over 100

5532
02:50:30,757 --> 02:50:31,124
pounds of these illegal

5533
02:50:31,124 --> 02:50:33,124
products.

5534
02:50:35,128 --> 02:50:35,829
This multi-agency effort

5535
02:50:35,829 --> 02:50:38,229
involved the Drug Enforcement

5536
02:50:39,866 --> 02:50:40,465
Administration and it

5537
02:50:40,465 --> 02:50:41,133
highlights the scale of

5538
02:50:41,133 --> 02:50:44,670
the problem and the level of

5539
02:50:44,670 --> 02:50:45,710
enforcement that's required to

5540
02:50:45,710 --> 02:50:45,805
address it.

5541
02:50:45,805 --> 02:50:48,805
>> These same types of products

5542
02:50:49,442 --> 02:50:50,109
are being sold right here in

5543
02:50:50,109 --> 02:50:50,743
San Diego and many retailers

5544
02:50:50,743 --> 02:50:53,743
continue to ignore the law

5545
02:50:54,680 --> 02:50:55,348
passing 88 was an important

5546
02:50:55,348 --> 02:50:57,748
step but without enforcement

5547
02:50:58,685 --> 02:50:59,619
it's just words on paper.

5548
02:50:59,619 --> 02:51:00,320
I urge this council to act by

5549
02:51:00,320 --> 02:51:02,320
confiscating illegal products,

5550
02:51:04,557 --> 02:51:05,258
issuing fines and collecting on

5551
02:51:05,258 --> 02:51:07,658
those fines for repeat

5552
02:51:09,129 --> 02:51:09,696
offenders.

5553
02:51:09,696 --> 02:51:10,363
License suspension or

5554
02:51:10,363 --> 02:51:13,363
revocation would also send a

5555
02:51:13,800 --> 02:51:14,434
strong message that San Diego

5556
02:51:14,434 --> 02:51:14,734
will not tolerate illegal

5557
02:51:14,734 --> 02:51:16,734
sales.

5558
02:51:17,804 --> 02:51:18,504
This is a public health a

5559
02:51:18,504 --> 02:51:19,205
public safety issue and it

5560
02:51:19,205 --> 02:51:21,205
requires immediate attention.

5561
02:51:23,343 --> 02:51:23,877
Please prioritize enforcement

5562
02:51:23,877 --> 02:51:24,310
and uphold the law.

5563
02:51:24,310 --> 02:51:26,310
>> Thank you.

5564
02:51:27,981 --> 02:51:29,115
Thank you.

5565
02:51:29,115 --> 02:51:32,715
>> Next is a13 after that is

5566
02:51:33,186 --> 02:51:35,186
8700.

5567
02:51:37,958 --> 02:51:38,825
Okay then follow here.

5568
02:51:38,825 --> 02:51:41,761
So I just want to say how

5569
02:51:41,761 --> 02:51:42,428
forward you on the dais have

5570
02:51:42,428 --> 02:51:45,428
the people Campbell the ones

5571
02:51:46,800 --> 02:51:47,434
barely paying attention,

5572
02:51:47,434 --> 02:51:48,168
the union slaves that lick

5573
02:51:48,168 --> 02:51:51,168
the boots of government they've

5574
02:51:52,339 --> 02:51:52,906
been so programed they can't

5575
02:51:52,906 --> 02:51:53,607
think outside the box.

5576
02:51:53,607 --> 02:51:56,810
They don't even know there's a

5577
02:51:56,810 --> 02:51:57,444
freaking box People have become

5578
02:51:57,444 --> 02:51:58,111
so addicted to trauma, so

5579
02:51:58,111 --> 02:52:00,511
desensitized to suffering of

5580
02:52:01,781 --> 02:52:02,648
others They that they scroll

5581
02:52:02,648 --> 02:52:06,248
past it, walk past it and

5582
02:52:06,520 --> 02:52:07,320
normalize it.

5583
02:52:07,320 --> 02:52:08,155
Their minds have been hijacked.

5584
02:52:08,155 --> 02:52:11,155
It truly is an Orwellian

5585
02:52:11,758 --> 02:52:12,426
dystopian nightmare And as I've

5586
02:52:12,426 --> 02:52:13,930
mentioned before this local

5587
02:52:13,930 --> 02:52:15,962
government does not work for

5588
02:52:15,962 --> 02:52:16,729
the people.

5589
02:52:16,729 --> 02:52:17,464
It does not truly care about

5590
02:52:17,464 --> 02:52:19,864
resolving issues because that's

5591
02:52:20,466 --> 02:52:21,100
not the job.

5592
02:52:21,100 --> 02:52:21,668
It's not lucrative.

5593
02:52:21,668 --> 02:52:22,350
There's no profit in solving

5594
02:52:22,350 --> 02:52:24,350
problems.

5595
02:52:25,472 --> 02:52:26,390
There is no expansion of

5596
02:52:26,390 --> 02:52:26,640
control and empowered

5597
02:52:26,640 --> 02:52:28,640
self-sufficient people.

5598
02:52:30,944 --> 02:52:31,645
So instead what do we see a

5599
02:52:31,645 --> 02:52:32,346
system designed to keep people

5600
02:52:32,346 --> 02:52:35,346
believing in it, believing in

5601
02:52:35,415 --> 02:52:36,820
the illusion that they cannot

5602
02:52:36,820 --> 02:52:36,483
manage themselves, they need

5603
02:52:36,483 --> 02:52:37,160
permission.

5604
02:52:37,160 --> 02:52:39,160
They need oversight.

5605
02:52:40,687 --> 02:52:41,455
They need government to survive

5606
02:52:41,455 --> 02:52:44,455
And over time that conditioning

5607
02:52:45,359 --> 02:52:45,992
has worked to the point where

5608
02:52:45,992 --> 02:52:46,560
human beings have actually

5609
02:52:46,560 --> 02:52:48,960
forgotten how to feed

5610
02:52:50,397 --> 02:52:50,964
themselves, how to plant, grow

5611
02:52:50,964 --> 02:52:53,364
and harvest real food,

5612
02:52:55,235 --> 02:52:55,936
completely disconnect that from

5613
02:52:55,936 --> 02:52:56,603
their own ability to live, to

5614
02:52:56,603 --> 02:52:59,300
sustain, to thrive entirely

5615
02:52:59,873 --> 02:53:00,407
dependent And that dependance

5616
02:53:00,407 --> 02:53:00,974
is not on accident.

5617
02:53:00,974 --> 02:53:03,374
It's not by accident.

5618
02:53:04,845 --> 02:53:05,612
It's by design.

5619
02:53:05,612 --> 02:53:06,313
So yes, I look forward to

5620
02:53:06,313 --> 02:53:09,148
the day people wake up wake up

5621
02:53:09,148 --> 02:53:09,850
to the fraud, the waste and

5622
02:53:09,850 --> 02:53:12,850
the absolute abuse coming from

5623
02:53:13,620 --> 02:53:14,321
this local government because

5624
02:53:14,321 --> 02:53:15,188
it's a matter of time.

5625
02:53:15,188 --> 02:53:18,188
You're you are anything but

5626
02:53:18,859 --> 02:53:19,459
transparent, anything but

5627
02:53:19,459 --> 02:53:19,860
equitable, anything but

5628
02:53:19,860 --> 02:53:20,426
trustworthy.

5629
02:53:20,426 --> 02:53:22,826
And until people start

5630
02:53:23,664 --> 02:53:24,197
questioning that deeply, this

5631
02:53:24,197 --> 02:53:26,197
cycle will continue.

5632
02:53:28,401 --> 02:53:29,680
But that awakening is coming

5633
02:53:29,680 --> 02:53:29,403
And when it does everything

5634
02:53:29,403 --> 02:53:31,403
changes.

5635
02:53:32,706 --> 02:53:33,340
And to MR. Ernie another

5636
02:53:33,340 --> 02:53:35,340
trillion dollar lucrative

5637
02:53:38,578 --> 02:53:39,346
business is cancer.

5638
02:53:39,346 --> 02:53:41,815
So there are so many things

5639
02:53:41,815 --> 02:53:42,582
that you can tell your brother

5640
02:53:42,582 --> 02:53:45,582
included 8700 if you can please

5641
02:53:47,487 --> 02:53:51,870
unmute after that is zoom user

5642
02:53:53,627 --> 02:53:57,227
8700 star six turn me There you

5643
02:53:58,532 --> 02:53:59,232
go Yeah City Clerk I apologize

5644
02:53:59,232 --> 02:54:02,832
And it's a little sticky with

5645
02:54:03,304 --> 02:54:06,904
my phone right now I'm sorry

5646
02:54:07,708 --> 02:54:08,408
Joy to see the three again.

5647
02:54:08,408 --> 02:54:11,408
I threw out my comments.

5648
02:54:15,983 --> 02:54:16,783
Councilmember Foster the third

5649
02:54:16,783 --> 02:54:20,983
year at the top of my list

5650
02:54:25,259 --> 02:54:28,259
because you belong there You

5651
02:54:30,364 --> 02:54:34,564
said once again I come from a

5652
02:54:36,103 --> 02:54:39,703
place of love And you're also

5653
02:54:40,907 --> 02:54:44,507
the chair of a budget and

5654
02:54:44,979 --> 02:54:45,279
government efficiency committee

5655
02:54:45,279 --> 02:54:45,879
.

5656
02:54:45,879 --> 02:54:46,813
Thank you for that.

5657
02:54:46,813 --> 02:54:50,413
We're going to need you this

5658
02:54:50,418 --> 02:54:54,618
cycle And so I'm going to try

5659
02:54:55,489 --> 02:54:59,689
my best to overlay I come from

5660
02:55:00,694 --> 02:55:04,894
a place of love each time I

5661
02:55:04,932 --> 02:55:08,532
speak and each time I find

5662
02:55:15,576 --> 02:55:16,344
myself judging others I do so

5663
02:55:16,344 --> 02:55:19,944
I'll just say this tomorrow If

5664
02:55:21,348 --> 02:55:22,490
you were rules and I was going

5665
02:55:22,490 --> 02:55:22,749
to continue my second half my

5666
02:55:22,749 --> 02:55:25,749
comments today on the pension

5667
02:55:26,120 --> 02:55:26,820
item from the article I'll

5668
02:55:26,820 --> 02:55:29,220
start that tomorrow probably

5669
02:55:30,891 --> 02:55:31,626
because I don't feel

5670
02:55:31,626 --> 02:55:31,992
comfortable about addressing it

5671
02:55:31,992 --> 02:55:32,693
right now.

5672
02:55:32,693 --> 02:55:36,293
I'm going to certainly have to

5673
02:55:36,630 --> 02:55:37,331
use love when I speak of when

5674
02:55:37,331 --> 02:55:40,931
I'm going to speak with on

5675
02:55:41,200 --> 02:55:41,702
the pension items So thank you

5676
02:55:41,702 --> 02:55:45,302
for being there for us today.

5677
02:55:45,940 --> 02:55:46,307
It's not a perfect or stumbling

5678
02:55:46,307 --> 02:55:48,307
together.

5679
02:55:50,845 --> 02:55:51,546
We have to be one family not

5680
02:55:51,546 --> 02:55:52,790
just one person centered but

5681
02:55:52,790 --> 02:55:54,790
one family centered.

5682
02:55:56,283 --> 02:55:56,784
That's the way we're going to

5683
02:55:56,784 --> 02:55:57,384
makes it great.

5684
02:55:57,384 --> 02:55:58,190
Thank you for listening.

5685
02:55:58,190 --> 02:56:01,190
I love all of you.

5686
02:56:02,560 --> 02:56:02,389
Thank you for that concluding

5687
02:56:02,389 --> 02:56:03,224
remark.

5688
02:56:03,224 --> 02:56:04,225
Zoom user if you can please And

5689
02:56:04,225 --> 02:56:06,327
you after that is Blair Big Ben

5690
02:56:06,327 --> 02:56:07,161
and then 7499 Please proceed.

5691
02:56:07,161 --> 02:56:10,161
>> Thanks for taking my calls,

5692
02:56:11,599 --> 02:56:12,366
Hector Hey, I want to talk

5693
02:56:12,366 --> 02:56:15,366
about city making some long

5694
02:56:17,872 --> 02:56:18,706
term money over the long term.

5695
02:56:18,706 --> 02:56:21,843
I was out ride my bike around

5696
02:56:21,843 --> 02:56:22,477
Mission Bay this morning and I

5697
02:56:22,477 --> 02:56:25,477
went around Danza Cole and

5698
02:56:26,480 --> 02:56:27,148
the Danza old trailer park.

5699
02:56:27,148 --> 02:56:27,949
It's still empty right on

5700
02:56:27,949 --> 02:56:31,986
the water there It's a piece of

5701
02:56:31,986 --> 02:56:32,953
vacant land.

5702
02:56:32,953 --> 02:56:33,821
It's been vacant for like 10 or

5703
02:56:33,821 --> 02:56:36,821
15 years just kind of sitting

5704
02:56:37,580 --> 02:56:37,692
there and you look at the palm

5705
02:56:37,692 --> 02:56:40,692
trees are like 60ft high.

5706
02:56:43,264 --> 02:56:43,998
The Hilton could build a nice

5707
02:56:43,998 --> 02:56:44,831
resort right there And we could

5708
02:56:44,831 --> 02:56:47,769
the city could lease it to them

5709
02:56:47,769 --> 02:56:50,169
for 50 years, 40 years, let

5710
02:56:52,673 --> 02:56:52,974
them build it or another group

5711
02:56:52,974 --> 02:56:53,841
.

5712
02:56:53,841 --> 02:56:54,742
We've got to get going on that.

5713
02:56:54,742 --> 02:56:57,679
So long term revenue for all

5714
02:56:57,679 --> 02:56:58,546
the city.

5715
02:56:58,546 --> 02:57:02,146
Now when you go across in

5716
02:57:02,417 --> 02:57:03,117
the golf course the city had a

5717
02:57:03,117 --> 02:57:03,985
restaurant there for a long

5718
02:57:03,985 --> 02:57:07,455
time and had been vacant for

5719
02:57:07,455 --> 02:57:08,223
like 15 years.

5720
02:57:08,223 --> 02:57:09,230
Nobody could buy a burger in

5721
02:57:09,230 --> 02:57:12,230
there and now they're just

5722
02:57:13,940 --> 02:57:13,862
going to open up one just this

5723
02:57:13,862 --> 02:57:17,462
next month a new breweries open

5724
02:57:18,867 --> 02:57:19,567
it up at a city owned place

5725
02:57:19,567 --> 02:57:22,604
they leased out to the brewery

5726
02:57:22,604 --> 02:57:23,400
but it took the city 15 years

5727
02:57:23,400 --> 02:57:25,400
to build it.

5728
02:57:27,475 --> 02:57:28,209
It's only like 2000ft So we

5729
02:57:28,209 --> 02:57:31,809
don't want to build the hotels.

5730
02:57:32,280 --> 02:57:33,140
We don't want to build nothing.

5731
02:57:33,140 --> 02:57:36,614
We want to lease the property

5732
02:57:38,186 --> 02:57:38,887
and collect the payments And

5733
02:57:38,887 --> 02:57:39,754
then you know, I think that

5734
02:57:39,754 --> 02:57:43,954
would be like what we did on

5735
02:57:44,391 --> 02:57:46,961
the golf course and total waste

5736
02:57:46,961 --> 02:57:47,696
of us building it Now we lose 2

5737
02:57:47,696 --> 02:57:48,396
million or something but we got

5738
02:57:48,396 --> 02:57:51,996
to look for sources of revenue

5739
02:57:52,467 --> 02:57:53,134
other than charging as parking

5740
02:57:53,134 --> 02:57:56,734
and no parking at the beach.

5741
02:57:58,240 --> 02:57:58,973
Don't put it on the agenda.

5742
02:57:58,973 --> 02:58:01,373
That's like an abomination.

5743
02:58:04,120 --> 02:58:07,120
Don't even think about it.

5744
02:58:09,450 --> 02:58:10,151
Okay so have a good day Ever.

5745
02:58:10,151 --> 02:58:11,850
Next speaker is Blair Beekman

5746
02:58:11,850 --> 02:58:12,720
if you can please And you after

5747
02:58:12,720 --> 02:58:13,488
that is 7499.

5748
02:58:13,488 --> 02:58:13,822
And then our final Speaker 7234

5749
02:58:13,822 --> 02:58:15,822
please.

5750
02:58:19,628 --> 02:58:20,950
All right.

5751
02:58:20,950 --> 02:58:20,829
Thank you.

5752
02:58:20,829 --> 02:58:23,265
Blair Pittman To better clarify

5753
02:58:23,265 --> 02:58:23,865
my my previous public comments

5754
02:58:23,865 --> 02:58:26,265
from consent and better

5755
02:58:28,469 --> 02:58:29,104
understanding for the Rancho

5756
02:58:29,104 --> 02:58:29,804
Bernardo Park issues, it's

5757
02:58:29,804 --> 02:58:30,238
asking for grant funding money

5758
02:58:30,238 --> 02:58:32,238
$2.5 million.

5759
02:58:35,143 --> 02:58:35,443
It's a grant fund.

5760
02:58:35,443 --> 02:58:36,110
Ask.

5761
02:58:36,110 --> 02:58:36,778
I thought you were being

5762
02:58:36,778 --> 02:58:37,145
granted that money already.

5763
02:58:37,145 --> 02:58:39,145
I'm sorry.

5764
02:58:41,683 --> 02:58:41,983
I hope that clarification can

5765
02:58:41,983 --> 02:58:42,584
help.

5766
02:58:42,584 --> 02:58:44,719
Thank you for the words.

5767
02:58:44,719 --> 02:58:45,420
A Joyce is not a pigeon zero

5768
02:58:45,420 --> 02:58:46,188
item Yesterday we had I spoke

5769
02:58:46,188 --> 02:58:49,691
that we need to be learning

5770
02:58:49,691 --> 02:58:50,391
the importance of what

5771
02:58:50,391 --> 02:58:51,930
the individual can understand

5772
02:58:51,930 --> 02:58:55,293
to build the future of how to

5773
02:58:55,897 --> 02:58:56,565
understand a speed limit

5774
02:58:56,565 --> 02:58:59,565
designs and stuff to reduce

5775
02:59:01,403 --> 02:59:02,600
speeds and it's from that

5776
02:59:02,600 --> 02:59:02,637
individual effort comes

5777
02:59:02,637 --> 02:59:05,370
the connection with other

5778
02:59:07,676 --> 02:59:08,477
people the community that it is

5779
02:59:08,477 --> 02:59:09,210
a good thing and that we are

5780
02:59:09,210 --> 02:59:12,180
doing a good thing And the work

5781
02:59:12,180 --> 02:59:12,914
with tech accountability I

5782
02:59:12,914 --> 02:59:13,615
think can really lend itself to

5783
02:59:13,615 --> 02:59:16,615
options people have that they

5784
02:59:18,220 --> 02:59:18,987
can have a voice in the process

5785
02:59:18,987 --> 02:59:19,754
and that we can be doing this

5786
02:59:19,754 --> 02:59:22,754
together And I think those

5787
02:59:23,725 --> 02:59:24,459
those things are so important

5788
02:59:24,459 --> 02:59:24,826
that we don't feel like totally

5789
02:59:24,826 --> 02:59:26,826
helpless.

5790
02:59:29,698 --> 02:59:30,399
This community we don't have

5791
02:59:30,399 --> 02:59:30,999
any choices and working within

5792
02:59:30,999 --> 02:59:33,399
zero like that that

5793
02:59:36,371 --> 02:59:36,805
the community has choices to

5794
02:59:36,805 --> 02:59:37,439
work together.

5795
02:59:37,439 --> 02:59:38,400
You know to build a better

5796
02:59:38,400 --> 02:59:40,440
community is one thing.

5797
02:59:41,209 --> 02:59:41,776
How we do that together good

5798
02:59:41,776 --> 02:59:44,176
luck in those efforts.

5799
02:59:46,682 --> 02:59:47,382
So with that said, Tony, we

5800
02:59:47,382 --> 02:59:47,749
offered public comment today.

5801
02:59:47,749 --> 02:59:49,749
Thank you.

5802
02:59:52,721 --> 02:59:53,422
I think the future of we can be

5803
02:59:53,422 --> 02:59:55,822
addressing flux still possibly

5804
02:59:59,600 --> 02:59:59,761
I've described Oakland has made

5805
02:59:59,761 --> 03:00:00,429
compromise ways to in the next

5806
03:00:00,429 --> 03:00:03,429
two years slowly leave block

5807
03:00:04,867 --> 03:00:05,534
and in that time look for a new

5808
03:00:05,534 --> 03:00:06,268
vendor We can be doing that

5809
03:00:06,268 --> 03:00:10,205
same sort of work in San Diego

5810
03:00:10,205 --> 03:00:11,600
and working towards best

5811
03:00:11,600 --> 03:00:11,640
principles in this time of war.

5812
03:00:11,640 --> 03:00:12,574
And that's a new concept.

5813
03:00:12,574 --> 03:00:16,174
We're all learning to better do

5814
03:00:17,579 --> 03:00:18,246
it.

5815
03:00:18,246 --> 03:00:18,614
>> It's a fragile time.

5816
03:00:18,614 --> 03:00:19,381
Good luck.

5817
03:00:19,381 --> 03:00:20,816
We can still talk about peace

5818
03:00:20,816 --> 03:00:21,683
and open Your talk has

5819
03:00:21,683 --> 03:00:24,830
concluded 7499 and then 7234 is

5820
03:00:25,553 --> 03:00:27,553
after that.

5821
03:00:31,920 --> 03:00:31,860
>> So 49 pumpkins you see here

5822
03:00:31,860 --> 03:00:32,561
Yesterday I showed you all part

5823
03:00:32,561 --> 03:00:33,261
of the city council video from

5824
03:00:33,261 --> 03:00:35,661
DECEMBER 7th 2010 After my

5825
03:00:38,267 --> 03:00:38,901
presentation we all watched

5826
03:00:38,901 --> 03:00:39,568
newly elected COUNCILWOMAN

5827
03:00:39,568 --> 03:00:41,568
Laurie Zepp enthusiastically

5828
03:00:43,805 --> 03:00:44,607
tell of her husband being a

5829
03:00:44,607 --> 03:00:45,307
hang glider pilot and that she

5830
03:00:45,307 --> 03:00:45,941
was interested in the interest

5831
03:00:45,941 --> 03:00:49,541
in the issue of the Torrey

5832
03:00:50,511 --> 03:00:51,213
Pines glider port.

5833
03:00:51,213 --> 03:00:51,913
Unfortunately, we also watched

5834
03:00:51,913 --> 03:00:52,581
Sherri Lightner shut her down

5835
03:00:52,581 --> 03:00:55,581
saying quote Our office will

5836
03:00:55,884 --> 03:00:56,619
talk to your office and quote

5837
03:00:56,619 --> 03:00:57,286
the issue as well And had those

5838
03:00:57,286 --> 03:01:00,286
statements are on the record

5839
03:01:02,925 --> 03:01:03,458
now what kind of backroom

5840
03:01:03,458 --> 03:01:04,192
corruption is that?

5841
03:01:04,192 --> 03:01:07,792
What did Sherry like her office

5842
03:01:08,630 --> 03:01:09,298
say to Lori's office that shut

5843
03:01:09,298 --> 03:01:09,598
Lori's app down for eight

5844
03:01:09,598 --> 03:01:10,266
years?

5845
03:01:10,266 --> 03:01:10,965
In her entire eight years on

5846
03:01:10,965 --> 03:01:13,965
the city council, Lori's never

5847
03:01:14,904 --> 03:01:15,204
mentioned the glider port

5848
03:01:15,204 --> 03:01:15,905
again.

5849
03:01:15,905 --> 03:01:16,605
Not what buoys out refused all

5850
03:01:16,605 --> 03:01:19,274
meetings by those of us trying

5851
03:01:19,274 --> 03:01:20,750
to reform the glider port Again

5852
03:01:20,750 --> 03:01:20,943
for all of her eight years.

5853
03:01:20,943 --> 03:01:21,610
What is going on in this city

5854
03:01:21,610 --> 03:01:24,100
that an enthusiastic young

5855
03:01:26,449 --> 03:01:27,182
COUNCILWOMAN Is shut down on

5856
03:01:27,182 --> 03:01:27,883
The one issue where she is more

5857
03:01:27,883 --> 03:01:30,883
of an expert than practically

5858
03:01:32,288 --> 03:01:32,621
anyone else in this entire

5859
03:01:32,621 --> 03:01:33,355
city.

5860
03:01:33,355 --> 03:01:34,560
There's something really rotten

5861
03:01:34,560 --> 03:01:34,723
going on at that glider board

5862
03:01:34,723 --> 03:01:37,723
and Joe LaCava surely knows

5863
03:01:38,527 --> 03:01:39,228
the same dirty little secret

5864
03:01:39,228 --> 03:01:39,528
that shut Lori down for eight

5865
03:01:39,528 --> 03:01:40,196
years.

5866
03:01:40,196 --> 03:01:42,596
So the corruption continues

5867
03:01:44,366 --> 03:01:45,330
with regard to the missing

5868
03:01:45,330 --> 03:01:45,668
picture of PRESIDENT Trump,

5869
03:01:45,668 --> 03:01:46,302
the San Diego City Council

5870
03:01:46,302 --> 03:01:46,869
chambers have respectfully

5871
03:01:46,869 --> 03:01:49,269
displayed a picture of

5872
03:01:50,940 --> 03:01:51,540
the current PRESIDENT For

5873
03:01:51,540 --> 03:01:52,241
decades the presidential

5874
03:01:52,241 --> 03:01:52,942
picture was displayed for all

5875
03:01:52,942 --> 03:01:55,942
presidents from both sides of

5876
03:01:57,179 --> 03:01:57,512
the aisle for all of those

5877
03:01:57,512 --> 03:01:58,213
decades.

5878
03:01:58,213 --> 03:01:58,881
Yesterday Councilmember Emilio

5879
03:01:58,881 --> 03:02:01,281
Rivera showed his disrespect

5880
03:02:02,985 --> 03:02:03,719
for the United States by

5881
03:02:03,719 --> 03:02:04,420
admitting that the presidential

5882
03:02:04,420 --> 03:02:04,953
picture was removed under his

5883
03:02:04,953 --> 03:02:06,953
council presidency.

5884
03:02:09,792 --> 03:02:10,459
However, Council member Enos

5885
03:02:10,459 --> 03:02:11,600
Rivera's disrespect for our

5886
03:02:11,600 --> 03:02:11,694
country does not justify

5887
03:02:11,694 --> 03:02:13,694
current council PRESIDENT

5888
03:02:16,980 --> 03:02:16,765
LaCava carrying on with that

5889
03:02:16,765 --> 03:02:17,432
same disrespect but restore

5890
03:02:17,432 --> 03:02:19,832
the tradition of respecting

5891
03:02:21,371 --> 03:02:22,380
the presidency of our nation

5892
03:02:22,380 --> 03:02:22,705
regardless of your own petty

5893
03:02:22,705 --> 03:02:23,306
Partizanship and implemented

5894
03:02:23,306 --> 03:02:25,706
Torrey Pines waiver and

5895
03:02:26,776 --> 03:02:27,410
reactivate the Torrey Pines

5896
03:02:27,410 --> 03:02:27,844
City Park Advisory Board.

5897
03:02:27,844 --> 03:02:29,844
>> Thank you.

5898
03:02:38,354 --> 03:02:39,222
Our final speaker is 7234.

5899
03:02:39,222 --> 03:02:39,988
73 for economy for you You

5900
03:02:39,988 --> 03:02:42,988
should have heard I your

5901
03:02:47,630 --> 03:02:48,230
instructions to our six and you

5902
03:02:48,230 --> 03:02:48,765
Can you hear me?

5903
03:02:48,765 --> 03:02:50,765
Yes Please proceed.

5904
03:02:54,337 --> 03:02:54,971
Hi Good afternoon City Council

5905
03:02:54,971 --> 03:02:55,605
and Happy Patrick's Day.

5906
03:02:55,605 --> 03:02:56,406
My name is Mary Skelly.

5907
03:02:56,406 --> 03:02:59,875
I'm a parent and public health

5908
03:02:59,875 --> 03:03:00,543
educator and a city planning to

5909
03:03:00,543 --> 03:03:01,177
remember when reviewing air

5910
03:03:01,177 --> 03:03:04,777
quality in the city of San

5911
03:03:06,249 --> 03:03:06,916
Diego and the role of tobacco

5912
03:03:06,916 --> 03:03:07,183
related disease and death in

5913
03:03:07,183 --> 03:03:09,183
it.

5914
03:03:11,854 --> 03:03:12,455
It is very important to address

5915
03:03:12,455 --> 03:03:13,188
disparities The overall

5916
03:03:13,188 --> 03:03:13,890
conclusion that tobacco takes a

5917
03:03:13,890 --> 03:03:16,890
higher toll unless the Village

5918
03:03:18,528 --> 03:03:19,161
People is not new but needs to

5919
03:03:19,161 --> 03:03:19,862
be carefully regarded when

5920
03:03:19,862 --> 03:03:22,262
policies regarding smoking and

5921
03:03:23,502 --> 03:03:23,866
vaping are considered Here in

5922
03:03:23,866 --> 03:03:24,567
San Diego.

5923
03:03:24,567 --> 03:03:25,234
Stan Glantz, faculty member at

5924
03:03:25,234 --> 03:03:27,634
the University of California

5925
03:03:30,306 --> 03:03:30,973
San Francisco School of

5926
03:03:30,973 --> 03:03:31,673
Medicine in the Division of

5927
03:03:31,673 --> 03:03:34,673
Cardiology, stated and I quote

5928
03:03:35,845 --> 03:03:36,546
It is important to recognize

5929
03:03:36,546 --> 03:03:37,247
the growing number of cannabis

5930
03:03:37,247 --> 03:03:37,880
in undermining tobacco control

5931
03:03:37,880 --> 03:03:40,280
and contributing to health

5932
03:03:42,452 --> 03:03:43,219
disparities.

5933
03:03:43,219 --> 03:03:43,919
So given the prevalence of

5934
03:03:43,919 --> 03:03:47,519
tobacco and cannabis co use in

5935
03:03:48,258 --> 03:03:48,958
youth and young adults and

5936
03:03:48,958 --> 03:03:49,625
the socio economic and health

5937
03:03:49,625 --> 03:03:51,625
disparities associated with

5938
03:03:54,630 --> 03:03:55,332
chronic or daily use of

5939
03:03:55,332 --> 03:03:55,999
marijuana tobacco use which is

5940
03:03:55,999 --> 03:03:58,999
of grave concern for public

5941
03:03:59,969 --> 03:04:00,737
health educators who work on

5942
03:04:00,737 --> 03:04:01,504
behalf of 18 to 30 year olds

5943
03:04:01,504 --> 03:04:05,704
and those of us who are parents

5944
03:04:06,409 --> 03:04:07,900
of that age group protecting

5945
03:04:07,900 --> 03:04:07,710
all city residents from

5946
03:04:07,710 --> 03:04:10,110
exposure to secondhand tobacco

5947
03:04:12,515 --> 03:04:13,183
and cannabis smoke in all

5948
03:04:13,183 --> 03:04:13,750
indoor and outdoor settings

5949
03:04:13,750 --> 03:04:14,451
should be a priority.

5950
03:04:14,451 --> 03:04:16,851
Reducing the availability and

5951
03:04:18,821 --> 03:04:19,456
advertised related to tobacco

5952
03:04:19,456 --> 03:04:22,456
and marijuana should be a

5953
03:04:24,593 --> 03:04:25,361
priority in our city and spring

5954
03:04:25,361 --> 03:04:28,961
2026 would be the best time for

5955
03:04:31,233 --> 03:04:31,935
a city to consider an emergency

5956
03:04:31,935 --> 03:04:32,569
ban of marijuana and tobacco

5957
03:04:32,569 --> 03:04:33,300
smoking and vaping in all

5958
03:04:33,300 --> 03:04:35,300
public spaces.

5959
03:04:37,407 --> 03:04:38,800
Thank you for hearing my

5960
03:04:38,800 --> 03:04:38,441
concern this afternoon.

5961
03:04:38,441 --> 03:04:39,740
>> Thank you.

5962
03:04:39,740 --> 03:04:39,709
That concludes our agenda

5963
03:04:39,709 --> 03:04:40,430
Public comment for today's

5964
03:04:40,430 --> 03:04:42,430
meeting.

5965
03:04:43,146 --> 03:04:43,747
All right.

5966
03:04:43,747 --> 03:04:44,347
Thank you, City Clerk.

5967
03:04:44,347 --> 03:04:44,981
And just for the record,

5968
03:04:44,981 --> 03:04:45,715
the individual that spoke

5969
03:04:45,715 --> 03:04:48,115
yesterday was Francine Maxwell,

5970
03:04:49,319 --> 03:04:50,530
not Maxine Waters.

5971
03:04:50,530 --> 03:04:50,654
With that we will now adjourn

5972
03:04:50,654 --> 03:04:52,756
for the noon recess and

5973
03:04:52,756 --> 03:04:55,756
reconvene in open session at 2

5974
03:05:19,141 --> 03:05:19,607
And

5975
03:05:19,607 --> 03:05:20,109
Marco Espinosa.

5976
03:05:20,109 --> 03:05:22,109
>> Marco Espinosa.

5977
03:05:51,600 --> 03:05:51,440
Please come to the front please

5978
03:05:51,440 --> 03:05:53,440
.

5979
03:06:06,255 --> 03:06:06,655
And we're not ready to start

5980
03:06:06,655 --> 03:06:07,456
the meeting.

5981
03:06:07,456 --> 03:06:11,560
We need at least five council

5982
03:06:11,600 --> 03:06:11,894
members to be up here.

5983
03:06:11,894 --> 03:06:12,628
>> I did want to say thank you

5984
03:06:12,628 --> 03:06:15,531
to those that are holding signs

5985
03:06:15,531 --> 03:06:16,132
that you're either in the back

5986
03:06:16,132 --> 03:06:17,660
row or on the side.

5987
03:06:17,660 --> 03:06:20,369
We really try to make sure that

5988
03:06:20,369 --> 03:06:20,870
everybody has a clear view to

5989
03:06:20,870 --> 03:06:22,870
the city council.

5990
03:06:22,872 --> 03:06:26,472
So thank you for taking those

5991
03:06:28,544 --> 03:06:29,278
those positions and I'll be

5992
03:06:29,278 --> 03:06:31,678
reading Disruption Language and

5993
03:06:33,750 --> 03:06:37,530
how we deal with that But want

5994
03:06:37,530 --> 03:06:37,754
to wait until we have at least

5995
03:06:37,754 --> 03:06:38,870
five council members to get

5996
03:06:38,870 --> 03:06:38,788
started.

5997
03:06:38,788 --> 03:06:42,491
The item that I think most of

5998
03:06:42,491 --> 03:06:43,192
you are here for is actually

5999
03:06:43,192 --> 03:06:43,725
the second item we're going to

6000
03:06:43,725 --> 03:06:44,360
hear this afternoon.

6001
03:06:44,360 --> 03:06:47,297
We have an important item

6002
03:06:47,297 --> 03:06:48,163
regarding Barrio Logan that

6003
03:06:48,163 --> 03:06:51,763
we'll hear first and deal with

6004
03:07:06,316 --> 03:07:08,316
the staging.

6005
03:07:11,654 --> 03:07:12,388
>> Can Dave Angle or and Ryan

6006
03:07:12,388 --> 03:07:13,323
can please come up to the front

6007
03:07:13,323 --> 03:07:16,923
Dave Angle and Ryan Kohn please

6008
03:07:23,199 --> 03:07:26,199
come up to the front.

6009
03:07:55,932 --> 03:07:56,268
Okay

6010
03:07:56,268 --> 03:07:56,533
.

6011
03:07:56,533 --> 03:07:57,233
Okay.

6012
03:07:57,233 --> 03:08:00,833
We are going to get started.

6013
03:08:00,903 --> 03:08:01,537
We have actually six of us here

6014
03:08:01,537 --> 03:08:01,871
so we'll get this meeting

6015
03:08:01,871 --> 03:08:02,338
started.

6016
03:08:02,338 --> 03:08:04,338
Good afternoon.

6017
03:08:05,308 --> 03:08:05,942
I will now reconvene the city

6018
03:08:05,942 --> 03:08:06,442
Council meeting of Tuesday

6019
03:08:06,442 --> 03:08:08,442
MARCH 17th, 2026.

6020
03:08:10,447 --> 03:08:10,914
Clerk Please call the roll.

6021
03:08:10,914 --> 03:08:11,547
Thank you.

6022
03:08:11,547 --> 03:08:13,547
Council PRESIDENT Council

6023
03:08:15,850 --> 03:08:15,785
member Campbell Council Member

6024
03:08:15,785 --> 03:08:18,185
Whitburn here Council Member

6025
03:08:20,490 --> 03:08:23,490
Foster Council Member one will

6026
03:08:25,280 --> 03:08:25,762
represent Council PRESIDENT Pro

6027
03:08:25,762 --> 03:08:29,320
Tem Lee here Council Member Can

6028
03:08:29,320 --> 03:08:29,665
you hear Council Member Moreno

6029
03:08:29,665 --> 03:08:30,333
Present Council member Eli

6030
03:08:30,333 --> 03:08:32,733
Rivera and Council PRESIDENT

6031
03:08:34,270 --> 03:08:34,971
LaCava present Also attending

6032
03:08:34,971 --> 03:08:35,605
the meeting our Assistant City

6033
03:08:35,605 --> 03:08:37,605
Attorney Michelle Garland

6034
03:08:39,442 --> 03:08:40,143
Independent Budget analyst

6035
03:08:40,143 --> 03:08:40,844
Charles Moraga Council Affairs

6036
03:08:40,844 --> 03:08:41,511
Advisor in the Mayor's office

6037
03:08:41,511 --> 03:08:44,147
Code Eisner and myself your

6038
03:08:44,147 --> 03:08:44,814
city clerk Diana Fuentes Thank

6039
03:08:44,814 --> 03:08:45,810
you Council PRESIDENT Thank

6040
03:08:45,810 --> 03:08:45,682
you.

6041
03:08:45,682 --> 03:08:46,283
City Clerk Quorum is now

6042
03:08:46,283 --> 03:08:48,585
present so we can start

6043
03:08:48,585 --> 03:08:49,519
the meeting.

6044
03:08:49,519 --> 03:08:52,389
We see a lot of new faces here

6045
03:08:52,389 --> 03:08:52,923
in chambers perhaps for

6046
03:08:52,923 --> 03:08:53,657
the very first time.

6047
03:08:53,657 --> 03:08:56,657
We know there's some passionate

6048
03:08:56,960 --> 03:08:57,727
issue on the agenda today.

6049
03:08:57,727 --> 03:08:58,328
So before we start today's

6050
03:08:58,328 --> 03:08:58,962
meeting I want to remind

6051
03:08:58,962 --> 03:09:01,362
everyone about the city's

6052
03:09:01,932 --> 03:09:02,632
practices and procedures for

6053
03:09:02,632 --> 03:09:05,632
public comment at city council

6054
03:09:06,769 --> 03:09:07,437
meetings The city welcomes

6055
03:09:07,437 --> 03:09:08,171
public participation at our

6056
03:09:08,171 --> 03:09:10,571
City Council meetings, speakers

6057
03:09:11,942 --> 03:09:12,576
MAY address the Council during

6058
03:09:12,576 --> 03:09:13,310
public comment and also in

6059
03:09:13,310 --> 03:09:16,310
connection with a specific item

6060
03:09:17,800 --> 03:09:17,747
of business on the agenda.

6061
03:09:17,747 --> 03:09:18,381
However, the city must make

6062
03:09:18,381 --> 03:09:18,982
sure that no one person or

6063
03:09:18,982 --> 03:09:21,382
group of people disrupt

6064
03:09:22,850 --> 03:09:22,786
the meeting in a way that

6065
03:09:22,786 --> 03:09:23,420
prohibits other speakers from

6066
03:09:23,420 --> 03:09:23,787
expressing their ideas and

6067
03:09:23,787 --> 03:09:25,787
opinions.

6068
03:09:26,590 --> 03:09:27,290
Excessive yelling, screaming or

6069
03:09:27,290 --> 03:09:27,991
speaking beyond one's a lot of

6070
03:09:27,991 --> 03:09:30,991
time are examples of behavior

6071
03:09:31,161 --> 03:09:32,280
that disrupts the meeting.

6072
03:09:32,280 --> 03:09:32,662
So to make sure that everyone

6073
03:09:32,662 --> 03:09:35,662
here has an opportunity to

6074
03:09:35,732 --> 03:09:36,299
address the council I will

6075
03:09:36,299 --> 03:09:36,967
alert an individual or

6076
03:09:36,967 --> 03:09:39,967
individuals if I think their

6077
03:09:40,871 --> 03:09:41,571
conduct becomes disruptive.

6078
03:09:41,571 --> 03:09:42,306
If the disruption continues I

6079
03:09:42,306 --> 03:09:43,720
will rule the individual out of

6080
03:09:43,720 --> 03:09:45,809
order and if the disruption

6081
03:09:45,809 --> 03:09:46,610
continues further I will

6082
03:09:46,610 --> 03:09:47,440
declare a recess so that we can

6083
03:09:47,440 --> 03:09:49,440
restore order.

6084
03:09:50,847 --> 03:09:51,448
At this point I will direct

6085
03:09:51,448 --> 03:09:51,948
the individual to leave

6086
03:09:51,948 --> 03:09:52,582
the room and then

6087
03:09:52,582 --> 03:09:52,882
the individual refuses to

6088
03:09:52,882 --> 03:09:54,882
leave.

6089
03:09:55,452 --> 03:09:56,190
Police will escort

6090
03:09:56,190 --> 03:09:56,453
the individual out of

6091
03:09:56,453 --> 03:09:57,187
the building.

6092
03:09:57,187 --> 03:10:00,424
Do not make me do that, please.

6093
03:10:00,424 --> 03:10:01,570
If we have to repeat

6094
03:10:01,570 --> 03:10:01,692
the process of warning and

6095
03:10:01,692 --> 03:10:02,392
recessing the meeting, all

6096
03:10:02,392 --> 03:10:04,695
members of the public will be

6097
03:10:04,695 --> 03:10:05,429
excused from the council

6098
03:10:05,429 --> 03:10:05,995
chamber Credentialed media will

6099
03:10:05,995 --> 03:10:06,597
be allowed to remain.

6100
03:10:06,597 --> 03:10:09,597
Once again we have these

6101
03:10:09,967 --> 03:10:10,634
practices and procedures to

6102
03:10:10,634 --> 03:10:11,368
protect the rights of others

6103
03:10:11,368 --> 03:10:12,350
who wish to address the Council

6104
03:10:12,350 --> 03:10:15,400
and to allow the Council to

6105
03:10:15,400 --> 03:10:15,906
conduct the public's business.

6106
03:10:15,906 --> 03:10:20,243
And as I like to add at the end

6107
03:10:20,243 --> 03:10:20,877
in a process that I think a

6108
03:10:20,877 --> 03:10:21,512
former council members had

6109
03:10:21,512 --> 03:10:22,212
there going to be a lot of

6110
03:10:22,212 --> 03:10:24,281
passive, you're going to hear

6111
03:10:24,281 --> 03:10:25,149
things you really agree with.

6112
03:10:25,149 --> 03:10:25,816
You're going to hear things you

6113
03:10:25,816 --> 03:10:26,483
really don't agree with And

6114
03:10:26,483 --> 03:10:29,152
the best way to communicate

6115
03:10:29,152 --> 03:10:29,819
with us without disrupting

6116
03:10:29,819 --> 03:10:30,521
the meeting or the people's

6117
03:10:30,521 --> 03:10:33,924
ability to speak is to give us

6118
03:10:33,924 --> 03:10:34,625
a thumbs up when you hear

6119
03:10:34,625 --> 03:10:35,325
things you agree with and of

6120
03:10:35,325 --> 03:10:35,992
course the thumbs down if you

6121
03:10:35,992 --> 03:10:38,992
hear things that you don't

6122
03:10:39,129 --> 03:10:39,496
agree with it is very

6123
03:10:39,496 --> 03:10:40,130
effective.

6124
03:10:40,130 --> 03:10:40,831
You're very visible during

6125
03:10:40,831 --> 03:10:43,734
the course of the meeting And

6126
03:10:43,734 --> 03:10:44,300
as people speak and that way we

6127
03:10:44,300 --> 03:10:46,300
allow everybody their

6128
03:10:48,400 --> 03:10:48,339
opportunity to express their

6129
03:10:48,339 --> 03:10:49,600
opinion.

6130
03:10:49,600 --> 03:10:52,606
As I mentioned, we have one

6131
03:10:53,243 --> 03:10:53,577
item that we first have to

6132
03:10:53,577 --> 03:10:54,345
address.

6133
03:10:54,345 --> 03:10:56,745
>> Clerk Please introduce item

6134
03:10:57,647 --> 03:10:58,115
331.

6135
03:10:58,115 --> 03:10:58,815
Thank you.

6136
03:10:58,815 --> 03:10:59,549
Council PRESIDENT Item 331 is

6137
03:10:59,549 --> 03:11:02,549
the Barrio Logan Community Plan

6138
03:11:02,887 --> 03:11:03,720
Amendment and Rezone.

6139
03:11:03,720 --> 03:11:04,421
If you're here to speak on this

6140
03:11:04,421 --> 03:11:05,122
item please be sure to submit

6141
03:11:05,122 --> 03:11:07,758
your speak submit your speaker

6142
03:11:07,758 --> 03:11:08,259
slip to the front of the room

6143
03:11:08,259 --> 03:11:08,925
in the clear box.

6144
03:11:08,925 --> 03:11:09,560
And if you're participating

6145
03:11:09,560 --> 03:11:12,363
remotely now's the time to

6146
03:11:12,363 --> 03:11:13,300
raise your hand by pressing

6147
03:11:13,300 --> 03:11:13,397
Star nine or the raise your

6148
03:11:13,397 --> 03:11:14,970
hand icon.

6149
03:11:14,970 --> 03:11:14,464
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

6150
03:11:14,464 --> 03:11:16,464
All right.

6151
03:11:17,635 --> 03:11:18,369
Thank you for introducing

6152
03:11:18,369 --> 03:11:21,369
the item staff Please introduce

6153
03:11:22,172 --> 03:11:22,873
yourselves for the record and

6154
03:11:22,873 --> 03:11:23,540
let us know how much time you

6155
03:11:23,540 --> 03:11:23,907
need for your presentation.

6156
03:11:23,907 --> 03:11:25,907
Thank you.

6157
03:11:26,430 --> 03:11:26,710
Council PRESIDENT Council

6158
03:11:26,710 --> 03:11:27,344
Members Tate Galloway Deputy

6159
03:11:27,344 --> 03:11:27,745
Director of City Planning

6160
03:11:27,745 --> 03:11:29,745
Department.

6161
03:11:30,747 --> 03:11:31,414
I'm joined today by senior

6162
03:11:31,414 --> 03:11:32,160
planner Victoria Ortiz also

6163
03:11:32,160 --> 03:11:34,416
with the City Planning

6164
03:11:35,519 --> 03:11:37,519
Department.

6165
03:11:40,690 --> 03:11:41,458
Hello.

6166
03:11:41,458 --> 03:11:42,226
>> Hello, my name is Victoria

6167
03:11:42,226 --> 03:11:45,826
ts and I'm going to be

6168
03:11:45,829 --> 03:11:46,530
presenting on item 331 Barrio

6169
03:11:46,530 --> 03:11:48,930
Logan Community Plan amendment

6170
03:11:49,933 --> 03:11:50,467
and rezone and we should need

6171
03:11:50,467 --> 03:11:52,467
about eight minutes.

6172
03:11:54,839 --> 03:11:55,472
All right, when you're ready.

6173
03:11:55,472 --> 03:11:56,206
The city council adopted

6174
03:11:56,206 --> 03:11:59,206
the Barrio Logan Community Plan

6175
03:11:59,610 --> 03:12:00,377
update in DECEMBER 2021.

6176
03:12:00,377 --> 03:12:03,977
This item aligned at land uses

6177
03:12:04,415 --> 03:12:05,115
with the general plan address

6178
03:12:05,115 --> 03:12:08,115
mobility and access to public

6179
03:12:09,553 --> 03:12:10,153
spaces provided design guidance

6180
03:12:10,153 --> 03:12:10,855
for new development and

6181
03:12:10,855 --> 03:12:11,255
celebrated Barrio Logan's arts

6182
03:12:11,255 --> 03:12:13,255
and culture.

6183
03:12:14,580 --> 03:12:14,758
It also eliminated residential

6184
03:12:14,758 --> 03:12:17,158
and industry conflicts through

6185
03:12:18,929 --> 03:12:19,397
land use zoning and a

6186
03:12:19,397 --> 03:12:20,310
transition zone.

6187
03:12:20,310 --> 03:12:22,431
It retained the waterfront

6188
03:12:24,235 --> 03:12:24,936
employment role and established

6189
03:12:24,936 --> 03:12:25,603
a village with a village area

6190
03:12:25,603 --> 03:12:27,603
with housing opportunities.

6191
03:12:28,906 --> 03:12:29,640
The Barrio Logan Community Plan

6192
03:12:29,640 --> 03:12:29,940
area is also within the coastal

6193
03:12:29,940 --> 03:12:31,940
zone.

6194
03:12:32,845 --> 03:12:33,511
Following the adoption of

6195
03:12:33,511 --> 03:12:34,770
the community plan in 2021,

6196
03:12:34,770 --> 03:12:36,477
the community plan was

6197
03:12:37,647 --> 03:12:38,215
submitted to the California

6198
03:12:38,215 --> 03:12:38,916
Coastal Commission for

6199
03:12:38,916 --> 03:12:41,316
Certification in JUNE of 2023.

6200
03:12:42,820 --> 03:12:43,421
The California Coastal

6201
03:12:43,421 --> 03:12:44,880
Commission conditionally

6202
03:12:44,880 --> 03:12:46,488
certified the community plan

6203
03:12:47,258 --> 03:12:47,959
with 53 modifications.

6204
03:12:47,959 --> 03:12:48,626
The City Council adopted these

6205
03:12:48,626 --> 03:12:51,260
modifications in NOVEMBER of

6206
03:12:52,563 --> 03:12:53,970
the same year and the Community

6207
03:12:53,970 --> 03:12:53,798
plan received final

6208
03:12:53,798 --> 03:12:56,198
certification from the Coastal

6209
03:12:59,672 --> 03:12:59,972
Commission in DECEMBER of 2023

6210
03:12:59,972 --> 03:13:00,671
.

6211
03:13:00,671 --> 03:13:01,338
The proposed actions for this

6212
03:13:01,338 --> 03:13:04,338
item include an amendment to

6213
03:13:04,441 --> 03:13:05,243
the Barrio Logan community Plan

6214
03:13:05,243 --> 03:13:08,446
that would correct land use map

6215
03:13:08,446 --> 03:13:09,460
errors that occurred with

6216
03:13:09,460 --> 03:13:09,680
the 2023 Community Plan

6217
03:13:09,680 --> 03:13:10,414
amendment and reasons that

6218
03:13:10,414 --> 03:13:12,814
would bring consistency between

6219
03:13:13,451 --> 03:13:14,850
land use designations in

6220
03:13:14,850 --> 03:13:14,385
the plan and the zones for

6221
03:13:14,385 --> 03:13:16,385
parks.

6222
03:13:17,388 --> 03:13:18,890
Each of these changes are

6223
03:13:18,890 --> 03:13:18,822
technical changes only and are

6224
03:13:18,822 --> 03:13:21,250
being brought forward to ensure

6225
03:13:21,250 --> 03:13:21,892
alignment with the original

6226
03:13:21,892 --> 03:13:24,892
vision of the adopted community

6227
03:13:26,530 --> 03:13:27,231
Plan.

6228
03:13:27,231 --> 03:13:27,999
The adopted 2021 Barrio Logan

6229
03:13:27,999 --> 03:13:31,599
Community Plan for Land Use map

6230
03:13:31,669 --> 03:13:32,337
identified various park land

6231
03:13:32,337 --> 03:13:33,400
uses adjacent to Interstate

6232
03:13:33,400 --> 03:13:36,400
five consistent with the parks

6233
03:13:36,273 --> 03:13:37,410
and Recreation Facilities Map.

6234
03:13:37,410 --> 03:13:40,410
The land Use map also

6235
03:13:41,279 --> 03:13:41,946
designated the area generally

6236
03:13:41,946 --> 03:13:44,346
located between 32nd Street

6237
03:13:46,500 --> 03:13:46,650
Main Street and Bryant Street

6238
03:13:46,650 --> 03:13:47,352
as neighborhood village.

6239
03:13:47,352 --> 03:13:50,788
As part of the updated Barrio

6240
03:13:50,788 --> 03:13:51,356
Logan Community Plan, the City

6241
03:13:51,356 --> 03:13:52,900
Council also adopted a

6242
03:13:52,900 --> 03:13:55,900
comprehensive free zone of land

6243
03:13:55,360 --> 03:13:55,993
in the Barrio Logan Community

6244
03:13:55,993 --> 03:13:56,661
Planning area to implement

6245
03:13:56,661 --> 03:13:59,661
the Community plan land use

6246
03:13:59,898 --> 03:14:00,631
designations.

6247
03:14:00,631 --> 03:14:01,332
Earlier this year City Planning

6248
03:14:01,332 --> 03:14:04,332
became aware that Caltrans was

6249
03:14:04,769 --> 03:14:05,470
in the process of selling a

6250
03:14:05,470 --> 03:14:06,103
property on the western corner

6251
03:14:06,103 --> 03:14:06,438
of Boston Avenue and 29th

6252
03:14:06,438 --> 03:14:08,438
Street.

6253
03:14:09,640 --> 03:14:10,508
This property was designated as

6254
03:14:10,508 --> 03:14:14,379
a park and as a part of

6255
03:14:14,379 --> 03:14:15,130
the Boston Avenue neighborhood

6256
03:14:15,130 --> 03:14:18,130
park that was adopted with

6257
03:14:18,850 --> 03:14:19,550
the plan which the plan which

6258
03:14:19,550 --> 03:14:20,184
is the plan that guides land

6259
03:14:20,184 --> 03:14:22,584
uses within the community.

6260
03:14:24,288 --> 03:14:24,989
However, because of an

6261
03:14:24,989 --> 03:14:27,389
erroneous commercial zone that

6262
03:14:28,559 --> 03:14:29,294
was applied to this property,

6263
03:14:29,294 --> 03:14:29,994
there is a potential buyer that

6264
03:14:29,994 --> 03:14:32,394
operates car washes regardless

6265
03:14:33,365 --> 03:14:34,165
of the erroneous zone.

6266
03:14:34,165 --> 03:14:34,799
If the property were sold any

6267
03:14:34,799 --> 03:14:36,799
future commercial projects

6268
03:14:38,360 --> 03:14:38,737
would still need to be

6269
03:14:38,737 --> 03:14:41,137
consistent with the community

6270
03:14:42,640 --> 03:14:43,241
plan's park land use because

6271
03:14:43,241 --> 03:14:43,908
the parcel is also in

6272
03:14:43,908 --> 03:14:44,208
the coastal and the coastal

6273
03:14:44,208 --> 03:14:44,876
zone.

6274
03:14:44,876 --> 03:14:47,276
Any future development would

6275
03:14:47,378 --> 03:14:48,120
also require a coastal

6276
03:14:48,120 --> 03:14:48,647
development permit to meet

6277
03:14:48,647 --> 03:14:51,647
the findings of a coastal

6278
03:14:52,450 --> 03:14:53,840
development permit an amendment

6279
03:14:53,840 --> 03:14:53,784
to the community plan that

6280
03:14:53,784 --> 03:14:57,384
would be required to allow for

6281
03:14:57,421 --> 03:14:58,122
commercial use which city staff

6282
03:14:58,122 --> 03:14:58,823
would not support due to its

6283
03:14:58,823 --> 03:14:59,190
inconsistency with the planned

6284
03:14:59,190 --> 03:15:01,190
park use.

6285
03:15:01,726 --> 03:15:02,393
The California Transportation

6286
03:15:02,393 --> 03:15:03,610
Commission will be deciding

6287
03:15:03,610 --> 03:15:06,661
the final of the property at

6288
03:15:06,765 --> 03:15:07,499
its meeting on MARCH 19th.

6289
03:15:07,499 --> 03:15:08,133
The city has submitted a letter

6290
03:15:08,133 --> 03:15:10,533
to the Commission opposing

6291
03:15:10,969 --> 03:15:11,736
the sale of the property.

6292
03:15:11,736 --> 03:15:12,337
However, as soon as City

6293
03:15:12,337 --> 03:15:14,737
Planning became aware of

6294
03:15:15,841 --> 03:15:16,541
the need for these technical

6295
03:15:16,541 --> 03:15:18,710
amendments we began processing

6296
03:15:18,710 --> 03:15:22,310
the action Before you today to

6297
03:15:23,882 --> 03:15:24,549
clean up the errors.

6298
03:15:24,549 --> 03:15:25,249
>> The first proposed change

6299
03:15:25,249 --> 03:15:28,249
for the Barrio Logan Community

6300
03:15:28,286 --> 03:15:28,953
Plan amendment is a technical

6301
03:15:28,953 --> 03:15:29,554
amendment that would correct

6302
03:15:29,554 --> 03:15:30,321
the land use map errors.

6303
03:15:30,321 --> 03:15:33,825
The map on the left shows what

6304
03:15:33,825 --> 03:15:34,559
the city Council adopted and

6305
03:15:34,559 --> 03:15:36,959
the 2021 Community plan Update.

6306
03:15:38,363 --> 03:15:38,997
The map on the right shows what

6307
03:15:38,997 --> 03:15:39,631
was adopted with the 2023

6308
03:15:39,631 --> 03:15:39,930
amendment to the Community

6309
03:15:39,930 --> 03:15:41,930
plan.

6310
03:15:43,935 --> 03:15:44,536
The errors occurred during

6311
03:15:44,536 --> 03:15:45,203
the adoption of the 2023

6312
03:15:45,203 --> 03:15:45,803
Community Plan amendment for

6313
03:15:45,803 --> 03:15:47,803
the Coastal Commission's

6314
03:15:48,840 --> 03:15:49,407
requested modifications to

6315
03:15:49,407 --> 03:15:50,750
the Community Plan for

6316
03:15:50,750 --> 03:15:50,542
certification with the local

6317
03:15:50,542 --> 03:15:52,542
coastal program.

6318
03:15:54,112 --> 03:15:54,847
The errors to be corrected

6319
03:15:54,847 --> 03:15:58,160
the error to be corrected is to

6320
03:15:58,160 --> 03:15:58,617
apply the park land use to

6321
03:15:58,617 --> 03:16:00,617
these properties again.

6322
03:16:03,221 --> 03:16:03,922
The amendment would revise

6323
03:16:03,922 --> 03:16:04,556
the land use map from the 2023

6324
03:16:04,556 --> 03:16:07,426
Community plan as shown on

6325
03:16:07,426 --> 03:16:08,930
the left to be the same as

6326
03:16:08,930 --> 03:16:08,793
the Land Use map originally

6327
03:16:08,793 --> 03:16:09,194
adopted in the 2021 Community

6328
03:16:09,194 --> 03:16:11,194
Plan Update.

6329
03:16:16,100 --> 03:16:16,602
As shown on the right to make

6330
03:16:16,602 --> 03:16:17,236
the current land use map

6331
03:16:17,236 --> 03:16:19,636
consistent with land uses

6332
03:16:20,973 --> 03:16:21,640
adopted as a part of the 2021

6333
03:16:21,640 --> 03:16:22,307
Barrio Logan Community Plan.

6334
03:16:22,307 --> 03:16:24,707
The following The following

6335
03:16:24,909 --> 03:16:25,578
areas will be read designated

6336
03:16:25,578 --> 03:16:26,178
between 29th Street and 32nd

6337
03:16:26,178 --> 03:16:28,578
Street on Barton Avenue.

6338
03:16:30,448 --> 03:16:31,183
Three acres will be designated

6339
03:16:31,183 --> 03:16:31,884
from right of way to park which

6340
03:16:31,884 --> 03:16:34,884
is consistent with the current

6341
03:16:35,287 --> 03:16:35,821
park zone between Main Street

6342
03:16:35,821 --> 03:16:37,821
and Interstate five.

6343
03:16:40,391 --> 03:16:41,590
4.2 acres will be read

6344
03:16:41,590 --> 03:16:41,727
designated from neighborhood

6345
03:16:41,727 --> 03:16:42,394
commercial to park which is

6346
03:16:42,394 --> 03:16:44,794
consistent with the current

6347
03:16:44,863 --> 03:16:45,564
park zone.

6348
03:16:45,564 --> 03:16:46,197
Lastly, between 32nd Street

6349
03:16:46,197 --> 03:16:46,498
Main Street and Interstate

6350
03:16:46,498 --> 03:16:48,498
five.

6351
03:16:50,335 --> 03:16:51,690
4.7 acres will be designated

6352
03:16:51,690 --> 03:16:53,469
from neighborhood commercial to

6353
03:16:54,973 --> 03:16:55,507
neighborhood village allowing

6354
03:16:55,507 --> 03:16:56,107
for potential future

6355
03:16:56,107 --> 03:16:58,107
residential development.

6356
03:16:58,978 --> 03:16:59,578
This change is consistent with

6357
03:16:59,578 --> 03:17:01,578
the current neighborhood

6358
03:17:04,116 --> 03:17:04,750
commercial zone.

6359
03:17:04,750 --> 03:17:05,384
The proposed reasons would

6360
03:17:05,384 --> 03:17:07,384
bring consistency between

6361
03:17:09,722 --> 03:17:10,489
the park land use designation

6362
03:17:10,489 --> 03:17:11,156
and the base zones of parks

6363
03:17:11,156 --> 03:17:11,456
identified in the community

6364
03:17:11,456 --> 03:17:13,456
plan.

6365
03:17:14,426 --> 03:17:15,600
Land Use map and the Parks and

6366
03:17:15,600 --> 03:17:17,600
Recreation Facilities Map.

6367
03:17:19,464 --> 03:17:20,165
Chicano Park and a portion of

6368
03:17:20,165 --> 03:17:20,866
the Barton Avenue Linear Park

6369
03:17:20,866 --> 03:17:21,567
would be rezone to park zones

6370
03:17:21,567 --> 03:17:24,567
to be consistent with existing

6371
03:17:24,636 --> 03:17:25,304
and planned park uses.

6372
03:17:25,304 --> 03:17:28,304
Open Space Park zones are

6373
03:17:28,907 --> 03:17:29,208
applied to active public parks

6374
03:17:29,208 --> 03:17:29,841
.

6375
03:17:29,841 --> 03:17:30,509
The proposed change would

6376
03:17:30,509 --> 03:17:32,909
result 13.8 acres of Chicano

6377
03:17:34,446 --> 03:17:37,283
park and adjacent street from

6378
03:17:37,283 --> 03:17:38,500
community commercial to park

6379
03:17:38,500 --> 03:17:38,850
and rezone 1.8 acres of Chicano

6380
03:17:38,850 --> 03:17:41,850
park from office commercial to

6381
03:17:43,289 --> 03:17:44,560
park.

6382
03:17:44,560 --> 03:17:44,490
The land is owned by the city

6383
03:17:44,490 --> 03:17:45,190
and Caltrans.

6384
03:17:45,190 --> 03:17:48,190
The proposed rezone would not

6385
03:17:48,460 --> 03:17:49,940
change the boundaries of

6386
03:17:49,940 --> 03:17:49,795
Chicano Park nor would it

6387
03:17:49,795 --> 03:17:52,795
affect any existing or future

6388
03:17:53,799 --> 03:17:54,466
park uses or operations.

6389
03:17:54,466 --> 03:17:56,466
Additionally, the proposed

6390
03:17:58,270 --> 03:17:58,971
change would result in the 1.8

6391
03:17:58,971 --> 03:17:59,638
acre portion of Boston Avenue

6392
03:17:59,638 --> 03:18:02,638
Linear Park designated as a

6393
03:18:03,809 --> 03:18:04,477
park in the community plan from

6394
03:18:04,477 --> 03:18:04,843
the community commercial to

6395
03:18:04,843 --> 03:18:06,843
park zone.

6396
03:18:12,718 --> 03:18:13,270
This land is owned by Caltrans

6397
03:18:13,270 --> 03:18:13,686
.

6398
03:18:13,686 --> 03:18:14,320
This item was presented to

6399
03:18:14,320 --> 03:18:14,954
the Barrio Logan Community

6400
03:18:14,954 --> 03:18:17,123
Planning Group on February

6401
03:18:17,123 --> 03:18:17,823
18th, 2026 and was recommended

6402
03:18:17,823 --> 03:18:21,423
for approval to the Council by

6403
03:18:21,426 --> 03:18:21,894
a vote of eight yes no nos and

6404
03:18:21,894 --> 03:18:22,595
one abstention.

6405
03:18:22,595 --> 03:18:24,995
The planning group recommended

6406
03:18:26,565 --> 03:18:27,199
that staff meet with

6407
03:18:27,199 --> 03:18:27,900
the Chicano Park Steering

6408
03:18:27,900 --> 03:18:28,234
Committee prior to the council

6409
03:18:28,234 --> 03:18:30,234
hearing.

6410
03:18:31,770 --> 03:18:32,337
Staff was unable to meet prior

6411
03:18:32,337 --> 03:18:32,972
to today's hearing.

6412
03:18:32,972 --> 03:18:33,673
The Chicano Park Steering

6413
03:18:33,673 --> 03:18:36,730
Committee members have stated

6414
03:18:36,909 --> 03:18:37,610
their concern that the reason

6415
03:18:37,610 --> 03:18:38,310
for the Chicano park was not

6416
03:18:38,310 --> 03:18:38,911
presented to the committee for

6417
03:18:38,911 --> 03:18:40,911
their recommendation and

6418
03:18:42,882 --> 03:18:43,516
concerned that the result would

6419
03:18:43,516 --> 03:18:44,216
reduce the boundaries of

6420
03:18:44,216 --> 03:18:44,850
the park stop it verified that

6421
03:18:44,850 --> 03:18:47,850
the boundaries of the park

6422
03:18:48,200 --> 03:18:48,787
would remain unchanged.

6423
03:18:48,787 --> 03:18:51,187
On FEBRUARY 19th, 2026 this

6424
03:18:53,592 --> 03:18:54,260
item was presented to

6425
03:18:54,260 --> 03:18:54,961
the Planning Commission who

6426
03:18:54,961 --> 03:18:57,361
recommended the Community Plan

6427
03:18:58,764 --> 03:18:59,632
amendments and reason for

6428
03:18:59,632 --> 03:19:00,600
approval by a vote of four yes

6429
03:19:00,600 --> 03:19:04,200
no nos and no abstentions with

6430
03:19:06,372 --> 03:19:07,106
one refusal.

6431
03:19:07,106 --> 03:19:07,807
The community plan amendments

6432
03:19:07,807 --> 03:19:08,541
and rezone are consistent with

6433
03:19:08,541 --> 03:19:11,541
the 2021 addendum to the Barrio

6434
03:19:11,911 --> 03:19:12,578
Logan Community Plan Update

6435
03:19:12,578 --> 03:19:13,120
Program Air or Environmental

6436
03:19:13,120 --> 03:19:15,120
Impact Report.

6437
03:19:17,449 --> 03:19:18,150
The Community Plan Amendment

6438
03:19:18,150 --> 03:19:18,885
reflects what was analyzed in

6439
03:19:18,885 --> 03:19:21,885
the 2021 Addendum to the Barrio

6440
03:19:22,421 --> 03:19:22,688
Logan Community Plan Update

6441
03:19:22,688 --> 03:19:23,356
pdr.

6442
03:19:23,356 --> 03:19:26,356
Thus the amendment would not

6443
03:19:26,893 --> 03:19:27,593
result in new impacts or

6444
03:19:27,593 --> 03:19:28,327
changes to circumstances that

6445
03:19:28,327 --> 03:19:31,927
would require a subsequent or a

6446
03:19:32,331 --> 03:19:33,320
new year.

6447
03:19:33,320 --> 03:19:33,732
Additionally, there is no new

6448
03:19:33,732 --> 03:19:34,467
information available that was

6449
03:19:34,467 --> 03:19:38,670
not a part of the environmental

6450
03:19:38,237 --> 03:19:38,937
document and or considered with

6451
03:19:38,937 --> 03:19:39,639
the subsequent review of this

6452
03:19:39,639 --> 03:19:42,390
amendment which identifies new

6453
03:19:43,576 --> 03:19:44,211
significant effects not

6454
03:19:44,211 --> 03:19:44,810
addressed in the previous

6455
03:19:44,810 --> 03:19:45,477
document or substantial

6456
03:19:45,477 --> 03:19:46,345
increases in the severity of

6457
03:19:46,345 --> 03:19:48,345
the previously identified

6458
03:19:52,485 --> 03:19:53,219
attacks.

6459
03:19:53,219 --> 03:19:53,919
>> Staff recommends to the City

6460
03:19:53,919 --> 03:19:54,587
Council approved a resolution

6461
03:19:54,587 --> 03:19:56,987
amending the Barrio looking

6462
03:19:58,190 --> 03:19:58,891
community plan, general plan

6463
03:19:58,891 --> 03:20:01,891
and local coastal program and

6464
03:20:02,950 --> 03:20:02,729
approve the ordinance rezoning

6465
03:20:02,729 --> 03:20:04,729
1.8 acres from community

6466
03:20:06,666 --> 03:20:07,433
commercial 2-3 to open Space

6467
03:20:07,433 --> 03:20:09,833
Park 1-1 13.8 acres from

6468
03:20:11,871 --> 03:20:12,338
Commercial community 3.6 to

6469
03:20:12,338 --> 03:20:14,338
open space 1-1.

6470
03:20:16,809 --> 03:20:17,577
And 1.8 acres from commercial

6471
03:20:17,577 --> 03:20:18,177
office 2-2 to open space 1-1

6472
03:20:18,177 --> 03:20:20,577
within the Barrio Logan

6473
03:20:22,415 --> 03:20:22,915
Community Planning area.

6474
03:20:22,915 --> 03:20:23,616
>> This concludes

6475
03:20:23,616 --> 03:20:24,217
the presentation and staff is

6476
03:20:24,217 --> 03:20:26,217
available for questions.

6477
03:20:28,187 --> 03:20:28,922
All right.

6478
03:20:28,922 --> 03:20:29,489
Thank you for the good work to

6479
03:20:29,489 --> 03:20:30,560
bring this forward in

6480
03:20:30,560 --> 03:20:30,423
the presentation this

6481
03:20:30,423 --> 03:20:32,423
afternoon.

6482
03:20:33,159 --> 03:20:33,626
Clerk Please proceed with

6483
03:20:33,626 --> 03:20:34,227
public comment.

6484
03:20:34,227 --> 03:20:34,994
Thank you MR. PRESIDENT.

6485
03:20:34,994 --> 03:20:38,594
I'll start with those that are

6486
03:20:38,698 --> 03:20:39,565
here in chambers.

6487
03:20:39,565 --> 03:20:43,765
It like could go to a minute

6488
03:20:44,537 --> 03:20:45,238
and a half on this item so

6489
03:20:45,238 --> 03:20:45,972
allegedly order if you can

6490
03:20:45,972 --> 03:20:48,972
please come forward after order

6491
03:20:50,760 --> 03:20:50,710
We have Ernest Castaneda if you

6492
03:20:50,710 --> 03:20:51,411
can please come forward to

6493
03:20:51,411 --> 03:20:54,411
the other reserved seats Then

6494
03:21:00,587 --> 03:21:00,901
Marco Espinosa, please proceed

6495
03:21:00,901 --> 03:21:01,821
.

6496
03:21:01,821 --> 03:21:02,589
>> Yes, I think that we need to

6497
03:21:02,589 --> 03:21:06,920
be honest with people as to why

6498
03:21:06,920 --> 03:21:06,760
you guys or rezoning all of

6499
03:21:06,760 --> 03:21:07,460
these things and why you're

6500
03:21:07,460 --> 03:21:10,460
implementing all of these type

6501
03:21:11,931 --> 03:21:12,598
of changes because this comes

6502
03:21:12,598 --> 03:21:15,598
down from a globalist agenda

6503
03:21:17,504 --> 03:21:18,170
The United Nations and them

6504
03:21:18,170 --> 03:21:18,605
implementing things like 15

6505
03:21:18,605 --> 03:21:19,371
minute cities.

6506
03:21:19,371 --> 03:21:23,571
And I think that when you guys

6507
03:21:23,610 --> 03:21:24,277
don't acknowledge that because

6508
03:21:24,277 --> 03:21:25,110
they the idea is to control

6509
03:21:25,110 --> 03:21:28,110
people's movements where we can

6510
03:21:28,948 --> 03:21:29,583
go you call them complete

6511
03:21:29,583 --> 03:21:30,417
communities but there is a

6512
03:21:30,417 --> 03:21:34,170
control happening of all of our

6513
03:21:35,540 --> 03:21:35,755
resources and you guys are

6514
03:21:35,755 --> 03:21:38,755
giving people again your water

6515
03:21:40,460 --> 03:21:41,127
which is sewer water because

6516
03:21:41,127 --> 03:21:41,728
you're acting like we don't

6517
03:21:41,728 --> 03:21:42,620
have enough water to get

6518
03:21:42,620 --> 03:21:42,662
people.

6519
03:21:42,662 --> 03:21:46,132
And so when you guys are

6520
03:21:46,132 --> 03:21:46,900
implementing these things and

6521
03:21:46,900 --> 03:21:47,600
changing this to add parks or

6522
03:21:47,600 --> 03:21:48,301
whatever I mean you talk about

6523
03:21:48,301 --> 03:21:51,901
air quality, why would you put

6524
03:21:52,438 --> 03:21:53,106
that by the freeway if there is

6525
03:21:53,106 --> 03:21:53,673
pollution that's coming from

6526
03:21:53,673 --> 03:21:56,673
that, is that safe for

6527
03:21:57,610 --> 03:21:58,279
the children to be inhaling

6528
03:21:58,279 --> 03:22:01,279
those types of fumes and

6529
03:22:03,383 --> 03:22:04,840
everything You guys do with

6530
03:22:04,840 --> 03:22:04,751
environmental reviews it makes

6531
03:22:04,751 --> 03:22:05,418
everything take a very long

6532
03:22:05,418 --> 03:22:09,180
time And if we really cared

6533
03:22:09,122 --> 03:22:09,923
about getting people into

6534
03:22:09,923 --> 03:22:10,190
housing we would get them into

6535
03:22:10,190 --> 03:22:10,890
it.

6536
03:22:10,890 --> 03:22:13,890
We wouldn't, you know, blame

6537
03:22:15,529 --> 03:22:16,229
things on the federal

6538
03:22:16,229 --> 03:22:16,796
government as to why you guys

6539
03:22:16,796 --> 03:22:17,531
aren't doing your job.

6540
03:22:17,531 --> 03:22:21,435
But I think that you need to be

6541
03:22:21,435 --> 03:22:22,101
honest with people about

6542
03:22:22,101 --> 03:22:22,735
the United Nations Agenda 21

6543
03:22:22,735 --> 03:22:23,503
which you guys can go and

6544
03:22:23,503 --> 03:22:26,503
educate yourselves on If you're

6545
03:22:27,941 --> 03:22:28,575
not But that's what you guys

6546
03:22:28,575 --> 03:22:29,309
are pushing and it's very

6547
03:22:29,309 --> 03:22:29,943
detrimental to the people And I

6548
03:22:29,943 --> 03:22:32,943
think that people need to

6549
03:22:35,181 --> 03:22:35,849
understand what's really

6550
03:22:35,849 --> 03:22:36,449
happening And you guys thank

6551
03:22:36,449 --> 03:22:36,816
you for that concerning

6552
03:22:36,816 --> 03:22:37,517
statement.

6553
03:22:37,517 --> 03:22:41,117
Next we are going to focusing

6554
03:22:53,330 --> 03:22:53,733
on.

6555
03:22:53,733 --> 03:22:54,501
Good afternoon Council My name

6556
03:22:54,501 --> 03:22:57,604
is I am a field representative

6557
03:22:57,604 --> 03:22:58,171
with the Office of a staff

6558
03:22:58,171 --> 03:22:58,839
member David Alvarez.

6559
03:22:58,839 --> 03:22:59,540
I'm here today on behalf of

6560
03:22:59,540 --> 03:23:01,940
Assemblyman Roberts to express

6561
03:23:02,976 --> 03:23:03,544
his strong support to

6562
03:23:03,544 --> 03:23:04,211
the proposed Bartolone

6563
03:23:04,211 --> 03:23:04,711
Community plan amendment and

6564
03:23:04,711 --> 03:23:06,711
resume before you.

6565
03:23:08,414 --> 03:23:09,116
This item is a critical step in

6566
03:23:09,116 --> 03:23:09,816
correcting land use and zoning

6567
03:23:09,816 --> 03:23:12,816
errors identified in the 20 to

6568
03:23:13,487 --> 03:23:14,188
23 update and in restoring

6569
03:23:14,188 --> 03:23:14,888
consistency with the community

6570
03:23:14,888 --> 03:23:15,221
plan that this council adopted

6571
03:23:15,221 --> 03:23:15,789
in 2021.

6572
03:23:15,789 --> 03:23:17,789
These corrections are

6573
03:23:20,294 --> 03:23:20,994
especially important for

6574
03:23:20,994 --> 03:23:21,728
the better local community as

6575
03:23:21,728 --> 03:23:22,396
they ensure that key sites such

6576
03:23:22,396 --> 03:23:25,396
as the Boston Avenue Linear

6577
03:23:25,966 --> 03:23:26,633
Park and other open space areas

6578
03:23:26,633 --> 03:23:27,300
are properly designated and

6579
03:23:27,300 --> 03:23:27,901
preserved in alignment with

6580
03:23:27,901 --> 03:23:28,302
long standing community

6581
03:23:28,302 --> 03:23:30,302
priorities.

6582
03:23:31,739 --> 03:23:32,405
In late FEBRUARY,

6583
03:23:32,405 --> 03:23:32,974
Assemblymember Alvarez also

6584
03:23:32,974 --> 03:23:33,674
submitted a letter to

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03:23:33,674 --> 03:23:34,208
the California Transportation

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03:23:34,208 --> 03:23:36,208
Commission opposing

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03:23:38,712 --> 03:23:39,246
the proposal of the parcel at

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03:23:39,246 --> 03:23:39,713
2854 Boston Avenue.

6589
03:23:39,713 --> 03:23:41,713
Given these same

6590
03:23:43,950 --> 03:23:44,585
inconsistencies and the city's

6591
03:23:44,585 --> 03:23:45,286
ongoing efforts to correct

6592
03:23:45,286 --> 03:23:45,920
them, I would like to briefly

6593
03:23:45,920 --> 03:23:48,320
read this letter into

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03:23:50,190 --> 03:23:51,124
the record.

6595
03:23:51,124 --> 03:23:54,724
>> I write to express my deep

6596
03:23:56,329 --> 03:23:56,997
concern regarding the proposed

6597
03:23:56,997 --> 03:23:57,631
sale of the Caltrans owned

6598
03:23:57,631 --> 03:24:00,310
property to supporters at

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03:24:01,340 --> 03:24:01,735
the intersection of Boston

6600
03:24:01,735 --> 03:24:02,469
Avenue and South 39th Street

6601
03:24:02,469 --> 03:24:03,169
and by looking as a life long

6602
03:24:03,169 --> 03:24:06,169
resident of Logan and an

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03:24:06,840 --> 03:24:07,474
elected official representing

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03:24:07,474 --> 03:24:07,774
the community for over ten

6605
03:24:07,774 --> 03:24:08,475
years.

6606
03:24:08,475 --> 03:24:09,760
I am intimately familiar with

6607
03:24:09,760 --> 03:24:11,476
the long standing vision

6608
03:24:13,647 --> 03:24:14,810
residents have articulated for

6609
03:24:14,810 --> 03:24:14,782
Boston Avenue.

6610
03:24:14,782 --> 03:24:15,482
This proposed use of the site

6611
03:24:15,482 --> 03:24:19,553
as a car wash runs counter to

6612
03:24:19,553 --> 03:24:20,154
that vision and to

6613
03:24:20,154 --> 03:24:20,721
the community's clearly

6614
03:24:20,721 --> 03:24:21,421
expressed priorities.

6615
03:24:21,421 --> 03:24:22,122
It seems I'm going to run out

6616
03:24:22,122 --> 03:24:25,722
of time but I respectfully or

6617
03:24:26,894 --> 03:24:27,461
just appropriately thank you.

6618
03:24:27,461 --> 03:24:28,295
>> Thank you.

6619
03:24:28,295 --> 03:24:28,962
We note that after that we have

6620
03:24:28,962 --> 03:24:31,962
Julie Corrales If you can

6621
03:24:33,133 --> 03:24:33,833
please come up to the other

6622
03:24:33,833 --> 03:24:34,167
reserved seats and then Blair

6623
03:24:34,167 --> 03:24:34,634
Beekman.

6624
03:24:34,634 --> 03:24:34,935
Please proceed.

6625
03:24:34,935 --> 03:24:35,403
Hello.

6626
03:24:35,403 --> 03:24:37,403
Good afternoon.

6627
03:24:38,338 --> 03:24:38,873
My questions are um uh

6628
03:24:38,873 --> 03:24:40,873
positions Very well.

6629
03:24:43,644 --> 03:24:44,345
Um, I just want to say that I

6630
03:24:44,345 --> 03:24:45,120
like the update and after here

6631
03:24:45,120 --> 03:24:48,120
I'm gonna go to neighborhood

6632
03:24:48,983 --> 03:24:49,683
and walk by and think of what

6633
03:24:49,683 --> 03:24:50,840
park like items could be there

6634
03:24:50,840 --> 03:24:52,840
their place.

6635
03:24:56,900 --> 03:24:56,857
So what is now?

6636
03:24:56,857 --> 03:24:57,558
Um, and then from my knowledge

6637
03:24:57,558 --> 03:24:59,958
public comment when buildings

6638
03:25:00,661 --> 03:25:01,328
are getting built if they could

6639
03:25:01,328 --> 03:25:04,328
return to sidewalk sooner um

6640
03:25:06,433 --> 03:25:06,934
I'd be nice Thank you.

6641
03:25:06,934 --> 03:25:07,968
Thank you, Julie.

6642
03:25:07,968 --> 03:25:12,168
Julie you have time ceded it to

6643
03:25:13,908 --> 03:25:14,441
you But I think about I think

6644
03:25:14,441 --> 03:25:14,742
I'll need a minute.

6645
03:25:14,742 --> 03:25:15,475
Okay.

6646
03:25:15,475 --> 03:25:18,120
We'll do the minute and a half.

6647
03:25:18,120 --> 03:25:18,879
Please proceed.

6648
03:25:18,879 --> 03:25:19,614
I want to thank the city for

6649
03:25:19,614 --> 03:25:22,614
their quick quick response Upon

6650
03:25:24,184 --> 03:25:24,885
discovering the zoning errors

6651
03:25:24,885 --> 03:25:25,853
in Logan's Community Plan by

6652
03:25:25,853 --> 03:25:29,220
Logan, as you all know is in

6653
03:25:29,220 --> 03:25:29,690
the top 5% of the most polluted

6654
03:25:29,690 --> 03:25:30,357
communities in our state or

6655
03:25:30,357 --> 03:25:31,580
90th percentile of airborne

6656
03:25:31,580 --> 03:25:34,580
cancer risk across the nation.

6657
03:25:34,895 --> 03:25:35,596
We've been working since APRIL

6658
03:25:35,596 --> 03:25:36,364
22nd, 1970 to bring Park Space

6659
03:25:36,364 --> 03:25:39,964
to Logan beginning with you got

6660
03:25:41,636 --> 03:25:42,403
a park that you're going to

6661
03:25:42,403 --> 03:25:42,904
park at the bay also known as a

6662
03:25:42,904 --> 03:25:43,537
soft Travis Park.

6663
03:25:43,537 --> 03:25:45,937
And since 2018 we've been

6664
03:25:46,640 --> 03:25:47,275
working with the city and

6665
03:25:47,275 --> 03:25:47,942
Caltrans nhc and community

6666
03:25:47,942 --> 03:25:50,942
members to convert the space

6667
03:25:51,778 --> 03:25:52,479
along Boston Avenue and

6668
03:25:52,479 --> 03:25:53,147
the Five Freeway into a state

6669
03:25:53,147 --> 03:25:53,747
of the art park the kind you

6670
03:25:53,747 --> 03:25:56,747
see north of eight We're

6671
03:25:58,386 --> 03:25:59,200
talking water pads and

6672
03:25:59,200 --> 03:25:59,620
scenarios and a didi path

6673
03:25:59,620 --> 03:26:02,200
correcting the errors to

6674
03:26:03,257 --> 03:26:03,991
the zoning Today ensures that

6675
03:26:03,991 --> 03:26:04,726
in perpetuity forever that that

6676
03:26:04,726 --> 03:26:08,326
Chicano park will remain a park

6677
03:26:10,297 --> 03:26:10,832
and a Mecca for Chicanos all

6678
03:26:10,832 --> 03:26:11,431
across the country.

6679
03:26:11,431 --> 03:26:12,990
It ensures that no plot

6680
03:26:12,990 --> 03:26:15,699
actually on a park or Boston

6681
03:26:15,936 --> 03:26:16,370
Avenue was ever sold for

6682
03:26:16,370 --> 03:26:16,904
permitted use.

6683
03:26:16,904 --> 03:26:17,604
These changes codify

6684
03:26:17,604 --> 03:26:20,604
the community's vision for our

6685
03:26:21,943 --> 03:26:22,744
neighborhood forever.

6686
03:26:22,744 --> 03:26:23,344
So please vote yesterday on

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03:26:23,344 --> 03:26:23,978
this item and protect by

6688
03:26:23,978 --> 03:26:24,378
looking for the next seven

6689
03:26:24,378 --> 03:26:26,378
generations.

6690
03:26:28,716 --> 03:26:32,316
Thank you Blair Wickman If you

6691
03:26:33,988 --> 03:26:34,622
can please come forward.

6692
03:26:34,622 --> 03:26:36,622
>> Hi, we're Beakman.

6693
03:26:38,693 --> 03:26:39,360
Thank you very much for at

6694
03:26:39,360 --> 03:26:39,827
least allowing two minute 30

6695
03:26:39,827 --> 03:26:40,461
public comment.

6696
03:26:40,461 --> 03:26:40,795
Definitely better than one

6697
03:26:40,795 --> 03:26:42,795
minute.

6698
03:26:44,399 --> 03:26:45,660
Thank you for the words of

6699
03:26:45,660 --> 03:26:45,666
the previous public speaker.

6700
03:26:45,666 --> 03:26:48,660
This item was initially

6701
03:26:48,602 --> 03:26:49,269
approved adopted by City

6702
03:26:49,269 --> 03:26:50,400
Council in 2021 certified by

6703
03:26:50,400 --> 03:26:52,404
the Coastal Commission in 2023.

6704
03:26:55,376 --> 03:26:56,440
These are rezoning issues that

6705
03:26:56,440 --> 03:26:56,911
are just thank you how much

6706
03:26:56,911 --> 03:27:00,511
you're working on it and trying

6707
03:27:00,882 --> 03:27:01,682
to do good.

6708
03:27:01,682 --> 03:27:02,350
I'm interested how the Coastal

6709
03:27:02,350 --> 03:27:04,350
Commission process involved

6710
03:27:06,955 --> 03:27:07,622
with this can be a good example

6711
03:27:07,622 --> 03:27:08,288
for our future environmental

6712
03:27:08,288 --> 03:27:10,688
concerns and connecting that

6713
03:27:13,261 --> 03:27:13,661
with Barrio Logan issues in

6714
03:27:13,661 --> 03:27:14,395
the future.

6715
03:27:14,395 --> 03:27:14,863
We're trying to address climate

6716
03:27:14,863 --> 03:27:15,497
action overall.

6717
03:27:15,497 --> 03:27:19,970
It could be great ways to

6718
03:27:19,200 --> 03:27:19,901
better address it and make it a

6719
03:27:19,901 --> 03:27:20,568
more accessible subject and to

6720
03:27:20,568 --> 03:27:22,968
quickly offer the incredible

6721
03:27:25,773 --> 03:27:26,441
importance this park can offer

6722
03:27:26,441 --> 03:27:27,174
ourselves for the future and

6723
03:27:27,174 --> 03:27:30,945
the tech that will be placed in

6724
03:27:30,945 --> 03:27:31,646
the park if it has good open

6725
03:27:31,646 --> 03:27:32,180
public practices and policies

6726
03:27:32,180 --> 03:27:34,180
and accountability.

6727
03:27:37,318 --> 03:27:38,520
If you focus yourselves on

6728
03:27:38,520 --> 03:27:41,520
those good concepts it actually

6729
03:27:42,323 --> 03:27:42,957
lends and works itself towards

6730
03:27:42,957 --> 03:27:43,659
best practices overall for

6731
03:27:43,659 --> 03:27:44,250
the future of what we want to

6732
03:27:44,250 --> 03:27:44,592
be doing.

6733
03:27:44,592 --> 03:27:45,590
So good luck with good

6734
03:27:45,590 --> 03:27:47,590
accountability.

6735
03:27:49,970 --> 03:27:49,698
Check accountability for

6736
03:27:49,698 --> 03:27:50,398
the issues of the park.

6737
03:27:50,398 --> 03:27:54,102
And thanks a lot for the site.

6738
03:27:54,102 --> 03:27:54,736
Thank you all for the five

6739
03:27:54,736 --> 03:27:55,470
minute time We're here in

6740
03:27:55,470 --> 03:27:56,700
council chambers going to those

6741
03:27:56,700 --> 03:27:58,700
participating remotely.

6742
03:27:58,940 --> 03:27:59,374
We currently have seven people

6743
03:27:59,374 --> 03:28:00,108
in the queue.

6744
03:28:00,108 --> 03:28:00,775
Just as a reminder this is on

6745
03:28:00,775 --> 03:28:01,408
the Barrio Logan Amendment.

6746
03:28:01,408 --> 03:28:03,478
Janine, if you can please

6747
03:28:03,478 --> 03:28:04,346
unmute.

6748
03:28:04,346 --> 03:28:08,546
You'll have a minute and a half

6749
03:28:09,817 --> 03:28:10,651
or a Logan Amendment.

6750
03:28:10,651 --> 03:28:11,353
Sorry this is not the item that

6751
03:28:11,353 --> 03:28:14,953
i was going to speak on.

6752
03:28:16,725 --> 03:28:17,559
Thank you.

6753
03:28:17,559 --> 03:28:18,827
4223 Regarding the broader

6754
03:28:18,827 --> 03:28:21,227
Logan amendment for 223 please

6755
03:28:29,438 --> 03:28:32,438
unmute Academy four You and

6756
03:28:37,245 --> 03:28:38,460
we'll have to move on.

6757
03:28:38,460 --> 03:28:41,646
Amy if you can please unmute.

6758
03:28:43,351 --> 03:28:44,510
So far Logan Amendment.

6759
03:28:44,510 --> 03:28:44,386
Hi everyone Can you hear me?

6760
03:28:44,386 --> 03:28:44,853
Yes.

6761
03:28:44,853 --> 03:28:45,219
Please proceed.

6762
03:28:45,219 --> 03:28:45,687
Thank you.

6763
03:28:45,687 --> 03:28:47,687
Good afternoon.

6764
03:28:48,724 --> 03:28:49,358
Council members because I know

6765
03:28:49,358 --> 03:28:49,958
that and I'm the associate

6766
03:28:49,958 --> 03:28:50,625
director of policy with

6767
03:28:50,625 --> 03:28:52,194
the Environmental Coalition

6768
03:28:52,194 --> 03:28:52,828
back in the early 20 tens you

6769
03:28:52,828 --> 03:28:53,495
see work very closely with

6770
03:28:53,495 --> 03:28:54,196
community members to update

6771
03:28:54,196 --> 03:28:57,196
the Logan community plan which

6772
03:28:59,434 --> 03:29:00,135
is which at the time was one of

6773
03:29:00,135 --> 03:29:00,702
the oldest community plans in

6774
03:29:00,702 --> 03:29:01,436
the city for extensive

6775
03:29:01,436 --> 03:29:03,836
community engagement we're able

6776
03:29:05,840 --> 03:29:06,475
to reimagine what a healthy and

6777
03:29:06,475 --> 03:29:07,108
thriving Barrio Logan can

6778
03:29:07,108 --> 03:29:07,842
become by increasing green

6779
03:29:07,842 --> 03:29:08,577
space, establishing a new truck

6780
03:29:08,577 --> 03:29:10,977
route and increasing affordable

6781
03:29:11,246 --> 03:29:12,113
housing.

6782
03:29:12,113 --> 03:29:12,814
And while the plan was put on

6783
03:29:12,814 --> 03:29:13,515
the ballot for the entire city

6784
03:29:13,515 --> 03:29:14,149
to vote on each seat stood by

6785
03:29:14,149 --> 03:29:16,549
our community members and

6786
03:29:17,486 --> 03:29:18,186
continue to buy to update

6787
03:29:18,186 --> 03:29:18,520
the cpu until the updated back

6788
03:29:18,520 --> 03:29:20,520
in 2021.

6789
03:29:23,659 --> 03:29:24,393
Today's action will ensure that

6790
03:29:24,393 --> 03:29:25,600
this only aligns with community

6791
03:29:25,600 --> 03:29:25,693
priorities to increase green

6792
03:29:25,693 --> 03:29:26,328
spaces and ensure that we

6793
03:29:26,328 --> 03:29:28,728
protect our community from

6794
03:29:29,831 --> 03:29:30,499
incoming polluters.

6795
03:29:30,499 --> 03:29:31,199
We like to take this

6796
03:29:31,199 --> 03:29:31,800
opportunity to things that we

6797
03:29:31,800 --> 03:29:32,467
stop at the door, review

6798
03:29:32,467 --> 03:29:34,867
the planning department, our

6799
03:29:36,738 --> 03:29:37,405
community allies, really good

6800
03:29:37,405 --> 03:29:40,405
allies and the of community

6801
03:29:40,642 --> 03:29:41,343
land trust for being very

6802
03:29:41,343 --> 03:29:42,770
involved in this process This

6803
03:29:42,770 --> 03:29:45,677
and many others who have worked

6804
03:29:47,583 --> 03:29:48,183
for decades to undo racist

6805
03:29:48,183 --> 03:29:48,784
funding policy that has

6806
03:29:48,784 --> 03:29:49,451
impacted our community.

6807
03:29:49,451 --> 03:29:50,119
We urge the Council to move

6808
03:29:50,119 --> 03:29:50,686
forward with this action and

6809
03:29:50,686 --> 03:29:53,860
protect the health and

6810
03:29:53,555 --> 03:29:53,922
well-being of our Logan

6811
03:29:53,922 --> 03:29:54,289
residents.

6812
03:29:54,289 --> 03:29:54,656
Thank you.

6813
03:29:54,656 --> 03:29:56,656
Thank you.

6814
03:30:00,262 --> 03:30:00,596
Panera if you can please

6815
03:30:00,596 --> 03:30:01,330
unmute.

6816
03:30:01,330 --> 03:30:04,930
After that is in user something

6817
03:30:05,933 --> 03:30:06,802
that yeah good afternoon.

6818
03:30:06,802 --> 03:30:07,602
So I'm with the woman and no

6819
03:30:07,602 --> 03:30:11,202
running and we would like for

6820
03:30:11,773 --> 03:30:12,474
this item to be considered for

6821
03:30:12,474 --> 03:30:15,474
the steering committee to have

6822
03:30:18,480 --> 03:30:19,148
access to all decisions when it

6823
03:30:19,148 --> 03:30:19,748
comes to the city since they

6824
03:30:19,748 --> 03:30:20,115
are part of the build of

6825
03:30:20,115 --> 03:30:22,115
the park.

6826
03:30:24,386 --> 03:30:25,530
So that's that's my comment If

6827
03:30:25,530 --> 03:30:25,721
you guys could take them for

6828
03:30:25,721 --> 03:30:26,555
every step you guys take on

6829
03:30:26,555 --> 03:30:30,755
this item I consider them to be

6830
03:30:30,926 --> 03:30:31,327
a part of it.

6831
03:30:31,327 --> 03:30:31,693
Thank you.

6832
03:30:31,693 --> 03:30:32,661
Thank you.

6833
03:30:32,661 --> 03:30:35,764
Next is a user If you can

6834
03:30:35,764 --> 03:30:36,432
please unmute.

6835
03:30:36,432 --> 03:30:39,432
Thanks for taking my call

6836
03:30:42,771 --> 03:30:43,439
Hector here And so he's been

6837
03:30:43,439 --> 03:30:44,139
abusing my 72 years of city.

6838
03:30:44,139 --> 03:30:47,139
He's been abusing Barrio Logan

6839
03:30:47,609 --> 03:30:48,377
since I was born.

6840
03:30:48,377 --> 03:30:49,344
He never asked for nothing put

6841
03:30:49,344 --> 03:30:53,544
in all this weird stuff in our

6842
03:30:53,715 --> 03:30:54,416
communities We should need all

6843
03:30:54,416 --> 03:30:58,160
the city land to Barrio Logan.

6844
03:30:59,555 --> 03:31:00,322
Maybe they can get their own

6845
03:31:00,322 --> 03:31:01,230
mayor on land use Barrio Logan

6846
03:31:01,230 --> 03:31:04,230
Mayor determines the land use

6847
03:31:05,828 --> 03:31:06,528
of single and property and get

6848
03:31:06,528 --> 03:31:06,796
the Coastal Commission out of

6849
03:31:06,796 --> 03:31:07,295
it.

6850
03:31:07,295 --> 03:31:09,695
Just blow them up.

6851
03:31:12,201 --> 03:31:12,534
That's like white supremacy to

6852
03:31:12,534 --> 03:31:13,169
the max.

6853
03:31:13,169 --> 03:31:13,903
The Coastal Commission is

6854
03:31:13,903 --> 03:31:16,903
nothing but white supremacy and

6855
03:31:19,442 --> 03:31:20,209
these guys out Mexican people

6856
03:31:20,209 --> 03:31:20,976
had enough of it that give them

6857
03:31:20,976 --> 03:31:23,976
all city land Let them

6858
03:31:24,947 --> 03:31:25,715
determine who builds what on it

6859
03:31:25,715 --> 03:31:26,682
maybe get a mayor so you can

6860
03:31:26,682 --> 03:31:29,752
take care of a lot of sewers

6861
03:31:29,752 --> 03:31:30,319
and streets and they determine

6862
03:31:30,319 --> 03:31:30,753
what goes on in their

6863
03:31:30,753 --> 03:31:32,753
neighborhoods.

6864
03:31:35,825 --> 03:31:36,525
It's only life's not fair but

6865
03:31:36,525 --> 03:31:37,292
it's pretty cool to have their

6866
03:31:37,292 --> 03:31:40,292
own mayor and they definitely

6867
03:31:41,897 --> 03:31:42,264
can handle their own their own

6868
03:31:42,264 --> 03:31:42,698
business.

6869
03:31:42,698 --> 03:31:44,698
Thanks a lot.

6870
03:31:48,337 --> 03:31:49,105
Thank you.

6871
03:31:49,105 --> 03:31:50,740
Zeenat Sanchez, if you can

6872
03:31:50,740 --> 03:31:53,740
please unmute for Sanchez after

6873
03:31:59,214 --> 03:31:59,553
that is 813 11 hear me?

6874
03:31:59,553 --> 03:31:59,982
Yes.

6875
03:31:59,982 --> 03:32:00,716
Please proceed.

6876
03:32:00,716 --> 03:32:04,316
My name is Matthew Stafford and

6877
03:32:06,210 --> 03:32:06,689
I'm the vice chair of

6878
03:32:06,689 --> 03:32:07,390
the Charter theory community

6879
03:32:07,390 --> 03:32:08,124
where the stories of the bird

6880
03:32:08,124 --> 03:32:09,859
this man was never given to us.

6881
03:32:09,859 --> 03:32:10,593
It was taken there resistance

6882
03:32:10,593 --> 03:32:11,194
or sacrifice in our community

6883
03:32:11,194 --> 03:32:14,194
or over the years we're

6884
03:32:15,300 --> 03:32:15,731
protected is based on

6885
03:32:15,731 --> 03:32:16,466
the sacred cultural space And

6886
03:32:16,466 --> 03:32:17,132
you to date decisions are being

6887
03:32:17,132 --> 03:32:20,132
made without this about this

6888
03:32:21,370 --> 03:32:22,380
land, without our involvement.

6889
03:32:22,380 --> 03:32:22,738
People call this a technical

6890
03:32:22,738 --> 03:32:23,372
correction but under National

6891
03:32:23,372 --> 03:32:25,372
Historic Preservation Act

6892
03:32:27,110 --> 03:32:27,776
Section one of six any action

6893
03:32:27,776 --> 03:32:28,378
affecting the site listed on

6894
03:32:28,378 --> 03:32:28,978
the National Register of

6895
03:32:28,978 --> 03:32:29,645
Historic Places requires

6896
03:32:29,645 --> 03:32:31,645
meaningful consultation with

6897
03:32:32,581 --> 03:32:33,316
cultural stewards which that

6898
03:32:33,316 --> 03:32:33,649
would be us and that did not

6899
03:32:33,649 --> 03:32:34,317
happen.

6900
03:32:34,317 --> 03:32:37,917
So let's be clear here today

6901
03:32:38,788 --> 03:32:39,222
this is not just a video

6902
03:32:39,222 --> 03:32:39,922
communication.

6903
03:32:39,922 --> 03:32:40,623
This is a video process and it

6904
03:32:40,623 --> 03:32:43,230
raises serious concerns about

6905
03:32:44,727 --> 03:32:45,427
federal historic preservation

6906
03:32:45,427 --> 03:32:46,290
because we know what happened,

6907
03:32:46,290 --> 03:32:46,696
what process is ignored.

6908
03:32:46,696 --> 03:32:49,696
Don't get used to great

6909
03:32:53,569 --> 03:32:54,304
industry not to our homes, to

6910
03:32:54,304 --> 03:32:55,400
our air, displace our families.

6911
03:32:55,400 --> 03:32:55,971
If I hear their voices if they

6912
03:32:55,971 --> 03:32:56,506
want again they're going to

6913
03:32:56,506 --> 03:32:57,140
move forward without

6914
03:32:57,140 --> 03:32:57,840
the community be impacted.

6915
03:32:57,840 --> 03:33:01,440
We're not asking today We are

6916
03:33:01,444 --> 03:33:02,145
demanding council for an

6917
03:33:02,145 --> 03:33:02,679
immediate positive action for

6918
03:33:02,679 --> 03:33:03,379
transparency direct

6919
03:33:03,379 --> 03:33:05,779
consultation with the Chicano

6920
03:33:07,517 --> 03:33:07,950
Park Steering Committee first

6921
03:33:07,950 --> 03:33:08,685
and foremost.

6922
03:33:08,685 --> 03:33:09,252
So you cannot claim to protect

6923
03:33:09,252 --> 03:33:09,819
this park by excluding

6924
03:33:09,819 --> 03:33:10,186
the people who made it

6925
03:33:10,186 --> 03:33:12,186
possible.

6926
03:33:12,654 --> 03:33:13,389
We are still here.

6927
03:33:13,389 --> 03:33:16,389
We are still protecting this

6928
03:33:19,940 --> 03:33:19,400
land and we will not be erased

6929
03:33:19,400 --> 03:33:19,796
.

6930
03:33:19,796 --> 03:33:20,663
Thank you.

6931
03:33:20,663 --> 03:33:21,163
Next is 813 and then our final

6932
03:33:21,163 --> 03:33:23,163
speaker is Erica.

6933
03:33:24,834 --> 03:33:25,435
Our five minute timer has

6934
03:33:25,435 --> 03:33:27,435
concluded no additional

6935
03:33:29,205 --> 03:33:29,873
speakers will be taken one

6936
03:33:29,873 --> 03:33:32,873
three It starts 6:30 A.M..

6937
03:33:34,878 --> 03:33:35,645
Okay.

6938
03:33:35,645 --> 03:33:36,120
Just in the nick of time.

6939
03:33:36,120 --> 03:33:36,346
All right.

6940
03:33:36,346 --> 03:33:36,646
So okay.

6941
03:33:36,646 --> 03:33:38,646
Okay.

6942
03:33:41,830 --> 03:33:41,784
San Diego City Council this

6943
03:33:41,784 --> 03:33:42,451
needs to be said clearly give

6944
03:33:42,451 --> 03:33:45,451
the people Barrio Logan back

6945
03:33:47,557 --> 03:33:48,290
their community there.

6946
03:33:48,290 --> 03:33:48,992
For decades families in five

6947
03:33:48,992 --> 03:33:52,592
Logan have been forced to live

6948
03:33:52,762 --> 03:33:53,463
in conditions that no other

6949
03:33:53,463 --> 03:33:54,163
community would tolerate Homes

6950
03:33:54,163 --> 03:33:54,530
placed next to heavy industry

6951
03:33:54,530 --> 03:33:56,530
children.

6952
03:34:00,300 --> 03:34:00,570
Really these logs are from

6953
03:34:00,570 --> 03:34:01,270
constant truck traffic

6954
03:34:01,270 --> 03:34:03,670
freeways, families exposed to

6955
03:34:04,340 --> 03:34:05,800
toxic emissions from shipyards

6956
03:34:05,800 --> 03:34:08,608
along the port of San Diego.

6957
03:34:10,800 --> 03:34:10,680
And this is not by chance.

6958
03:34:10,680 --> 03:34:11,414
This is by design.

6959
03:34:11,414 --> 03:34:12,140
You allowed incompatible zoning

6960
03:34:12,140 --> 03:34:14,414
in residential and heavy

6961
03:34:16,286 --> 03:34:16,987
industrial industrial side by

6962
03:34:16,987 --> 03:34:19,987
side you create an environment

6963
03:34:22,525 --> 03:34:23,260
where profit was prioritized

6964
03:34:23,260 --> 03:34:23,892
over people where working class

6965
03:34:23,892 --> 03:34:24,560
families were expected to

6966
03:34:24,560 --> 03:34:24,893
absorb the costs with their

6967
03:34:24,893 --> 03:34:26,893
health.

6968
03:34:28,765 --> 03:34:29,432
Then you cut the heart out of

6969
03:34:29,432 --> 03:34:30,132
the community When you built

6970
03:34:30,132 --> 03:34:33,132
the San Diego Coronado Bridge

6971
03:34:34,770 --> 03:34:35,338
and Major freeways straight

6972
03:34:35,338 --> 03:34:35,938
through it homes were

6973
03:34:35,938 --> 03:34:36,272
destroyed, streets were

6974
03:34:36,272 --> 03:34:38,272
divided.

6975
03:34:40,877 --> 03:34:41,611
The neighborhood was fractured

6976
03:34:41,611 --> 03:34:42,312
and you called it development

6977
03:34:42,312 --> 03:34:42,879
And when you failed to deliver

6978
03:34:42,879 --> 03:34:44,879
even basic greenspace,

6979
03:34:47,684 --> 03:34:48,840
the people had to take actions

6980
03:34:48,840 --> 03:34:48,785
themselves.

6981
03:34:48,785 --> 03:34:49,452
They occupied land to create a

6982
03:34:49,452 --> 03:34:52,452
Chicano park not because you

6983
03:34:53,230 --> 03:34:53,690
gave it to them but because

6984
03:34:53,690 --> 03:34:54,224
they refused to be ignored.

6985
03:34:54,224 --> 03:34:54,624
That should tell you

6986
03:34:54,624 --> 03:34:56,624
everything.

6987
03:34:59,129 --> 03:34:59,829
This community has been patient

6988
03:34:59,829 --> 03:35:00,530
centered, resilient but it

6989
03:35:00,530 --> 03:35:04,130
should not have to fight this

6990
03:35:05,602 --> 03:35:06,303
hard just to clean air and live

6991
03:35:06,303 --> 03:35:09,303
in safe conditions And that's

6992
03:35:13,770 --> 03:35:13,643
talk about carbon environmental

6993
03:35:13,643 --> 03:35:15,643
injustice with carbon.

6994
03:35:18,448 --> 03:35:19,249
This site and that concludes

6995
03:35:19,249 --> 03:35:19,683
with a comment on item 330 one.

6996
03:35:19,683 --> 03:35:20,250
>> All right.

6997
03:35:20,250 --> 03:35:22,650
Thank you City Clerk.

6998
03:35:23,153 --> 03:35:23,787
With that I'll turn it over to

6999
03:35:23,787 --> 03:35:24,387
my council colleagues for

7000
03:35:24,387 --> 03:35:25,540
questions, comments and

7001
03:35:25,540 --> 03:35:25,755
entertain a motion And we'll

7002
03:35:25,755 --> 03:35:28,755
start with the council member

7003
03:35:29,459 --> 03:35:29,892
representing District Council

7004
03:35:29,892 --> 03:35:30,560
member Right.

7005
03:35:30,560 --> 03:35:31,610
Thank you and thank you for

7006
03:35:31,610 --> 03:35:33,610
the presentation.

7007
03:35:35,666 --> 03:35:36,990
Thank you to staff for the work

7008
03:35:36,990 --> 03:35:36,767
on this item.

7009
03:35:36,767 --> 03:35:37,468
The party local community is

7010
03:35:37,468 --> 03:35:41,680
one of the most culturally and

7011
03:35:41,305 --> 03:35:41,971
historically significant

7012
03:35:41,971 --> 03:35:42,673
neighborhoods in the city of

7013
03:35:42,673 --> 03:35:45,673
San Diego Its vibrant murals

7014
03:35:47,611 --> 03:35:48,245
rich culinary traditions and

7015
03:35:48,245 --> 03:35:48,912
long history of community

7016
03:35:48,912 --> 03:35:51,312
resilience all contribute to

7017
03:35:53,150 --> 03:35:53,717
the identity that defines

7018
03:35:53,717 --> 03:35:54,384
the area today a key part of

7019
03:35:54,384 --> 03:35:57,384
the history of resilience is

7020
03:35:59,590 --> 03:36:00,190
rooted in the effects of

7021
03:36:00,190 --> 03:36:00,924
systematic redlining and

7022
03:36:00,924 --> 03:36:02,924
discriminatory zoning practices

7023
03:36:05,229 --> 03:36:05,929
which shaped how the land in

7024
03:36:05,929 --> 03:36:06,597
the neighborhood was used and

7025
03:36:06,597 --> 03:36:06,964
how the community developed

7026
03:36:06,964 --> 03:36:08,964
over time.

7027
03:36:11,668 --> 03:36:12,302
These long standing planning

7028
03:36:12,302 --> 03:36:13,360
challenges ultimately made

7029
03:36:13,360 --> 03:36:13,737
the community plan an important

7030
03:36:13,737 --> 03:36:17,337
tool for shaping the future of

7031
03:36:17,508 --> 03:36:18,275
barrio Logan.

7032
03:36:18,275 --> 03:36:21,275
The Barrio Logan Community Plan

7033
03:36:22,513 --> 03:36:23,246
was adopted in 1978 and for 43

7034
03:36:23,246 --> 03:36:26,846
years the plan stayed the same.

7035
03:36:27,150 --> 03:36:27,784
In 2022 the Barrio Logan

7036
03:36:27,784 --> 03:36:28,318
Community Plan was finally

7037
03:36:28,318 --> 03:36:30,318
updated and adopted.

7038
03:36:32,589 --> 03:36:33,290
It took a very long time and

7039
03:36:33,290 --> 03:36:33,790
required significant work and

7040
03:36:33,790 --> 03:36:34,224
collaboration from

7041
03:36:34,224 --> 03:36:36,224
the community.

7042
03:36:39,263 --> 03:36:39,663
The city and also the Coastal

7043
03:36:39,663 --> 03:36:40,363
Commission.

7044
03:36:40,363 --> 03:36:42,763
The process included extensive

7045
03:36:44,902 --> 03:36:45,502
reviews and ultimately was

7046
03:36:45,502 --> 03:36:46,170
approved by the Coastal

7047
03:36:46,170 --> 03:36:46,838
Commission Commission which

7048
03:36:46,838 --> 03:36:50,438
also required the city to go

7049
03:36:51,508 --> 03:36:52,208
back and address and adjust

7050
03:36:52,208 --> 03:36:54,608
more than 100 different items

7051
03:36:56,547 --> 03:36:57,314
because of the long and careful

7052
03:36:57,314 --> 03:36:57,748
process it took to get this

7053
03:36:57,748 --> 03:36:58,349
plan approved.

7054
03:36:58,349 --> 03:37:01,349
It is so concerning and

7055
03:37:02,620 --> 03:37:03,187
frustrating when errors like

7056
03:37:03,187 --> 03:37:03,920
this keep occurring.

7057
03:37:03,920 --> 03:37:04,622
It's unacceptable that the city

7058
03:37:04,622 --> 03:37:07,622
has allowed zoning errors like

7059
03:37:08,959 --> 03:37:09,692
this like those associated with

7060
03:37:09,692 --> 03:37:10,393
Footnote seven in the City land

7061
03:37:10,393 --> 03:37:13,393
development code and now this

7062
03:37:15,132 --> 03:37:15,799
recent discrepancy to occur.

7063
03:37:15,799 --> 03:37:16,566
Taken together these issues

7064
03:37:16,566 --> 03:37:20,166
point to a broader pattern of

7065
03:37:21,305 --> 03:37:21,971
mistakes that should not be

7066
03:37:21,971 --> 03:37:22,673
happening in decisions that

7067
03:37:22,673 --> 03:37:25,673
have such a significant impact

7068
03:37:27,111 --> 03:37:27,978
on communities.

7069
03:37:27,978 --> 03:37:28,646
Errors like this are a prime

7070
03:37:28,646 --> 03:37:32,246
example of why many are so

7071
03:37:33,450 --> 03:37:34,217
distrustful of government.

7072
03:37:34,217 --> 03:37:34,919
While these mistakes were not

7073
03:37:34,919 --> 03:37:37,919
done on purpose it sows

7074
03:37:39,557 --> 03:37:40,224
community mistrust.

7075
03:37:40,224 --> 03:37:40,958
It's important that the city

7076
03:37:40,958 --> 03:37:41,458
recognize them and move forward

7077
03:37:41,458 --> 03:37:43,458
with the solution.

7078
03:37:45,930 --> 03:37:46,630
It's also critical that staff

7079
03:37:46,630 --> 03:37:47,364
exercise a proper diligence to

7080
03:37:47,364 --> 03:37:50,964
ensure that the zoning and land

7081
03:37:51,302 --> 03:37:51,969
use designations actually

7082
03:37:51,969 --> 03:37:52,336
accurately reflect what was

7083
03:37:52,336 --> 03:37:54,336
approved.

7084
03:37:57,842 --> 03:37:58,476
This is especially important

7085
03:37:58,476 --> 03:37:59,143
given the long history of

7086
03:37:59,143 --> 03:38:01,543
planning challenges and past

7087
03:38:03,547 --> 03:38:04,248
decisions that have strained

7088
03:38:04,248 --> 03:38:04,614
trust between communities and

7089
03:38:04,614 --> 03:38:05,316
the city.

7090
03:38:05,316 --> 03:38:08,916
What I do appreciate here is

7091
03:38:10,120 --> 03:38:10,488
that the city did not ignore

7092
03:38:10,488 --> 03:38:11,188
the issue.

7093
03:38:11,188 --> 03:38:14,188
Instead staff moved quickly to

7094
03:38:15,826 --> 03:38:16,527
identify the discrepancy and

7095
03:38:16,527 --> 03:38:17,228
bring forward this amendment.

7096
03:38:17,228 --> 03:38:19,628
These corrections ensure that

7097
03:38:21,699 --> 03:38:22,300
areas intended to be parks and

7098
03:38:22,300 --> 03:38:23,000
community space such as

7099
03:38:23,000 --> 03:38:26,000
the Boston Avenue Corridor and

7100
03:38:27,705 --> 03:38:28,339
Chicano Park are properly

7101
03:38:28,339 --> 03:38:28,706
designated and ultimately

7102
03:38:28,706 --> 03:38:29,407
protected.

7103
03:38:29,407 --> 03:38:33,700
I do want to acknowledge city

7104
03:38:34,278 --> 03:38:35,110
planning staff for engaging

7105
03:38:35,110 --> 03:38:35,713
with the community and bringing

7106
03:38:35,713 --> 03:38:36,414
this item to the Barrio Logan

7107
03:38:36,414 --> 03:38:38,814
Community Planning Group which

7108
03:38:39,950 --> 03:38:40,585
is an important step in

7109
03:38:40,585 --> 03:38:41,319
addressing this issue and

7110
03:38:41,319 --> 03:38:42,520
keeping the community informed.

7111
03:38:42,520 --> 03:38:45,652
I would also encourage staff to

7112
03:38:46,757 --> 03:38:47,291
ensure that this information is

7113
03:38:47,291 --> 03:38:47,925
shared directly with

7114
03:38:47,925 --> 03:38:48,292
the Chicano Park Steering

7115
03:38:48,292 --> 03:38:50,292
Committee.

7116
03:38:52,950 --> 03:38:52,764
They are an important part of

7117
03:38:52,764 --> 03:38:53,464
our community and have been

7118
03:38:53,464 --> 03:38:56,464
long stewards of Chicano Park.

7119
03:38:59,203 --> 03:38:59,942
With this rezoning will this

7120
03:38:59,942 --> 03:39:00,605
rezoning one of the questions I

7121
03:39:00,605 --> 03:39:04,205
have for staff is will this

7122
03:39:04,942 --> 03:39:05,643
rezoning require approval from

7123
03:39:05,643 --> 03:39:06,310
the Coastal Commission as well

7124
03:39:06,310 --> 03:39:06,644
and how long will that take?

7125
03:39:06,644 --> 03:39:08,644
>> Yes.

7126
03:39:10,448 --> 03:39:11,480
Councilmember.

7127
03:39:11,480 --> 03:39:11,682
It will require coastal

7128
03:39:11,682 --> 03:39:12,283
commission certification.

7129
03:39:12,283 --> 03:39:15,283
We'll be reaching out to

7130
03:39:16,621 --> 03:39:17,321
coastal Commission staff to ask

7131
03:39:17,321 --> 03:39:20,321
that they could expedite this.

7132
03:39:22,260 --> 03:39:22,893
My hope is that within the next

7133
03:39:22,893 --> 03:39:23,528
six months but we need to talk

7134
03:39:23,528 --> 03:39:24,620
with Scott for them within

7135
03:39:24,620 --> 03:39:26,462
the next six months.

7136
03:39:28,132 --> 03:39:28,833
>> Wonderful.

7137
03:39:28,833 --> 03:39:29,567
Transparency is critical when

7138
03:39:29,567 --> 03:39:33,167
mistakes like this occur and it

7139
03:39:33,838 --> 03:39:34,539
matters that the city was up

7140
03:39:34,539 --> 03:39:35,273
front about what happened and

7141
03:39:35,273 --> 03:39:35,740
took the time to explain how it

7142
03:39:35,740 --> 03:39:37,740
would be fixed.

7143
03:39:40,778 --> 03:39:41,312
I do appreciate staff's

7144
03:39:41,312 --> 03:39:42,460
responsiveness their

7145
03:39:42,460 --> 03:39:44,446
transparency with the community

7146
03:39:45,917 --> 03:39:46,584
and their commitment to

7147
03:39:46,584 --> 03:39:47,151
ensuring that the zoning and

7148
03:39:47,151 --> 03:39:49,151
land use designations

7149
03:39:51,255 --> 03:39:52,230
accurately reflect the vision

7150
03:39:52,230 --> 03:39:52,692
that was approved by and for

7151
03:39:52,692 --> 03:39:55,920
the Barrio Logan community.

7152
03:39:57,595 --> 03:39:58,263
Now with that I'm going to make

7153
03:39:58,263 --> 03:39:58,730
a motion to approve staff's

7154
03:39:58,730 --> 03:39:59,164
recommendation.

7155
03:39:59,164 --> 03:39:59,530
>> Thank you.

7156
03:39:59,530 --> 03:40:01,530
All right.

7157
03:40:05,203 --> 03:40:05,936
Thank you, Council members.

7158
03:40:05,936 --> 03:40:06,638
So we have a motion by

7159
03:40:06,638 --> 03:40:07,272
COUNCILMAN Moreno to move with

7160
03:40:07,272 --> 03:40:07,971
the staff recommendation.

7161
03:40:07,971 --> 03:40:09,540
We'll go next to Councilmember

7162
03:40:09,540 --> 03:40:10,208
Eli Rivera.

7163
03:40:10,208 --> 03:40:10,908
Thank you, council PRESIDENT

7164
03:40:10,908 --> 03:40:13,908
With the questions having been

7165
03:40:15,980 --> 03:40:16,581
asked and answered that

7166
03:40:16,581 --> 03:40:18,581
Councilmember Moreno put

7167
03:40:22,520 --> 03:40:22,820
forward and knowing that by

7168
03:40:22,820 --> 03:40:23,521
kind of park is protected and

7169
03:40:23,521 --> 03:40:26,521
this helps advance the by 11

7170
03:40:27,659 --> 03:40:28,159
community plan, I'm happy to

7171
03:40:28,159 --> 03:40:28,526
second the motion.

7172
03:40:28,526 --> 03:40:28,892
Thank you.

7173
03:40:28,892 --> 03:40:29,527
All right.

7174
03:40:29,527 --> 03:40:30,295
Thank you Council members.

7175
03:40:30,295 --> 03:40:33,665
So we now have a motion by

7176
03:40:33,665 --> 03:40:34,399
Councilmember Moreno on

7177
03:40:34,399 --> 03:40:35,670
the second by Councilmember Eli

7178
03:40:35,670 --> 03:40:36,234
Rivera And without the city

7179
03:40:36,234 --> 03:40:36,968
clerk please call the roll.

7180
03:40:36,968 --> 03:40:39,968
I'm sorry The voting system

7181
03:40:49,680 --> 03:40:50,482
Please cast your vote That

7182
03:40:50,482 --> 03:40:51,182
passes unanimously 8 to 0 with

7183
03:40:51,182 --> 03:40:51,750
Councilmember Kimball absent.

7184
03:40:51,750 --> 03:40:52,117
>> Thank you, Council

7185
03:40:52,117 --> 03:40:52,484
PRESIDENT.

7186
03:40:52,484 --> 03:40:52,851
All right.

7187
03:40:52,851 --> 03:40:54,851
Thank you.

7188
03:40:55,520 --> 03:40:55,887
City clerk Thank you to staff

7189
03:40:55,887 --> 03:40:56,587
for that.

7190
03:40:56,587 --> 03:40:59,587
All right With that clerk

7191
03:41:04,762 --> 03:41:05,596
please introduce item 500.

7192
03:41:05,596 --> 03:41:09,000
I apologize I skipped out last

7193
03:41:09,000 --> 03:41:09,733
time I saw this item as 500 is

7194
03:41:09,733 --> 03:41:10,168
the adoption of a definition of

7195
03:41:10,168 --> 03:41:12,168
antisemitism.

7196
03:41:14,639 --> 03:41:15,340
If you would like to speak to

7197
03:41:15,340 --> 03:41:16,400
this item please be sure to

7198
03:41:16,400 --> 03:41:16,741
submit your speakers up now at

7199
03:41:16,741 --> 03:41:17,442
the front of the room If your

7200
03:41:17,442 --> 03:41:20,979
seating time please be sure to

7201
03:41:20,979 --> 03:41:21,346
submit those speakers up

7202
03:41:21,346 --> 03:41:22,470
together.

7203
03:41:22,470 --> 03:41:22,747
You will be given time to come

7204
03:41:22,747 --> 03:41:25,884
in from the overflow room So

7205
03:41:25,884 --> 03:41:26,518
don't worry I will be calling

7206
03:41:26,518 --> 03:41:27,252
your name 2 to 3 times.

7207
03:41:27,252 --> 03:41:28,860
If I see you walking in we'll

7208
03:41:28,860 --> 03:41:31,123
make sure to give you time for

7209
03:41:31,123 --> 03:41:31,789
those individuals who are in

7210
03:41:31,789 --> 03:41:32,157
the yellow reserved seats at

7211
03:41:32,157 --> 03:41:32,890
the front.

7212
03:41:32,890 --> 03:41:36,928
If you could please find a seat

7213
03:41:36,928 --> 03:41:37,729
Their back.

7214
03:41:37,729 --> 03:41:38,463
I do need those seats available

7215
03:41:38,463 --> 03:41:39,130
for those that are being called

7216
03:41:39,130 --> 03:41:42,130
up to ensure with meeting

7217
03:41:43,668 --> 03:41:44,402
management you can even take a

7218
03:41:44,402 --> 03:41:45,237
seat in the blue reserved seats

7219
03:41:45,237 --> 03:41:48,907
over there If you don't find a

7220
03:41:48,907 --> 03:41:49,407
seat.

7221
03:41:49,407 --> 03:41:50,750
>> Thank you.

7222
03:41:50,750 --> 03:41:50,809
Council PRESIDENT All right.

7223
03:41:50,809 --> 03:41:54,114
Thank you, City Clerk So before

7224
03:41:54,114 --> 03:41:54,812
we turn it over to District

7225
03:41:54,812 --> 03:41:57,812
three, a couple of items.

7226
03:42:00,152 --> 03:42:00,786
One I read at the beginning of

7227
03:42:00,786 --> 03:42:01,119
the session the disruption

7228
03:42:01,119 --> 03:42:01,954
policy.

7229
03:42:01,954 --> 03:42:06,457
We know we have a lot of folks

7230
03:42:06,457 --> 03:42:07,580
speaking both for and against

7231
03:42:07,580 --> 03:42:08,260
the item in front of us.

7232
03:42:08,260 --> 03:42:11,626
There'll be a lot of passion

7233
03:42:12,631 --> 03:42:13,398
there.

7234
03:42:13,398 --> 03:42:14,320
Please extend a clarity and

7235
03:42:14,320 --> 03:42:14,366
civility to everybody who

7236
03:42:14,366 --> 03:42:15,000
speaks.

7237
03:42:15,000 --> 03:42:18,470
Give them a chance to make

7238
03:42:18,470 --> 03:42:19,700
their comments whether you

7239
03:42:19,700 --> 03:42:19,805
agree with them or not.

7240
03:42:19,805 --> 03:42:20,672
I mentioned about the thumbs up

7241
03:42:20,672 --> 03:42:24,176
or thumbs down is a good way to

7242
03:42:24,176 --> 03:42:25,900
do that.

7243
03:42:25,900 --> 03:42:25,710
This of course applies to not

7244
03:42:25,710 --> 03:42:26,345
only council chambers but also

7245
03:42:26,345 --> 03:42:29,345
the committee room and any

7246
03:42:30,649 --> 03:42:31,830
overflow room that we that we

7247
03:42:31,830 --> 03:42:33,830
have on that.

7248
03:42:36,421 --> 03:42:37,122
So we've done these big

7249
03:42:37,122 --> 03:42:37,789
meetings, we've done meetings

7250
03:42:37,789 --> 03:42:41,930
where there's been a lot of

7251
03:42:41,930 --> 03:42:41,893
passion and even disagreement

7252
03:42:41,893 --> 03:42:42,394
between two sides and we can

7253
03:42:42,394 --> 03:42:44,394
get through this.

7254
03:42:46,640 --> 03:42:46,765
We have at least three hours of

7255
03:42:46,765 --> 03:42:49,765
testimony just who was showed

7256
03:42:51,570 --> 03:42:52,237
up today at city hall And of

7257
03:42:52,237 --> 03:42:52,937
course we do expect folks to

7258
03:42:52,937 --> 03:42:55,337
participate remotely as well.

7259
03:42:57,575 --> 03:42:57,876
So we're going to be here for a

7260
03:42:57,876 --> 03:42:58,477
while.

7261
03:42:58,477 --> 03:42:58,844
So let's all play nicely

7262
03:42:58,844 --> 03:43:00,844
together.

7263
03:43:03,182 --> 03:43:03,882
And then to my council

7264
03:43:03,882 --> 03:43:06,882
colleagues over the past few

7265
03:43:07,753 --> 03:43:08,453
meetings some folks have been

7266
03:43:08,453 --> 03:43:09,880
going over the five plus three

7267
03:43:09,880 --> 03:43:09,922
minutes and I've been very

7268
03:43:09,922 --> 03:43:13,522
quietly giving away my time to

7269
03:43:14,359 --> 03:43:14,793
allow them to continue

7270
03:43:14,793 --> 03:43:15,493
uninterrupted.

7271
03:43:15,493 --> 03:43:19,693
I will have my own comments So

7272
03:43:20,365 --> 03:43:21,167
unless you get time seated by

7273
03:43:21,167 --> 03:43:21,903
one of your colleagues we'll be

7274
03:43:21,903 --> 03:43:25,503
adhering to the five plus three

7275
03:43:25,904 --> 03:43:26,505
when it comes to council and

7276
03:43:26,505 --> 03:43:26,839
their deliberation going

7277
03:43:26,839 --> 03:43:28,839
forward.

7278
03:43:32,544 --> 03:43:33,450
So with that this item was

7279
03:43:33,450 --> 03:43:33,645
brought forward by

7280
03:43:33,645 --> 03:43:34,113
Councilmember Whitman in

7281
03:43:34,113 --> 03:43:34,813
District three.

7282
03:43:34,813 --> 03:43:35,480
So Councilmember Lipman, we'll

7283
03:43:35,480 --> 03:43:38,450
give you an opportunity for

7284
03:43:38,450 --> 03:43:39,151
opening opening remarks and

7285
03:43:39,151 --> 03:43:39,652
then we'll go to staff for

7286
03:43:39,652 --> 03:43:40,850
the presentation.

7287
03:43:40,850 --> 03:43:42,850
So thank you.

7288
03:43:43,422 --> 03:43:44,122
Council PRESIDENT.

7289
03:43:44,122 --> 03:43:44,723
This is a resolution

7290
03:43:44,723 --> 03:43:45,324
recognizing the rise of

7291
03:43:45,324 --> 03:43:47,324
anti-Semitism affirming

7292
03:43:49,528 --> 03:43:50,196
the city of San Diego

7293
03:43:50,196 --> 03:43:50,930
commitment to combating hate

7294
03:43:50,930 --> 03:43:53,330
and discrimination and adopting

7295
03:43:55,468 --> 03:43:56,168
the international Holocaust

7296
03:43:56,168 --> 03:43:56,836
Remembrance Alliance's working

7297
03:43:56,836 --> 03:43:57,536
definition of anti-Semitism.

7298
03:43:57,536 --> 03:44:01,736
Before I turn it over to right

7299
03:44:02,508 --> 03:44:03,209
Darcy and my staff to provide a

7300
03:44:03,209 --> 03:44:03,909
presentation of this I'd like

7301
03:44:03,909 --> 03:44:04,543
to offer a few acknowledgments

7302
03:44:04,543 --> 03:44:08,143
I want to say to your

7303
03:44:08,514 --> 03:44:09,215
antisemitism task force for

7304
03:44:09,215 --> 03:44:09,749
meeting with me about the rise

7305
03:44:09,749 --> 03:44:10,449
in antisemitism and

7306
03:44:10,449 --> 03:44:13,449
the importance of this action

7307
03:44:14,587 --> 03:44:14,954
to many of the Jewish

7308
03:44:14,954 --> 03:44:15,688
community.

7309
03:44:15,688 --> 03:44:16,254
I want to thank the City of San

7310
03:44:16,254 --> 03:44:18,254
Diego Human Relations

7311
03:44:20,292 --> 03:44:20,960
Commission for considering this

7312
03:44:20,960 --> 03:44:21,660
and forwarding a request to

7313
03:44:21,660 --> 03:44:22,128
the City Council that we adopt

7314
03:44:22,128 --> 03:44:24,128
this resolution.

7315
03:44:27,233 --> 03:44:27,933
I wanna thank Brian d'Arcy, my

7316
03:44:27,933 --> 03:44:28,600
Deputy Chief of staff for all

7317
03:44:28,600 --> 03:44:32,200
of his work in bringing this

7318
03:44:32,270 --> 03:44:33,380
forward and I want to thank all

7319
03:44:33,380 --> 03:44:33,739
of you here today or joining us

7320
03:44:33,739 --> 03:44:37,939
on line for taking the time to

7321
03:44:38,977 --> 03:44:39,374
be a part of today's discussion

7322
03:44:39,374 --> 03:44:39,978
.

7323
03:44:39,978 --> 03:44:40,613
>> But those acknowledgments

7324
03:44:40,613 --> 03:44:40,913
I'll turn it over to Brian

7325
03:44:40,913 --> 03:44:41,213
Right?

7326
03:44:41,213 --> 03:44:43,213
Right.

7327
03:44:46,185 --> 03:44:46,919
I'll please just for the record

7328
03:44:46,919 --> 03:44:47,620
and let us know how much time

7329
03:44:47,620 --> 03:44:50,620
you need for the presentation.

7330
03:44:51,900 --> 03:44:51,557
I can you repeat and turn

7331
03:44:51,557 --> 03:44:53,957
the mic on Very.

7332
03:44:56,762 --> 03:44:57,495
Brian d'Arcy Deputy Chief of

7333
03:44:57,495 --> 03:44:57,864
Staff for Councilmember Stephen

7334
03:44:57,864 --> 03:44:58,463
Whitburn.

7335
03:44:58,463 --> 03:44:59,970
I'm gonna need about ten

7336
03:44:59,970 --> 03:44:59,465
minutes when you're ready.

7337
03:44:59,465 --> 03:45:01,465
Thank you.

7338
03:45:02,268 --> 03:45:02,869
All right.

7339
03:45:02,869 --> 03:45:03,569
Good afternoon, Council

7340
03:45:03,569 --> 03:45:03,903
PRESIDENT Members of the City

7341
03:45:03,903 --> 03:45:04,604
Council.

7342
03:45:04,604 --> 03:45:05,104
Thank you for the opportunity

7343
03:45:05,104 --> 03:45:07,104
to present today.

7344
03:45:08,974 --> 03:45:09,541
I'm here on behalf of

7345
03:45:09,541 --> 03:45:10,109
Councilmember Whitburn

7346
03:45:10,109 --> 03:45:10,776
regarding item s500 a

7347
03:45:10,776 --> 03:45:13,776
resolution of the Council of

7348
03:45:13,813 --> 03:45:14,380
the City of San Diego

7349
03:45:14,380 --> 03:45:14,814
recognizing a rise of

7350
03:45:14,814 --> 03:45:15,548
antisemitism.

7351
03:45:15,548 --> 03:45:17,948
Affirming the city's commitment

7352
03:45:20,386 --> 03:45:21,540
to combating hate and

7353
03:45:21,540 --> 03:45:21,720
discrimination and adopting

7354
03:45:21,720 --> 03:45:22,421
the International Holocaust

7355
03:45:22,421 --> 03:45:24,421
Remembrance Alliance's working

7356
03:45:25,992 --> 03:45:26,759
definition of antisemitism.

7357
03:45:26,759 --> 03:45:29,759
This issue first came before

7358
03:45:31,564 --> 03:45:32,265
the city through the San Diego

7359
03:45:32,265 --> 03:45:32,665
Human Relations Commission in

7360
03:45:32,665 --> 03:45:33,199
MAY of 2025.

7361
03:45:33,199 --> 03:45:35,199
The Commission voted

7362
03:45:37,470 --> 03:45:38,104
unanimously to urge the city of

7363
03:45:38,104 --> 03:45:38,671
San Diego to adopt the ira

7364
03:45:38,671 --> 03:45:39,105
working definition of

7365
03:45:39,105 --> 03:45:41,105
antisemitism.

7366
03:45:43,343 --> 03:45:44,430
Following that vote,

7367
03:45:44,430 --> 03:45:44,710
the commission formally sent a

7368
03:45:44,710 --> 03:45:48,310
letter to the mayor and city

7369
03:45:49,449 --> 03:45:50,116
council recommending adoption.

7370
03:45:50,116 --> 03:45:50,817
The Chair of the Relations

7371
03:45:50,817 --> 03:45:51,450
Commission at the time, Nicole

7372
03:45:51,450 --> 03:45:53,850
Marie Ramirez, also spoke

7373
03:45:54,530 --> 03:45:54,754
before the City Council in

7374
03:45:54,754 --> 03:45:55,421
DECEMBER of last year

7375
03:45:55,421 --> 03:45:58,421
encouraging the city to take

7376
03:46:00,727 --> 03:46:01,293
this step.

7377
03:46:01,293 --> 03:46:01,961
So what is ira

7378
03:46:01,961 --> 03:46:02,629
the International Holocaust

7379
03:46:02,629 --> 03:46:05,290
Remembrance Alliance or ira?

7380
03:46:06,766 --> 03:46:07,400
It's an intergovernmental

7381
03:46:07,400 --> 03:46:08,000
organization dedicated to

7382
03:46:08,000 --> 03:46:10,000
the Holocaust Education

7383
03:46:12,772 --> 03:46:13,172
historical research and

7384
03:46:13,172 --> 03:46:13,806
remembrance.

7385
03:46:13,806 --> 03:46:14,440
Its work Focus focuses on

7386
03:46:14,440 --> 03:46:16,440
preserving the historical

7387
03:46:18,711 --> 03:46:19,412
record of the Holocaust and

7388
03:46:19,412 --> 03:46:19,913
combating modern antisemitism

7389
03:46:19,913 --> 03:46:21,913
around the world.

7390
03:46:24,717 --> 03:46:25,451
Ira provides a form of

7391
03:46:25,451 --> 03:46:26,510
government scholars and experts

7392
03:46:26,510 --> 03:46:29,510
to develop tools to best

7393
03:46:29,689 --> 03:46:30,356
practices in recognizing and

7394
03:46:30,356 --> 03:46:32,756
addressing anti Semitism in

7395
03:46:36,596 --> 03:46:37,130
modern society in particular

7396
03:46:37,130 --> 03:46:39,130
working definition.

7397
03:46:41,534 --> 03:46:42,302
In MAY of 2016 Member States

7398
03:46:42,302 --> 03:46:43,200
adopted what is known as

7399
03:46:43,200 --> 03:46:43,436
the ira working definition of

7400
03:46:43,436 --> 03:46:45,436
antisemitism.

7401
03:46:47,273 --> 03:46:47,907
The definition states

7402
03:46:47,907 --> 03:46:48,641
antisemitism is a certain

7403
03:46:48,641 --> 03:46:49,309
perception of Jews which MAY be

7404
03:46:49,309 --> 03:46:49,609
expressed as hatred towards

7405
03:46:49,609 --> 03:46:51,609
Jews.

7406
03:46:53,813 --> 03:46:54,447
It also clarifies that

7407
03:46:54,447 --> 03:46:55,115
antisemitism can manifest

7408
03:46:55,115 --> 03:46:57,515
through rhetoric or physical

7409
03:46:58,685 --> 03:46:59,218
acts directed at Jewish

7410
03:46:59,218 --> 03:46:59,786
individuals, Jewish

7411
03:46:59,786 --> 03:47:00,287
institutions or Jewish

7412
03:47:00,287 --> 03:47:02,287
community spaces.

7413
03:47:05,658 --> 03:47:06,293
Importantly the definition is a

7414
03:47:06,293 --> 03:47:06,893
non legally binding and is

7415
03:47:06,893 --> 03:47:09,293
intended primarily as an

7416
03:47:10,730 --> 03:47:11,531
educational and analytical tool

7417
03:47:11,531 --> 03:47:13,931
to help institutions better

7418
03:47:18,204 --> 03:47:18,972
recognize antisemitism.

7419
03:47:18,972 --> 03:47:19,639
The next slide Key points I

7420
03:47:19,639 --> 03:47:19,939
would like to be explicitly

7421
03:47:19,939 --> 03:47:20,574
clear.

7422
03:47:20,574 --> 03:47:23,574
One of the most important

7423
03:47:24,144 --> 03:47:24,811
points is to clarify is that

7424
03:47:24,811 --> 03:47:25,377
the ihra definition does not

7425
03:47:25,377 --> 03:47:27,377
restrict free speech.

7426
03:47:29,916 --> 03:47:30,584
The resolution explicitly

7427
03:47:30,584 --> 03:47:34,184
states that nothing in it is

7428
03:47:35,889 --> 03:47:36,590
intended to limit or infringe

7429
03:47:36,590 --> 03:47:37,290
upon the rights protected by

7430
03:47:37,290 --> 03:47:37,924
the United States Constitution

7431
03:47:37,924 --> 03:47:40,924
or that of the California

7432
03:47:42,429 --> 03:47:43,630
Constitution including

7433
03:47:43,630 --> 03:47:43,463
the freedom of speech and

7434
03:47:43,463 --> 03:47:44,300
expression.

7435
03:47:44,300 --> 03:47:46,300
Additionally, the ihra

7436
03:47:49,102 --> 03:47:49,836
definition itself clearly

7437
03:47:49,836 --> 03:47:52,836
states that criticism of Israel

7438
03:47:54,408 --> 03:47:55,108
similar to that leveled against

7439
03:47:55,108 --> 03:47:55,742
any other country cannot be

7440
03:47:55,742 --> 03:47:57,742
regarded as anti-Semitic.

7441
03:48:00,714 --> 03:48:01,281
This definition is simply a

7442
03:48:01,281 --> 03:48:01,948
tool to help identify

7443
03:48:01,948 --> 03:48:04,348
antisemitism when it occurs.

7444
03:48:05,652 --> 03:48:08,652
It does not criminalize speech

7445
03:48:11,958 --> 03:48:12,458
or political viewpoints.

7446
03:48:12,458 --> 03:48:13,930
Why this matters.

7447
03:48:13,930 --> 03:48:13,761
Unfortunately antisemitism

7448
03:48:13,761 --> 03:48:16,761
continues to be a persistent

7449
03:48:17,798 --> 03:48:18,465
and growing problem in

7450
03:48:18,465 --> 03:48:18,832
the United States and around

7451
03:48:18,832 --> 03:48:19,533
the world.

7452
03:48:19,533 --> 03:48:21,933
Jewish individuals and Jewish

7453
03:48:24,104 --> 03:48:24,805
institutions experience

7454
03:48:24,805 --> 03:48:25,505
disproportionately high levels

7455
03:48:25,505 --> 03:48:28,505
of hate incidents compared to

7456
03:48:30,100 --> 03:48:30,310
any other or many other groups

7457
03:48:30,310 --> 03:48:31,211
.

7458
03:48:31,211 --> 03:48:31,812
In recent years we have seen an

7459
03:48:31,812 --> 03:48:33,812
increase in anti-Semitic

7460
03:48:35,816 --> 03:48:36,517
rhetoric, threats, harassment,

7461
03:48:36,517 --> 03:48:37,500
vandalism targeting synagogues

7462
03:48:37,500 --> 03:48:39,500
and Jewish community

7463
03:48:41,588 --> 03:48:42,322
institutions and violence

7464
03:48:42,322 --> 03:48:42,990
directed at Jewish individuals.

7465
03:48:42,990 --> 03:48:45,990
These incidents do not only

7466
03:48:47,940 --> 03:48:47,794
harm the Jewish community, they

7467
03:48:47,794 --> 03:48:48,494
threaten public safety, civil

7468
03:48:48,494 --> 03:48:51,494
rights and the social cohesion

7469
03:48:51,498 --> 03:48:53,498
of our communities.

7470
03:48:58,539 --> 03:48:59,239
The data the data reflects

7471
03:48:59,239 --> 03:48:59,873
the seriousness of the problem

7472
03:48:59,873 --> 03:49:02,273
across the United States.

7473
03:49:03,610 --> 03:49:04,278
Anti-Semitic incidents have

7474
03:49:04,278 --> 03:49:04,912
increased dramatically over

7475
03:49:04,912 --> 03:49:07,912
the last decade, rising by

7476
03:49:09,716 --> 03:49:10,117
nearly 900% across the United

7477
03:49:10,117 --> 03:49:10,884
States.

7478
03:49:10,884 --> 03:49:13,884
Here in San Diego, anti-Semitic

7479
03:49:14,955 --> 03:49:15,589
incidents increased 27.5%

7480
03:49:15,589 --> 03:49:16,223
between 2023 and 2024 And

7481
03:49:16,223 --> 03:49:19,223
according to the San Diego

7482
03:49:20,194 --> 03:49:20,794
Police Department, anti-Semitic

7483
03:49:20,794 --> 03:49:21,528
hate crimes increased by

7484
03:49:21,528 --> 03:49:21,829
approximately 150% from 2024 to

7485
03:49:21,829 --> 03:49:23,829
2025.

7486
03:49:27,267 --> 03:49:27,934
These numbers highlight why it

7487
03:49:27,934 --> 03:49:28,635
is important for cities like

7488
03:49:28,635 --> 03:49:32,235
San Diego to take clear steps

7489
03:49:32,606 --> 03:49:33,400
to recognize and address

7490
03:49:33,400 --> 03:49:35,400
antisemitism.

7491
03:49:38,545 --> 03:49:39,179
Widespread support The ihra

7492
03:49:39,179 --> 03:49:39,680
definition is widely used

7493
03:49:39,680 --> 03:49:41,680
across the world.

7494
03:49:43,500 --> 03:49:43,584
More than 1300 entities have

7495
03:49:43,584 --> 03:49:44,184
adopted it including

7496
03:49:44,184 --> 03:49:46,184
governments, educational

7497
03:49:49,523 --> 03:49:49,957
institutions and civil society

7498
03:49:49,957 --> 03:49:50,657
organizations.

7499
03:49:50,657 --> 03:49:51,570
47 countries have adopted this

7500
03:49:51,570 --> 03:49:51,725
definition.

7501
03:49:51,725 --> 03:49:53,725
Hundreds of nongovernmental

7502
03:49:55,796 --> 03:49:56,463
organizations, universities and

7503
03:49:56,463 --> 03:49:56,864
local governments have also

7504
03:49:56,864 --> 03:49:57,497
adopted it.

7505
03:49:57,497 --> 03:49:59,497
Even diverse international

7506
03:50:02,269 --> 03:50:02,936
organizations have supported

7507
03:50:02,936 --> 03:50:03,537
its adoption as a tool to

7508
03:50:03,537 --> 03:50:05,537
recognize and combat

7509
03:50:07,607 --> 03:50:08,375
antisemitism.

7510
03:50:08,375 --> 03:50:08,975
Cities Major U.S. Cities have

7511
03:50:08,975 --> 03:50:09,375
adopted the Iowa working

7512
03:50:09,375 --> 03:50:11,375
definition.

7513
03:50:14,181 --> 03:50:14,814
These include cities such as

7514
03:50:14,814 --> 03:50:15,415
Chicago which passed this

7515
03:50:15,415 --> 03:50:17,415
unanimously in JANUARY.

7516
03:50:20,453 --> 03:50:20,855
Los Angeles Which passed us

7517
03:50:20,855 --> 03:50:21,355
unanimously.

7518
03:50:21,355 --> 03:50:21,688
Washington, D.C..

7519
03:50:21,688 --> 03:50:23,688
El Paso.

7520
03:50:25,493 --> 03:50:25,993
Las Vegas and here locally in

7521
03:50:25,993 --> 03:50:26,660
San Diego County.

7522
03:50:26,660 --> 03:50:27,270
Other cities have also taken

7523
03:50:27,270 --> 03:50:27,694
this step.

7524
03:50:27,694 --> 03:50:30,694
The city of Oklahoma adopted

7525
03:50:31,732 --> 03:50:32,165
the ihra definition unanimously

7526
03:50:32,165 --> 03:50:32,899
in a520 vote.

7527
03:50:32,899 --> 03:50:36,499
The city of Chula Vista also

7528
03:50:37,605 --> 03:50:38,439
adopted the ihra definition in

7529
03:50:38,439 --> 03:50:38,739
a 5 to 0 vote on MAY 13th,

7530
03:50:38,739 --> 03:50:40,739
2025.

7531
03:50:42,710 --> 03:50:43,410
San Diego would be joining

7532
03:50:43,410 --> 03:50:44,780
other cities in our own region

7533
03:50:44,780 --> 03:50:47,780
that are already using this

7534
03:50:47,881 --> 03:50:48,449
definition as a tool to

7535
03:50:48,449 --> 03:50:48,883
recognize and address

7536
03:50:48,883 --> 03:50:49,583
antisemitism.

7537
03:50:49,583 --> 03:50:52,583
The proposed action before you

7538
03:50:55,156 --> 03:50:55,856
today is to adopt a resolution

7539
03:50:55,856 --> 03:50:56,557
of the Council the City of San

7540
03:50:56,557 --> 03:50:59,557
Diego recognizing the rise of

7541
03:51:00,294 --> 03:51:01,280
antisemitism.

7542
03:51:01,280 --> 03:51:01,596
Affirming the city's commitment

7543
03:51:01,596 --> 03:51:02,263
to combating hate and

7544
03:51:02,263 --> 03:51:02,930
discrimination and adopting

7545
03:51:02,930 --> 03:51:04,930
the international Holocaust

7546
03:51:06,300 --> 03:51:06,968
Remembrance Alliance's working

7547
03:51:06,968 --> 03:51:07,602
definition of antisemitism.

7548
03:51:07,602 --> 03:51:10,602
This action will provide a

7549
03:51:12,106 --> 03:51:12,539
clear framework to recognize

7550
03:51:12,539 --> 03:51:13,274
antisemitism.

7551
03:51:13,274 --> 03:51:13,841
Support education and awareness

7552
03:51:13,841 --> 03:51:16,241
and affirm the city's

7553
03:51:17,945 --> 03:51:18,613
commitment to combating hate.

7554
03:51:18,613 --> 03:51:19,179
And stand in solidarity with

7555
03:51:19,179 --> 03:51:21,179
our Jewish community.

7556
03:51:24,180 --> 03:51:24,619
And with that I am happy to

7557
03:51:24,619 --> 03:51:25,180
take any questions from

7558
03:51:25,180 --> 03:51:25,386
the Council.

7559
03:51:25,386 --> 03:51:25,686
Thank you.

7560
03:51:25,686 --> 03:51:27,686
Okay.

7561
03:51:29,823 --> 03:51:30,625
Excuse me.

7562
03:51:30,625 --> 03:51:31,325
Thank you, Councilmember Lipman

7563
03:51:31,325 --> 03:51:34,325
for introducing this item, MR.

7564
03:51:34,962 --> 03:51:35,496
Darcy for your work on

7565
03:51:35,496 --> 03:51:36,330
the presentation.

7566
03:51:36,330 --> 03:51:40,530
We are now going to move to

7567
03:51:40,701 --> 03:51:41,669
public comment and if you ever

7568
03:51:41,669 --> 03:51:42,336
want to see a ballet of how to

7569
03:51:42,336 --> 03:51:44,736
manage public comment you're

7570
03:51:46,674 --> 03:51:46,974
going to see it with our city

7571
03:51:46,974 --> 03:51:47,775
clerk.

7572
03:51:47,775 --> 03:51:51,913
So have a lot of patience with

7573
03:51:51,913 --> 03:51:52,714
her as she tries to figure out

7574
03:51:52,714 --> 03:51:53,481
when you see the time and share

7575
03:51:53,481 --> 03:51:57,810
time when she calls your name

7576
03:51:58,286 --> 03:51:58,586
or even mispronounces your

7577
03:51:58,586 --> 03:51:59,287
name.

7578
03:51:59,287 --> 03:51:59,987
Occasionally she's going to do

7579
03:51:59,987 --> 03:52:02,987
a fabulous job, have patience

7580
03:52:03,657 --> 03:52:04,626
and work with her.

7581
03:52:04,626 --> 03:52:08,826
And then as a third and final

7582
03:52:09,163 --> 03:52:09,764
reminder again, civility is

7583
03:52:09,764 --> 03:52:10,198
really the key for this

7584
03:52:10,198 --> 03:52:10,832
conversation.

7585
03:52:10,832 --> 03:52:11,132
We want to hear from both

7586
03:52:11,132 --> 03:52:13,132
sides.

7587
03:52:14,235 --> 03:52:14,903
Whatever your opinion is,

7588
03:52:14,903 --> 03:52:15,603
please respect those who MAY

7589
03:52:15,603 --> 03:52:15,870
have a different opinion from

7590
03:52:15,870 --> 03:52:17,870
you.

7591
03:52:19,907 --> 03:52:20,540
We want to keep this a civil

7592
03:52:20,540 --> 03:52:20,875
conversation and let's get

7593
03:52:20,875 --> 03:52:22,875
started.

7594
03:52:25,413 --> 03:52:26,800
So with that clerk please

7595
03:52:26,800 --> 03:52:26,781
proceed with public comment.

7596
03:52:26,781 --> 03:52:27,281
>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

7597
03:52:27,281 --> 03:52:27,782
And thank you for

7598
03:52:27,782 --> 03:52:29,782
the introduction.

7599
03:52:30,919 --> 03:52:31,218
I hope I served you all well

7600
03:52:31,218 --> 03:52:32,860
today.

7601
03:52:32,860 --> 03:52:32,820
i will just note that we do

7602
03:52:32,820 --> 03:52:33,420
have over three hours of public

7603
03:52:33,420 --> 03:52:35,820
comment here in council

7604
03:52:36,900 --> 03:52:36,524
chambers as well as in

7605
03:52:36,524 --> 03:52:37,358
the queue.

7606
03:52:37,358 --> 03:52:40,358
We have over 180 speakers here

7607
03:52:40,928 --> 03:52:41,563
and currently 27 speakers in

7608
03:52:41,563 --> 03:52:41,895
the queue with their hands

7609
03:52:41,895 --> 03:52:42,630
raised.

7610
03:52:42,630 --> 03:52:46,830
I will also note that there are

7611
03:52:47,235 --> 03:52:47,902
several people that were not

7612
03:52:47,902 --> 03:52:48,569
able to submit their speaker

7613
03:52:48,569 --> 03:52:49,370
slip with whoever they were

7614
03:52:49,370 --> 03:52:51,370
seating time to.

7615
03:52:52,473 --> 03:52:52,907
When I call somebody that

7616
03:52:52,907 --> 03:52:53,575
seating time.

7617
03:52:53,575 --> 03:52:54,242
I will ask those that are

7618
03:52:54,242 --> 03:52:54,909
seating time to raise their

7619
03:52:54,909 --> 03:52:58,446
hand If you don't hear your

7620
03:52:58,446 --> 03:52:59,214
name called and you want it to

7621
03:52:59,214 --> 03:52:59,948
raise to cede your time to that

7622
03:52:59,948 --> 03:53:00,314
speaker please be sure to raise

7623
03:53:00,314 --> 03:53:00,981
your hand.

7624
03:53:00,981 --> 03:53:03,510
I am trying to do my best to

7625
03:53:03,510 --> 03:53:03,951
make sure that I match them all

7626
03:53:03,951 --> 03:53:08,556
up in order for you to be heard

7627
03:53:08,556 --> 03:53:08,957
and give that person their time

7628
03:53:08,957 --> 03:53:09,557
allocation.

7629
03:53:09,557 --> 03:53:10,292
Thank you for all this.

7630
03:53:10,292 --> 03:53:13,892
Nicole Marie Ramirez if you can

7631
03:53:14,863 --> 03:53:15,563
please come up you have time

7632
03:53:15,563 --> 03:53:16,230
ceded to you by Thomas If you

7633
03:53:16,230 --> 03:53:16,698
can please raise your hand.

7634
03:53:16,698 --> 03:53:18,698
Judy thank you.

7635
03:53:21,503 --> 03:53:25,103
And Jay and Laura, thank you.

7636
03:53:25,273 --> 03:53:25,573
And Molly, please raise your

7637
03:53:25,573 --> 03:53:25,940
hand.

7638
03:53:25,940 --> 03:53:26,675
Thank you.

7639
03:53:26,675 --> 03:53:27,174
And Julia Orlando, Julie Lando,

7640
03:53:27,174 --> 03:53:29,574
thank you so much.

7641
03:53:29,577 --> 03:53:30,245
You're all seeing your time

7642
03:53:30,245 --> 03:53:30,578
too, Nicole You'll have five

7643
03:53:30,578 --> 03:53:31,790
minutes.

7644
03:53:31,790 --> 03:53:33,790
>> Please proceed.

7645
03:53:35,683 --> 03:53:36,651
Good afternoon.

7646
03:53:36,651 --> 03:53:40,251
One year on JUNE 19th, 2025 I

7647
03:53:40,789 --> 03:53:41,423
made a motion that the Human

7648
03:53:41,423 --> 03:53:42,123
Relations Commission urge

7649
03:53:42,123 --> 03:53:45,660
the mayor and City council to

7650
03:53:45,660 --> 03:53:46,328
officially join the over 43

7651
03:53:46,328 --> 03:53:46,928
countries 37 states and over

7652
03:53:46,928 --> 03:53:48,928
100 cities now including

7653
03:53:51,666 --> 03:53:52,267
Chicago, Los Angeles and Clovis

7654
03:53:52,267 --> 03:53:52,934
to an alcohol to adopt

7655
03:53:52,934 --> 03:53:54,934
the International Holocaust

7656
03:53:56,338 --> 03:53:56,838
Remembrance Alliance Definition

7657
03:53:56,838 --> 03:53:58,838
of anti-Semitism.

7658
03:54:01,143 --> 03:54:01,877
This motion was unanimously

7659
03:54:01,877 --> 03:54:02,277
passed by the Human Relations

7660
03:54:02,277 --> 03:54:02,911
Commission.

7661
03:54:02,911 --> 03:54:05,911
We then spent many months

7662
03:54:07,783 --> 03:54:08,517
before we sent our

7663
03:54:08,517 --> 03:54:08,917
recommendation to the mayor and

7664
03:54:08,917 --> 03:54:10,917
the council.

7665
03:54:12,754 --> 03:54:13,455
Having dialog with those in

7666
03:54:13,455 --> 03:54:14,550
support of the hra definition

7667
03:54:14,550 --> 03:54:16,455
and those in opposition

7668
03:54:18,226 --> 03:54:18,894
including public input as well

7669
03:54:18,894 --> 03:54:21,894
as working closely with our

7670
03:54:23,650 --> 03:54:23,498
executive director Reverend DR.

7671
03:54:23,498 --> 03:54:24,232
Gerald Brown.

7672
03:54:24,232 --> 03:54:24,933
We know that each of you on

7673
03:54:24,933 --> 03:54:27,933
this council have been flooded

7674
03:54:27,935 --> 03:54:28,670
with support in opposition.

7675
03:54:28,670 --> 03:54:29,471
The Human Relations Commission

7676
03:54:29,471 --> 03:54:33,375
has done its part and with all

7677
03:54:33,375 --> 03:54:34,242
due diligence on this item now

7678
03:54:34,242 --> 03:54:37,842
I most respectfully ask each of

7679
03:54:39,348 --> 03:54:40,181
you to do yours.

7680
03:54:40,181 --> 03:54:40,981
For over 60 years I have come

7681
03:54:40,981 --> 03:54:43,981
before this council and spoke

7682
03:54:44,786 --> 03:54:45,453
out for social justice, spoke

7683
03:54:45,453 --> 03:54:48,453
out against hate crimes and

7684
03:54:49,591 --> 03:54:50,257
hate towards the black Asian

7685
03:54:50,257 --> 03:54:52,257
Pacific Islander community,

7686
03:54:54,328 --> 03:54:54,930
Muslim and Jewish and my Latino

7687
03:54:54,930 --> 03:54:55,830
and lgbt communities.

7688
03:54:55,830 --> 03:55:00,300
But I say to you that never

7689
03:55:00,435 --> 03:55:01,169
have I witnessed the growing

7690
03:55:01,169 --> 03:55:04,169
hate and attacks released these

7691
03:55:05,107 --> 03:55:05,774
last decades on the Jewish

7692
03:55:05,774 --> 03:55:06,308
community Such hate not seen

7693
03:55:06,308 --> 03:55:08,308
since the Holocaust.

7694
03:55:10,712 --> 03:55:11,379
Recently addressed

7695
03:55:11,379 --> 03:55:12,470
the statistics now show that

7696
03:55:12,470 --> 03:55:14,447
the Jewish community suffers

7697
03:55:16,518 --> 03:55:17,152
Can times more hate crimes than

7698
03:55:17,152 --> 03:55:17,486
any other community in our

7699
03:55:17,486 --> 03:55:19,486
nation.

7700
03:55:21,220 --> 03:55:24,622
Think about it ten times more

7701
03:55:25,827 --> 03:55:26,595
hate than any other community

7702
03:55:26,595 --> 03:55:27,229
in San Diego Jewish houses of

7703
03:55:27,229 --> 03:55:29,229
worship, student centers,

7704
03:55:31,266 --> 03:55:31,934
rabbis, neighborhoods,

7705
03:55:31,934 --> 03:55:32,601
community centers are being

7706
03:55:32,601 --> 03:55:35,601
attacked and subject to hate

7707
03:55:36,338 --> 03:55:37,106
and closing.

7708
03:55:37,106 --> 03:55:40,706
I stand before you as other

7709
03:55:42,100 --> 03:55:42,678
Christians who are able to wear

7710
03:55:42,678 --> 03:55:45,678
this cross around our necks

7711
03:55:46,749 --> 03:55:47,116
openly, freely and without

7712
03:55:47,116 --> 03:55:47,916
incident.

7713
03:55:47,916 --> 03:55:51,954
I so wish each of you would

7714
03:55:51,954 --> 03:55:52,655
have been with me and looked

7715
03:55:52,655 --> 03:55:53,522
into the faces of Jewish youth

7716
03:55:53,522 --> 03:55:57,393
and students as I have who told

7717
03:55:57,393 --> 03:56:01,463
me they were now afraid to wear

7718
03:56:01,463 --> 03:56:02,640
their stars of David because of

7719
03:56:02,640 --> 03:56:02,497
the hate they have been

7720
03:56:02,497 --> 03:56:04,497
subjected to.

7721
03:56:07,200 --> 03:56:07,736
I will never ever forget a 17

7722
03:56:07,736 --> 03:56:08,470
year old Jewish student named

7723
03:56:08,470 --> 03:56:11,470
Josh who told me his

7724
03:56:11,674 --> 03:56:12,474
grandmother a survivor of

7725
03:56:12,474 --> 03:56:15,474
the Holocaust so afraid for

7726
03:56:17,479 --> 03:56:18,213
the safety of her grandson she

7727
03:56:18,213 --> 03:56:18,580
begged him not to wear the star

7728
03:56:18,580 --> 03:56:20,580
of David.

7729
03:56:22,617 --> 03:56:23,485
She had given them long ago in

7730
03:56:23,485 --> 03:56:27,850
public and even urged them to

7731
03:56:27,822 --> 03:56:28,456
now mispronounce his last name

7732
03:56:28,456 --> 03:56:28,791
differently when he was in

7733
03:56:28,791 --> 03:56:30,791
public.

7734
03:56:33,610 --> 03:56:33,529
She was so afraid and worried

7735
03:56:33,529 --> 03:56:34,430
for him Indeed.

7736
03:56:34,430 --> 03:56:37,833
What kind of nation have we

7737
03:56:37,833 --> 03:56:38,667
become today by voting yes?

7738
03:56:38,667 --> 03:56:42,267
You will be sending a message

7739
03:56:42,738 --> 03:56:43,305
to Josh, its grandmother and

7740
03:56:43,305 --> 03:56:45,305
the Jewish community.

7741
03:56:47,843 --> 03:56:48,544
Our city see them here to them

7742
03:56:48,544 --> 03:56:50,546
And we stand against the rise

7743
03:56:50,546 --> 03:56:51,460
in hate crimes against

7744
03:56:51,460 --> 03:56:53,460
the Jewish people.

7745
03:57:05,294 --> 03:57:07,294
>> Thank you.

7746
03:57:10,766 --> 03:57:11,400
Okay, so now we have three

7747
03:57:11,400 --> 03:57:12,201
hours and one more minute.

7748
03:57:12,201 --> 03:57:15,801
That will be the last time

7749
03:57:17,206 --> 03:57:19,206
we'll have applause.

7750
03:57:20,420 --> 03:57:20,610
Nicole I would love to.

7751
03:57:20,610 --> 03:57:21,476
You've been warned.

7752
03:57:21,476 --> 03:57:25,760
Nicole you were the chair of

7753
03:57:25,915 --> 03:57:26,415
the hrc and I was Why I had you

7754
03:57:26,415 --> 03:57:27,182
come speak first.

7755
03:57:27,182 --> 03:57:30,182
Please do not engage in

7756
03:57:30,486 --> 03:57:30,987
applause.

7757
03:57:30,987 --> 03:57:31,520
Thumbs up.

7758
03:57:31,520 --> 03:57:32,221
It's very powerful.

7759
03:57:32,221 --> 03:57:34,957
We need to get through three

7760
03:57:34,957 --> 03:57:35,924
hours of testimony.

7761
03:57:35,924 --> 03:57:39,524
>> Next is I'm going to be

7762
03:57:40,730 --> 03:57:41,620
calling people up to the front

7763
03:57:41,620 --> 03:57:41,730
row.

7764
03:57:41,730 --> 03:57:44,130
Alberto Mentor Laura's Laura

7765
03:57:45,601 --> 03:57:46,269
Stone Shay Ellis, Leslie

7766
03:57:46,269 --> 03:57:46,569
Zimmer, Romy Romy Zimmer and

7767
03:57:46,569 --> 03:57:48,569
Janet.

7768
03:57:50,739 --> 03:57:51,374
Janet Klein if you can please

7769
03:57:51,374 --> 03:57:51,841
I'll come up to the yellow

7770
03:57:51,841 --> 03:57:53,841
reserved seats.

7771
03:57:55,578 --> 03:57:56,178
Alberto you have time ceded to

7772
03:57:56,178 --> 03:57:56,913
you by rose home.

7773
03:57:56,913 --> 03:57:57,280
Rose if you can please raise

7774
03:57:57,280 --> 03:57:57,647
your hand.

7775
03:57:57,647 --> 03:57:59,480
Thank you.

7776
03:57:59,480 --> 03:57:59,982
You'll have two minutes.

7777
03:57:59,982 --> 03:58:02,982
Alberto, please come up to

7778
03:58:08,724 --> 03:58:09,257
the microphone.

7779
03:58:09,257 --> 03:58:10,930
Good afternoon.

7780
03:58:10,930 --> 03:58:13,930
Thank you for holding this

7781
03:58:13,563 --> 03:58:14,463
space for us.

7782
03:58:14,463 --> 03:58:15,164
>> People in this room will say

7783
03:58:15,164 --> 03:58:18,164
that the ihra definition goes

7784
03:58:18,200 --> 03:58:18,634
against the First Amendment.

7785
03:58:18,634 --> 03:58:20,634
But does it?

7786
03:58:23,539 --> 03:58:24,273
Of course not.

7787
03:58:24,273 --> 03:58:24,540
Labeling something doesn't ban

7788
03:58:24,540 --> 03:58:26,540
it.

7789
03:58:28,277 --> 03:58:28,978
It gives it a name And that

7790
03:58:28,978 --> 03:58:29,646
main name MAY make some people

7791
03:58:29,646 --> 03:58:32,460
uncomfortable but it doesn't

7792
03:58:32,715 --> 03:58:33,416
ban it.

7793
03:58:33,416 --> 03:58:35,416
>> Hate speech anti-Semitic,

7794
03:58:37,553 --> 03:58:38,540
anti-Semitic speech is still

7795
03:58:38,540 --> 03:58:38,821
protected speech.

7796
03:58:38,821 --> 03:58:42,240
If this council adopts the ihra

7797
03:58:42,240 --> 03:58:44,424
definition, it won't stop

7798
03:58:46,662 --> 03:58:47,597
anyone from.

7799
03:58:47,597 --> 03:58:51,197
It won't stop anyone from from

7800
03:58:51,768 --> 03:58:52,435
calling Jews baby killers.

7801
03:58:52,435 --> 03:58:55,435
It won't stop anyone from

7802
03:58:55,772 --> 03:58:58,172
saying that we control

7803
03:59:00,943 --> 03:59:01,777
the banks and the media.

7804
03:59:01,777 --> 03:59:02,211
What it will do is label what

7805
03:59:02,211 --> 03:59:04,211
you're doing.

7806
03:59:04,881 --> 03:59:05,849
It will give you the name.

7807
03:59:05,849 --> 03:59:09,449
>> It will hold a mirror to

7808
03:59:09,819 --> 03:59:10,619
your face and it'll and it will

7809
03:59:10,619 --> 03:59:11,387
show you and it will tell you

7810
03:59:11,387 --> 03:59:14,691
that label was will be that you

7811
03:59:14,691 --> 03:59:15,458
are an anti-Semitic.

7812
03:59:15,458 --> 03:59:19,580
So criticize us all you want

7813
03:59:19,696 --> 03:59:20,396
slander us all you want hate us

7814
03:59:20,396 --> 03:59:23,996
all you want Your hate speech

7815
03:59:24,670 --> 03:59:24,868
will still be protected Speech

7816
03:59:24,868 --> 03:59:25,535
but don't hide from hide from

7817
03:59:25,535 --> 03:59:29,135
the truth and what you are.

7818
03:59:29,138 --> 03:59:32,738
I urge this Council Council to

7819
03:59:33,676 --> 03:59:34,410
adopt the resolution and it and

7820
03:59:34,410 --> 03:59:38,100
let people look in that mirror.

7821
03:59:38,882 --> 03:59:39,816
>> Thank you.

7822
03:59:39,816 --> 03:59:43,416
>> Lara Stone You have time to

7823
03:59:43,987 --> 03:59:44,587
buy Shira Schaefer Shira,

7824
03:59:44,587 --> 03:59:44,954
please raise your hand.

7825
03:59:44,954 --> 03:59:45,555
Thank you.

7826
03:59:45,555 --> 03:59:47,955
You'll have two minutes.

7827
03:59:48,391 --> 03:59:48,657
Please proceed.

7828
03:59:48,657 --> 03:59:48,958
Hi.

7829
03:59:48,958 --> 03:59:49,726
Hello.

7830
03:59:49,726 --> 03:59:50,160
My name is Lara Stone from

7831
03:59:50,160 --> 03:59:52,160
District one.

7832
03:59:53,697 --> 03:59:54,364
Thank you, COUNCILMAN Whitburn

7833
03:59:54,364 --> 03:59:56,764
for sponsoring today's very

7834
03:59:58,368 --> 03:59:59,135
important I r h I h r a vote.

7835
03:59:59,135 --> 04:00:02,135
>> Jewish Voice for Peace jvp

7836
04:00:03,739 --> 04:00:04,340
is here today but I want to

7837
04:00:04,340 --> 04:00:04,908
stress that they do not

7838
04:00:04,908 --> 04:00:07,308
represent the views of

7839
04:00:07,677 --> 04:00:08,545
the broader Jewish community.

7840
04:00:08,545 --> 04:00:09,112
On the contrary many of us feel

7841
04:00:09,112 --> 04:00:11,112
that they appropriate

7842
04:00:12,282 --> 04:00:12,922
the Jewish voice to advocate a

7843
04:00:12,922 --> 04:00:13,516
political agenda that most

7844
04:00:13,516 --> 04:00:15,516
Jewish organizations and

7845
04:00:17,320 --> 04:00:17,687
community members reject

7846
04:00:17,687 --> 04:00:18,288
entirely.

7847
04:00:18,288 --> 04:00:21,288
You have all received an

7848
04:00:22,920 --> 04:00:22,959
extensive legally backed

7849
04:00:22,959 --> 04:00:23,660
dossier on jvp but in case you

7850
04:00:23,660 --> 04:00:26,963
haven't had a chance to read

7851
04:00:26,963 --> 04:00:27,697
the facts about them, it's

7852
04:00:27,697 --> 04:00:28,231
important for the Council to be

7853
04:00:28,231 --> 04:00:30,631
aware of jvp record.

7854
04:00:31,934 --> 04:00:32,669
The organization has expressed

7855
04:00:32,669 --> 04:00:35,669
support for and solidarity with

7856
04:00:36,506 --> 04:00:37,307
groups connected to the popular

7857
04:00:37,307 --> 04:00:38,800
Front for the Liberation of

7858
04:00:38,800 --> 04:00:40,408
Palestine which is designated

7859
04:00:41,945 --> 04:00:42,446
as a terrorist organization by

7860
04:00:42,446 --> 04:00:43,113
the United States.

7861
04:00:43,113 --> 04:00:45,513
Jvp also regularly partners

7862
04:00:47,117 --> 04:00:47,851
with the Palestine Indian Youth

7863
04:00:47,851 --> 04:00:50,251
Movement, an organization whose

7864
04:00:51,588 --> 04:00:52,255
public messaging has included

7865
04:00:52,255 --> 04:00:54,655
praise for terrorist groups

7866
04:00:56,426 --> 04:00:57,160
such as Palestinian Islamic.

7867
04:00:57,160 --> 04:00:57,860
Jvp supported the Great MARCH

7868
04:00:57,860 --> 04:01:00,260
of Return demonstrations which

7869
04:01:01,230 --> 04:01:01,831
were coordinated by Leadership

7870
04:01:01,831 --> 04:01:02,499
Committee that included

7871
04:01:02,499 --> 04:01:04,499
representatives from several

7872
04:01:05,802 --> 04:01:06,470
organizations designated by

7873
04:01:06,470 --> 04:01:10,700
the U.S. As terrorist groups

7874
04:01:10,740 --> 04:01:11,341
and closer to home jvp members

7875
04:01:11,341 --> 04:01:11,975
have repeatedly harassed

7876
04:01:11,975 --> 04:01:14,975
members at students on San

7877
04:01:15,812 --> 04:01:16,480
Diego campuses and Jewish

7878
04:01:16,480 --> 04:01:16,913
community members at various

7879
04:01:16,913 --> 04:01:18,913
Jewish events.

7880
04:01:20,951 --> 04:01:21,618
So when jvp speaks today, I

7881
04:01:21,618 --> 04:01:24,618
urge the council to consider

7882
04:01:25,689 --> 04:01:26,557
what their true agenda is and

7883
04:01:26,557 --> 04:01:30,260
to make a note that they do not

7884
04:01:30,260 --> 04:01:30,860
represent the wider Jewish

7885
04:01:30,860 --> 04:01:31,328
community despite their

7886
04:01:31,328 --> 04:01:33,328
deceiving name.

7887
04:01:35,298 --> 04:01:35,766
Thanks for your time.

7888
04:01:35,766 --> 04:01:37,766
Thank you.

7889
04:01:40,470 --> 04:01:40,971
Next we have Shay Ellis.

7890
04:01:40,971 --> 04:01:41,638
Shay Ellis.

7891
04:01:41,638 --> 04:01:41,938
You have people sitting your

7892
04:01:41,938 --> 04:01:42,539
time.

7893
04:01:42,539 --> 04:01:44,939
Please raise your hand.

7894
04:01:49,779 --> 04:01:53,379
Dan Bass Anita mc House Chris

7895
04:01:55,452 --> 04:01:55,853
Thank you Isaac and Jillian are

7896
04:01:55,853 --> 04:01:56,253
off present.

7897
04:01:56,253 --> 04:01:58,253
Thank you.

7898
04:01:58,622 --> 04:01:59,123
You'll have five minutes.

7899
04:01:59,123 --> 04:01:59,590
>> Please proceed.

7900
04:01:59,590 --> 04:02:01,590
Good afternoon.

7901
04:02:03,160 --> 04:02:03,860
City council members Thank you

7902
04:02:03,860 --> 04:02:04,528
to Council member Whitburn for

7903
04:02:04,528 --> 04:02:06,928
bringing this item forward.

7904
04:02:08,297 --> 04:02:08,966
My name is Shay Ellis and I am

7905
04:02:08,966 --> 04:02:11,366
the Regional coordinator for

7906
04:02:12,502 --> 04:02:13,360
adl the Anti-Defamation League

7907
04:02:13,360 --> 04:02:13,770
of San Diego.

7908
04:02:13,770 --> 04:02:14,204
I am also a resident of

7909
04:02:14,204 --> 04:02:16,204
District One.

7910
04:02:17,941 --> 04:02:18,542
I am here today in support of

7911
04:02:18,542 --> 04:02:19,309
item 500 and we urge

7912
04:02:19,309 --> 04:02:22,909
the Council to vote yes on

7913
04:02:22,947 --> 04:02:23,580
adopting the ihra definition.

7914
04:02:23,580 --> 04:02:26,580
Across the country adl has

7915
04:02:27,918 --> 04:02:28,586
recorded skyrocketing levels of

7916
04:02:28,586 --> 04:02:30,586
anti-Semitic incidents since

7917
04:02:31,521 --> 04:02:33,521
10/7, including a 286% increase

7918
04:02:34,558 --> 04:02:36,958
in San Diego since 2022.

7919
04:02:39,363 --> 04:02:40,640
This demands action and ihra

7920
04:02:40,640 --> 04:02:40,798
definition is a tool that can

7921
04:02:40,798 --> 04:02:41,131
help our community address this

7922
04:02:41,131 --> 04:02:43,131
moment.

7923
04:02:44,668 --> 04:02:45,690
Antisemitism doesn't disappear.

7924
04:02:45,690 --> 04:02:45,870
It evolves.

7925
04:02:45,870 --> 04:02:49,470
Over the years it has targeted

7926
04:02:50,140 --> 04:02:50,841
Jews under the guise of being

7927
04:02:50,841 --> 04:02:52,841
anti-communist anti-globalist

7928
04:02:54,177 --> 04:02:54,712
or the villains in a number of

7929
04:02:54,712 --> 04:02:55,446
different movements.

7930
04:02:55,446 --> 04:02:58,446
Today that language has evolved

7931
04:02:58,482 --> 04:02:59,216
to focus on anti-Zionism.

7932
04:02:59,216 --> 04:03:02,816
We hear the stories of San

7933
04:03:03,754 --> 04:03:04,421
Diego college students who are

7934
04:03:04,421 --> 04:03:05,890
ostracized for their Jewish

7935
04:03:05,890 --> 04:03:08,890
identity but told it's only

7936
04:03:08,726 --> 04:03:09,360
because they're Zionists.

7937
04:03:09,360 --> 04:03:10,940
The k-12 students who are

7938
04:03:10,940 --> 04:03:13,940
bullied for being quote unquote

7939
04:03:13,297 --> 04:03:13,964
baby killers and the employees

7940
04:03:13,964 --> 04:03:16,964
of San Diego businesses and

7941
04:03:17,768 --> 04:03:18,468
organizations who have to

7942
04:03:18,468 --> 04:03:19,170
pursue legal action to rectify

7943
04:03:19,170 --> 04:03:21,570
the antisemitic harassment and

7944
04:03:22,840 --> 04:03:23,607
discrimination they encounter.

7945
04:03:23,607 --> 04:03:24,375
We cannot afford to let our

7946
04:03:24,375 --> 04:03:27,511
city become a place where Jews

7947
04:03:27,511 --> 04:03:28,179
are only treated with dignity

7948
04:03:28,179 --> 04:03:31,179
and respect if they denounce

7949
04:03:31,515 --> 04:03:32,116
their support for the right of

7950
04:03:32,116 --> 04:03:32,783
Israel to exist which is

7951
04:03:32,783 --> 04:03:35,183
something that over 90% of

7952
04:03:37,121 --> 04:03:37,822
Americans support And it does

7953
04:03:37,822 --> 04:03:40,822
exist even though the current

7954
04:03:41,692 --> 04:03:42,393
language that targets Jews

7955
04:03:42,393 --> 04:03:45,393
claims to be only anti-Zionism

7956
04:03:46,364 --> 04:03:47,640
it leads to the same outcomes

7957
04:03:47,640 --> 04:03:47,731
that antisemitism always has.

7958
04:03:47,731 --> 04:03:49,731
Harassment, discrimination.

7959
04:03:51,869 --> 04:03:52,536
Violence and worse.

7960
04:03:52,536 --> 04:03:53,237
The ihra definition is a

7961
04:03:53,237 --> 04:03:55,637
crucial tool that helps

7962
04:03:57,174 --> 04:03:57,908
governments, universities, NGOs

7963
04:03:57,908 --> 04:04:00,908
and other and other groups

7964
04:04:01,645 --> 04:04:02,346
understand all of the complex

7965
04:04:02,346 --> 04:04:04,746
elements of antisemitism that

7966
04:04:05,716 --> 04:04:06,384
target people for different

7967
04:04:06,384 --> 04:04:07,251
aspects of Jewish identity.

7968
04:04:07,251 --> 04:04:11,289
We urge you to vote yes on

7969
04:04:11,289 --> 04:04:11,923
the resolution and have San

7970
04:04:11,923 --> 04:04:14,923
Diego join cities like Los

7971
04:04:15,693 --> 04:04:16,427
Angeles, Chicago and Miami in

7972
04:04:16,427 --> 04:04:17,270
creating a city government that

7973
04:04:17,270 --> 04:04:17,695
stands for the safety of

7974
04:04:17,695 --> 04:04:18,162
the Jewish community In this

7975
04:04:18,162 --> 04:04:20,162
moment.

7976
04:04:24,268 --> 04:04:24,735
Thank you.

7977
04:04:24,735 --> 04:04:25,336
Thank you.

7978
04:04:25,336 --> 04:04:26,700
Next is Lesley Zimmer.

7979
04:04:26,700 --> 04:04:26,404
After Liz Zimmer we have Romi

7980
04:04:26,404 --> 04:04:27,338
Zimmer.

7981
04:04:27,338 --> 04:04:30,338
Then Jordan Marks and Janet

7982
04:04:31,942 --> 04:04:32,577
Klein.

7983
04:04:32,577 --> 04:04:33,770
Dear City council members,

7984
04:04:33,770 --> 04:04:35,477
thank you so much.

7985
04:04:37,548 --> 04:04:38,216
City COUNCILMAN Whitburn My

7986
04:04:38,216 --> 04:04:38,649
name please Zimmer I live in

7987
04:04:38,649 --> 04:04:40,649
District one.

7988
04:04:42,200 --> 04:04:42,754
I'm asking you to adopt Ira in

7989
04:04:42,754 --> 04:04:43,454
an attempt to distract from ira

7990
04:04:43,454 --> 04:04:45,854
anti-Semites advocate for what

7991
04:04:46,991 --> 04:04:47,659
is called the Jerusalem

7992
04:04:47,659 --> 04:04:48,359
Declaration on antisemitism.

7993
04:04:48,359 --> 04:04:50,759
The Jerusalem Declaration was

7994
04:04:52,229 --> 04:04:52,897
written by a self-selected

7995
04:04:52,897 --> 04:04:53,498
group of scholars acting in

7996
04:04:53,498 --> 04:04:55,498
their personal capacity.

7997
04:04:56,634 --> 04:04:57,301
The authors and signatories

7998
04:04:57,301 --> 04:04:58,200
represent their own academic

7999
04:04:58,200 --> 04:05:01,200
perspectives not the views of

8000
04:05:01,806 --> 04:05:02,373
Jewish communities, voters or

8001
04:05:02,373 --> 04:05:03,700
institutions that are

8002
04:05:03,700 --> 04:05:05,407
accountable to the public.

8003
04:05:06,100 --> 04:05:06,611
The authors of the Jerusalem

8004
04:05:06,611 --> 04:05:07,211
Declaration describe its

8005
04:05:07,211 --> 04:05:07,878
purpose to contribute to

8006
04:05:07,878 --> 04:05:10,278
academic discussion and that

8007
04:05:12,500 --> 04:05:12,650
unlike ihra it has zero

8008
04:05:12,650 --> 04:05:13,251
adoption by governments,

8009
04:05:13,251 --> 04:05:15,651
schools or other public

8010
04:05:16,654 --> 04:05:17,322
institutions.

8011
04:05:17,322 --> 04:05:18,210
By contrast, the ira working

8012
04:05:18,210 --> 04:05:20,421
definition of antisemitism has

8013
04:05:21,526 --> 04:05:22,193
been adopted by national

8014
04:05:22,193 --> 04:05:22,894
governments, states, cities,

8015
04:05:22,894 --> 04:05:25,294
universities and other public

8016
04:05:26,663 --> 04:05:27,431
institutions around the world.

8017
04:05:27,431 --> 04:05:28,132
Ihra has been endorsed by all

8018
04:05:28,132 --> 04:05:30,132
Jewish communal organizations

8019
04:05:30,868 --> 04:05:31,502
as the ira definition functions

8020
04:05:31,502 --> 04:05:32,300
as a widely adopted public

8021
04:05:32,300 --> 04:05:34,300
policy framework.

8022
04:05:35,907 --> 04:05:36,674
Those who are.

8023
04:05:36,674 --> 04:05:39,740
>> Thank you for that

8024
04:05:40,178 --> 04:05:40,477
concluding remark Romi Vote yes

8025
04:05:40,477 --> 04:05:41,120
.

8026
04:05:41,120 --> 04:05:41,713
>> Good afternoon.

8027
04:05:41,713 --> 04:05:44,713
My name is Romi Zimmer.

8028
04:05:46,500 --> 04:05:46,684
I am 17 years old and this is

8029
04:05:46,684 --> 04:05:47,384
my first council meeting.

8030
04:05:47,384 --> 04:05:50,154
I am missing school today

8031
04:05:50,154 --> 04:05:50,855
because this moment matters.

8032
04:05:50,855 --> 04:05:51,589
In just one week synagogues

8033
04:05:51,589 --> 04:05:54,589
around the world were attacked.

8034
04:05:54,959 --> 04:05:55,760
A synagogue in Michigan was set

8035
04:05:55,760 --> 04:05:58,160
on fire with 140 preschoolers

8036
04:05:59,898 --> 04:06:00,631
inside In Carnegie, Canada,

8037
04:06:00,631 --> 04:06:03,631
synagogues were hit by gunfire.

8038
04:06:04,102 --> 04:06:04,803
In the Netherlands men were

8039
04:06:04,803 --> 04:06:05,570
arrested for an arson attack.

8040
04:06:05,570 --> 04:06:08,570
In Belgium a synagogue was

8041
04:06:09,400 --> 04:06:09,774
bombed.

8042
04:06:09,774 --> 04:06:10,508
Some people say anti-Zionism is

8043
04:06:10,508 --> 04:06:13,508
not antisemitism but if that

8044
04:06:13,945 --> 04:06:14,646
were true, why are American

8045
04:06:14,646 --> 04:06:14,979
Jews and our synagogues under

8046
04:06:14,979 --> 04:06:16,979
attack?

8047
04:06:18,883 --> 04:06:19,383
Zionism means the Jewish people

8048
04:06:19,383 --> 04:06:20,180
have the right to

8049
04:06:20,180 --> 04:06:22,180
self-determination and our

8050
04:06:23,788 --> 04:06:24,489
ancestral homeland.

8051
04:06:24,489 --> 04:06:25,222
i am a proud Zionist.

8052
04:06:25,222 --> 04:06:28,526
You can disagree with me That

8053
04:06:28,526 --> 04:06:29,194
is your right in America but

8054
04:06:29,194 --> 04:06:29,895
you do not have the right to

8055
04:06:29,895 --> 04:06:32,295
harass, threaten or intimidate

8056
04:06:33,498 --> 04:06:34,432
me for being a Zionist.

8057
04:06:34,432 --> 04:06:35,166
I want to grow up in San Diego

8058
04:06:35,166 --> 04:06:38,690
where Jewish kids don't have to

8059
04:06:38,690 --> 04:06:38,637
be afraid to display their

8060
04:06:38,637 --> 04:06:39,303
Jewishness or Zionism.

8061
04:06:39,303 --> 04:06:42,903
Today you have the power to

8062
04:06:43,207 --> 04:06:43,975
help make that future real.

8063
04:06:43,975 --> 04:06:44,342
>> Please vote yes for Ira.

8064
04:06:44,342 --> 04:06:44,977
Thank you.

8065
04:06:44,977 --> 04:06:45,276
Our next speaker is Jordan

8066
04:06:45,276 --> 04:06:47,276
Marks.

8067
04:06:48,513 --> 04:06:49,380
Please come up to the podium.

8068
04:06:49,380 --> 04:06:50,810
After that we have Janet Klein,

8069
04:06:50,810 --> 04:06:52,481
Nicole Bernstein, Andrew Beth,

8070
04:06:53,852 --> 04:06:54,385
James Key and Cantor Cornett as

8071
04:06:54,385 --> 04:06:56,785
well as Lisa Tucker.

8072
04:06:58,490 --> 04:06:59,190
Tucker, if you can all please

8073
04:06:59,190 --> 04:06:59,491
come up to the yellow reserved

8074
04:06:59,491 --> 04:06:59,958
seats.

8075
04:06:59,958 --> 04:07:00,559
Please proceed.

8076
04:07:00,559 --> 04:07:02,959
I apologize in advance.

8077
04:07:03,195 --> 04:07:03,762
I got Lasix I'm having to read

8078
04:07:03,762 --> 04:07:06,162
a little harder today.

8079
04:07:07,733 --> 04:07:08,433
So is it okay MADAM Clerk?

8080
04:07:08,433 --> 04:07:09,340
PRESIDENT Lacob and members of

8081
04:07:09,340 --> 04:07:09,634
the Center City Council.

8082
04:07:09,634 --> 04:07:11,703
My name is Jordan Marks.

8083
04:07:11,703 --> 04:07:12,437
I serve as your senior county

8084
04:07:12,437 --> 04:07:13,710
assessor recorder County clerk.

8085
04:07:13,710 --> 04:07:13,939
But I'm here today in my

8086
04:07:13,939 --> 04:07:16,775
capacity as a San Diego City

8087
04:07:16,775 --> 04:07:17,509
resident, a parent and a proud

8088
04:07:17,509 --> 04:07:20,112
member of the Jewish community.

8089
04:07:20,112 --> 04:07:20,779
I strongly ask for your support

8090
04:07:20,779 --> 04:07:21,446
of items 500 The adoption of

8091
04:07:21,446 --> 04:07:22,180
the International Holocaust

8092
04:07:22,180 --> 04:07:24,180
Remembrance Alliance Definition

8093
04:07:25,517 --> 04:07:26,251
of Antisemitism.

8094
04:07:26,251 --> 04:07:26,952
I want to thank the Senate

8095
04:07:26,952 --> 04:07:29,352
Human Relations Commission and

8096
04:07:30,555 --> 04:07:31,256
Chair Nicole Ramirez for

8097
04:07:31,256 --> 04:07:31,924
the U.S. Unanimous support in

8098
04:07:31,924 --> 04:07:32,490
moving this forward to City

8099
04:07:32,490 --> 04:07:34,490
council and especially

8100
04:07:35,930 --> 04:07:35,827
COUNCILMAN Steven Whitburn for

8101
04:07:35,827 --> 04:07:36,261
your leadership bring this item

8102
04:07:36,261 --> 04:07:36,995
forward today.

8103
04:07:36,995 --> 04:07:39,995
Across the region we've already

8104
04:07:39,998 --> 04:07:40,565
seen cities like Chula Vista

8105
04:07:40,565 --> 04:07:43,565
and El Cajon pass this

8106
04:07:44,169 --> 04:07:45,360
definition because too often

8107
04:07:45,360 --> 04:07:45,370
acts of hate when we see them

8108
04:07:45,370 --> 04:07:47,370
happen.

8109
04:07:49,575 --> 04:07:50,242
We see elected officials post

8110
04:07:50,242 --> 04:07:50,876
their thoughts and prayers.

8111
04:07:50,876 --> 04:07:51,577
But in L.A. County we've

8112
04:07:51,577 --> 04:07:53,577
experienced real consequences

8113
04:07:54,112 --> 04:07:54,779
Violence like the power

8114
04:07:54,779 --> 04:07:55,380
synagogue shooting, the sdsu

8115
04:07:55,380 --> 04:07:57,380
synagogue attack hateful

8116
04:07:58,884 --> 04:07:59,551
anti-Semitic fliers in our

8117
04:07:59,551 --> 04:08:00,251
neighborhoods and swastikas

8118
04:08:00,251 --> 04:08:02,651
defacing our community spaces.

8119
04:08:03,555 --> 04:08:04,289
As a parent I can tell you

8120
04:08:04,289 --> 04:08:04,990
Jewish families are living this

8121
04:08:04,990 --> 04:08:08,590
reality Every day we drop off

8122
04:08:09,294 --> 04:08:10,280
our children at schools,

8123
04:08:10,280 --> 04:08:10,662
community centers by gate armed

8124
04:08:10,662 --> 04:08:13,620
guards and they're tired.

8125
04:08:13,599 --> 04:08:13,932
Thank you for that Concluding

8126
04:08:13,932 --> 04:08:14,666
comment.

8127
04:08:14,666 --> 04:08:15,100
Janet Klein Thank you for your

8128
04:08:15,100 --> 04:08:15,900
action today.

8129
04:08:15,900 --> 04:08:18,203
Nick Janet Klein Please come up

8130
04:08:18,203 --> 04:08:20,203
to the microphone.

8131
04:08:22,808 --> 04:08:27,608
Who do you want to see to to

8132
04:08:27,613 --> 04:08:28,413
start falling back again and

8133
04:08:28,413 --> 04:08:28,780
someone will come up and get

8134
04:08:28,780 --> 04:08:30,780
your name.

8135
04:08:32,184 --> 04:08:32,984
But as I can tell you as a

8136
04:08:32,984 --> 04:08:33,719
parent and a Jewish parent it's

8137
04:08:33,719 --> 04:08:34,520
not fun to have to have armed

8138
04:08:34,520 --> 04:08:37,520
guards standing there with you

8139
04:08:38,900 --> 04:08:38,824
Children be wanded.

8140
04:08:38,824 --> 04:08:39,458
I've been at community events

8141
04:08:39,458 --> 04:08:40,224
with many of your council

8142
04:08:40,224 --> 04:08:42,594
members here where it's nice to

8143
04:08:42,594 --> 04:08:43,261
walk our children's in spaces

8144
04:08:43,261 --> 04:08:44,620
where they're free to be who

8145
04:08:44,620 --> 04:08:46,898
they are and not attacked for

8146
04:08:46,898 --> 04:08:47,600
being Jewish or for being a

8147
04:08:47,600 --> 04:08:48,100
person that's Asian, Latino or

8148
04:08:48,100 --> 04:08:50,100
African-American.

8149
04:08:52,700 --> 04:08:52,671
We all stand together.

8150
04:08:52,671 --> 04:08:53,238
This is not acceptable.

8151
04:08:53,238 --> 04:08:53,606
This resolution is not

8152
04:08:53,606 --> 04:08:54,273
symbolic.

8153
04:08:54,273 --> 04:08:56,642
It shows that you stand in

8154
04:08:56,642 --> 04:08:57,476
solidarity against hate.

8155
04:08:57,476 --> 04:08:58,177
It's a necessary step to equip

8156
04:08:58,177 --> 04:09:01,145
our city, our law enforcement

8157
04:09:01,145 --> 04:09:01,847
and community with a clear

8158
04:09:01,847 --> 04:09:02,580
understanding of anti-Semitism

8159
04:09:02,580 --> 04:09:03,480
so we can identify it, confront

8160
04:09:03,480 --> 04:09:05,448
it and stop it.

8161
04:09:06,184 --> 04:09:06,719
This is a moment for action,

8162
04:09:06,719 --> 04:09:07,419
not just words.

8163
04:09:07,419 --> 04:09:08,120
Thank you for voting yes on

8164
04:09:08,120 --> 04:09:08,754
today's item and for standing

8165
04:09:08,754 --> 04:09:11,154
with the Jewish community.

8166
04:09:11,724 --> 04:09:12,570
I appreciate each and every one

8167
04:09:12,570 --> 04:09:12,524
of you.

8168
04:09:12,524 --> 04:09:14,524
>> Thank you.

8169
04:09:17,796 --> 04:09:18,430
To confirm or eugenic line and

8170
04:09:18,430 --> 04:09:18,764
I welcome your Janet Klein

8171
04:09:18,764 --> 04:09:19,131
though.

8172
04:09:19,131 --> 04:09:21,131
Thank you.

8173
04:09:21,233 --> 04:09:22,134
Next is Nicole Bernstein Nicole

8174
04:09:22,134 --> 04:09:26,334
you have time ceded to you by

8175
04:09:26,372 --> 04:09:27,720
Jan Saffron Wolfer if you can

8176
04:09:27,720 --> 04:09:27,573
please raise your hand you'll

8177
04:09:27,573 --> 04:09:29,573
have two minutes.

8178
04:09:30,109 --> 04:09:32,109
Please proceed.

8179
04:09:36,615 --> 04:09:37,282
Equal commentator Dialectical

8180
04:09:37,282 --> 04:09:37,783
about to the home Bucky to

8181
04:09:37,783 --> 04:09:39,685
the name of Diana.

8182
04:09:39,685 --> 04:09:43,285
>> So the translation I am so

8183
04:09:44,123 --> 04:09:44,890
sorry that that happened to

8184
04:09:44,890 --> 04:09:45,357
your daughter in class and I

8185
04:09:45,357 --> 04:09:47,357
promise to help.

8186
04:09:49,610 --> 04:09:49,862
That's what I told the parents

8187
04:09:49,862 --> 04:09:50,596
of a ninth grade girl who's

8188
04:09:50,596 --> 04:09:53,596
been bullied at school multiple

8189
04:09:54,333 --> 04:09:55,234
times simply for being Jewish.

8190
04:09:55,234 --> 04:09:55,868
My name is Nicole Bernstein and

8191
04:09:55,868 --> 04:09:58,868
I'm a San Diego resident.

8192
04:09:58,971 --> 04:09:59,705
The daughter of Israeli

8193
04:09:59,705 --> 04:10:02,705
immigrants, the first person in

8194
04:10:03,809 --> 04:10:04,477
my entire family to be born in

8195
04:10:04,477 --> 04:10:07,477
the United States of America

8196
04:10:08,848 --> 04:10:09,515
and co-founder of Pure k12.

8197
04:10:09,515 --> 04:10:10,249
We help Jewish parents to

8198
04:10:10,249 --> 04:10:13,249
protect their kids civil rights

8199
04:10:13,419 --> 04:10:14,353
in our schools.

8200
04:10:14,353 --> 04:10:17,857
That call came to me last week

8201
04:10:17,857 --> 04:10:18,190
while I was out running errands

8202
04:10:18,190 --> 04:10:18,958
.

8203
04:10:18,958 --> 04:10:19,525
I stepped into the corner of a

8204
04:10:19,525 --> 04:10:21,525
store and continued

8205
04:10:22,695 --> 04:10:25,950
the conversation in Hebrew.

8206
04:10:27,200 --> 04:10:28,167
Within minutes multiple people

8207
04:10:28,167 --> 04:10:32,367
walked by and glared at me with

8208
04:10:32,405 --> 04:10:33,372
open hostility.

8209
04:10:33,372 --> 04:10:36,372
One woman even circled back

8210
04:10:37,977 --> 04:10:38,244
twice just to make sure I felt

8211
04:10:38,244 --> 04:10:40,244
it.

8212
04:10:42,548 --> 04:10:43,116
That should not be tolerated.

8213
04:10:43,116 --> 04:10:43,749
I wasn't being loud.

8214
04:10:43,749 --> 04:10:46,149
I was not disruptive.

8215
04:10:47,386 --> 04:10:47,854
I was simply speaking in my

8216
04:10:47,854 --> 04:10:49,854
mother's tongue.

8217
04:10:52,291 --> 04:10:52,925
Hebrew just one week earlier in

8218
04:10:52,925 --> 04:10:55,325
San Jose, California, two

8219
04:10:56,461 --> 04:10:57,163
Israelis speaking Hebrew

8220
04:10:57,163 --> 04:11:00,163
outside of a restaurant were

8221
04:11:01,600 --> 04:11:02,301
violently attacked simply for

8222
04:11:02,301 --> 04:11:05,301
speaking Hebrew in public That

8223
04:11:06,172 --> 04:11:06,739
should not be tolerated.

8224
04:11:06,739 --> 04:11:08,739
>> From classrooms to

8225
04:11:11,770 --> 04:11:11,778
restaurants to grocery stores,

8226
04:11:11,778 --> 04:11:14,778
Jews are being targeted simply

8227
04:11:16,416 --> 04:11:17,183
for daring to exist in public

8228
04:11:17,183 --> 04:11:20,183
That should not be tolerated.

8229
04:11:21,721 --> 04:11:22,321
Every person and every language

8230
04:11:22,321 --> 04:11:25,321
has the right to exist.

8231
04:11:26,892 --> 04:11:27,626
Today in America's finest city

8232
04:11:27,626 --> 04:11:28,361
you have an opportunity to send

8233
04:11:28,361 --> 04:11:31,564
a clear message with your vote.

8234
04:11:31,564 --> 04:11:32,265
Hatred of someone because of

8235
04:11:32,265 --> 04:11:32,932
their religion, skin color or

8236
04:11:32,932 --> 04:11:34,932
sexual orientation National

8237
04:11:35,969 --> 04:11:36,336
nation of origin should be

8238
04:11:36,336 --> 04:11:36,869
tolerated.

8239
04:11:36,869 --> 04:11:38,869
>> Please vote yes.

8240
04:11:41,374 --> 04:11:42,410
Nicole Bernstein.

8241
04:11:42,410 --> 04:11:42,442
Oh, is that you?

8242
04:11:42,442 --> 04:11:43,900
I'm sorry.

8243
04:11:43,900 --> 04:11:45,409
I'm happy to go.

8244
04:11:46,120 --> 04:11:46,412
I'm just getting started.

8245
04:11:46,412 --> 04:11:48,412
Sorry.

8246
04:11:51,217 --> 04:11:51,884
Andrea Dembski After Andrea we

8247
04:11:51,884 --> 04:11:54,884
have Cantor Cornett and Liva

8248
04:11:55,688 --> 04:11:56,220
Tucker as well as DR. Joshua

8249
04:11:56,220 --> 04:11:56,756
Fetter.

8250
04:11:56,756 --> 04:11:57,390
If you can please come out to

8251
04:11:57,390 --> 04:11:57,857
the other reserved seats.

8252
04:11:57,857 --> 04:11:59,857
Please proceed.

8253
04:12:00,960 --> 04:12:00,894
Good afternoon.

8254
04:12:00,894 --> 04:12:01,727
My name is Andrea Beth Dembski

8255
04:12:01,727 --> 04:12:05,231
and I am a commissioner with

8256
04:12:05,231 --> 04:12:05,732
the California Commission on

8257
04:12:05,732 --> 04:12:06,499
the State of Hate.

8258
04:12:06,499 --> 04:12:07,200
Speaking on my own behalf as a

8259
04:12:07,200 --> 04:12:09,669
member of the Jewish community

8260
04:12:09,669 --> 04:12:10,370
who has been dogged and

8261
04:12:10,370 --> 04:12:12,770
harassed for assumptions about

8262
04:12:14,307 --> 04:12:15,141
my support of Israel.

8263
04:12:15,141 --> 04:12:15,775
We live in a time when Jew

8264
04:12:15,775 --> 04:12:16,476
haters drive their trucks

8265
04:12:16,476 --> 04:12:16,942
through synagogue doors armed

8266
04:12:16,942 --> 04:12:18,942
with explosives.

8267
04:12:19,779 --> 04:12:20,447
When Jew haters like Jews on

8268
04:12:20,447 --> 04:12:22,847
fire with Molotov cocktails,

8269
04:12:23,650 --> 04:12:24,450
when Jews speaking Hebrew are

8270
04:12:24,450 --> 04:12:25,118
beaten in a restaurant in broad

8271
04:12:25,118 --> 04:12:25,885
daylight and no one comes to

8272
04:12:25,885 --> 04:12:28,655
their aid when Jews are

8273
04:12:28,655 --> 04:12:28,988
murdered outside a Jewish

8274
04:12:28,988 --> 04:12:29,723
museum.

8275
04:12:29,723 --> 04:12:33,323
These acts target Jews not a

8276
04:12:33,392 --> 04:12:34,940
state nor its military.

8277
04:12:34,940 --> 04:12:34,861
Jews are hunted domestically

8278
04:12:34,861 --> 04:12:38,461
for being Jews and for our

8279
04:12:38,565 --> 04:12:39,165
assumed connection to Israel

8280
04:12:39,165 --> 04:12:39,832
that tens of millions of

8281
04:12:39,832 --> 04:12:42,232
Christians who do support

8282
04:12:42,802 --> 04:12:43,169
Israel are not similarly

8283
04:12:43,169 --> 04:12:43,904
attacked.

8284
04:12:43,904 --> 04:12:47,173
Clarify that these acts of hate

8285
04:12:47,173 --> 04:12:47,607
and violence against Jews are

8286
04:12:47,607 --> 04:12:48,174
antisemitism.

8287
04:12:48,174 --> 04:12:48,842
We need the strongest

8288
04:12:48,842 --> 04:12:50,842
definition of anti-Semitism

8289
04:12:52,779 --> 04:12:53,246
possible and this resolution

8290
04:12:53,246 --> 04:12:53,849
meets that need.

8291
04:12:53,849 --> 04:12:56,849
Thank you to the council

8292
04:12:57,517 --> 04:12:58,251
members and staff who brought

8293
04:12:58,251 --> 04:12:58,652
this forward and I urge you all

8294
04:12:58,652 --> 04:12:59,152
to vote yes.

8295
04:12:59,152 --> 04:13:01,152
>> Thank you.

8296
04:13:06,250 --> 04:13:06,827
Cantor.

8297
04:13:06,827 --> 04:13:07,727
>> Thank you, Council members.

8298
04:13:07,727 --> 04:13:11,327
My name is Cantor Larry Cornett

8299
04:13:11,598 --> 04:13:12,299
for those of you who do not

8300
04:13:12,299 --> 04:13:12,933
know the difference between a

8301
04:13:12,933 --> 04:13:15,933
cantor and a rabbi, rabbis

8302
04:13:16,169 --> 04:13:17,370
think they can sing.

8303
04:13:17,370 --> 04:13:20,637
I am actually here today to

8304
04:13:21,374 --> 04:13:21,775
talk to you about the aria

8305
04:13:21,775 --> 04:13:23,775
definition.

8306
04:13:25,946 --> 04:13:26,580
When I was in college the first

8307
04:13:26,580 --> 04:13:29,580
thing that I learned from

8308
04:13:30,450 --> 04:13:31,417
philosophy professor.

8309
04:13:31,417 --> 04:13:34,417
>> Excuse me I'm sorry is

8310
04:13:35,388 --> 04:13:36,890
define your terms.

8311
04:13:36,890 --> 04:13:38,489
Why is that important?

8312
04:13:40,193 --> 04:13:40,894
You cannot have an intelligent

8313
04:13:40,894 --> 04:13:41,528
conversation with somebody if

8314
04:13:41,528 --> 04:13:44,528
you are not speaking with

8315
04:13:45,533 --> 04:13:45,865
the correct terms and both are

8316
04:13:45,865 --> 04:13:47,865
shared.

8317
04:13:50,700 --> 04:13:50,771
It is imperative for you to not

8318
04:13:50,771 --> 04:13:51,438
play Whac-a-Mole and actually

8319
04:13:51,438 --> 04:13:54,438
have the definition that you

8320
04:13:55,809 --> 04:13:59,980
can use to be able to pattern

8321
04:13:59,980 --> 04:14:00,680
your ideas and importance on

8322
04:14:00,680 --> 04:14:01,281
your department heads as to

8323
04:14:01,281 --> 04:14:04,281
what they need to know.

8324
04:14:05,586 --> 04:14:06,119
Thank you COUNCILMAN Woodburn

8325
04:14:06,119 --> 04:14:06,586
for presenting this.

8326
04:14:06,586 --> 04:14:08,586
I appreciate it.

8327
04:14:09,489 --> 04:14:13,890
Please vote yes and Harry lies

8328
04:14:13,727 --> 04:14:14,461
attacker.

8329
04:14:14,461 --> 04:14:15,195
Hello council members and thank

8330
04:14:15,195 --> 04:14:18,195
you Council member Whipper for

8331
04:14:20,466 --> 04:14:20,788
response during the Irish vote

8332
04:14:20,788 --> 04:14:22,669
today.

8333
04:14:22,669 --> 04:14:23,370
My name is Lisa Thatcher.

8334
04:14:23,370 --> 04:14:24,138
100 cities and municipalities

8335
04:14:24,138 --> 04:14:28,700
in the us have adopted the ihra

8336
04:14:28,700 --> 04:14:28,675
definition because it is

8337
04:14:28,675 --> 04:14:31,750
constitutional and does not

8338
04:14:32,880 --> 04:14:33,213
infringe on one's right to free

8339
04:14:33,213 --> 04:14:34,147
speech.

8340
04:14:34,147 --> 04:14:37,451
But San Diego is not on this

8341
04:14:37,451 --> 04:14:38,510
list.

8342
04:14:38,510 --> 04:14:38,785
Today is the day.

8343
04:14:38,785 --> 04:14:41,855
San Diego being the sister city

8344
04:14:41,855 --> 04:14:42,422
of Shard Negev should be added

8345
04:14:42,422 --> 04:14:45,422
to this list as well.

8346
04:14:46,393 --> 04:14:46,693
Beverly Hills El Cajon La Chula

8347
04:14:46,693 --> 04:14:46,994
Vista.

8348
04:14:46,994 --> 04:14:47,394
Miami.

8349
04:14:47,394 --> 04:14:47,828
Miami Beach.

8350
04:14:47,828 --> 04:14:48,128
Coral Gables.

8351
04:14:48,128 --> 04:14:50,128
Doral.

8352
04:14:51,565 --> 04:14:52,990
Sunnyvale Beach.

8353
04:14:52,990 --> 04:14:52,566
Palm Beach Gardens.

8354
04:14:52,566 --> 04:14:53,330
West Palm Beach.

8355
04:14:53,330 --> 04:14:55,330
Hialeah Gardens.

8356
04:14:56,770 --> 04:14:57,404
Parkland.

8357
04:14:57,404 --> 04:14:57,871
North Miami of Intolerable

8358
04:14:57,871 --> 04:14:58,272
Harbor Surfside.

8359
04:14:58,272 --> 04:15:00,272
Juno Beach.

8360
04:15:01,775 --> 04:15:02,442
Golden Beach Bay Harbor Islands

8361
04:15:02,442 --> 04:15:02,843
North Bay Village North Palm

8362
04:15:02,843 --> 04:15:04,843
Beach Pine.

8363
04:15:06,914 --> 04:15:07,581
Chris Key Biscayne Jupiter

8364
04:15:07,581 --> 04:15:09,981
Jupiter Intel Colony Forest

8365
04:15:11,985 --> 04:15:12,553
Park Lincoln Wood Highland Park

8366
04:15:12,553 --> 04:15:14,553
Gary Bellevue Tacoma.

8367
04:15:16,990 --> 04:15:17,391
Kansas City.

8368
04:15:17,391 --> 04:15:18,920
>> Seattle.

8369
04:15:18,920 --> 04:15:18,424
Thank you for that concluding

8370
04:15:18,424 --> 04:15:20,424
remark.

8371
04:15:26,733 --> 04:15:27,301
DR. Joshua Fetter Thank you.

8372
04:15:27,301 --> 04:15:28,680
I'm DR. Josh Fader.

8373
04:15:28,680 --> 04:15:31,205
I teach at ucsd School of

8374
04:15:31,205 --> 04:15:31,939
Medicine and also at nasa

8375
04:15:31,939 --> 04:15:32,573
National University Palestinian

8376
04:15:32,573 --> 04:15:34,973
Child Institute in Nablus.

8377
04:15:36,343 --> 04:15:37,770
My family in yellow Poland was

8378
04:15:37,770 --> 04:15:40,770
burned alive in their synagogue

8379
04:15:41,115 --> 04:15:41,816
in a Nazi demonstration to show

8380
04:15:41,816 --> 04:15:45,286
that the world would not help

8381
04:15:45,286 --> 04:15:46,253
Jews here in America.

8382
04:15:46,253 --> 04:15:46,954
At age six I took a brick at

8383
04:15:46,954 --> 04:15:50,423
close range to my head because

8384
04:15:50,423 --> 04:15:51,225
I killed Jesus.

8385
04:15:51,225 --> 04:15:51,925
I became a Navy doctor, served

8386
04:15:51,925 --> 04:15:55,496
through the first Gulf War and

8387
04:15:55,496 --> 04:15:56,970
now I lead the American Academy

8388
04:15:56,970 --> 04:15:56,730
of Child and Adolescent

8389
04:15:56,730 --> 04:15:59,130
Psychiatry and Trauma care

8390
04:16:00,367 --> 04:16:00,968
nationally and globally helping

8391
04:16:00,968 --> 04:16:03,368
all children impacted by

8392
04:16:04,839 --> 04:16:05,606
conflict and hate.

8393
04:16:05,606 --> 04:16:06,306
Last SEPTEMBER I spoke at

8394
04:16:06,306 --> 04:16:10,770
the U.N. To move that fragile

8395
04:16:10,770 --> 04:16:10,778
cease fire forward.

8396
04:16:10,778 --> 04:16:11,144
My life is about protecting

8397
04:16:11,144 --> 04:16:13,144
children.

8398
04:16:14,715 --> 04:16:15,416
Every child deserves safety and

8399
04:16:15,416 --> 04:16:17,816
peace That includes Jewish

8400
04:16:20,200 --> 04:16:20,821
children.

8401
04:16:20,821 --> 04:16:23,821
This ira resolution will help.

8402
04:16:24,825 --> 04:16:25,660
Thank you.

8403
04:16:25,660 --> 04:16:28,600
>> Rabbi Scott Meltzer Rabbi,

8404
04:16:29,462 --> 04:16:30,164
you have time seated by Jacob

8405
04:16:30,164 --> 04:16:30,931
Schorr If you can please raise

8406
04:16:30,931 --> 04:16:33,300
your hand And by Nina Schorr if

8407
04:16:33,300 --> 04:16:34,100
you can please raise your hand.

8408
04:16:34,100 --> 04:16:34,467
You'll have three minutes.

8409
04:16:34,467 --> 04:16:36,467
Please proceed.

8410
04:16:39,140 --> 04:16:39,774
Thank you.

8411
04:16:39,774 --> 04:16:40,408
Thank you, Council member

8412
04:16:40,408 --> 04:16:40,808
Whitburn for bringing this

8413
04:16:40,808 --> 04:16:42,808
resolution.

8414
04:16:43,410 --> 04:16:44,440
Thank you to your staff for an

8415
04:16:44,440 --> 04:16:44,644
outstanding presentation.

8416
04:16:44,644 --> 04:16:44,978
Thank you to the entire

8417
04:16:44,978 --> 04:16:46,978
Council.

8418
04:16:47,848 --> 04:16:48,516
My name is Scott Meltzer.

8419
04:16:48,516 --> 04:16:49,116
I am the Rabbi of Shalom

8420
04:16:49,116 --> 04:16:52,116
Synagogue and I teach in

8421
04:16:52,586 --> 04:16:53,320
the department for the study of

8422
04:16:53,320 --> 04:16:53,955
Religion at San Diego State.

8423
04:16:53,955 --> 04:16:54,689
I would like to publicly

8424
04:16:54,689 --> 04:16:57,890
acknowledge and thank PRESIDENT

8425
04:16:58,125 --> 04:16:58,859
The delegate Tara for her

8426
04:16:58,859 --> 04:17:01,259
national leadership on creating

8427
04:17:02,630 --> 04:17:03,264
safe space for Jewish students

8428
04:17:03,264 --> 04:17:03,931
in the context of American

8429
04:17:03,931 --> 04:17:05,931
universities something that

8430
04:17:07,401 --> 04:17:07,801
tragically is not common around

8431
04:17:07,801 --> 04:17:08,603
the country.

8432
04:17:08,603 --> 04:17:12,273
I also apologize if I look a

8433
04:17:12,273 --> 04:17:13,400
bit disheveled and tired.

8434
04:17:13,400 --> 04:17:13,741
I came home very late last

8435
04:17:13,741 --> 04:17:14,375
night from a conference out of

8436
04:17:14,375 --> 04:17:17,178
town that I was attending.

8437
04:17:17,178 --> 04:17:17,879
I can't tell you where that

8438
04:17:17,879 --> 04:17:20,879
conference is because the new

8439
04:17:21,850 --> 04:17:22,483
norm in Jewish conferences is

8440
04:17:22,483 --> 04:17:24,883
please don't post anything

8441
04:17:26,487 --> 04:17:27,288
geographically identifiable

8442
04:17:27,288 --> 04:17:27,989
until after the conference for

8443
04:17:27,989 --> 04:17:30,389
fear of antisemitism heckling

8444
04:17:31,559 --> 04:17:32,293
harassment and violence.

8445
04:17:32,293 --> 04:17:32,926
I've been to two conferences

8446
04:17:32,926 --> 04:17:35,926
this year and that's been

8447
04:17:36,630 --> 04:17:36,731
the policy for both of them.

8448
04:17:36,731 --> 04:17:37,298
Again, the new norm in

8449
04:17:37,298 --> 04:17:39,298
the Jewish community.

8450
04:17:40,802 --> 04:17:41,435
You want to talk about

8451
04:17:41,435 --> 04:17:42,236
challenges to free speech?

8452
04:17:42,236 --> 04:17:45,236
I have congregants who are

8453
04:17:46,207 --> 04:17:46,574
afraid to come into our

8454
04:17:46,574 --> 04:17:47,275
synagogue.

8455
04:17:47,275 --> 04:17:50,275
They don't come for services.

8456
04:17:50,277 --> 04:17:50,611
They don't come for social

8457
04:17:50,611 --> 04:17:51,279
events.

8458
04:17:51,279 --> 04:17:52,460
They don't come for classes

8459
04:17:52,460 --> 04:17:55,460
because they are afraid of

8460
04:17:55,283 --> 04:17:55,850
the anti-Semitism in this

8461
04:17:55,850 --> 04:17:56,517
America's finest city.

8462
04:17:56,517 --> 04:17:59,517
And you have the opportunity

8463
04:18:00,154 --> 04:18:00,756
today to say to them to all

8464
04:18:00,756 --> 04:18:01,556
Jews in the city and to

8465
04:18:01,556 --> 04:18:05,156
everybody in this city that we

8466
04:18:05,326 --> 04:18:05,927
will not abide these

8467
04:18:05,927 --> 04:18:06,360
unprecedented levels of

8468
04:18:06,360 --> 04:18:08,360
anti-Semitism.

8469
04:18:09,998 --> 04:18:10,598
Some will argue that

8470
04:18:10,598 --> 04:18:11,320
anti-Israel can never be

8471
04:18:11,320 --> 04:18:13,320
anti-Semitic.

8472
04:18:13,968 --> 04:18:14,569
They are wrong.

8473
04:18:14,569 --> 04:18:15,170
Anti-Israel rhetoric is

8474
04:18:15,170 --> 04:18:17,570
sometimes a discourse of

8475
04:18:19,700 --> 04:18:19,706
criticism and sometimes it

8476
04:18:19,706 --> 04:18:20,141
crosses a line that is clearly

8477
04:18:20,141 --> 04:18:22,141
anti-Semitic.

8478
04:18:24,345 --> 04:18:25,790
In the past months my synagogue

8479
04:18:25,790 --> 04:18:28,790
has been vandalized five times.

8480
04:18:28,616 --> 04:18:29,450
Vandalism is a crime.

8481
04:18:29,450 --> 04:18:32,450
When my synagogue is targeted

8482
04:18:33,188 --> 04:18:35,588
in vandalized with anti-Israel

8483
04:18:37,859 --> 04:18:38,726
hate that is anti-Semitic.

8484
04:18:38,726 --> 04:18:42,326
When somebody drives a car into

8485
04:18:42,864 --> 04:18:43,831
a place of worship doing damage

8486
04:18:43,831 --> 04:18:47,735
,firing a gun that is a crime

8487
04:18:47,735 --> 04:18:48,570
When they are angry at Israel

8488
04:18:48,570 --> 04:18:49,370
and do it in the synagogue that

8489
04:18:49,370 --> 04:18:51,370
is anti-Semitic.

8490
04:18:52,974 --> 04:18:53,274
Any argument to the contrary is

8491
04:18:53,274 --> 04:18:55,274
wrong.

8492
04:19:00,815 --> 04:19:01,582
Thank you very much, Bernard f

8493
04:19:01,582 --> 04:19:02,384
if you can please come up to

8494
04:19:02,384 --> 04:19:05,486
the podium and if I can have

8495
04:19:05,486 --> 04:19:06,186
the following individuals

8496
04:19:06,186 --> 04:19:06,454
please come up to the front

8497
04:19:06,454 --> 04:19:07,155
row.

8498
04:19:07,155 --> 04:19:10,155
Shelly de Leon Stacey Bressler

8499
04:19:10,391 --> 04:19:10,759
Reinstein Greenstein and Wendy

8500
04:19:10,759 --> 04:19:12,759
Patterson.

8501
04:19:16,640 --> 04:19:16,498
Kayla Gilbertson Amy Wise Bomb

8502
04:19:16,498 --> 04:19:18,498
Adam Moseley.

8503
04:19:20,350 --> 04:19:20,735
If you can all please come up

8504
04:19:20,735 --> 04:19:22,537
to the front row and Bernard

8505
04:19:22,537 --> 04:19:25,537
you can come up to

8506
04:19:29,978 --> 04:19:30,579
the microphone and maybe.

8507
04:19:30,579 --> 04:19:31,246
Thank you Counsel.

8508
04:19:31,246 --> 04:19:34,246
My name is Brian Spriggs.

8509
04:19:34,916 --> 04:19:35,484
I'm a native San Diego and I

8510
04:19:35,484 --> 04:19:37,884
live in District one.

8511
04:19:39,454 --> 04:19:40,221
Thank you for bringing this up.

8512
04:19:40,221 --> 04:19:43,221
I'm going to speak on

8513
04:19:43,725 --> 04:19:44,126
the behalf of the Gentile

8514
04:19:44,126 --> 04:19:44,993
population.

8515
04:19:44,993 --> 04:19:48,697
I am not Jewish but I stand

8516
04:19:48,697 --> 04:19:52,297
with the Jews as a Gentile.

8517
04:19:53,769 --> 04:19:54,636
And the fact or even happened

8518
04:19:54,636 --> 04:19:58,836
to have this as a vote is

8519
04:19:58,873 --> 04:19:59,174
probably the most concerning

8520
04:19:59,174 --> 04:20:01,174
part.

8521
04:20:02,477 --> 04:20:03,178
But I personally, as you each

8522
04:20:03,178 --> 04:20:06,114
one personally have to do

8523
04:20:06,114 --> 04:20:06,848
the address take a stand Stand

8524
04:20:06,848 --> 04:20:07,582
up for people's rights, speak

8525
04:20:07,582 --> 04:20:11,182
up for those people who have

8526
04:20:11,185 --> 04:20:11,653
more crime against them than

8527
04:20:11,653 --> 04:20:13,653
any other group.

8528
04:20:15,823 --> 04:20:16,492
Please support this adoption

8529
04:20:16,492 --> 04:20:17,125
and let this just be

8530
04:20:17,125 --> 04:20:17,992
the beginning of a change

8531
04:20:17,992 --> 04:20:21,330
within us to be able to bring

8532
04:20:21,330 --> 04:20:23,730
Shalom to our community.

8533
04:20:25,533 --> 04:20:26,100
Thank you Shelly.

8534
04:20:26,100 --> 04:20:28,100
Good afternoon.

8535
04:20:30,705 --> 04:20:31,673
Council members.

8536
04:20:31,673 --> 04:20:32,374
Good to see you again and thank

8537
04:20:32,374 --> 04:20:32,741
you so much to Council member

8538
04:20:32,741 --> 04:20:34,741
Whitburn.

8539
04:20:36,444 --> 04:20:37,112
I'm in District five in Rancho

8540
04:20:37,112 --> 04:20:40,112
Pinocchio's and a member of

8541
04:20:40,349 --> 04:20:41,216
Stand with Us.

8542
04:20:41,216 --> 04:20:44,816
Thank you for your time today

8543
04:20:45,254 --> 04:20:46,540
And especially I want to urge

8544
04:20:46,540 --> 04:20:46,387
you to vote yes on this

8545
04:20:46,387 --> 04:20:48,387
measure.

8546
04:20:50,325 --> 04:20:50,993
I want to note that members of

8547
04:20:50,993 --> 04:20:53,993
care the Council on American

8548
04:20:54,863 --> 04:20:55,464
Islamic Relations are present

8549
04:20:55,464 --> 04:20:56,231
today and I believe it's

8550
04:20:56,231 --> 04:20:59,768
important for the council to be

8551
04:20:59,768 --> 04:21:00,369
aware of the backgrounds and

8552
04:21:00,369 --> 04:21:02,369
statements connected to

8553
04:21:04,339 --> 04:21:04,940
organizations participating in

8554
04:21:04,940 --> 04:21:05,274
public discussions, for

8555
04:21:05,274 --> 04:21:07,274
example.

8556
04:21:10,112 --> 04:21:10,846
So Jim Webb, a chair or a care

8557
04:21:10,846 --> 04:21:13,846
of speaker and collaborator has

8558
04:21:14,817 --> 04:21:17,217
been quoted as describing

8559
04:21:19,421 --> 04:21:19,822
homosexuality as quote evil

8560
04:21:19,822 --> 04:21:21,822
inclination.

8561
04:21:24,225 --> 04:21:24,927
Additionally, North the Los

8562
04:21:24,927 --> 04:21:25,560
Care's director of government

8563
04:21:25,560 --> 04:21:27,960
affairs has been recorded

8564
04:21:30,366 --> 04:21:30,999
making deeply offensive remarks

8565
04:21:30,999 --> 04:21:33,399
including statements as a

8566
04:21:34,236 --> 04:21:35,400
conclusion as time has expired.

8567
04:21:35,400 --> 04:21:37,404
Vote Yes Stacy Bressler

8568
04:21:37,940 --> 04:21:39,940
Reinstein.

8569
04:21:40,976 --> 04:21:44,576
First one to get it wrong.

8570
04:21:45,947 --> 04:21:46,682
>> Okay.

8571
04:21:46,682 --> 04:21:47,316
Good afternoon Council members.

8572
04:21:47,316 --> 04:21:48,500
My name is Stacy Bressler

8573
04:21:48,500 --> 04:21:49,885
Reinstein and I'm a resident of

8574
04:21:49,885 --> 04:21:50,652
District six.

8575
04:21:50,652 --> 04:21:51,286
I politely urge the council

8576
04:21:51,286 --> 04:21:54,286
members to support the ira

8577
04:21:55,230 --> 04:21:55,691
resolution today.

8578
04:21:55,691 --> 04:21:56,258
>> The Jewish community has

8579
04:21:56,258 --> 04:21:56,859
been the target of an

8580
04:21:56,859 --> 04:21:59,259
exponential rise in hate

8581
04:21:59,528 --> 04:22:00,596
incidents over the last ten

8582
04:22:00,596 --> 04:22:03,599
years with a 286% rise here in

8583
04:22:03,599 --> 04:22:04,300
San Diego since 2022.

8584
04:22:04,300 --> 04:22:07,870
For the past year someone has

8585
04:22:07,870 --> 04:22:08,604
been dropping off small slips

8586
04:22:08,604 --> 04:22:09,338
of paper In the early morning

8587
04:22:09,338 --> 04:22:12,841
near my local middle school and

8588
04:22:12,841 --> 04:22:13,141
the Chabad Center of University

8589
04:22:13,141 --> 04:22:14,109
City.

8590
04:22:14,109 --> 04:22:14,410
This is 7/10 of a mile from my

8591
04:22:14,410 --> 04:22:15,177
home.

8592
04:22:15,177 --> 04:22:18,177
On these papers are written

8593
04:22:18,647 --> 04:22:19,315
sayings such as the chosen

8594
04:22:19,315 --> 04:22:20,150
people were chosen by Hitler

8595
04:22:20,150 --> 04:22:21,517
and thank Hitler with a heart

8596
04:22:21,517 --> 04:22:23,517
and a swastika.

8597
04:22:26,589 --> 04:22:27,323
>> And here's the a neighbor a

8598
04:22:27,323 --> 04:22:29,723
neighbor reported this incident

8599
04:22:31,694 --> 04:22:32,294
to the police a year ago but

8600
04:22:32,294 --> 04:22:32,695
somehow it fell through

8601
04:22:32,695 --> 04:22:33,396
the cracks.

8602
04:22:33,396 --> 04:22:36,396
It's my understanding that is

8603
04:22:36,799 --> 04:22:37,533
now being taken seriously by

8604
04:22:37,533 --> 04:22:38,234
Councilmember Kent Lee's office

8605
04:22:38,234 --> 04:22:40,836
as well as law enforcement and

8606
04:22:40,836 --> 04:22:41,503
new incidents are being

8607
04:22:41,503 --> 04:22:41,870
reported through the proper

8608
04:22:41,870 --> 04:22:42,538
channels.

8609
04:22:42,538 --> 04:22:45,538
It is distressing and deeply

8610
04:22:46,475 --> 04:22:47,276
troubling that an individual

8611
04:22:47,276 --> 04:22:47,943
who is filled with hatred and

8612
04:22:47,943 --> 04:22:48,277
anti thank you for that kind

8613
04:22:48,277 --> 04:22:49,110
goes by.

8614
04:22:49,110 --> 04:22:51,380
>> Thank you for considering

8615
04:22:51,380 --> 04:22:52,348
Wendy Patterson.

8616
04:22:52,348 --> 04:22:52,648
When do you have time to buy

8617
04:22:52,648 --> 04:22:54,648
Beth?

8618
04:22:55,584 --> 04:22:55,918
Beth I've read a Heller reader

8619
04:22:55,918 --> 04:22:56,384
Heller.

8620
04:22:56,384 --> 04:22:58,784
No, I have Beth.

8621
04:22:59,689 --> 04:23:00,189
Do you have two minutes?

8622
04:23:00,189 --> 04:23:00,489
Please proceed.

8623
04:23:00,489 --> 04:23:00,889
Okay.

8624
04:23:00,889 --> 04:23:01,257
Hi, counsel.

8625
04:23:01,257 --> 04:23:03,257
Thank you.

8626
04:23:04,727 --> 04:23:05,294
My apologies.

8627
04:23:05,294 --> 04:23:05,962
What other name?

8628
04:23:05,962 --> 04:23:06,462
I will look for it.

8629
04:23:06,462 --> 04:23:08,462
Please proceed.

8630
04:23:10,733 --> 04:23:11,367
Hi, Council members.

8631
04:23:11,367 --> 04:23:11,700
Thank you for putting this

8632
04:23:11,700 --> 04:23:12,368
forward.

8633
04:23:12,368 --> 04:23:15,271
Steve Whitburn thank you for

8634
04:23:15,271 --> 04:23:16,710
all your work where I endorse

8635
04:23:16,710 --> 04:23:16,439
Lee and thank you to my

8636
04:23:16,439 --> 04:23:18,439
community.

8637
04:23:19,575 --> 04:23:23,775
>> I am so proud of you today.

8638
04:23:24,247 --> 04:23:25,470
>> My name is Wendy Bateson and

8639
04:23:25,470 --> 04:23:25,648
I have been a resident of San

8640
04:23:25,648 --> 04:23:28,480
Diego for over 17 years.

8641
04:23:29,485 --> 04:23:30,385
I am here today to urge you to

8642
04:23:30,385 --> 04:23:33,985
vote yes on San Diego adopting

8643
04:23:34,256 --> 04:23:34,624
the irh or a definition of anti

8644
04:23:34,624 --> 04:23:36,624
Semitism.

8645
04:23:38,528 --> 04:23:39,195
This definition provides a

8646
04:23:39,195 --> 04:23:41,595
clear framework to identify

8647
04:23:43,990 --> 04:23:43,733
Semitic harassment threats or

8648
04:23:43,733 --> 04:23:44,434
attacks on Jewish people's

8649
04:23:44,434 --> 04:23:47,937
right to exist freely and live

8650
04:23:47,937 --> 04:23:48,638
safely.

8651
04:23:48,638 --> 04:23:49,304
>> I am speaking as

8652
04:23:49,304 --> 04:23:51,704
the granddaughter of Jewish

8653
04:23:53,420 --> 04:23:53,743
immigrants who fed fled

8654
04:23:53,743 --> 04:23:56,143
anti-Semitism and violence in

8655
04:23:57,146 --> 04:23:57,880
Turkey during World War one

8656
04:23:57,880 --> 04:23:58,514
believing they would finally be

8657
04:23:58,514 --> 04:24:01,514
safe in the United States.

8658
04:24:02,840 --> 04:24:02,785
Yet just a generation later

8659
04:24:02,785 --> 04:24:05,185
anti-Semitism is rising again.

8660
04:24:06,555 --> 04:24:07,389
Even here in America's finest

8661
04:24:07,389 --> 04:24:10,989
city I am I have personally

8662
04:24:11,694 --> 04:24:12,362
experienced a bomb scare

8663
04:24:12,362 --> 04:24:13,290
threatening hate speech and

8664
04:24:13,290 --> 04:24:15,290
witnessed numerous targeted

8665
04:24:16,566 --> 04:24:16,966
attacks on our Jewish spaces

8666
04:24:16,966 --> 04:24:17,634
and symbols.

8667
04:24:17,634 --> 04:24:20,634
Today when I attend Jewish

8668
04:24:21,503 --> 04:24:22,104
community events in San Diego

8669
04:24:22,104 --> 04:24:22,805
they require high level

8670
04:24:22,805 --> 04:24:25,205
security measures because hate

8671
04:24:26,576 --> 04:24:26,943
rhetoric too often leads to

8672
04:24:26,943 --> 04:24:27,678
violence.

8673
04:24:27,678 --> 04:24:30,780
Officials and community leaders

8674
04:24:31,714 --> 04:24:32,348
often say they are horrified

8675
04:24:32,348 --> 04:24:32,682
after Semitic anti-Semitic

8676
04:24:32,682 --> 04:24:34,682
attacks.

8677
04:24:36,686 --> 04:24:37,253
But being horrified after a

8678
04:24:37,253 --> 04:24:39,653
tragedy is not enough.

8679
04:24:42,258 --> 04:24:43,590
We often say that none of us

8680
04:24:43,590 --> 04:24:46,620
are free until we are all free.

8681
04:24:46,620 --> 04:24:46,763
So it should not be

8682
04:24:46,763 --> 04:24:47,363
controversial to say that San

8683
04:24:47,363 --> 04:24:49,363
Diego's Jewish residents

8684
04:24:51,501 --> 04:24:52,202
deserve the same protection

8685
04:24:52,202 --> 04:24:52,902
from incitement and harassment

8686
04:24:52,902 --> 04:24:55,302
that every other marginalized

8687
04:24:56,272 --> 04:24:56,539
community expects and fights

8688
04:24:56,539 --> 04:24:58,539
for.

8689
04:25:01,444 --> 04:25:02,110
San Diego is doing meaningful

8690
04:25:02,110 --> 04:25:02,412
justice work for many

8691
04:25:02,412 --> 04:25:04,412
communities.

8692
04:25:05,982 --> 04:25:06,749
I have stood on the front lines

8693
04:25:06,749 --> 04:25:10,349
together with many of you in

8694
04:25:11,200 --> 04:25:11,321
this room on both sides of this

8695
04:25:11,321 --> 04:25:12,288
issue.

8696
04:25:12,288 --> 04:25:15,492
But I have stood with you for

8697
04:25:15,492 --> 04:25:17,892
against the Muslim ban.

8698
04:25:20,130 --> 04:25:20,830
I have stood with you against

8699
04:25:20,830 --> 04:25:21,431
supporting immigrants rights,

8700
04:25:21,431 --> 04:25:21,831
fighting against family

8701
04:25:21,831 --> 04:25:23,831
separation.

8702
04:25:25,568 --> 04:25:29,168
I could go on and on.

8703
04:25:30,540 --> 04:25:31,107
But today we are here for

8704
04:25:31,107 --> 04:25:31,741
the hra and the Jewish

8705
04:25:31,741 --> 04:25:34,741
community must not be left

8706
04:25:35,245 --> 04:25:36,120
behind.

8707
04:25:36,120 --> 04:25:36,680
We need effective safeguards

8708
04:25:36,680 --> 04:25:40,280
and hate from hate and harm.

8709
04:25:40,650 --> 04:25:44,250
Please vote yes on the hra.

8710
04:25:45,155 --> 04:25:46,220
>> Thank you Kayla.

8711
04:25:46,220 --> 04:25:49,622
>> Kayla, you have Time to get

8712
04:25:49,793 --> 04:25:50,460
it to You by Denise Casale.

8713
04:25:50,460 --> 04:25:50,860
Thank you so much, love.

8714
04:25:50,860 --> 04:25:51,328
Two minutes.

8715
04:25:51,328 --> 04:25:51,928
Please proceed.

8716
04:25:51,928 --> 04:25:52,262
Good afternoon, council

8717
04:25:52,262 --> 04:25:54,262
members.

8718
04:25:54,464 --> 04:25:55,132
My name is Kayla Glover, a

8719
04:25:55,132 --> 04:25:55,731
resident of District one and

8720
04:25:55,731 --> 04:25:58,131
I'm speaking today as

8721
04:25:59,135 --> 04:25:59,835
the interim associate director

8722
04:25:59,835 --> 04:26:02,835
with Jewish National Fund usa

8723
04:26:03,506 --> 04:26:04,174
here in San Diego, a

8724
04:26:04,174 --> 04:26:04,608
non-religious and apolitical

8725
04:26:04,608 --> 04:26:06,608
organization.

8726
04:26:08,678 --> 04:26:09,312
I must emphasize I urge you to

8727
04:26:09,312 --> 04:26:09,980
vote yes on adopting ihra

8728
04:26:09,980 --> 04:26:11,980
definition of antisemitism.

8729
04:26:13,283 --> 04:26:13,984
You MAY hear opponents wrongly

8730
04:26:13,984 --> 04:26:14,751
claim that ira threatens free

8731
04:26:14,751 --> 04:26:18,351
speech as we've heard so much

8732
04:26:18,555 --> 04:26:18,855
that argument is just simply

8733
04:26:18,855 --> 04:26:19,523
wrong.

8734
04:26:19,523 --> 04:26:19,923
That definition does not ban

8735
04:26:19,923 --> 04:26:21,923
free speech.

8736
04:26:22,993 --> 04:26:23,694
It is a non-binding educational

8737
04:26:23,694 --> 04:26:27,230
tool used around the world to

8738
04:26:27,230 --> 04:26:27,965
help institutions recognize

8739
04:26:27,965 --> 04:26:28,565
when criticism crosses the line

8740
04:26:28,565 --> 04:26:30,565
into into anti-Semitism

8741
04:26:33,690 --> 04:26:33,670
criticism of any government

8742
04:26:33,670 --> 04:26:36,700
including Israel is not

8743
04:26:37,608 --> 04:26:38,375
considered anti-Semitic Under

8744
04:26:38,375 --> 04:26:38,976
ihra but denying the Jewish

8745
04:26:38,976 --> 04:26:41,976
people the same right to

8746
04:26:42,845 --> 04:26:43,447
self-determination afforded to

8747
04:26:43,447 --> 04:26:44,114
others or holding Jews

8748
04:26:44,114 --> 04:26:46,114
collectively responsible for

8749
04:26:47,750 --> 04:26:48,218
actions of a foreign government

8750
04:26:48,218 --> 04:26:48,986
is antisemitic.

8751
04:26:48,986 --> 04:26:51,386
ira helps clarify that

8752
04:26:52,489 --> 04:26:53,189
distinction.

8753
04:26:53,189 --> 04:26:53,790
With anti-Semitism on the rise

8754
04:26:53,790 --> 04:26:55,790
nationally and locally.

8755
04:26:57,627 --> 04:26:58,328
Clarity absolutely matters.

8756
04:26:58,328 --> 04:26:58,896
Voting yes today affirms that

8757
04:26:58,896 --> 04:27:00,896
San Diego recognizes

8758
04:27:02,132 --> 04:27:02,399
antisemitism and stands against

8759
04:27:02,399 --> 04:27:03,400
it.

8760
04:27:03,400 --> 04:27:05,936
Thank you so much for your time

8761
04:27:05,936 --> 04:27:07,936
today.

8762
04:27:11,107 --> 04:27:11,842
>> Amy Weisberg.

8763
04:27:11,842 --> 04:27:12,176
>> Good afternoon Council

8764
04:27:12,176 --> 04:27:14,176
members.

8765
04:27:16,513 --> 04:27:17,114
My name is Amy Weiss Bomb and I

8766
04:27:17,114 --> 04:27:17,815
live in District three.

8767
04:27:17,815 --> 04:27:18,449
Councilmember Whitburn, thank

8768
04:27:18,449 --> 04:27:21,418
you so much for sponsoring

8769
04:27:21,418 --> 04:27:22,119
today's ira vote.

8770
04:27:22,119 --> 04:27:22,719
The opposition is manipulating

8771
04:27:22,719 --> 04:27:25,719
us with claims that even

8772
04:27:26,290 --> 04:27:26,990
the ira authorized an ounce.

8773
04:27:26,990 --> 04:27:27,658
Eight scholars and experts on

8774
04:27:27,658 --> 04:27:30,580
antisemitism drafted the ira

8775
04:27:30,794 --> 04:27:31,495
resolution and agreed by

8776
04:27:31,495 --> 04:27:32,162
consensus By consensus meaning

8777
04:27:32,162 --> 04:27:35,320
all authors agreed and voted

8778
04:27:35,320 --> 04:27:35,699
yes on it later.

8779
04:27:35,699 --> 04:27:36,400
One author of the eight

8780
04:27:36,400 --> 04:27:39,400
expressed concerns that it can

8781
04:27:40,437 --> 04:27:41,171
be misused and he never

8782
04:27:41,171 --> 04:27:41,871
criticized the existence of ira

8783
04:27:41,871 --> 04:27:44,871
and never rescinded his vote.

8784
04:27:45,476 --> 04:27:46,143
What is even more ridiculous is

8785
04:27:46,143 --> 04:27:49,143
that the opposition wants to

8786
04:27:50,347 --> 04:27:51,480
tell us Jews which declaration

8787
04:27:51,480 --> 04:27:51,782
should define hate against us.

8788
04:27:51,782 --> 04:27:54,782
Suggesting we use the Jerusalem

8789
04:27:55,519 --> 04:27:56,185
Declaration of antisemitism.

8790
04:27:56,185 --> 04:27:58,185
95% of worldwide Jewish

8791
04:28:00,257 --> 04:28:00,658
organizations agree on the ihra

8792
04:28:00,658 --> 04:28:01,325
definition.

8793
04:28:01,325 --> 04:28:02,250
We don't need the people who

8794
04:28:02,250 --> 04:28:05,625
harass us to tell us which

8795
04:28:05,696 --> 04:28:06,397
definition to use.

8796
04:28:06,397 --> 04:28:07,164
Please adopt Ira Stand by

8797
04:28:07,164 --> 04:28:10,667
The fact and the definition of

8798
04:28:10,667 --> 04:28:11,334
anti-Semite ism that

8799
04:28:11,334 --> 04:28:11,769
the majority of the world's

8800
04:28:11,769 --> 04:28:12,203
Jews Stand by.

8801
04:28:12,203 --> 04:28:14,203
>> Thank you.

8802
04:28:16,373 --> 04:28:17,174
They can thank you, Adam, as

8803
04:28:17,174 --> 04:28:18,410
long as you can please come up

8804
04:28:18,410 --> 04:28:20,611
to the podium And if I can ask

8805
04:28:20,611 --> 04:28:21,278
the following individuals to

8806
04:28:21,278 --> 04:28:21,744
please come up to the yellow

8807
04:28:21,744 --> 04:28:22,480
reserved seats.

8808
04:28:22,480 --> 04:28:23,214
If you've already spoken please

8809
04:28:23,214 --> 04:28:25,716
go back to your seats where you

8810
04:28:25,716 --> 04:28:26,417
were originally.

8811
04:28:26,417 --> 04:28:28,817
Debbie Bank Town Hanukkah.

8812
04:28:29,586 --> 04:28:30,320
David Feingold To John

8813
04:28:30,320 --> 04:28:32,720
Sorrentino and Julie Sorrentino

8814
04:28:34,358 --> 04:28:35,250
as well as Jonas McClennan If

8815
04:28:35,250 --> 04:28:35,493
you can please come up Adam

8816
04:28:35,493 --> 04:28:37,493
Please proceed.

8817
04:28:39,296 --> 04:28:40,640
Good afternoon Councilmember.

8818
04:28:40,640 --> 04:28:40,764
My name is Adam Masri.

8819
04:28:40,764 --> 04:28:42,933
I'm the director of the Finest

8820
04:28:42,933 --> 04:28:43,701
Community Coalition, a

8821
04:28:43,701 --> 04:28:44,368
coalition of 47 local San Diego

8822
04:28:44,368 --> 04:28:46,368
Jewish organizations working

8823
04:28:47,705 --> 04:28:48,139
together to confront

8824
04:28:48,139 --> 04:28:48,873
antisemitism.

8825
04:28:48,873 --> 04:28:49,473
Our members include synagogues,

8826
04:28:49,473 --> 04:28:51,473
community organizations,

8827
04:28:52,909 --> 04:28:53,577
educational institutions,

8828
04:28:53,577 --> 04:28:54,311
advocacy groups and service

8829
04:28:54,311 --> 04:28:56,311
organizations that collectively

8830
04:28:57,515 --> 04:28:58,182
represent the broad spectrum of

8831
04:28:58,182 --> 04:28:58,548
San Diego's organized Jewish

8832
04:28:58,548 --> 04:29:00,548
community.

8833
04:29:02,185 --> 04:29:02,953
As a coalition we ourselves

8834
04:29:02,953 --> 04:29:03,454
adhere to the ihra definition

8835
04:29:03,454 --> 04:29:04,880
of antisemitism as

8836
04:29:04,880 --> 04:29:07,880
the framework we use when

8837
04:29:07,658 --> 04:29:08,259
evaluating and responding to

8838
04:29:08,259 --> 04:29:08,626
incidents affecting our

8839
04:29:08,626 --> 04:29:09,360
community.

8840
04:29:09,360 --> 04:29:12,129
We the definition because it is

8841
04:29:12,129 --> 04:29:12,730
the most widely recognized and

8842
04:29:12,730 --> 04:29:13,364
practical definition of

8843
04:29:13,364 --> 04:29:15,764
antisemitism in use today.

8844
04:29:16,867 --> 04:29:17,568
Jewish communities are diverse

8845
04:29:17,568 --> 04:29:18,102
and debate is a cherished part

8846
04:29:18,102 --> 04:29:20,102
of Jewish tradition.

8847
04:29:21,939 --> 04:29:22,640
You MAY hear from some fringe

8848
04:29:22,640 --> 04:29:23,400
Jewish voices who oppose this

8849
04:29:23,400 --> 04:29:23,674
definition.

8850
04:29:23,674 --> 04:29:24,750
While they are entitled to

8851
04:29:24,750 --> 04:29:26,750
their views.

8852
04:29:26,811 --> 04:29:27,578
It is important to understand

8853
04:29:27,578 --> 04:29:28,279
that those views do not reflect

8854
04:29:28,279 --> 04:29:31,279
the consensus of San Diego's

8855
04:29:32,830 --> 04:29:32,817
organized Jewish community.

8856
04:29:32,817 --> 04:29:35,217
Our unified coalition of 47

8857
04:29:36,688 --> 04:29:37,221
organizations does.

8858
04:29:37,221 --> 04:29:37,822
We respectfully urge

8859
04:29:37,822 --> 04:29:38,523
the Council to listen to

8860
04:29:38,523 --> 04:29:38,956
the voice of our community by

8861
04:29:38,956 --> 04:29:39,657
adopting this.

8862
04:29:39,657 --> 04:29:39,990
Thank you for that Concluding

8863
04:29:39,990 --> 04:29:41,990
remark.

8864
04:29:45,129 --> 04:29:45,496
Debbie Simon Once you give me

8865
04:29:45,496 --> 04:29:47,496
his time.

8866
04:29:50,368 --> 04:29:51,102
It's one minute.

8867
04:29:51,102 --> 04:29:51,635
I don't have anyone sitting in

8868
04:29:51,635 --> 04:29:54,350
your time right now.

8869
04:29:54,639 --> 04:29:55,239
There his will go Somebody go

8870
04:29:55,239 --> 04:29:55,640
back there to get their

8871
04:29:55,640 --> 04:29:55,973
speakers up.

8872
04:29:55,973 --> 04:29:57,973
Proceed.

8873
04:29:59,430 --> 04:29:59,777
Thank you, Dear council

8874
04:29:59,777 --> 04:30:03,377
members, my name is Debbie Bank

8875
04:30:03,581 --> 04:30:07,181
and I live in District one.

8876
04:30:08,286 --> 04:30:09,860
>> I want to explain I want to

8877
04:30:09,860 --> 04:30:12,657
explain to you who is really

8878
04:30:12,657 --> 04:30:13,157
behind the opposition refusing

8879
04:30:13,157 --> 04:30:13,791
the acknowledgment

8880
04:30:13,791 --> 04:30:16,191
anti-Semitism and the ira

8881
04:30:18,280 --> 04:30:18,763
resolution.

8882
04:30:18,763 --> 04:30:19,330
Who is behind the emails you

8883
04:30:19,330 --> 04:30:21,330
received against Ira?

8884
04:30:22,433 --> 04:30:25,433
And who rallied these opponents

8885
04:30:26,838 --> 04:30:27,572
of ira in this meeting?

8886
04:30:27,572 --> 04:30:28,239
One organization is called Kara

8887
04:30:28,239 --> 04:30:30,239
Council of American-Islamic

8888
04:30:31,910 --> 04:30:32,777
Relations.

8889
04:30:32,777 --> 04:30:33,444
There is so much that can be

8890
04:30:33,444 --> 04:30:35,844
said about this organization

8891
04:30:36,948 --> 04:30:37,649
including their support for

8892
04:30:37,649 --> 04:30:38,349
international terrorism, their

8893
04:30:38,349 --> 04:30:40,349
undisclosed foreign government

8894
04:30:42,120 --> 04:30:42,754
funding ties to Hamas and

8895
04:30:42,754 --> 04:30:44,754
promotion of antisemitism,

8896
04:30:46,624 --> 04:30:47,258
anti-Semitism in general.

8897
04:30:47,258 --> 04:30:47,592
Here are their leadership

8898
04:30:47,592 --> 04:30:49,592
quotes.

8899
04:30:52,630 --> 04:30:54,463
F Jews I demand.

8900
04:30:56,634 --> 04:30:56,934
I want icis to kill all of

8901
04:30:56,934 --> 04:30:57,501
them.

8902
04:30:57,501 --> 04:30:59,901
Speaking of the Jews.

8903
04:31:01,105 --> 04:31:01,705
Nor Nora shall us care Director

8904
04:31:01,705 --> 04:31:02,307
of government that clear

8905
04:31:02,307 --> 04:31:04,707
homosexuality is an evil

8906
04:31:07,579 --> 04:31:09,380
inclination in that so have web

8907
04:31:09,380 --> 04:31:10,181
care speaker and collaborator

8908
04:31:10,181 --> 04:31:13,181
In 2017 the Islamic nation has

8909
04:31:15,186 --> 04:31:16,254
lost one of its biggest emblems

8910
04:31:16,254 --> 04:31:19,557
and he had a what a word care

8911
04:31:19,557 --> 04:31:20,292
executive director about a

8912
04:31:20,292 --> 04:31:23,292
recruiter for al Qaeda training

8913
04:31:24,195 --> 04:31:24,529
camps and mentor of Osama bin

8914
04:31:24,529 --> 04:31:25,980
Laden.

8915
04:31:25,980 --> 04:31:27,980
We are witnessing

8916
04:31:29,660 --> 04:31:29,768
decolonization czar below Care

8917
04:31:29,768 --> 04:31:32,168
Executive Director On OCTOBER

8918
04:31:32,770 --> 04:31:35,770
7th, 2023 the day when Jews

8919
04:31:37,420 --> 04:31:37,909
when were slaughtered by Hamas

8920
04:31:37,909 --> 04:31:40,909
raped and burned Jews siding

8921
04:31:42,814 --> 04:31:43,381
with ira position is siding

8922
04:31:43,381 --> 04:31:45,781
with bigotry and hate.

8923
04:31:49,621 --> 04:31:51,423
Please adopt Ira tell so sorry

8924
04:31:51,423 --> 04:31:52,123
I when I really mention like

8925
04:31:52,123 --> 04:31:52,857
all the organizations that a

8926
04:31:52,857 --> 04:31:55,257
supporters is Jewish Federation

8927
04:31:55,927 --> 04:31:56,628
of San Diego Hillel San Diego

8928
04:31:56,628 --> 04:31:59,280
American Jewish Committee adl

8929
04:32:00,398 --> 04:32:00,865
thank you so much.

8930
04:32:00,865 --> 04:32:02,865
>> Thank you.

8931
04:32:05,203 --> 04:32:05,904
My apologies to all Hanukkah.

8932
04:32:05,904 --> 04:32:08,304
Good afternoon Council members

8933
04:32:10,208 --> 04:32:10,976
My name is Tal Hanukkah.

8934
04:32:10,976 --> 04:32:11,843
I'm a San Diego resident from

8935
04:32:11,843 --> 04:32:15,443
District one and I'm a Jewish

8936
04:32:15,647 --> 04:32:16,140
mother raising children in this

8937
04:32:16,140 --> 04:32:16,615
community.

8938
04:32:16,615 --> 04:32:18,615
Thank you Councilmember

8939
04:32:20,218 --> 04:32:20,685
Whitburn for bringing forward

8940
04:32:20,685 --> 04:32:21,420
this resolution.

8941
04:32:21,420 --> 04:32:25,200
A few months after OCTOBER 7th

8942
04:32:25,189 --> 04:32:25,957
I was putting my young children

8943
04:32:25,957 --> 04:32:26,591
into the car in a shopping mall

8944
04:32:26,591 --> 04:32:26,925
while speaking to them in

8945
04:32:26,925 --> 04:32:28,925
Hebrew.

8946
04:32:30,729 --> 04:32:31,329
A woman parked next to me

8947
04:32:31,329 --> 04:32:31,829
overheard us and started

8948
04:32:31,829 --> 04:32:33,829
yelling f-ing Jew.

8949
04:32:35,300 --> 04:32:35,666
My children were right there

8950
04:32:35,666 --> 04:32:37,666
listening.

8951
04:32:39,471 --> 04:32:40,500
anti-Semitism is not abstract

8952
04:32:40,500 --> 04:32:42,500
for Jewish families.

8953
04:32:44,376 --> 04:32:44,942
It happens every day often in

8954
04:32:44,942 --> 04:32:45,677
front of our children.

8955
04:32:45,677 --> 04:32:48,677
Healthy debate and criticism of

8956
04:32:48,946 --> 04:32:49,848
governments including Israel

8957
04:32:49,848 --> 04:32:53,448
are a normal part of democratic

8958
04:32:53,518 --> 04:32:54,185
societies.

8959
04:32:54,185 --> 04:32:54,920
But there is an important

8960
04:32:54,920 --> 04:32:56,920
distinction between criticizing

8961
04:32:58,757 --> 04:32:59,190
a government and targeting

8962
04:32:59,190 --> 04:32:59,825
Jewish people.

8963
04:32:59,825 --> 04:33:02,825
That hra definition is an

8964
04:33:03,795 --> 04:33:04,496
important tool because it helps

8965
04:33:04,496 --> 04:33:05,196
distinguish between legitimate

8966
04:33:05,196 --> 04:33:08,196
criticism of Israel and hatred

8967
04:33:08,767 --> 04:33:09,701
directed at Jewish people.

8968
04:33:09,701 --> 04:33:10,402
>> I urge you to vote yes.

8969
04:33:10,402 --> 04:33:13,402
Thank you for that concluding

8970
04:33:13,605 --> 04:33:16,605
remark David Offenders David f

8971
04:33:18,410 --> 04:33:23,115
e and g-d d You f, e and g d

8972
04:33:23,115 --> 04:33:23,481
you Fingal Feingold on my

8973
04:33:23,481 --> 04:33:25,481
apologies.

8974
04:33:28,420 --> 04:33:29,188
Yes I have horrible spelling.

8975
04:33:29,188 --> 04:33:32,788
>> Sorry but yeah no we all

8976
04:33:32,957 --> 04:33:33,625
know what anti-Semitism is and

8977
04:33:33,625 --> 04:33:36,625
this isn't actually going to

8978
04:33:37,529 --> 04:33:38,330
stop it but it's a culture we

8979
04:33:38,330 --> 04:33:38,997
all know that we can't call

8980
04:33:38,997 --> 04:33:41,997
little people and words or

8981
04:33:42,134 --> 04:33:42,501
black people and words or

8982
04:33:42,501 --> 04:33:43,101
whatever.

8983
04:33:43,101 --> 04:33:46,101
The point is is language

8984
04:33:47,639 --> 04:33:48,373
evolves And you know, for me I

8985
04:33:48,373 --> 04:33:49,740
was at the market the other day

8986
04:33:49,740 --> 04:33:52,440
and so many just honk the horn

8987
04:33:52,440 --> 04:33:52,745
and said Israel which it would

8988
04:33:52,745 --> 04:33:53,212
have been better if they just

8989
04:33:53,212 --> 04:33:55,612
called me a Jew.

8990
04:33:56,215 --> 04:33:56,915
But it's evolving So this is

8991
04:33:56,915 --> 04:33:57,616
actually about just protecting

8992
04:33:57,616 --> 04:34:00,616
children by creating a culture

8993
04:34:01,654 --> 04:34:02,287
where it's not okay to go after

8994
04:34:02,287 --> 04:34:05,287
somebody just for being a

8995
04:34:05,858 --> 04:34:06,458
certain religion or you know,

8996
04:34:06,458 --> 04:34:07,191
wearing what they wear.

8997
04:34:07,191 --> 04:34:10,628
But most of San Diego I just

8998
04:34:10,628 --> 04:34:11,290
will say is like very tolerant

8999
04:34:11,290 --> 04:34:11,964
of us.

9000
04:34:11,964 --> 04:34:12,665
It's just a few people and it's

9001
04:34:12,665 --> 04:34:15,935
those few people that cause me

9002
04:34:15,935 --> 04:34:16,635
to have to go behind

9003
04:34:16,635 --> 04:34:17,336
bulletproof glass tonight when

9004
04:34:17,336 --> 04:34:20,306
I go study Torah or you know,

9005
04:34:20,306 --> 04:34:21,390
have to hang out with security

9006
04:34:21,390 --> 04:34:21,606
guards at every single function

9007
04:34:21,606 --> 04:34:22,340
it's just not normal.

9008
04:34:22,340 --> 04:34:25,340
And you know, that's pretty

9009
04:34:26,110 --> 04:34:26,879
much all it is.

9010
04:34:26,879 --> 04:34:27,579
But yeah, vote for it And we

9011
04:34:27,579 --> 04:34:30,616
all know what anti Semitism is

9012
04:34:30,616 --> 04:34:30,983
but we just had that We have to

9013
04:34:30,983 --> 04:34:31,684
define it.

9014
04:34:31,684 --> 04:34:34,684
Thank you John Sorrentino And

9015
04:34:34,820 --> 04:34:35,554
then Julie Sorrentino.

9016
04:34:35,554 --> 04:34:39,154
Jonas McClennan And if I can

9017
04:34:39,825 --> 04:34:43,425
have Grandma sc and Alia David

9018
04:34:43,596 --> 04:34:44,290
Bronstein please come up to

9019
04:34:44,290 --> 04:34:44,864
the first row.

9020
04:34:44,864 --> 04:34:48,466
John you have time ceded to you

9021
04:34:48,466 --> 04:34:48,767
by Elena Rangel Thank you so

9022
04:34:48,767 --> 04:34:49,368
much.

9023
04:34:49,368 --> 04:34:49,835
You'll have two minutes.

9024
04:34:49,835 --> 04:34:51,835
Please proceed.

9025
04:34:53,206 --> 04:34:53,839
Hello And thank you for

9026
04:34:53,839 --> 04:34:54,140
allowing me to speak here

9027
04:34:54,140 --> 04:34:54,807
today.

9028
04:34:54,807 --> 04:34:57,643
My name is John Sorrentino.

9029
04:34:57,643 --> 04:34:58,430
I'm the pastor of New Covenant

9030
04:34:58,430 --> 04:34:58,744
Tabernacle.

9031
04:34:58,744 --> 04:34:59,511
And antisemitism has directly

9032
04:34:59,511 --> 04:35:02,615
affected our church and we have

9033
04:35:02,615 --> 04:35:03,348
over 100 members from San Diego

9034
04:35:03,348 --> 04:35:06,348
City from Nestor Paradise Hills

9035
04:35:07,853 --> 04:35:08,420
Skyline Alta Vista, Palm City

9036
04:35:08,420 --> 04:35:09,288
and Ocean View Hills.

9037
04:35:09,288 --> 04:35:12,224
Our church is not Jewish but we

9038
04:35:12,224 --> 04:35:13,250
have many Jewish members.

9039
04:35:13,250 --> 04:35:16,428
As a Bible believing church we

9040
04:35:16,428 --> 04:35:17,960
hold true that those who bless

9041
04:35:17,960 --> 04:35:17,797
Israel will be blessed and

9042
04:35:17,797 --> 04:35:18,130
those who curse Israel will be

9043
04:35:18,130 --> 04:35:20,130
cursed.

9044
04:35:21,320 --> 04:35:21,733
And most importantly

9045
04:35:21,733 --> 04:35:22,101
the commandment to love your

9046
04:35:22,101 --> 04:35:22,735
neighbor.

9047
04:35:22,735 --> 04:35:25,735
We believe that the Jewish

9048
04:35:25,738 --> 04:35:26,471
community is our neighbor.

9049
04:35:26,471 --> 04:35:27,173
Sadly, because of this position

9050
04:35:27,173 --> 04:35:30,173
our church has experienced all

9051
04:35:31,430 --> 04:35:31,743
kinds of anti-Semitic ism.

9052
04:35:31,743 --> 04:35:32,478
Our youth have been bullied,

9053
04:35:32,478 --> 04:35:32,912
threatened and even attacked at

9054
04:35:32,912 --> 04:35:34,912
their schools.

9055
04:35:35,748 --> 04:35:36,282
Our church has been forced to

9056
04:35:36,282 --> 04:35:36,948
use armed security.

9057
04:35:36,948 --> 04:35:40,548
And many of our members now

9058
04:35:40,586 --> 04:35:41,254
legally carry firearms to

9059
04:35:41,254 --> 04:35:41,954
protect themselves and their

9060
04:35:41,954 --> 04:35:44,954
families at church Because of

9061
04:35:44,990 --> 04:35:45,591
the threats we've encountered.

9062
04:35:45,591 --> 04:35:46,192
The ihra definition of

9063
04:35:46,192 --> 04:35:48,192
antisemitism would give

9064
04:35:49,495 --> 04:35:50,195
authorities a foundation to

9065
04:35:50,195 --> 04:35:50,696
identify and deal with this

9066
04:35:50,696 --> 04:35:52,696
form of prejudice.

9067
04:35:54,733 --> 04:35:55,334
Recently I traveled to both of

9068
04:35:55,334 --> 04:35:56,350
the hallowed grounds of

9069
04:35:56,350 --> 04:35:59,350
Poland's Nazi death camps and

9070
04:35:59,639 --> 04:36:00,272
the ravaged Gaza envelope.

9071
04:36:00,272 --> 04:36:00,940
These horrific events that

9072
04:36:00,940 --> 04:36:03,940
happened in those places did

9073
04:36:03,943 --> 04:36:04,710
not begin with bullets and

9074
04:36:04,710 --> 04:36:08,310
bombs but with words, lies and

9075
04:36:08,681 --> 04:36:09,315
threats words that dehumanize

9076
04:36:09,315 --> 04:36:09,948
others, words that dismiss

9077
04:36:09,948 --> 04:36:12,348
hatred, words that justify

9078
04:36:13,820 --> 04:36:14,554
violence.

9079
04:36:14,554 --> 04:36:15,254
Adopting the ihra definition of

9080
04:36:15,254 --> 04:36:17,654
antisemitism would allow those

9081
04:36:18,991 --> 04:36:19,726
who perpetuate violence or

9082
04:36:19,726 --> 04:36:22,726
cowardly speak hate from behind

9083
04:36:23,629 --> 04:36:24,230
a keyboard or yelling threats

9084
04:36:24,230 --> 04:36:24,964
through a bullhorn be

9085
04:36:24,964 --> 04:36:25,431
identified and held accountable

9086
04:36:25,431 --> 04:36:27,431
for their words.

9087
04:36:29,100 --> 04:36:29,702
So today I ask you on behalf of

9088
04:36:29,702 --> 04:36:30,369
the hundreds of members of our

9089
04:36:30,369 --> 04:36:33,138
church and the thousands of

9090
04:36:33,138 --> 04:36:33,939
Jewish residents who deal with

9091
04:36:33,939 --> 04:36:38,139
this on a daily basis that you

9092
04:36:38,177 --> 04:36:38,878
vote yes and adopt the ihra

9093
04:36:38,878 --> 04:36:39,478
definition of antisemitism and

9094
04:36:39,478 --> 04:36:41,878
protect those you serve.

9095
04:36:42,181 --> 04:36:44,181
Thank you.

9096
04:36:47,186 --> 04:36:47,553
>> Julie Sorrentino Good

9097
04:36:47,553 --> 04:36:48,254
afternoon.

9098
04:36:48,254 --> 04:36:50,654
Council PRESIDENT And Council

9099
04:36:52,250 --> 04:36:52,825
members.

9100
04:36:52,825 --> 04:36:53,526
My name is Julie Sorrentino and

9101
04:36:53,526 --> 04:36:56,763
i serve as a Christian pastor.

9102
04:36:56,763 --> 04:36:57,397
I stand before you today

9103
04:36:57,397 --> 04:37:00,397
because this is a defining

9104
04:37:01,670 --> 04:37:01,634
moment for moral clarity for

9105
04:37:01,634 --> 04:37:04,340
the Jewish people, for

9106
04:37:06,172 --> 04:37:06,739
Christians and people of all

9107
04:37:06,739 --> 04:37:08,739
backgrounds of faith.

9108
04:37:09,708 --> 04:37:10,576
Scripture calls us in Isaiah

9109
04:37:10,576 --> 04:37:13,576
117 to seek justice and defend

9110
04:37:14,347 --> 04:37:15,114
the oppressed today That means

9111
04:37:15,114 --> 04:37:18,114
having the courage to clarify

9112
04:37:19,180 --> 04:37:19,586
or to clearly identify and

9113
04:37:19,586 --> 04:37:21,586
confront antisemitism.

9114
04:37:24,224 --> 04:37:27,824
This is not theoretical for us.

9115
04:37:28,160 --> 04:37:29,280
This is personal in our church

9116
04:37:29,280 --> 04:37:29,662
a young girl in high school has

9117
04:37:29,662 --> 04:37:32,620
been threatened simply for

9118
04:37:32,665 --> 04:37:33,399
standing with Israel.

9119
04:37:33,399 --> 04:37:36,399
Our ministry has received death

9120
04:37:37,403 --> 04:37:38,700
threats and ongoing hate speech

9121
04:37:38,700 --> 04:37:38,805
online Because we openly

9122
04:37:38,805 --> 04:37:41,805
support the Jewish community we

9123
04:37:42,475 --> 04:37:43,143
have had to take security

9124
04:37:43,143 --> 04:37:43,743
measures out of real concern

9125
04:37:43,743 --> 04:37:45,743
for potential violence.

9126
04:37:47,713 --> 04:37:48,181
This is happening here, not

9127
04:37:48,181 --> 04:37:50,181
somewhere else.

9128
04:37:51,784 --> 04:37:53,784
>> Please join us.

9129
04:37:54,420 --> 04:37:56,420
>> McClanahan My apologies.

9130
04:37:59,391 --> 04:38:00,159
Happy St Patrick's Day.

9131
04:38:00,159 --> 04:38:03,563
I'm just here today because I'm

9132
04:38:03,563 --> 04:38:06,563
tired of watching children and

9133
04:38:08,568 --> 04:38:08,868
people getting massacred on tv

9134
04:38:08,868 --> 04:38:09,636
.

9135
04:38:09,636 --> 04:38:10,303
I'm glad I'm a little confused

9136
04:38:10,303 --> 04:38:13,303
Sometimes it seems like this

9137
04:38:13,607 --> 04:38:14,407
about the state of Israel but

9138
04:38:14,407 --> 04:38:15,740
sometimes it seems like it is.

9139
04:38:15,740 --> 04:38:18,740
I know where I stand.

9140
04:38:18,645 --> 04:38:19,246
I'm against genocide.

9141
04:38:19,246 --> 04:38:19,679
I'm against torture, I'm

9142
04:38:19,679 --> 04:38:20,313
against rape.

9143
04:38:20,313 --> 04:38:22,713
I'm against children being

9144
04:38:23,616 --> 04:38:23,950
killed and that makes me anti

9145
04:38:23,950 --> 04:38:25,950
Semitic.

9146
04:38:28,821 --> 04:38:29,523
I guess I am grandma.

9147
04:38:29,523 --> 04:38:30,223
>> sc All right.

9148
04:38:30,223 --> 04:38:33,223
We've been doing pretty good.

9149
04:38:34,270 --> 04:38:34,661
Let's keep it two thumbs up or

9150
04:38:34,661 --> 04:38:37,661
thumbs down Grandma as you

9151
04:38:38,498 --> 04:38:39,199
please come forward to

9152
04:38:39,199 --> 04:38:39,933
the microphone it's your turn

9153
04:38:39,933 --> 04:38:43,533
to speak then That's an elliott

9154
04:38:43,770 --> 04:38:46,170
David Rothstein Manuel Bertran

9155
04:38:49,142 --> 04:38:50,770
Da Halevi Grade z or Dada.

9156
04:38:50,770 --> 04:38:51,912
So you and Leah okay if you can

9157
04:38:51,912 --> 04:38:52,546
all please come forward to

9158
04:38:52,546 --> 04:38:53,130
the yellow reserved seats

9159
04:38:53,130 --> 04:38:55,130
please proceed.

9160
04:38:57,217 --> 04:39:00,217
Oh yeah, that's my speech.

9161
04:39:02,222 --> 04:39:04,222
Good afternoon.

9162
04:39:07,294 --> 04:39:07,728
Council members especially MR.

9163
04:39:07,728 --> 04:39:08,328
Whitman.

9164
04:39:08,328 --> 04:39:10,728
He's my council member.

9165
04:39:11,765 --> 04:39:12,365
Thank you, MR. Whitman But this

9166
04:39:12,365 --> 04:39:13,333
this is the last straw.

9167
04:39:13,333 --> 04:39:16,333
We I have some confrontations

9168
04:39:16,636 --> 04:39:20,236
with you, but this one takes

9169
04:39:21,274 --> 04:39:21,841
the best You are You are being

9170
04:39:21,841 --> 04:39:23,841
discriminated as Jews.

9171
04:39:26,279 --> 04:39:27,246
I can't believe that.

9172
04:39:27,246 --> 04:39:30,451
Look at all these Jews lined up

9173
04:39:30,451 --> 04:39:31,418
all well-to-do full of money in

9174
04:39:31,418 --> 04:39:34,922
the pockets a pack money and

9175
04:39:34,922 --> 04:39:35,622
they are coming one by one

9176
04:39:35,622 --> 04:39:35,923
Doesn't give me a chance to

9177
04:39:35,923 --> 04:39:37,923
talk.

9178
04:39:39,592 --> 04:39:39,927
We are This is a one sided

9179
04:39:39,927 --> 04:39:40,861
session.

9180
04:39:40,861 --> 04:39:44,731
I can see this bill is going to

9181
04:39:44,731 --> 04:39:49,680
go to so why waste my time and

9182
04:39:49,680 --> 04:39:49,770
yours So I cannot say anything

9183
04:39:49,770 --> 04:39:50,370
about this bill because it's

9184
04:39:50,370 --> 04:39:52,770
already been planned and

9185
04:39:54,341 --> 04:39:55,750
everything I see is done.

9186
04:39:55,750 --> 04:39:58,675
Finish Why are we having so

9187
04:39:59,346 --> 04:40:00,113
much Jewish problems?

9188
04:40:00,113 --> 04:40:00,781
I see the Israelis who are

9189
04:40:00,781 --> 04:40:03,781
killing babies and you know

9190
04:40:04,484 --> 04:40:05,185
what's going on in there.

9191
04:40:05,185 --> 04:40:06,190
You know what the genocide is.

9192
04:40:06,190 --> 04:40:09,190
Your time has concluded And

9193
04:40:09,790 --> 04:40:10,457
last look at it Your time has

9194
04:40:10,457 --> 04:40:12,857
concluded And Elliot, please

9195
04:40:13,793 --> 04:40:16,793
come up and sit down.

9196
04:40:17,464 --> 04:40:20,464
Ma'am, Ma'am, sit down, Ma'am.

9197
04:40:27,174 --> 04:40:27,502
I know ma'am And please proceed

9198
04:40:27,502 --> 04:40:29,502
then.

9199
04:40:31,678 --> 04:40:32,446
Elliot I live in North Park.

9200
04:40:32,446 --> 04:40:33,247
I oppose the adoption of the i

9201
04:40:33,247 --> 04:40:36,847
h r a definition of anti

9202
04:40:37,118 --> 04:40:37,785
Semitism.

9203
04:40:37,785 --> 04:40:38,652
It's true that anti Semitism

9204
04:40:38,652 --> 04:40:42,252
has been increasing but so has

9205
04:40:42,255 --> 04:40:43,123
Islam a phobia.

9206
04:40:43,123 --> 04:40:46,627
Do we need a special law for

9207
04:40:46,627 --> 04:40:47,600
each type of discrimination in

9208
04:40:47,600 --> 04:40:47,695
this country?

9209
04:40:47,695 --> 04:40:48,329
>> Speech which criticizes

9210
04:40:48,329 --> 04:40:51,329
the actions of the Israeli

9211
04:40:51,498 --> 04:40:52,199
state is not anti-Semitic.

9212
04:40:52,199 --> 04:40:55,799
I criticize both the state of

9213
04:40:56,170 --> 04:40:56,871
Israel and the United States

9214
04:40:56,871 --> 04:41:00,471
When we conduct wars of choice

9215
04:41:00,741 --> 04:41:01,442
which devastate populations it

9216
04:41:01,442 --> 04:41:01,942
is my First Amendment right to

9217
04:41:01,942 --> 04:41:04,342
say what I think.

9218
04:41:05,212 --> 04:41:05,913
Are we becoming an Orwellian

9219
04:41:05,913 --> 04:41:08,913
state where our thoughts are

9220
04:41:10,251 --> 04:41:11,118
surveilled by thought police?

9221
04:41:11,118 --> 04:41:11,852
I vote my conscience and I will

9222
04:41:11,852 --> 04:41:14,455
not vote for any politician who

9223
04:41:14,455 --> 04:41:14,955
takes money from an Israeli

9224
04:41:14,955 --> 04:41:15,656
affiliated lobby.

9225
04:41:15,656 --> 04:41:16,324
The Democratic Party needs to

9226
04:41:16,324 --> 04:41:19,924
wake up to the reality that

9227
04:41:19,961 --> 04:41:20,728
the presidential action was

9228
04:41:20,728 --> 04:41:21,395
lost in part due to its failure

9229
04:41:21,395 --> 04:41:23,795
to acknowledge the genocide

9230
04:41:24,532 --> 04:41:25,266
perpetrated by the state of

9231
04:41:25,266 --> 04:41:25,599
Israel and funded by the United

9232
04:41:25,599 --> 04:41:27,599
States.

9233
04:41:29,437 --> 04:41:30,171
>> Thanks, David Rothstein.

9234
04:41:30,171 --> 04:41:33,171
>> Okay David, before you get

9235
04:41:34,346 --> 04:41:35,760
up, I've asked you three times

9236
04:41:35,760 --> 04:41:38,676
really nicely those who came up

9237
04:41:39,547 --> 04:41:40,214
and spoke in support of this.

9238
04:41:40,214 --> 04:41:40,914
There are people back there

9239
04:41:40,914 --> 04:41:41,649
that don't agree with you And

9240
04:41:41,649 --> 04:41:41,949
then a lot of sound came out of

9241
04:41:41,949 --> 04:41:43,651
them.

9242
04:41:43,651 --> 04:41:44,251
They put their thumbs down.

9243
04:41:44,251 --> 04:41:46,651
They waved their signs.

9244
04:41:47,888 --> 04:41:48,188
Please extend the same courtesy

9245
04:41:48,188 --> 04:41:48,689
.

9246
04:41:48,689 --> 04:41:49,423
Let people speak.

9247
04:41:49,423 --> 04:41:50,124
We'll get through this and then

9248
04:41:50,124 --> 04:41:53,124
we'll turn it over to

9249
04:41:53,261 --> 04:41:53,961
the council members.

9250
04:41:53,961 --> 04:41:54,695
Whether you agree or disagree

9251
04:41:54,695 --> 04:41:57,831
with this, let's keep it civil.

9252
04:41:57,831 --> 04:41:58,632
I know that can be painful

9253
04:41:58,632 --> 04:41:59,320
given what some of you have

9254
04:41:59,320 --> 04:41:59,701
experienced.

9255
04:41:59,701 --> 04:42:02,470
But bear with us here in

9256
04:42:02,470 --> 04:42:03,370
council chambers and in

9257
04:42:03,370 --> 04:42:03,474
the committee room and

9258
04:42:03,474 --> 04:42:05,474
the overflow.

9259
04:42:06,712 --> 04:42:08,712
>> Thank you.

9260
04:42:11,212 --> 04:42:11,546
David Rothstein, please come up

9261
04:42:11,546 --> 04:42:12,790
.

9262
04:42:12,790 --> 04:42:12,747
Thank you, counsel.

9263
04:42:12,747 --> 04:42:14,949
My name is David Rothstein.

9264
04:42:14,949 --> 04:42:15,583
I'm an attorney of about 15

9265
04:42:15,583 --> 04:42:16,830
years I've worked for two

9266
04:42:16,830 --> 04:42:16,751
federal agencies.

9267
04:42:16,751 --> 04:42:19,751
I've served as an assistant

9268
04:42:20,121 --> 04:42:20,888
attorney general, a couple of

9269
04:42:20,888 --> 04:42:21,255
states and I have an mba from

9270
04:42:21,255 --> 04:42:22,890
Berkeley.

9271
04:42:22,890 --> 04:42:24,291
I want to speak today in favor

9272
04:42:24,291 --> 04:42:24,959
of the hra definition.

9273
04:42:24,959 --> 04:42:27,959
The ihra definition does not

9274
04:42:28,930 --> 04:42:29,764
limit free speech.

9275
04:42:29,764 --> 04:42:30,364
There is a distinction between

9276
04:42:30,364 --> 04:42:32,364
free speech harassment,

9277
04:42:33,501 --> 04:42:33,968
intimidation and

9278
04:42:33,968 --> 04:42:35,968
discrimination.

9279
04:42:38,271 --> 04:42:39,600
One is okay, one is not okay.

9280
04:42:39,600 --> 04:42:39,640
>> Government agency government

9281
04:42:39,640 --> 04:42:42,640
agencies also have a civil

9282
04:42:43,211 --> 04:42:43,845
rights obligation to ensure

9283
04:42:43,845 --> 04:42:44,545
access based on religion,

9284
04:42:44,545 --> 04:42:46,945
ethnicity and national origin.

9285
04:42:47,982 --> 04:42:48,316
These include for Jewish

9286
04:42:48,316 --> 04:42:49,150
people.

9287
04:42:49,150 --> 04:42:52,387
I want to be clear on the hra

9288
04:42:52,387 --> 04:42:52,987
definition You are able to

9289
04:42:52,987 --> 04:42:54,987
criticize Israeli policy

9290
04:42:57,124 --> 04:42:57,825
Israeli officers in the same

9291
04:42:57,825 --> 04:42:58,593
manner as any other country.

9292
04:42:58,593 --> 04:43:02,193
You just can't have a different

9293
04:43:02,429 --> 04:43:03,264
standard for Jews.

9294
04:43:03,264 --> 04:43:03,898
And I want to leave you with

9295
04:43:03,898 --> 04:43:04,598
one last question Why not

9296
04:43:04,598 --> 04:43:07,598
listen to the Jewish community

9297
04:43:08,360 --> 04:43:08,871
on what antisemitism is?

9298
04:43:08,871 --> 04:43:09,504
>> We know what it is.

9299
04:43:09,504 --> 04:43:11,904
Please adopt a definition.

9300
04:43:12,206 --> 04:43:13,141
Thank you.

9301
04:43:13,141 --> 04:43:15,541
>> Manuel Manuel Beltran or

9302
04:43:16,644 --> 04:43:17,378
Manuel Beltran?

9303
04:43:17,378 --> 04:43:19,778
>> Honorable City Council Thank

9304
04:43:21,482 --> 04:43:21,783
you so much for meeting with us

9305
04:43:21,783 --> 04:43:22,750
today.

9306
04:43:22,750 --> 04:43:25,620
I'm coming to you in favor of

9307
04:43:25,620 --> 04:43:26,121
item 500 and the adoption of

9308
04:43:26,121 --> 04:43:26,553
ihra Definition of

9309
04:43:26,553 --> 04:43:28,553
antisemitism.

9310
04:43:29,724 --> 04:43:30,391
As a 30 year old from South Bay

9311
04:43:30,391 --> 04:43:33,991
I can tell you I've seen

9312
04:43:34,950 --> 04:43:34,996
antisemitism rise down there.

9313
04:43:34,996 --> 04:43:35,730
I've seen it be spread amongst

9314
04:43:35,730 --> 04:43:36,364
young people and most people in

9315
04:43:36,364 --> 04:43:38,764
colleges amongst people in

9316
04:43:39,200 --> 04:43:40,234
the workplace.

9317
04:43:40,234 --> 04:43:42,804
And I here to tell you as a

9318
04:43:42,804 --> 04:43:43,571
Christian that I for one I

9319
04:43:43,571 --> 04:43:44,172
don't stand with it and I stand

9320
04:43:44,172 --> 04:43:46,572
with my Jewish community

9321
04:43:47,308 --> 04:43:50,308
especially and I echo their

9322
04:43:51,279 --> 04:43:51,979
words from MAY 9th, 1945 to

9323
04:43:51,979 --> 04:43:55,579
recently in Temple two up in

9324
04:43:56,117 --> 04:43:56,985
San Jose Never again.

9325
04:43:56,985 --> 04:43:57,285
This is exactly what this is

9326
04:43:57,285 --> 04:43:57,852
about.

9327
04:43:57,852 --> 04:43:58,552
This is not about some

9328
04:43:58,552 --> 04:44:01,289
criticism Israel This is about

9329
04:44:01,289 --> 04:44:01,990
defending Jewish people,

9330
04:44:01,990 --> 04:44:02,691
the Jewish community and us as

9331
04:44:02,691 --> 04:44:05,910
Christians We're standing with

9332
04:44:05,994 --> 04:44:06,695
them because we seek justice

9333
04:44:06,695 --> 04:44:07,262
and we will consistently seek

9334
04:44:07,262 --> 04:44:09,262
justice regardless of

9335
04:44:11,166 --> 04:44:11,633
the consequences.

9336
04:44:11,633 --> 04:44:13,633
>> Thank you.

9337
04:44:15,570 --> 04:44:17,970
Da How Halevy I.

9338
04:44:20,575 --> 04:44:21,276
Hello my name is Da Levy

9339
04:44:21,276 --> 04:44:22,210
Feldman and I wrote a speech

9340
04:44:22,210 --> 04:44:24,879
but I'm not going to use it

9341
04:44:24,879 --> 04:44:25,547
because you just experienced an

9342
04:44:25,547 --> 04:44:27,947
anti-Semitic token that was

9343
04:44:30,180 --> 04:44:30,819
used against us about how we're

9344
04:44:30,819 --> 04:44:34,689
all rich and have money in our

9345
04:44:34,689 --> 04:44:35,323
pocket to acute to agree of why

9346
04:44:35,323 --> 04:44:37,723
you shouldn't vote against

9347
04:44:39,528 --> 04:44:40,395
the Arab resolution.

9348
04:44:40,395 --> 04:44:44,595
I'm beyond and I know why our

9349
04:44:44,933 --> 04:44:45,634
my community reacted this way

9350
04:44:45,634 --> 04:44:46,267
because we all know where this

9351
04:44:46,267 --> 04:44:49,704
is going When the Jews are

9352
04:44:49,704 --> 04:44:50,505
accused in those tokens.

9353
04:44:50,505 --> 04:44:53,975
I'm a I'm a granddaughter of

9354
04:44:53,975 --> 04:44:54,676
survivors of the Holocaust and

9355
04:44:54,676 --> 04:44:57,676
I cannot believe the things

9356
04:44:57,880 --> 04:44:58,213
that I'm hearing in 2026 in

9357
04:44:58,213 --> 04:44:58,947
America.

9358
04:44:58,947 --> 04:44:59,815
I have 20 more seconds so I'll

9359
04:44:59,815 --> 04:45:03,118
just share a few of my

9360
04:45:03,118 --> 04:45:03,819
incidents in the past six years

9361
04:45:03,819 --> 04:45:07,419
Living in San Diego, I was

9362
04:45:07,756 --> 04:45:08,490
accused by a neighbor in

9363
04:45:08,490 --> 04:45:09,570
Pacific Beach that I moved here

9364
04:45:09,570 --> 04:45:11,457
to take over America.

9365
04:45:12,727 --> 04:45:13,594
The rest of the table was quiet

9366
04:45:13,594 --> 04:45:14,960
and Ocean Beach I was asked Oh,

9367
04:45:14,960 --> 04:45:14,596
are you a Jew?

9368
04:45:14,596 --> 04:45:16,596
I don't know.

9369
04:45:18,901 --> 04:45:19,201
We have those here.

9370
04:45:19,201 --> 04:45:19,868
Where?

9371
04:45:19,868 --> 04:45:20,268
Just from New York were

9372
04:45:20,268 --> 04:45:21,690
overwhelmed.

9373
04:45:21,690 --> 04:45:21,570
What you Thank you guys for

9374
04:45:21,570 --> 04:45:23,570
your dad.

9375
04:45:26,908 --> 04:45:27,675
I see.

9376
04:45:27,675 --> 04:45:30,612
So my name is John ac

9377
04:45:30,612 --> 04:45:31,279
Ironically I also had another

9378
04:45:31,279 --> 04:45:31,813
speech prepared but counsel

9379
04:45:31,813 --> 04:45:34,213
people I noticed in

9380
04:45:36,151 --> 04:45:36,918
the PowerPoint presentation and

9381
04:45:36,918 --> 04:45:37,719
the speech item as 500 you said

9382
04:45:37,719 --> 04:45:40,719
criticism Israel will not be

9383
04:45:41,690 --> 04:45:42,624
considered anti Semitism.

9384
04:45:42,624 --> 04:45:46,328
That is a lie in the air or a

9385
04:45:46,328 --> 04:45:47,290
website I just read said I

9386
04:45:47,290 --> 04:45:47,696
quote Contemporary examples of

9387
04:45:47,696 --> 04:45:50,960
anti-Semitism in public life

9388
04:45:51,133 --> 04:45:51,900
media, schools and workplace

9389
04:45:51,900 --> 04:45:52,533
and in the religious sphere

9390
04:45:52,533 --> 04:45:53,268
could taking into account

9391
04:45:53,268 --> 04:45:56,268
overall context include but are

9392
04:45:57,720 --> 04:45:57,739
not limited to applying double

9393
04:45:57,739 --> 04:45:58,340
standards by requiring a bit

9394
04:45:58,340 --> 04:46:00,740
behavior not expected or

9395
04:46:01,610 --> 04:46:01,944
demanded by another democratic

9396
04:46:01,944 --> 04:46:02,578
nation?

9397
04:46:02,578 --> 04:46:02,878
What nation are we talking

9398
04:46:02,878 --> 04:46:04,878
about?

9399
04:46:05,481 --> 04:46:06,181
Second drawing comparisons of

9400
04:46:06,181 --> 04:46:08,581
contemporary Israeli policy to

9401
04:46:10,719 --> 04:46:11,520
Nazis.

9402
04:46:11,520 --> 04:46:12,187
So in that presentation it said

9403
04:46:12,187 --> 04:46:15,187
that criticism Israel is not

9404
04:46:17,759 --> 04:46:18,527
consider antisemitism but on I

9405
04:46:18,527 --> 04:46:19,495
urge all read say I just read

9406
04:46:19,495 --> 04:46:20,195
it is one there are two

9407
04:46:20,195 --> 04:46:20,896
actually three examples I only

9408
04:46:20,896 --> 04:46:23,896
included two of examples were

9409
04:46:24,366 --> 04:46:25,100
criticizing Israel is

9410
04:46:25,100 --> 04:46:28,100
antisemitism which is a truth.

9411
04:46:29,772 --> 04:46:30,706
>> Thank you.

9412
04:46:30,706 --> 04:46:34,306
>> Next is Laich Laich If you

9413
04:46:34,676 --> 04:46:35,110
can please come forward and

9414
04:46:35,110 --> 04:46:35,778
then correct.

9415
04:46:35,778 --> 04:46:39,378
As far as for Angel Martinez

9416
04:46:39,914 --> 04:46:40,649
and Daniel Massaro one of

9417
04:46:40,649 --> 04:46:43,649
barriers and measure gone after

9418
04:46:44,386 --> 04:46:45,870
if you can all please come

9419
04:46:45,870 --> 04:46:47,356
forward starting with Leah Ley

9420
04:46:47,356 --> 04:46:50,356
if you can come to

9421
04:47:02,470 --> 04:47:06,700
the microphone are any of you

9422
04:47:11,460 --> 04:47:14,646
Leah Ley and Leah Koehler No

9423
04:47:17,152 --> 04:47:17,452
Leah Koehler or Leah Okay.

9424
04:47:17,452 --> 04:47:19,452
Okay.

9425
04:47:30,132 --> 04:47:31,967
We'll move on to Rick as for we

9426
04:47:31,967 --> 04:47:35,567
go to the taller Mike right

9427
04:47:37,706 --> 04:47:39,706
there.

9428
04:47:42,778 --> 04:47:43,646
I have been warning for over 45

9429
04:47:43,646 --> 04:47:47,246
years of my life even before

9430
04:47:47,817 --> 04:47:50,217
becoming a naturalized American

9431
04:47:52,888 --> 04:47:55,888
for my oldest somatic Israel

9432
04:47:58,193 --> 04:47:58,727
life family who we have all

9433
04:47:58,727 --> 04:48:01,127
the faiths in them.

9434
04:48:02,531 --> 04:48:03,231
>> I have recently learned for

9435
04:48:03,231 --> 04:48:06,231
hundred of my own families

9436
04:48:08,404 --> 04:48:09,500
relatives have been killed and

9437
04:48:09,500 --> 04:48:11,405
murdered by the European

9438
04:48:12,608 --> 04:48:14,608
Zionist American Israeli

9439
04:48:18,147 --> 04:48:19,140
machine.

9440
04:48:19,140 --> 04:48:22,140
>> You could take my rights

9441
04:48:23,151 --> 04:48:24,530
away from me here in America

9442
04:48:24,530 --> 04:48:26,453
but our family is

9443
04:48:28,591 --> 04:48:30,591
internationally recognized

9444
04:48:31,160 --> 04:48:31,461
globally and the United Nations

9445
04:48:31,461 --> 04:48:33,461
.

9446
04:48:35,331 --> 04:48:37,331
Thank you.

9447
04:48:40,970 --> 04:48:41,371
>> Next is Angel Martinez.

9448
04:48:41,371 --> 04:48:42,710
>> Hello.

9449
04:48:42,710 --> 04:48:45,710
My name is Angel Martinez.

9450
04:48:46,843 --> 04:48:47,276
I'm a student here at San Diego

9451
04:48:47,276 --> 04:48:48,770
City College.

9452
04:48:48,770 --> 04:48:51,781
I was fortunate to be born and

9453
04:48:51,781 --> 04:48:52,381
raised here and I believe

9454
04:48:52,381 --> 04:48:53,490
strongly that we have a

9455
04:48:53,490 --> 04:48:56,490
responsibility as a city to

9456
04:48:57,320 --> 04:48:57,821
ensure our Jewish community

9457
04:48:57,821 --> 04:48:58,521
community is safe.

9458
04:48:58,521 --> 04:49:01,521
However, I oppose the adoption

9459
04:49:02,925 --> 04:49:03,659
of the I h r a definition of

9460
04:49:03,659 --> 04:49:06,659
antisemitism for the floor that

9461
04:49:08,331 --> 04:49:08,931
it blurred the lines between

9462
04:49:08,931 --> 04:49:09,565
criticism of the Israeli

9463
04:49:09,565 --> 04:49:11,965
government and hate speech

9464
04:49:13,503 --> 04:49:14,170
against Jewish people.

9465
04:49:14,170 --> 04:49:14,804
The definition takes away

9466
04:49:14,804 --> 04:49:16,804
advocacy for Palestinians

9467
04:49:18,641 --> 04:49:19,208
suffering from genocide defined

9468
04:49:19,208 --> 04:49:21,608
by the United Nations.

9469
04:49:24,470 --> 04:49:24,547
Justice for all means We don't

9470
04:49:24,547 --> 04:49:25,381
leave anyone out.

9471
04:49:25,381 --> 04:49:29,850
So I am calling for a more

9472
04:49:29,850 --> 04:49:29,953
inclusive definition and I hope

9473
04:49:29,953 --> 04:49:30,219
you all know I am not against

9474
04:49:30,219 --> 04:49:30,886
you.

9475
04:49:30,886 --> 04:49:31,187
We are all fighting the same

9476
04:49:31,187 --> 04:49:33,187
fight.

9477
04:49:34,824 --> 04:49:35,124
Thank you so much for your

9478
04:49:35,124 --> 04:49:35,725
time.

9479
04:49:35,725 --> 04:49:38,125
>> That's all for me.

9480
04:49:45,201 --> 04:49:45,769
Daniel Mesquita.

9481
04:49:45,769 --> 04:49:47,769
>> Hi guys.

9482
04:49:50,373 --> 04:49:51,273
I'm done with you and like

9483
04:49:51,273 --> 04:49:51,608
Angel, I am also at City

9484
04:49:51,608 --> 04:49:52,341
College.

9485
04:49:52,341 --> 04:49:56,412
Just to clarify, no one in this

9486
04:49:56,412 --> 04:49:57,213
room condones antisemitism.

9487
04:49:57,213 --> 04:49:57,881
However, it is not antisemitic

9488
04:49:57,881 --> 04:50:00,281
to criticize a hypocritical

9489
04:50:01,851 --> 04:50:02,485
ethno state with committing

9490
04:50:02,485 --> 04:50:03,186
another holocaust towards

9491
04:50:03,186 --> 04:50:06,186
the Palestinians with our tax

9492
04:50:06,923 --> 04:50:07,657
money with genocide just being

9493
04:50:07,657 --> 04:50:08,391
internationally recognized as a

9494
04:50:08,391 --> 04:50:11,391
genocide by the United Nations.

9495
04:50:12,629 --> 04:50:13,363
And I argue that committing a

9496
04:50:13,363 --> 04:50:14,300
genocide under Jewish safety is

9497
04:50:14,300 --> 04:50:14,698
antisemitism because people

9498
04:50:14,698 --> 04:50:17,698
with bad believes will paint

9499
04:50:18,340 --> 04:50:18,768
all Jews as scientists which is

9500
04:50:18,768 --> 04:50:22,368
utterly false as there are Jews

9501
04:50:22,405 --> 04:50:22,906
were against the ongoing

9502
04:50:22,906 --> 04:50:23,573
genocide in Gaza.

9503
04:50:23,573 --> 04:50:25,973
I oppose this resolution

9504
04:50:27,277 --> 04:50:27,644
resolution as 500 and free

9505
04:50:27,644 --> 04:50:28,311
Palestine.

9506
04:50:28,311 --> 04:50:29,120
>> Thank you for your time.

9507
04:50:29,120 --> 04:50:32,612
Juan Perez, if you can please

9508
04:50:32,948 --> 04:50:33,616
come up if you've already

9509
04:50:33,616 --> 04:50:34,417
spoken please return to your

9510
04:50:34,417 --> 04:50:35,285
seats And if I can have Mona

9511
04:50:35,285 --> 04:50:38,885
I'm sorry I mean as Spirito

9512
04:50:39,890 --> 04:50:39,823
Athena ever Murcia Bolkestein,

9513
04:50:39,823 --> 04:50:42,823
Marco Bahar please all come

9514
04:50:43,993 --> 04:50:44,294
forward to the other reserve

9515
04:50:44,294 --> 04:50:44,794
seats.

9516
04:50:44,794 --> 04:50:45,262
>> Please proceed.

9517
04:50:45,262 --> 04:50:45,829
Hello everyone.

9518
04:50:45,829 --> 04:50:48,829
My name is Juan Perez.

9519
04:50:48,865 --> 04:50:49,699
I am a union organizer.

9520
04:50:49,699 --> 04:50:50,267
I'm a marine Corps veteran and

9521
04:50:50,267 --> 04:50:52,667
a concerned San Diego.

9522
04:50:54,804 --> 04:50:55,505
And I'm concerned because you

9523
04:50:55,505 --> 04:50:56,239
all are about to vote on

9524
04:50:56,239 --> 04:50:56,973
something that will infringe on

9525
04:50:56,973 --> 04:50:59,973
our First Amendment right which

9526
04:51:00,676 --> 04:51:01,377
I have deployed twice to

9527
04:51:01,377 --> 04:51:02,450
the Middle East to defend it

9528
04:51:02,450 --> 04:51:02,679
twice I've been away from my

9529
04:51:02,679 --> 04:51:05,790
family and friends, missed

9530
04:51:06,820 --> 04:51:06,883
birthdays, holidays and normal

9531
04:51:06,883 --> 04:51:07,584
life in order to protect these

9532
04:51:07,584 --> 04:51:08,285
rights are to come home to my

9533
04:51:08,285 --> 04:51:11,488
hometown of San Diego for you

9534
04:51:11,488 --> 04:51:12,355
all to take it away from us.

9535
04:51:12,355 --> 04:51:16,555
It is not just a right that

9536
04:51:17,160 --> 04:51:17,928
many people have died overseas

9537
04:51:17,928 --> 04:51:18,662
trying to protect but a right

9538
04:51:18,662 --> 04:51:19,463
that us and labor and activists

9539
04:51:19,463 --> 04:51:22,966
here in the us need in order to

9540
04:51:22,966 --> 04:51:23,633
fight corporate greed and call

9541
04:51:23,633 --> 04:51:24,134
out fight and fight fascism

9542
04:51:24,134 --> 04:51:26,134
wherever it lies.

9543
04:51:28,305 --> 04:51:28,905
Trump just said this week that

9544
04:51:28,905 --> 04:51:29,506
he wants to come after

9545
04:51:29,506 --> 04:51:29,973
activists that criticize

9546
04:51:29,973 --> 04:51:30,440
the war in Iran.

9547
04:51:30,440 --> 04:51:32,440
Sound familiar?

9548
04:51:34,745 --> 04:51:35,444
Last year in AUGUST the Labor

9549
04:51:35,444 --> 04:51:36,790
Council voted unanimously on a

9550
04:51:36,790 --> 04:51:38,479
course of resolution which

9551
04:51:39,915 --> 04:51:40,551
calls what is wrong with

9552
04:51:40,551 --> 04:51:41,251
the genocide in Israel an

9553
04:51:41,251 --> 04:51:44,251
apartheid state and calls for

9554
04:51:46,289 --> 04:51:47,570
an embargo.

9555
04:51:47,570 --> 04:51:47,791
Are you guys in stand with

9556
04:51:47,791 --> 04:51:48,492
Trump on this or going to stand

9557
04:51:48,492 --> 04:51:51,328
with the people think our time

9558
04:51:51,328 --> 04:51:52,280
has concluded Michigan action

9559
04:51:52,280 --> 04:51:52,795
Michigan I'm just going to ask

9560
04:51:52,795 --> 04:51:55,795
is there any other measurements

9561
04:51:57,233 --> 04:51:57,901
here?

9562
04:51:57,901 --> 04:51:58,335
Let's not make any other

9563
04:51:58,335 --> 04:52:00,335
measurements.

9564
04:52:02,572 --> 04:52:03,273
Just making sure because I got

9565
04:52:03,273 --> 04:52:03,874
three speakers up for Michigan

9566
04:52:03,874 --> 04:52:04,341
So you have one minute.

9567
04:52:04,341 --> 04:52:04,708
Please proceed.

9568
04:52:04,708 --> 04:52:06,708
Thank you.

9569
04:52:08,912 --> 04:52:09,580
Good afternoon.

9570
04:52:09,580 --> 04:52:10,247
Massillon Council PRESIDENT

9571
04:52:10,247 --> 04:52:10,714
McCarver Council members and

9572
04:52:10,714 --> 04:52:12,714
fellow citizens.

9573
04:52:15,152 --> 04:52:15,852
As a civil rights leader and

9574
04:52:15,852 --> 04:52:16,552
head of Borderlands recording

9575
04:52:16,552 --> 04:52:17,187
for the past six years we have

9576
04:52:17,187 --> 04:52:18,956
experienced so much as an

9577
04:52:18,956 --> 04:52:19,623
organization and a community

9578
04:52:19,623 --> 04:52:20,290
for Black Lives Matter to

9579
04:52:20,290 --> 04:52:20,957
the cops of Afghanistan, to

9580
04:52:20,957 --> 04:52:23,957
the women's movement in Iran

9581
04:52:25,629 --> 04:52:26,330
and a genocide in Gaza.

9582
04:52:26,330 --> 04:52:26,996
Ice attacks on our most

9583
04:52:26,996 --> 04:52:29,396
vulnerable innocents and now

9584
04:52:30,501 --> 04:52:31,268
possibly World War three.

9585
04:52:31,268 --> 04:52:31,634
We have endorsed we have been

9586
04:52:31,634 --> 04:52:32,269
harassed.

9587
04:52:32,269 --> 04:52:32,870
I have personally received

9588
04:52:32,870 --> 04:52:35,270
death threats and mail.

9589
04:52:37,307 --> 04:52:37,875
As many of you know when I ran

9590
04:52:37,875 --> 04:52:38,509
for city council since

9591
04:52:38,509 --> 04:52:41,509
the genocide began we have

9592
04:52:41,712 --> 04:52:42,379
received thousands of calls,

9593
04:52:42,379 --> 04:52:43,470
emails, cases and regarding

9594
04:52:43,470 --> 04:52:45,470
Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate

9595
04:52:48,118 --> 04:52:48,719
and those threatening

9596
04:52:48,719 --> 04:52:49,420
the livelihoods of those

9597
04:52:49,420 --> 04:52:49,920
advocating for our basic First

9598
04:52:49,920 --> 04:52:51,920
Amendment rights.

9599
04:52:53,791 --> 04:52:54,157
Artists, entrepreneurs.

9600
04:52:54,157 --> 04:52:54,491
Teachers.

9601
04:52:54,491 --> 04:52:54,892
Doctors.

9602
04:52:54,892 --> 04:52:55,225
Scientists.

9603
04:52:55,225 --> 04:52:55,592
Nurses.

9604
04:52:55,592 --> 04:52:55,992
Students.

9605
04:52:55,992 --> 04:52:56,393
Organizers.

9606
04:52:56,393 --> 04:52:56,760
Researchers.

9607
04:52:56,760 --> 04:52:58,760
Laborers.

9608
04:53:00,164 --> 04:53:00,531
What happened to the First

9609
04:53:00,531 --> 04:53:01,231
Amendment?

9610
04:53:01,231 --> 04:53:01,865
We deserve to have our rights

9611
04:53:01,865 --> 04:53:04,865
protected as people in our

9612
04:53:06,636 --> 04:53:07,171
community, as people that are

9613
04:53:07,171 --> 04:53:08,105
part of this place.

9614
04:53:08,105 --> 04:53:11,408
>> We need to be you for that

9615
04:53:11,408 --> 04:53:12,275
comment, Mona.

9616
04:53:12,275 --> 04:53:14,675
Good afternoon City Council

9617
04:53:17,447 --> 04:53:18,249
members.

9618
04:53:18,249 --> 04:53:21,619
I'm here as a network survivor.

9619
04:53:21,619 --> 04:53:22,186
My grandmother was born in 1938

9620
04:53:22,186 --> 04:53:22,920
in occupied Palestine.

9621
04:53:22,920 --> 04:53:27,120
At the time it was an occupied.

9622
04:53:27,191 --> 04:53:27,825
So I'm sitting in the back

9623
04:53:27,825 --> 04:53:28,492
having an anxiety attack

9624
04:53:28,492 --> 04:53:29,159
because there is an Israeli

9625
04:53:29,159 --> 04:53:32,159
flag right next to me

9626
04:53:34,980 --> 04:53:34,798
representing the entity that

9627
04:53:34,798 --> 04:53:36,767
took my family, my mother, my

9628
04:53:36,767 --> 04:53:39,767
homeland and has prevented me

9629
04:53:43,841 --> 04:53:44,508
from ever returning.

9630
04:53:44,508 --> 04:53:45,242
The ihra definition has been

9631
04:53:45,242 --> 04:53:48,842
said to be an educational tool.

9632
04:53:50,414 --> 04:53:51,214
It is an educational tool and

9633
04:53:51,214 --> 04:53:51,882
it will be used as an educator

9634
04:53:51,882 --> 04:53:55,453
I know to limit free speech.

9635
04:53:55,453 --> 04:53:56,152
Many of the examples for ihra

9636
04:53:56,152 --> 04:53:56,620
definition shield Israel from

9637
04:53:56,620 --> 04:53:58,620
accountability.

9638
04:54:01,158 --> 04:54:01,992
This is not neutral.

9639
04:54:01,992 --> 04:54:02,493
It will be used to control and

9640
04:54:02,493 --> 04:54:04,493
limit narratives.

9641
04:54:07,865 --> 04:54:08,298
As an educator I know exactly

9642
04:54:08,298 --> 04:54:09,660
how that goes.

9643
04:54:09,660 --> 04:54:09,600
We are seeing it in education.

9644
04:54:09,600 --> 04:54:11,600
Trump's educational

9645
04:54:13,204 --> 04:54:13,971
restrictions are real.

9646
04:54:13,971 --> 04:54:14,272
>> Please do not do the same

9647
04:54:14,272 --> 04:54:16,272
thing.

9648
04:54:22,179 --> 04:54:22,646
Athena Athena, you have time to

9649
04:54:22,646 --> 04:54:23,313
by calling the.

9650
04:54:23,313 --> 04:54:23,747
If you can please raise your

9651
04:54:23,747 --> 04:54:24,248
hand Colleen.

9652
04:54:24,248 --> 04:54:25,449
Thank you so much.

9653
04:54:25,449 --> 04:54:25,915
You all have two minutes.

9654
04:54:25,915 --> 04:54:26,584
Please proceed.

9655
04:54:26,584 --> 04:54:27,251
I'm gonna ask for a bit of

9656
04:54:27,251 --> 04:54:29,251
audience participation here.

9657
04:54:31,989 --> 04:54:32,723
I'm going to read six quotes

9658
04:54:32,723 --> 04:54:33,457
and if any of them sound like

9659
04:54:33,457 --> 04:54:34,125
something a Nazi would say them

9660
04:54:34,125 --> 04:54:34,458
Raise your hand and keep it

9661
04:54:34,458 --> 04:54:36,458
raised.

9662
04:54:36,561 --> 04:54:37,228
Our council members included.

9663
04:54:37,228 --> 04:54:37,962
I apologize in advance for

9664
04:54:37,962 --> 04:54:38,595
having to read these disgusting

9665
04:54:38,595 --> 04:54:39,296
quotes but it seems to be

9666
04:54:39,296 --> 04:54:42,896
the only way to communicate My

9667
04:54:43,167 --> 04:54:43,833
point.

9668
04:54:43,833 --> 04:54:44,535
Quote Those are animals.

9669
04:54:44,535 --> 04:54:45,235
They have no right to exist.

9670
04:54:45,235 --> 04:54:49,106
I am not debating the way it

9671
04:54:49,106 --> 04:54:49,607
will happen but they need to be

9672
04:54:49,607 --> 04:54:50,241
exterminated.

9673
04:54:50,241 --> 04:54:50,908
Quote The weak crumble are

9674
04:54:50,908 --> 04:54:51,575
slaughtered in our race from

9675
04:54:51,575 --> 04:54:54,575
history while the strong for

9676
04:54:55,813 --> 04:54:56,513
good or for ill survive quote a

9677
04:54:56,513 --> 04:55:00,713
race the memory of them a race

9678
04:55:01,180 --> 04:55:01,385
them their families mothers and

9679
04:55:01,385 --> 04:55:02,530
children.

9680
04:55:02,530 --> 04:55:02,453
If you have an Arab neighbor

9681
04:55:02,453 --> 04:55:03,253
don't wait.

9682
04:55:03,253 --> 04:55:06,357
Go to his home and shoot him.

9683
04:55:06,357 --> 04:55:07,910
Quote There is one and only one

9684
04:55:07,910 --> 04:55:07,524
solution which is to completely

9685
04:55:07,524 --> 04:55:09,524
destroy Gaza.

9686
04:55:11,762 --> 04:55:12,395
Quote Even 1 million Arabs are

9687
04:55:12,395 --> 04:55:12,797
not worth a single Jewish

9688
04:55:12,797 --> 04:55:13,431
fingernail.

9689
04:55:13,431 --> 04:55:15,831
Quote What's so horrifying

9690
04:55:17,869 --> 04:55:18,569
about understanding about

9691
04:55:18,569 --> 04:55:19,300
the entire Palestinian people

9692
04:55:19,300 --> 04:55:19,370
is the enemy.

9693
04:55:19,370 --> 04:55:20,710
End quote.

9694
04:55:20,710 --> 04:55:20,805
Again, raise your hand if any

9695
04:55:20,805 --> 04:55:23,805
of those sounds like Nazi

9696
04:55:27,311 --> 04:55:27,978
quotes.

9697
04:55:27,978 --> 04:55:28,680
>> At some point almost

9698
04:55:28,680 --> 04:55:31,680
everyone agreed that this is

9699
04:55:33,170 --> 04:55:33,717
not nonsense as do each and

9700
04:55:33,717 --> 04:55:34,418
every one of these quotes from

9701
04:55:34,418 --> 04:55:37,418
the upper echelons of Israeli

9702
04:55:38,656 --> 04:55:39,223
society Prime ministers,

9703
04:55:39,223 --> 04:55:39,924
ministers of education

9704
04:55:39,924 --> 04:55:40,592
ministers of justice generals,

9705
04:55:40,592 --> 04:55:42,992
speakers for the Legislature

9706
04:55:45,229 --> 04:55:45,796
and other positions of power.

9707
04:55:45,796 --> 04:55:46,497
They're from officials

9708
04:55:46,497 --> 04:55:47,197
describing their policy on how

9709
04:55:47,197 --> 04:55:49,597
to interact with Palestinians.

9710
04:55:51,340 --> 04:55:51,703
Each of you who raise your hand

9711
04:55:51,703 --> 04:55:52,336
thought that current Israeli

9712
04:55:52,336 --> 04:55:53,400
policy as stated in these

9713
04:55:53,400 --> 04:55:56,400
quotes is comparable to Nazi

9714
04:55:58,900 --> 04:55:58,643
Germany policy because the hrc

9715
04:55:58,643 --> 04:55:59,343
definition of antisemitism

9716
04:55:59,343 --> 04:56:01,743
includes comparisons of modern

9717
04:56:02,613 --> 04:56:02,981
Israeli policy to that of

9718
04:56:02,981 --> 04:56:03,414
the Nazis.

9719
04:56:03,414 --> 04:56:04,382
And it does.

9720
04:56:04,382 --> 04:56:07,982
You can look up the definition

9721
04:56:08,253 --> 04:56:08,919
yourself.

9722
04:56:08,919 --> 04:56:09,487
This definition is carefully

9723
04:56:09,487 --> 04:56:11,887
crafted to silence any

9724
04:56:14,250 --> 04:56:14,726
criticism of Israeli policy and

9725
04:56:14,726 --> 04:56:15,259
one that allows actual hatred

9726
04:56:15,259 --> 04:56:15,893
to go unchallenged.

9727
04:56:15,893 --> 04:56:18,893
So every single person who

9728
04:56:20,165 --> 04:56:20,832
raised their hand at any point

9729
04:56:20,832 --> 04:56:21,432
is an anti-Semite Under this

9730
04:56:21,432 --> 04:56:22,167
definition, criticizing

9731
04:56:22,167 --> 04:56:25,167
the mass slaughter of civilians

9732
04:56:26,638 --> 04:56:27,305
is not anti-Islamic And I hope

9733
04:56:27,305 --> 04:56:27,939
our city council would agree

9734
04:56:27,939 --> 04:56:28,339
with me and vote down this

9735
04:56:28,339 --> 04:56:30,339
resolution.

9736
04:56:32,343 --> 04:56:33,144
Our next speaker is Marsha But

9737
04:56:33,144 --> 04:56:36,744
then after that is Marco Polo

9738
04:56:40,170 --> 04:56:40,718
and David Tarek are Danny

9739
04:56:40,718 --> 04:56:43,718
Russell, David Lang, Steve and

9740
04:56:45,323 --> 04:56:45,991
Vicki as if you can all please

9741
04:56:45,991 --> 04:56:46,458
come forward tthe front row.

9742
04:56:46,458 --> 04:56:48,458
Please proceed.

9743
04:56:49,194 --> 04:56:49,494
Thank you for letting me speak

9744
04:56:49,494 --> 04:56:50,261
.

9745
04:56:50,261 --> 04:56:50,594
I'm not used to speaking in

9746
04:56:50,594 --> 04:56:51,529
public.

9747
04:56:51,529 --> 04:56:55,367
I'm used to playing my cello in

9748
04:56:55,367 --> 04:56:56,234
public.

9749
04:56:56,234 --> 04:56:57,102
I have knocked on doors for a

9750
04:56:57,102 --> 04:57:00,702
number of you to get you

9751
04:57:01,172 --> 04:57:01,840
elected.

9752
04:57:01,840 --> 04:57:04,240
In 1975 I auditioned for

9753
04:57:05,610 --> 04:57:06,277
the Jerusalem Symphony and I

9754
04:57:06,277 --> 04:57:07,112
played there for ten months.

9755
04:57:07,112 --> 04:57:11,312
In that time I toured the Sinai

9756
04:57:11,583 --> 04:57:12,284
Desert and I went to Gaza which

9757
04:57:12,284 --> 04:57:12,951
was my idea of heaven with

9758
04:57:12,951 --> 04:57:15,951
those ancient the palm trees

9759
04:57:17,489 --> 04:57:18,356
right on the ocean's edge.

9760
04:57:18,356 --> 04:57:18,857
I am horrified at what Israel

9761
04:57:18,857 --> 04:57:20,857
is doing now.

9762
04:57:23,862 --> 04:57:24,462
This is not the Israel I

9763
04:57:24,462 --> 04:57:26,462
visited in 1975 and 76.

9764
04:57:30,680 --> 04:57:30,802
This is a different Israel that

9765
04:57:30,802 --> 04:57:31,436
it is okay to murder people.

9766
04:57:31,436 --> 04:57:34,436
If you haven't heard of

9767
04:57:35,407 --> 04:57:36,107
lavender or birth daddy then

9768
04:57:36,107 --> 04:57:36,408
you don't know what's going on

9769
04:57:36,408 --> 04:57:37,800
there.

9770
04:57:37,800 --> 04:57:39,800
They're targeting poets.

9771
04:57:41,880 --> 04:57:42,581
I am appalled and I'm not an

9772
04:57:42,581 --> 04:57:43,315
anti-Semite as far as I know.

9773
04:57:43,315 --> 04:57:45,715
But according to this

9774
04:57:48,220 --> 04:57:48,720
definition I am.

9775
04:57:48,720 --> 04:57:50,720
>> Thank you.

9776
04:57:53,994 --> 04:57:54,693
Next week as Marco said, it

9777
04:57:54,693 --> 04:57:57,693
goes without saying that hate

9778
04:58:00,332 --> 04:58:01,660
crimes are intolerable in this

9779
04:58:01,660 --> 04:58:01,499
society and those crimes should

9780
04:58:01,499 --> 04:58:02,134
be identified.

9781
04:58:02,134 --> 04:58:05,734
And yes, we all know what

9782
04:58:05,770 --> 04:58:06,237
anti-Semitism is and I'm

9783
04:58:06,237 --> 04:58:06,837
against it too.

9784
04:58:06,837 --> 04:58:07,539
But simply observing and

9785
04:58:07,539 --> 04:58:11,139
listening to those in favor of

9786
04:58:12,544 --> 04:58:13,178
this measure, the argument

9787
04:58:13,178 --> 04:58:13,878
against it makes itself no

9788
04:58:13,878 --> 04:58:17,478
matter no matter how much they

9789
04:58:17,883 --> 04:58:18,617
deny it, they are doubling down

9790
04:58:18,617 --> 04:58:19,151
on the conflation of criticisms

9791
04:58:19,151 --> 04:58:21,151
of anti-Zionism with

9792
04:58:23,455 --> 04:58:23,789
anti-Semitism And so does this

9793
04:58:23,789 --> 04:58:24,456
measure.

9794
04:58:24,456 --> 04:58:28,560
And that was that was cited

9795
04:58:29,428 --> 04:58:29,727
directly from the hrc website.

9796
04:58:29,727 --> 04:58:30,495
Right.

9797
04:58:30,495 --> 04:58:33,495
Otherwise, you know, to adopt

9798
04:58:35,320 --> 04:58:35,701
the well-established Jerusalem

9799
04:58:35,701 --> 04:58:36,401
Declaration of anti-Semitism

9800
04:58:36,401 --> 04:58:37,102
which is the one that actually

9801
04:58:37,102 --> 04:58:37,736
addresses these discrepancies

9802
04:58:37,736 --> 04:58:40,736
that we're pointing to and

9803
04:58:41,874 --> 04:58:42,473
completing anti-Zionism with

9804
04:58:42,473 --> 04:58:43,108
anti-Semitism, slapping

9805
04:58:43,108 --> 04:58:43,742
the anti-Semitism label on

9806
04:58:43,742 --> 04:58:46,142
legitimate critiques of a

9807
04:58:48,213 --> 04:58:48,913
government or political

9808
04:58:48,913 --> 04:58:52,513
ideology isn't a do do measure

9809
04:58:53,619 --> 04:58:54,252
that should be a priority of a

9810
04:58:54,252 --> 04:58:54,553
city with so many pressing

9811
04:58:54,553 --> 04:58:55,220
needs.

9812
04:58:55,220 --> 04:58:57,620
>> Your time has concluded.

9813
04:58:58,924 --> 04:59:00,924
Let's do this.

9814
04:59:05,964 --> 04:59:07,666
Potus Let David overcome.

9815
04:59:07,666 --> 04:59:11,866
Potus let you David I don't see

9816
04:59:14,907 --> 04:59:15,474
anyone else coming up.

9817
04:59:15,474 --> 04:59:16,208
I can come back.

9818
04:59:16,208 --> 04:59:19,208
I don't think we've actually

9819
04:59:23,415 --> 04:59:23,782
met somebody to wreck art.

9820
04:59:23,782 --> 04:59:24,382
Hello.

9821
04:59:24,382 --> 04:59:25,117
My name is Tarek.

9822
04:59:25,117 --> 04:59:28,717
I live over in North Park.

9823
04:59:29,721 --> 04:59:30,422
It pains me greatly to hear all

9824
04:59:30,422 --> 04:59:33,422
these stories about all these

9825
04:59:35,694 --> 04:59:36,428
anti-Semitic hate crimes being

9826
04:59:36,428 --> 04:59:39,428
perpetrated here in the States.

9827
04:59:41,734 --> 04:59:42,501
I will say the hra definition

9828
04:59:42,501 --> 04:59:43,102
will only serve to make things

9829
04:59:43,102 --> 04:59:45,502
worse by completing anti

9830
04:59:46,971 --> 04:59:47,405
Semitism with with criticisms

9831
04:59:47,405 --> 04:59:48,730
of Israel.

9832
04:59:48,730 --> 04:59:48,807
While Israel is currently

9833
04:59:48,807 --> 04:59:51,207
performing a genocide murdering

9834
04:59:53,746 --> 04:59:54,446
children in front of our eyes

9835
04:59:54,446 --> 04:59:58,460
people are seeing this It is

9836
04:59:58,984 --> 04:59:59,752
life and it is not everyone's

9837
04:59:59,752 --> 05:00:00,452
fault that if they see a

9838
05:00:00,452 --> 05:00:01,187
Zionist entity doing these war

9839
05:00:01,187 --> 05:00:04,787
crimes are not being held to

9840
05:00:04,956 --> 05:00:05,658
account while it is also being

9841
05:00:05,658 --> 05:00:06,258
conflated with Judaism in this

9842
05:00:06,258 --> 05:00:09,258
definition and by the by

9843
05:00:11,430 --> 05:00:12,197
the words of Israeli officials

9844
05:00:12,197 --> 05:00:15,534
that is only going to make this

9845
05:00:15,534 --> 05:00:16,135
worse And I urge you to vote

9846
05:00:16,135 --> 05:00:18,535
against this five vote.

9847
05:00:20,806 --> 05:00:23,206
Thank you Danny Rosa.

9848
05:00:27,479 --> 05:00:28,180
Hello.

9849
05:00:28,180 --> 05:00:28,881
My name is Danny Rosen.

9850
05:00:28,881 --> 05:00:29,548
I'm here today as a member of

9851
05:00:29,548 --> 05:00:32,548
San Diego Veterans for Peace

9852
05:00:34,719 --> 05:00:35,388
and Vice PRESIDENT Of Students

9853
05:00:35,388 --> 05:00:35,821
for Justice in Palestine at

9854
05:00:35,821 --> 05:00:36,389
City College.

9855
05:00:36,389 --> 05:00:38,789
The very definition of

9856
05:00:39,792 --> 05:00:40,493
antisemitism is riddled with

9857
05:00:40,493 --> 05:00:41,127
democracy at best and a gross

9858
05:00:41,127 --> 05:00:41,727
violation of free speech.

9859
05:00:41,727 --> 05:00:44,127
Being on legally binding

9860
05:00:46,332 --> 05:00:47,330
doesn't stop it from

9861
05:00:47,330 --> 05:00:47,733
suppressing speech free speech

9862
05:00:47,733 --> 05:00:48,134
if it labels certain speech as

9863
05:00:48,134 --> 05:00:50,134
hate speech.

9864
05:00:51,904 --> 05:00:52,605
Of its 11 examples seven Target

9865
05:00:52,605 --> 05:00:53,339
speech in the State of Israel

9866
05:00:53,339 --> 05:00:55,739
it classifies comparing Israeli

9867
05:00:57,443 --> 05:00:57,877
policy to apartheid as

9868
05:00:57,877 --> 05:00:58,544
anti-Semitic.

9869
05:00:58,544 --> 05:00:59,245
It does the same to speaking

9870
05:00:59,245 --> 05:00:59,645
out against documented Israeli

9871
05:00:59,645 --> 05:01:01,645
war crimes.

9872
05:01:02,615 --> 05:01:02,982
These are not just my

9873
05:01:02,982 --> 05:01:03,515
positions.

9874
05:01:03,515 --> 05:01:04,183
They held by Amnesty

9875
05:01:04,183 --> 05:01:04,916
International, Human Rights

9876
05:01:04,916 --> 05:01:07,916
Watch and hundreds of Holocaust

9877
05:01:09,121 --> 05:01:09,754
scholars who know that never

9878
05:01:09,754 --> 05:01:10,890
again means never again to

9879
05:01:10,890 --> 05:01:10,756
anybody.

9880
05:01:10,756 --> 05:01:11,357
The hra does not protect our

9881
05:01:11,357 --> 05:01:13,757
brothers and sisters in

9882
05:01:14,494 --> 05:01:15,161
the Turkish community.

9883
05:01:15,161 --> 05:01:15,628
It protects governments from

9884
05:01:15,628 --> 05:01:16,295
accountability.

9885
05:01:16,295 --> 05:01:19,895
It has been used on campuses

9886
05:01:22,680 --> 05:01:22,635
across this country to silence

9887
05:01:22,635 --> 05:01:23,302
students, teachers and

9888
05:01:23,302 --> 05:01:24,300
community activists, deepen

9889
05:01:24,300 --> 05:01:24,337
their offense and punish their

9890
05:01:24,337 --> 05:01:26,337
speech.

9891
05:01:28,808 --> 05:01:29,675
It's this policy this council

9892
05:01:29,675 --> 05:01:30,376
needs to sit with the outrage

9893
05:01:30,376 --> 05:01:33,376
this time after guru David

9894
05:01:36,149 --> 05:01:36,816
Langston David I want people

9895
05:01:36,816 --> 05:01:37,417
sitting at home if they can

9896
05:01:37,417 --> 05:01:39,817
please raise their hand.

9897
05:01:40,530 --> 05:01:43,530
Elias Ben Butler your earliest

9898
05:01:46,359 --> 05:01:47,260
right hand right hand if you

9899
05:01:47,260 --> 05:01:47,393
can please raise your hand.

9900
05:01:47,393 --> 05:01:49,393
Thank you.

9901
05:01:52,799 --> 05:01:53,799
Taha Hasani Taha a study My

9902
05:01:53,799 --> 05:01:57,999
missing hand I do not see that

9903
05:01:58,604 --> 05:01:58,972
Omar Beauchamp.

9904
05:01:58,972 --> 05:01:59,505
Thank you.

9905
05:01:59,505 --> 05:02:01,505
There's two options.

9906
05:02:05,845 --> 05:02:06,345
Oh, because there are not to

9907
05:02:06,345 --> 05:02:08,345
our emotions here.

9908
05:02:08,615 --> 05:02:12,815
Asthma is a binding as was a

9909
05:02:15,288 --> 05:02:15,596
biting.

9910
05:02:15,596 --> 05:02:16,255
Okay.

9911
05:02:16,255 --> 05:02:18,925
Thank you, Doctor And Wiley,

9912
05:02:18,925 --> 05:02:21,325
thank you so much.

9913
05:02:25,865 --> 05:02:26,332
You will have to Six minutes.

9914
05:02:26,332 --> 05:02:26,699
Please proceed.

9915
05:02:26,699 --> 05:02:28,699
Thank you.

9916
05:02:31,904 --> 05:02:32,372
I won't be that much time but.

9917
05:02:32,372 --> 05:02:33,500
Good afternoon.

9918
05:02:33,500 --> 05:02:33,706
My name is Dave Langston.

9919
05:02:33,706 --> 05:02:37,676
Today I speak on like I did

9920
05:02:37,676 --> 05:02:38,444
just a few hours ago Not on

9921
05:02:38,444 --> 05:02:38,812
behalf of my union but myself

9922
05:02:38,812 --> 05:02:39,613
as a Jew.

9923
05:02:39,613 --> 05:02:39,913
I'm here to ask you to vote no

9924
05:02:39,913 --> 05:02:41,913
today.

9925
05:02:43,515 --> 05:02:44,116
My grandparents on my father's

9926
05:02:44,116 --> 05:02:44,851
side were from Austria.

9927
05:02:44,851 --> 05:02:47,851
They escaped in 1939 to America

9928
05:02:49,689 --> 05:02:49,989
and settled in Queens, New York

9929
05:02:49,989 --> 05:02:50,590
.

9930
05:02:50,590 --> 05:02:51,257
My grandmother lost six

9931
05:02:51,257 --> 05:02:51,691
siblings and her parents in

9932
05:02:51,691 --> 05:02:53,691
the Holocaust.

9933
05:02:55,428 --> 05:02:56,129
My grandfather lost his parents

9934
05:02:56,129 --> 05:02:56,829
my great grandparents as well.

9935
05:02:56,829 --> 05:02:59,829
Like all Jews I've experienced

9936
05:03:02,680 --> 05:03:02,369
acts of antisemitism including

9937
05:03:02,369 --> 05:03:03,169
today.

9938
05:03:03,169 --> 05:03:03,770
When I was 13 the year my bar

9939
05:03:03,770 --> 05:03:06,170
mitzvah or synagogue was

9940
05:03:07,807 --> 05:03:08,541
desecrated with swastikas It

9941
05:03:08,541 --> 05:03:09,375
was shocking but it wasn't till

9942
05:03:09,375 --> 05:03:12,975
I had a conversation with my

9943
05:03:13,813 --> 05:03:14,547
grandfather when I was a little

9944
05:03:14,547 --> 05:03:15,148
bit older that I feel like I

9945
05:03:15,148 --> 05:03:17,548
truly understood what my

9946
05:03:20,153 --> 05:03:20,787
grandparents never like to talk

9947
05:03:20,787 --> 05:03:21,121
about their experience in

9948
05:03:21,121 --> 05:03:21,822
Austria.

9949
05:03:21,822 --> 05:03:22,523
But they made an exception to

9950
05:03:22,523 --> 05:03:25,992
allow me to interview them for

9951
05:03:25,992 --> 05:03:26,693
a high school project because

9952
05:03:26,693 --> 05:03:27,294
my success in academics were

9953
05:03:27,294 --> 05:03:29,694
most important to them.

9954
05:03:31,898 --> 05:03:32,566
My grandfather was always quiet

9955
05:03:32,566 --> 05:03:32,998
and he doted over his

9956
05:03:32,998 --> 05:03:33,700
grandchildren.

9957
05:03:33,700 --> 05:03:37,737
But just for a moment on that

9958
05:03:37,737 --> 05:03:38,437
day I saw another side of him.

9959
05:03:38,437 --> 05:03:41,437
After sharing their story and

9960
05:03:41,808 --> 05:03:42,676
what it took to escape, I asked

9961
05:03:42,676 --> 05:03:43,343
him if 50 years later he was

9962
05:03:43,343 --> 05:03:43,977
interested in going back to

9963
05:03:43,977 --> 05:03:46,977
Austria and he was angry.

9964
05:03:48,648 --> 05:03:49,149
He was angry in a way that I'd

9965
05:03:49,149 --> 05:03:49,816
never seen before.

9966
05:03:49,816 --> 05:03:50,450
He asked me why would I ever

9967
05:03:50,450 --> 05:03:54,500
want to go back to Austria

9968
05:03:54,321 --> 05:03:54,921
after what they did to me after

9969
05:03:54,921 --> 05:03:55,789
what they did to us.

9970
05:03:55,789 --> 05:03:59,920
And I could feel in my bones

9971
05:03:59,920 --> 05:03:59,859
the hate that upended

9972
05:03:59,859 --> 05:04:00,560
everything in his life at such

9973
05:04:00,560 --> 05:04:01,161
a young age And it was

9974
05:04:01,161 --> 05:04:03,161
incomprehensible that

9975
05:04:06,366 --> 05:04:07,134
conversation stayed with me.

9976
05:04:07,134 --> 05:04:10,636
It is part of the reason that

9977
05:04:10,636 --> 05:04:11,338
I've been a community labor

9978
05:04:11,338 --> 05:04:12,500
organizer for 25 years because

9979
05:04:12,500 --> 05:04:12,372
I don't want anyone to feel

9980
05:04:12,372 --> 05:04:14,372
that way.

9981
05:04:16,810 --> 05:04:17,611
My work is about standing for

9982
05:04:17,611 --> 05:04:18,311
and with people that don't have

9983
05:04:18,311 --> 05:04:19,450
the power in their own lives.

9984
05:04:19,450 --> 05:04:22,450
Like my grandparents did it

9985
05:04:22,915 --> 05:04:23,583
honestly.

9986
05:04:23,583 --> 05:04:24,170
I don't talk much about

9987
05:04:24,170 --> 05:04:24,651
anti-Semitism.

9988
05:04:24,651 --> 05:04:27,651
I don't talk about Israel

9989
05:04:29,389 --> 05:04:30,900
publicly or even within my own

9990
05:04:30,900 --> 05:04:30,656
family because it's so painful

9991
05:04:30,656 --> 05:04:33,560
and it's so divisive.

9992
05:04:34,327 --> 05:04:34,628
But I feel the need to speak

9993
05:04:34,628 --> 05:04:35,194
today.

9994
05:04:35,194 --> 05:04:37,594
There's a great Jewish

9995
05:04:40,667 --> 05:04:41,100
tradition of debate even

9996
05:04:41,100 --> 05:04:41,768
arguing.

9997
05:04:41,768 --> 05:04:42,469
It's true at my family get

9998
05:04:42,469 --> 05:04:45,469
togethers and debating even if

9999
05:04:46,306 --> 05:04:46,973
you disagree.

10000
05:04:46,973 --> 05:04:47,674
Especially if you disagree.

10001
05:04:47,674 --> 05:04:48,442
Helps us learn from each other

10002
05:04:48,442 --> 05:04:51,442
and sharpen our knowledge and

10003
05:04:52,412 --> 05:04:53,213
inform our values.

10004
05:04:53,213 --> 05:04:53,880
And that's one of the reasons

10005
05:04:53,880 --> 05:04:57,480
that I find the language of

10006
05:04:58,285 --> 05:04:58,852
this resolution so confounding

10007
05:04:58,852 --> 05:04:59,519
and so troubling.

10008
05:04:59,519 --> 05:05:00,253
This is language that shuts

10009
05:05:00,253 --> 05:05:03,253
down debate by labeling free

10010
05:05:05,292 --> 05:05:06,260
speech as anti-Semitic when

10011
05:05:06,260 --> 05:05:10,226
it's a part of a fair minded

10012
05:05:10,731 --> 05:05:11,465
debate about foreign policy.

10013
05:05:11,465 --> 05:05:12,167
The violence we saw in Michigan

10014
05:05:12,167 --> 05:05:12,833
this week and the broader rise

10015
05:05:12,833 --> 05:05:15,233
in anti-Semitic violence and

10016
05:05:16,603 --> 05:05:17,171
rhetoric.

10017
05:05:17,171 --> 05:05:17,604
It's shameful and it's

10018
05:05:17,604 --> 05:05:18,238
unacceptable.

10019
05:05:18,238 --> 05:05:18,672
We should all be united in

10020
05:05:18,672 --> 05:05:20,672
condemning it.

10021
05:05:22,242 --> 05:05:22,976
But when we complete those

10022
05:05:22,976 --> 05:05:23,644
horrific acts with criticism of

10023
05:05:23,644 --> 05:05:26,440
Israel's foreign policy, we

10024
05:05:28,248 --> 05:05:28,916
risk dividing people rather

10025
05:05:28,916 --> 05:05:29,583
than bringing them together.

10026
05:05:29,583 --> 05:05:33,183
For those like me who oppose

10027
05:05:33,754 --> 05:05:34,454
Israel's actions in Gaza, it

10028
05:05:34,454 --> 05:05:35,155
can feel as though our voices

10029
05:05:35,155 --> 05:05:35,522
are not welcome in the Jewish

10030
05:05:35,522 --> 05:05:36,156
community.

10031
05:05:36,156 --> 05:05:39,393
I sat next to someone that

10032
05:05:39,393 --> 05:05:40,127
basically question was whether

10033
05:05:40,127 --> 05:05:40,493
I was a part of the Jewish

10034
05:05:40,493 --> 05:05:41,950
community.

10035
05:05:41,950 --> 05:05:41,462
As soon as I walked into

10036
05:05:41,462 --> 05:05:43,462
the store.

10037
05:05:45,866 --> 05:05:46,399
And ultimately I don't think

10038
05:05:46,399 --> 05:05:47,670
that makes us safer.

10039
05:05:47,670 --> 05:05:47,800
I've had the opportunity to

10040
05:05:47,800 --> 05:05:50,800
spend time with every single

10041
05:05:51,972 --> 05:05:52,840
council member on this dais.

10042
05:05:52,840 --> 05:05:53,541
Every one of you ran for office

10043
05:05:53,541 --> 05:05:56,541
and join this council because

10044
05:05:58,345 --> 05:05:58,878
you want to stand up for people

10045
05:05:58,878 --> 05:05:59,580
that needed a voice.

10046
05:05:59,580 --> 05:06:00,247
Voting for this language, this

10047
05:06:00,247 --> 05:06:02,247
proposal heightened division

10048
05:06:03,817 --> 05:06:04,517
and send a message to Jews and

10049
05:06:04,517 --> 05:06:05,252
non-Jews alike that your voice

10050
05:06:05,252 --> 05:06:05,953
and your values aren't welcome.

10051
05:06:05,953 --> 05:06:09,553
i don't believe that's why you

10052
05:06:10,124 --> 05:06:10,991
ran.

10053
05:06:10,991 --> 05:06:11,392
And I don't believe that's why

10054
05:06:11,392 --> 05:06:12,920
you're here.

10055
05:06:12,920 --> 05:06:12,693
So I want to appeal to you to

10056
05:06:12,693 --> 05:06:15,930
slow this process down.

10057
05:06:16,300 --> 05:06:16,697
You have a letter in your hand

10058
05:06:16,697 --> 05:06:17,364
which I understand came in a

10059
05:06:17,364 --> 05:06:18,320
couple of hours ago from two

10060
05:06:18,320 --> 05:06:18,432
members of the Human Rights

10061
05:06:18,432 --> 05:06:20,432
Commission.

10062
05:06:22,572 --> 05:06:23,204
They've been part of this

10063
05:06:23,204 --> 05:06:23,904
process that brought this

10064
05:06:23,904 --> 05:06:26,304
recommendation to the council.

10065
05:06:27,741 --> 05:06:28,475
And they said given everything

10066
05:06:28,475 --> 05:06:29,110
that they've learned since that

10067
05:06:29,110 --> 05:06:29,743
vote that they think it's

10068
05:06:29,743 --> 05:06:32,143
appropriate to discuss it

10069
05:06:33,647 --> 05:06:34,381
further to hear all sides, to

10070
05:06:34,381 --> 05:06:35,490
hear from academics and to come

10071
05:06:35,490 --> 05:06:35,649
up with a definition that's

10072
05:06:35,649 --> 05:06:36,284
going to try and thread

10073
05:06:36,284 --> 05:06:39,284
the needle of this really

10074
05:06:39,786 --> 05:06:40,654
difficult conversation.

10075
05:06:40,654 --> 05:06:41,188
So they asked for you to not

10076
05:06:41,188 --> 05:06:41,822
move forward today.

10077
05:06:41,822 --> 05:06:45,326
Send this back to the hrc.

10078
05:06:45,326 --> 05:06:45,959
Give them the opportunity to

10079
05:06:45,959 --> 05:06:46,293
debate and try and move

10080
05:06:46,293 --> 05:06:47,280
forward.

10081
05:06:47,280 --> 05:06:50,628
I thank you for the opportunity

10082
05:06:50,997 --> 05:06:51,365
to speak and thank you for

10083
05:06:51,365 --> 05:06:53,365
listening.

10084
05:06:58,638 --> 05:06:59,340
>> Say it.

10085
05:06:59,340 --> 05:07:01,740
Faith Clinger Mammary David

10086
05:07:05,246 --> 05:07:05,780
Whitmire Joanna Adelson and

10087
05:07:05,780 --> 05:07:06,514
Eric Chavez seating.

10088
05:07:06,514 --> 05:07:07,248
If you can all please come up

10089
05:07:07,248 --> 05:07:09,183
to the front row please proceed

10090
05:07:09,183 --> 05:07:09,984
when ready.

10091
05:07:09,984 --> 05:07:10,685
Good afternoon council members.

10092
05:07:10,685 --> 05:07:14,285
I live in the fourth District

10093
05:07:15,423 --> 05:07:15,756
and I'm here to urge you to

10094
05:07:15,756 --> 05:07:16,357
vote no.

10095
05:07:16,357 --> 05:07:17,240
This resolution will not

10096
05:07:17,240 --> 05:07:17,358
protect the safety of Jewish

10097
05:07:17,358 --> 05:07:19,358
people.

10098
05:07:21,562 --> 05:07:22,263
It will in fact protect

10099
05:07:22,263 --> 05:07:25,263
the impunity of the apartheid

10100
05:07:26,701 --> 05:07:27,400
genocidal government of Israel

10101
05:07:27,400 --> 05:07:28,135
providing them cover for

10102
05:07:28,135 --> 05:07:31,135
the atrocities that they commit

10103
05:07:33,107 --> 05:07:33,841
by killing our constitutionally

10104
05:07:33,841 --> 05:07:34,575
protected right of free speech.

10105
05:07:34,575 --> 05:07:38,175
You've heard of the other major

10106
05:07:39,480 --> 05:07:40,214
human rights organizations that

10107
05:07:40,214 --> 05:07:40,915
have condemned Israel for being

10108
05:07:40,915 --> 05:07:43,315
an apartheid genocidal state.

10109
05:07:45,860 --> 05:07:45,753
In addition to them, two

10110
05:07:45,753 --> 05:07:46,354
Israeli based organizations

10111
05:07:46,354 --> 05:07:49,354
also say that Israel is

10112
05:07:52,527 --> 05:07:53,227
committing genocide and that's

10113
05:07:53,227 --> 05:07:56,227
Selam and Physicians for Human

10114
05:07:57,365 --> 05:08:00,965
Rights Israel So I'm asking you

10115
05:08:03,204 --> 05:08:03,871
to think about why why why have

10116
05:08:03,871 --> 05:08:04,539
they been called genocidal?

10117
05:08:04,539 --> 05:08:06,539
Because they've exterminated

10118
05:08:09,777 --> 05:08:10,511
tens of thousands of men women

10119
05:08:10,511 --> 05:08:11,145
,children, mostly children and

10120
05:08:11,145 --> 05:08:11,779
women do the right thing.

10121
05:08:11,779 --> 05:08:12,146
Thank you for that opening

10122
05:08:12,146 --> 05:08:14,146
statement.

10123
05:08:18,419 --> 05:08:18,753
Faith Klinger Hello, council

10124
05:08:18,753 --> 05:08:19,653
members.

10125
05:08:19,653 --> 05:08:23,253
>> My name is Faith Klinger and

10126
05:08:24,792 --> 05:08:25,460
I ama United States Marine

10127
05:08:25,460 --> 05:08:25,994
Corps veteran And I'm a mom.

10128
05:08:25,994 --> 05:08:28,994
I live in San Diego.

10129
05:08:30,498 --> 05:08:31,232
I have this book in my hand.

10130
05:08:31,232 --> 05:08:31,900
It's called I have Lived a

10131
05:08:31,900 --> 05:08:32,333
thousand Years growing up in

10132
05:08:32,333 --> 05:08:33,340
the Holocaust.

10133
05:08:33,340 --> 05:08:36,634
It's been in my personal book

10134
05:08:37,438 --> 05:08:37,705
collection since I was 11 years

10135
05:08:37,705 --> 05:08:38,473
old.

10136
05:08:38,473 --> 05:08:38,873
>> I bought it with my paper

10137
05:08:38,873 --> 05:08:40,873
route money.

10138
05:08:42,377 --> 05:08:43,770
The Jewish Holocaust was

10139
05:08:43,770 --> 05:08:43,812
the worst moment that I'd ever

10140
05:08:43,812 --> 05:08:47,412
heard about in history up until

10141
05:08:49,500 --> 05:08:49,784
that point and I became fixated

10142
05:08:49,784 --> 05:08:50,418
on how a group of people could

10143
05:08:50,418 --> 05:08:53,418
use such terror to another

10144
05:08:54,889 --> 05:08:55,557
group of people denying their

10145
05:08:55,557 --> 05:08:56,191
humanity, murdering them in

10146
05:08:56,191 --> 05:08:56,858
cold blood, believinthat

10147
05:08:56,858 --> 05:08:57,492
the annihilation of the Jews

10148
05:08:57,492 --> 05:08:59,892
would bring prosperity and

10149
05:09:02,831 --> 05:09:03,531
peace.

10150
05:09:03,531 --> 05:09:03,932
I don't have words for

10151
05:09:03,932 --> 05:09:04,566
the horror.

10152
05:09:04,566 --> 05:09:05,233
Evil doesn't flow enough.

10153
05:09:05,233 --> 05:09:07,101
I learned everything I could

10154
05:09:07,101 --> 05:09:07,869
about it So I learned.

10155
05:09:07,869 --> 05:09:08,570
So when I learned of

10156
05:09:08,570 --> 05:09:09,204
the apartheid in Palestine and

10157
05:09:09,204 --> 05:09:11,604
have watched thousands of

10158
05:09:13,108 --> 05:09:13,440
children be murdered I was

10159
05:09:13,440 --> 05:09:14,750
shocked.

10160
05:09:14,750 --> 05:09:14,642
Surely the descendants of

10161
05:09:14,642 --> 05:09:15,310
the Holocaust were not

10162
05:09:15,310 --> 05:09:18,310
oppressing a group of people

10163
05:09:19,146 --> 05:09:19,748
believing that their

10164
05:09:19,748 --> 05:09:20,448
annihilation would bring

10165
05:09:20,448 --> 05:09:23,448
prosperity and peace to that.

10166
05:09:25,887 --> 05:09:26,221
>> I have concluded my memory

10167
05:09:26,221 --> 05:09:27,255
Memory?

10168
05:09:27,255 --> 05:09:31,455
You have times and you by great

10169
05:09:31,593 --> 05:09:31,960
humanness speaking Please raise

10170
05:09:31,960 --> 05:09:32,496
your hand.

10171
05:09:32,496 --> 05:09:34,496
Grace Our humanness.

10172
05:09:38,433 --> 05:09:39,660
I don't see anybody raising

10173
05:09:39,660 --> 05:09:39,801
their hand with that name.

10174
05:09:39,801 --> 05:09:40,235
Grace rising a minute So you'll

10175
05:09:40,235 --> 05:09:42,235
have a minute.

10176
05:09:42,270 --> 05:09:42,938
Please proceed.

10177
05:09:42,938 --> 05:09:43,405
>> I thank you.

10178
05:09:43,405 --> 05:09:44,272
Council members.

10179
05:09:44,272 --> 05:09:47,872
I first want to condemn all

10180
05:09:48,510 --> 05:09:49,244
anti-Semitism but

10181
05:09:49,244 --> 05:09:49,911
the definition is dangerous and

10182
05:09:49,911 --> 05:09:52,311
it feels foreign governments

10183
05:09:53,615 --> 05:09:54,282
and people who criticize

10184
05:09:54,282 --> 05:09:54,915
the state of Israel under

10185
05:09:54,915 --> 05:09:55,617
the guise of antisemitism.

10186
05:09:55,617 --> 05:09:56,218
Let's start with federal law.

10187
05:09:56,218 --> 05:09:58,218
The Symington amendment

10188
05:10:01,560 --> 05:10:01,790
restricts U.S. Aid to any

10189
05:10:01,790 --> 05:10:02,457
country violating international

10190
05:10:02,457 --> 05:10:04,857
secret nuclear activity but

10191
05:10:06,428 --> 05:10:07,128
it's been proven that there had

10192
05:10:07,128 --> 05:10:07,796
been enriched uranium found in

10193
05:10:07,796 --> 05:10:11,396
soil samples in Gaza and in

10194
05:10:13,268 --> 05:10:14,100
Lebanon which I have provided

10195
05:10:14,100 --> 05:10:14,302
the research paper here for you

10196
05:10:14,302 --> 05:10:14,903
today.

10197
05:10:14,903 --> 05:10:15,537
The Glenn Amendment also

10198
05:10:15,537 --> 05:10:17,937
requires the United States

10199
05:10:18,639 --> 05:10:19,307
essentially any country that

10200
05:10:19,307 --> 05:10:19,908
detonates a nuclear device.

10201
05:10:19,908 --> 05:10:20,609
But there have been no.

10202
05:10:20,609 --> 05:10:23,609
There has been nothing against

10203
05:10:25,460 --> 05:10:25,781
the state of Israel and this is

10204
05:10:25,781 --> 05:10:26,480
completed with blood libel even

10205
05:10:26,480 --> 05:10:30,800
though it is not blood libel.

10206
05:10:30,485 --> 05:10:31,530
This is actual evidence

10207
05:10:31,530 --> 05:10:31,753
researched by doctors.

10208
05:10:31,753 --> 05:10:32,454
I need to remind the counsel

10209
05:10:32,454 --> 05:10:35,454
how Israeli prison guards were

10210
05:10:36,692 --> 05:10:37,359
caught filming and gang a

10211
05:10:37,359 --> 05:10:37,926
Palestinian man turning his

10212
05:10:37,926 --> 05:10:40,326
and breaking his ribs.

10213
05:10:43,365 --> 05:10:44,660
All charges were dropped and

10214
05:10:44,660 --> 05:10:44,766
they labeled that blood libel.

10215
05:10:44,766 --> 05:10:45,434
>> We cannot conflate anything

10216
05:10:45,434 --> 05:10:47,434
with anti-Semitism including

10217
05:10:51,340 --> 05:10:53,340
comments David Widmark.

10218
05:10:57,913 --> 05:10:58,280
I am David Whitmire of

10219
05:10:58,280 --> 05:10:59,800
Claremont.

10220
05:10:59,800 --> 05:11:03,280
Thank you for and I don't know

10221
05:11:03,618 --> 05:11:04,860
if I can thank you for having

10222
05:11:04,860 --> 05:11:04,553
this discussion.

10223
05:11:04,553 --> 05:11:05,530
It's depressing.

10224
05:11:05,530 --> 05:11:07,453
I have seven kids.

10225
05:11:09,424 --> 05:11:10,157
I feel like we're all valuable.

10226
05:11:10,157 --> 05:11:13,157
Nobody wants anybody to be

10227
05:11:14,997 --> 05:11:15,698
doing this But I would just

10228
05:11:15,698 --> 05:11:18,698
implore you that a resolution

10229
05:11:21,136 --> 05:11:21,836
like this is not like my

10230
05:11:21,836 --> 05:11:22,437
brother beforehand said is not

10231
05:11:22,437 --> 05:11:25,437
can be helpful when when

10232
05:11:26,842 --> 05:11:27,576
the authors themselves of this

10233
05:11:27,576 --> 05:11:28,177
definition canister and wrote I

10234
05:11:28,177 --> 05:11:30,577
crafted a definition of

10235
05:11:32,581 --> 05:11:33,448
anti-Semitism and I'm backing

10236
05:11:33,448 --> 05:11:34,116
away from it because he saw it

10237
05:11:34,116 --> 05:11:34,882
how it was being used And I

10238
05:11:34,882 --> 05:11:37,882
would just encourage you to

10239
05:11:38,387 --> 05:11:39,880
slow down on this.

10240
05:11:39,880 --> 05:11:39,788
I haven't heard a discussion

10241
05:11:39,788 --> 05:11:42,788
about our constituents in our

10242
05:11:44,960 --> 05:11:45,694
neighbors here in San Diego

10243
05:11:45,694 --> 05:11:46,395
with like 220 family members in

10244
05:11:46,395 --> 05:11:49,395
Gaza and much discussion about

10245
05:11:50,199 --> 05:11:50,933
calling out a genocide and

10246
05:11:50,933 --> 05:11:51,600
start from the weapons that are

10247
05:11:51,600 --> 05:11:52,234
manufactured in San Diego to

10248
05:11:52,234 --> 05:11:54,634
start sending them there.

10249
05:11:56,972 --> 05:11:57,306
But here we are talking about

10250
05:11:57,306 --> 05:11:57,973
six.

10251
05:11:57,973 --> 05:11:58,341
>> Thank you for it.

10252
05:11:58,341 --> 05:12:00,341
Thank you.

10253
05:12:02,378 --> 05:12:04,778
Joanna Adelson Good afternoon.

10254
05:12:09,251 --> 05:12:09,885
I stand before you as a local

10255
05:12:09,885 --> 05:12:10,219
concerned Jewish community

10256
05:12:10,219 --> 05:12:12,219
member.

10257
05:12:13,255 --> 05:12:13,956
The fact that this item as 500

10258
05:12:13,956 --> 05:12:14,660
is even being considered by

10259
05:12:14,660 --> 05:12:15,240
this body is a shanda a

10260
05:12:15,240 --> 05:12:17,240
disgrace.

10261
05:12:18,727 --> 05:12:19,395
For the last two and a half

10262
05:12:19,395 --> 05:12:20,290
years we have all witnessed

10263
05:12:20,290 --> 05:12:20,729
Israel committing the most

10264
05:12:20,729 --> 05:12:22,729
unspeakable atrocities against

10265
05:12:24,400 --> 05:12:24,967
the Palestinian people in Gaza

10266
05:12:24,967 --> 05:12:25,668
and across the land.

10267
05:12:25,668 --> 05:12:26,302
These crimes against humanity

10268
05:12:26,302 --> 05:12:28,702
have been perpetrated with

10269
05:12:30,506 --> 05:12:31,173
impunity by nation still a

10270
05:12:31,173 --> 05:12:31,906
state built on genocide and

10271
05:12:31,906 --> 05:12:34,906
which has co-opted the identity

10272
05:12:35,678 --> 05:12:36,345
of Jews the world over and now

10273
05:12:36,345 --> 05:12:36,979
make no mistake about it

10274
05:12:36,979 --> 05:12:37,680
the city Council should it

10275
05:12:37,680 --> 05:12:40,800
adopt the arbitrary definition

10276
05:12:42,585 --> 05:12:43,252
of anti-Semitic ism will be

10277
05:12:43,252 --> 05:12:43,953
engaging in anti-Semitism by

10278
05:12:43,953 --> 05:12:46,353
conflating my Jewish identity

10279
05:12:48,858 --> 05:12:49,492
with the genocidal ethno

10280
05:12:49,492 --> 05:12:49,825
nationalist rogue state of

10281
05:12:49,825 --> 05:12:50,526
Israel.

10282
05:12:50,526 --> 05:12:54,596
By doing so you will be making

10283
05:12:54,596 --> 05:12:54,897
me and all Jews less not more

10284
05:12:54,897 --> 05:12:55,664
safe.

10285
05:12:55,664 --> 05:12:59,864
Let me remind you that in other

10286
05:13:00,303 --> 05:13:01,360
places such as Germany and

10287
05:13:01,360 --> 05:13:01,704
the uk where language penalizes

10288
05:13:01,704 --> 05:13:04,704
criticism of Israel has been

10289
05:13:07,242 --> 05:13:07,642
conflated with anti-Zionist

10290
05:13:07,642 --> 05:13:08,310
Jews.

10291
05:13:08,310 --> 05:13:08,744
They have been labeled as

10292
05:13:08,744 --> 05:13:09,378
anti-Semitic.

10293
05:13:09,378 --> 05:13:09,779
You have been arrested and

10294
05:13:09,779 --> 05:13:11,347
imprisoned.

10295
05:13:11,347 --> 05:13:11,714
Make it makes getting a

10296
05:13:11,714 --> 05:13:12,181
sentence.

10297
05:13:12,181 --> 05:13:14,181
Thank you Eric.

10298
05:13:17,686 --> 05:13:18,421
Shame sitting.

10299
05:13:18,421 --> 05:13:18,788
>> Hello to the council.

10300
05:13:18,788 --> 05:13:19,455
The board?

10301
05:13:19,455 --> 05:13:22,455
My name's Eric Ahmed Shamsi.

10302
05:13:23,920 --> 05:13:23,826
I'm a Lebanese American

10303
05:13:23,826 --> 05:13:24,259
University student who was here

10304
05:13:24,259 --> 05:13:25,270
in San Diego.

10305
05:13:25,270 --> 05:13:29,227
I come to you today to oppose

10306
05:13:29,265 --> 05:13:29,966
ihra definition due to

10307
05:13:29,966 --> 05:13:30,499
the realm in which it does not

10308
05:13:30,499 --> 05:13:31,167
is purely exclusive.

10309
05:13:31,167 --> 05:13:31,801
We recognize that there are

10310
05:13:31,801 --> 05:13:34,201
crimes against the Jewish

10311
05:13:36,138 --> 05:13:36,772
people in our communities but

10312
05:13:36,772 --> 05:13:37,506
we also recognize that our

10313
05:13:37,506 --> 05:13:38,208
increasing crime and the same a

10314
05:13:38,208 --> 05:13:40,208
phobia anti-Muslim, anti-Arab

10315
05:13:41,577 --> 05:13:41,944
hate And we need to support our

10316
05:13:41,944 --> 05:13:42,644
students.

10317
05:13:42,644 --> 05:13:42,978
We need to support our parents

10318
05:13:42,978 --> 05:13:43,712
safety.

10319
05:13:43,712 --> 05:13:47,215
We need to support our families

10320
05:13:47,215 --> 05:13:47,916
And as such we should mend we

10321
05:13:47,916 --> 05:13:48,417
should amend this definition.

10322
05:13:48,417 --> 05:13:48,984
We should fix it.

10323
05:13:48,984 --> 05:13:49,485
We should rewrite it.

10324
05:13:49,485 --> 05:13:50,119
We should work it.

10325
05:13:50,119 --> 05:13:52,855
We should take the time to

10326
05:13:52,855 --> 05:13:53,556
really dig down into supporting

10327
05:13:53,556 --> 05:13:54,190
our community and our safety

10328
05:13:54,190 --> 05:13:54,724
For this It doesn't purely

10329
05:13:54,724 --> 05:13:56,724
separate ourselves.

10330
05:13:59,529 --> 05:14:00,263
We cannot have this divide and

10331
05:14:00,263 --> 05:14:00,763
we need to recognize the safety

10332
05:14:00,763 --> 05:14:01,464
of all our people.

10333
05:14:01,464 --> 05:14:03,864
Legislation and bill language

10334
05:14:05,234 --> 05:14:06,100
should not be exclusive.

10335
05:14:06,100 --> 05:14:06,436
>> It should be equatorial to

10336
05:14:06,436 --> 05:14:06,802
our community.

10337
05:14:06,802 --> 05:14:08,802
Thank you.

10338
05:14:12,608 --> 05:14:13,276
Jim Roush If I could have

10339
05:14:13,276 --> 05:14:13,943
the song individuals please

10340
05:14:13,943 --> 05:14:14,377
come up to the microphone to

10341
05:14:14,377 --> 05:14:16,377
the first row.

10342
05:14:17,146 --> 05:14:17,847
Jim Roush Sarah Hassan.

10343
05:14:17,847 --> 05:14:20,247
Michael Brackley, Craig Jones,

10344
05:14:24,200 --> 05:14:24,554
Tom McCammon, Susan Orlowski

10345
05:14:24,554 --> 05:14:25,387
and Hummel Conroy.

10346
05:14:25,387 --> 05:14:26,122
If you can all please come up

10347
05:14:26,122 --> 05:14:28,991
to the front row Please proceed

10348
05:14:28,991 --> 05:14:29,759
when ready.

10349
05:14:29,759 --> 05:14:30,392
I'm a resident of third

10350
05:14:30,392 --> 05:14:32,792
District and professor of

10351
05:14:35,464 --> 05:14:35,932
economics at ucsd.

10352
05:14:35,932 --> 05:14:36,633
I love data.

10353
05:14:36,633 --> 05:14:37,199
The data show that the Jewish

10354
05:14:37,199 --> 05:14:39,199
organizations pushing

10355
05:14:41,103 --> 05:14:41,771
the definition of anti Semitism

10356
05:14:41,771 --> 05:14:42,237
do not represent majority

10357
05:14:42,237 --> 05:14:44,237
Jewish opinion.

10358
05:14:46,809 --> 05:14:47,510
The Jewish electorate Institute

10359
05:14:47,510 --> 05:14:48,100
conducted a scientific survey

10360
05:14:48,100 --> 05:14:48,712
of Jewish voters.

10361
05:14:48,712 --> 05:14:51,712
They asked Jewish voters their

10362
05:14:53,316 --> 05:14:54,170
opinion of the statement Israel

10363
05:14:54,170 --> 05:14:54,751
is an apartheid state exactly

10364
05:14:54,751 --> 05:14:58,351
the kind of statement the Irish

10365
05:14:59,589 --> 05:14:59,956
Jewry definition is designed to

10366
05:14:59,956 --> 05:15:01,956
suppress.

10367
05:15:05,361 --> 05:15:06,950
Only 28% of Jewish voters said

10368
05:15:06,950 --> 05:15:06,796
this statement is anti-Semitic.

10369
05:15:06,796 --> 05:15:09,796
It is this fanatical minority

10370
05:15:12,202 --> 05:15:12,836
of Jewish voters that are

10371
05:15:12,836 --> 05:15:13,402
represented by the Jewish

10372
05:15:13,402 --> 05:15:15,402
organizations pushing

10373
05:15:17,373 --> 05:15:17,673
the definition of anti-Semitism

10374
05:15:17,673 --> 05:15:18,341
.

10375
05:15:18,341 --> 05:15:18,875
Adoption of this definition

10376
05:15:18,875 --> 05:15:20,875
will further inflame

10377
05:15:22,845 --> 05:15:23,513
anti-Semitism by trampling on

10378
05:15:23,513 --> 05:15:24,214
San Diego's constitutionally

10379
05:15:24,214 --> 05:15:24,547
protected freedom of political

10380
05:15:24,547 --> 05:15:26,547
speech.

10381
05:15:29,719 --> 05:15:30,353
Please do not help a fanatical

10382
05:15:30,353 --> 05:15:30,820
minority of Jews endanger

10383
05:15:30,820 --> 05:15:31,420
the rest of us.

10384
05:15:31,420 --> 05:15:33,820
Our time has concluded.

10385
05:15:40,897 --> 05:15:41,498
Sarah Fine Sarah aj as Amy?

10386
05:15:41,498 --> 05:15:43,498
No Michael Practice.

10387
05:15:44,306 --> 05:15:47,906
Michael You have time ceded to

10388
05:15:52,676 --> 05:15:52,976
you by Brian Todd.

10389
05:15:52,976 --> 05:15:53,743
Hello.

10390
05:15:53,743 --> 05:15:57,313
I'm my friend and Dave Angle.

10391
05:15:57,313 --> 05:15:58,214
I don't see how right.

10392
05:15:58,214 --> 05:15:58,815
So I do see Dave Angle so

10393
05:15:58,815 --> 05:15:59,282
you'll have two minutes.

10394
05:15:59,282 --> 05:15:59,649
Please proceed.

10395
05:15:59,649 --> 05:16:00,350
Thank you.

10396
05:16:00,350 --> 05:16:03,350
Hi, I'm Michael Brickley from

10397
05:16:03,386 --> 05:16:04,120
Hillcrest speaking as a member

10398
05:16:04,120 --> 05:16:04,487
of the Peace Resource Center in

10399
05:16:04,487 --> 05:16:05,155
San Diego.

10400
05:16:05,155 --> 05:16:08,155
I identify with the serious

10401
05:16:09,859 --> 05:16:10,527
concerns expressed by those who

10402
05:16:10,527 --> 05:16:12,927
support the Council adopting

10403
05:16:15,198 --> 05:16:15,565
so-called a definition of anti

10404
05:16:15,565 --> 05:16:16,232
Semitism.

10405
05:16:16,232 --> 05:16:19,232
But I'm very concerned about

10406
05:16:21,738 --> 05:16:22,405
adopting it because I see it as

10407
05:16:22,405 --> 05:16:23,600
a divisive influence in our

10408
05:16:23,600 --> 05:16:25,406
community one that pits

10409
05:16:27,444 --> 05:16:28,211
Zionists against anti-science.

10410
05:16:28,211 --> 05:16:28,878
Instead of helping us all find

10411
05:16:28,878 --> 05:16:29,613
our common ground with each

10412
05:16:29,613 --> 05:16:33,213
other and ways to work together

10413
05:16:34,251 --> 05:16:34,551
for peace and harmony in San

10414
05:16:34,551 --> 05:16:35,317
Diego.

10415
05:16:35,317 --> 05:16:35,819
To begin with it's not a proper

10416
05:16:35,819 --> 05:16:37,819
definition at all.

10417
05:16:40,322 --> 05:16:41,240
The only thing it says is as as

10418
05:16:41,240 --> 05:16:43,424
accurate as an actual

10419
05:16:45,829 --> 05:16:46,530
definition is this vague

10420
05:16:46,530 --> 05:16:48,930
sentence read previously that

10421
05:16:51,535 --> 05:16:52,169
antisemitism antisemitism is a

10422
05:16:52,169 --> 05:16:52,802
certain perception of Jews

10423
05:16:52,802 --> 05:16:55,802
which MAY be expressed as

10424
05:16:57,974 --> 05:16:58,742
hatred toward Jews.

10425
05:16:58,742 --> 05:16:59,710
Instead of saying clearly what

10426
05:16:59,710 --> 05:17:03,679
we all know to be true that

10427
05:17:03,679 --> 05:17:04,348
anti-Semitism is prejudice

10428
05:17:04,348 --> 05:17:04,948
against Jews, discrimination

10429
05:17:04,948 --> 05:17:06,948
against Jews, aggression

10430
05:17:09,786 --> 05:17:10,420
against Jews quite possibly

10431
05:17:10,420 --> 05:17:11,210
violence against Jews just

10432
05:17:11,210 --> 05:17:13,210
because they're Jewish.

10433
05:17:15,859 --> 05:17:16,627
How can this be?

10434
05:17:16,627 --> 05:17:17,360
It's because the so-called hrc

10435
05:17:17,360 --> 05:17:20,960
definition was not written as a

10436
05:17:22,232 --> 05:17:22,900
proper definite definition of

10437
05:17:22,900 --> 05:17:23,600
anti-Semitism to begin with.

10438
05:17:23,600 --> 05:17:27,200
Its lead writer Ken Stern has

10439
05:17:27,938 --> 05:17:28,572
said repeatedly it was created

10440
05:17:28,572 --> 05:17:29,172
simply to help governments

10441
05:17:29,172 --> 05:17:29,673
establish guidelines for

10442
05:17:29,673 --> 05:17:31,673
collecting data on

10443
05:17:34,278 --> 05:17:34,978
anti-Semitism including ways in

10444
05:17:34,978 --> 05:17:35,579
which hostility to Zionism and

10445
05:17:35,579 --> 05:17:38,579
Israel could be but not

10446
05:17:40,450 --> 05:17:40,951
necessarily are manifestations

10447
05:17:40,951 --> 05:17:41,618
of anti-Semitism.

10448
05:17:41,618 --> 05:17:44,180
Moreover, he said repeatedly

10449
05:17:46,356 --> 05:17:46,957
that it was created not for

10450
05:17:46,957 --> 05:17:47,624
authoritatively defining

10451
05:17:47,624 --> 05:17:50,240
anti-Semitism and that he's

10452
05:17:53,630 --> 05:17:53,531
very upset that it's been put

10453
05:17:53,531 --> 05:17:54,331
to this misuse.

10454
05:17:54,331 --> 05:17:56,700
Please do not adopt this

10455
05:17:56,700 --> 05:17:58,700
so-called definition of

10456
05:18:00,571 --> 05:18:02,571
anti-Semitism.

10457
05:18:07,443 --> 05:18:09,843
>> Craig Jones Thank you.

10458
05:18:11,949 --> 05:18:12,383
I am Chris Jones, a resident of

10459
05:18:12,383 --> 05:18:13,830
District five.

10460
05:18:13,830 --> 05:18:16,830
My wife's family is Austrian.

10461
05:18:18,389 --> 05:18:18,789
Jews were wiped out by

10462
05:18:18,789 --> 05:18:19,490
the Third.

10463
05:18:19,490 --> 05:18:22,490
I know what anti-Semitism is

10464
05:18:24,394 --> 05:18:25,940
and what it can do to

10465
05:18:25,940 --> 05:18:25,796
generations upon generations.

10466
05:18:25,796 --> 05:18:28,196
Those who commit anti-Semitic

10467
05:18:30,868 --> 05:18:31,568
acts conflate all Jewish people

10468
05:18:31,568 --> 05:18:32,235
everywhere with the actions of

10469
05:18:32,235 --> 05:18:35,235
the foreign state of Israel.

10470
05:18:36,540 --> 05:18:37,107
The irony in definition does

10471
05:18:37,107 --> 05:18:37,774
the very same thing It

10472
05:18:37,774 --> 05:18:40,174
conflates the protection of

10473
05:18:42,580 --> 05:18:43,247
the state of Israel with

10474
05:18:43,247 --> 05:18:43,948
the protection of Judaism of

10475
05:18:43,948 --> 05:18:46,348
all Jewish people everywhere.

10476
05:18:47,718 --> 05:18:48,385
If you embrace the arbitrary

10477
05:18:48,385 --> 05:18:49,860
definition you will actually

10478
05:18:49,860 --> 05:18:52,686
play into the mindset of those

10479
05:18:54,458 --> 05:18:55,920
who commit anti-Semitic acts.

10480
05:18:55,920 --> 05:18:55,693
The definition has been

10481
05:18:55,693 --> 05:18:56,590
weaponized for political

10482
05:18:56,590 --> 05:18:58,590
purposes.

10483
05:19:01,332 --> 05:19:01,898
Do not make this mistake.

10484
05:19:01,898 --> 05:19:02,566
There are better, more

10485
05:19:02,566 --> 05:19:04,966
effective ways to address

10486
05:19:06,437 --> 05:19:07,370
anti-Semitism.

10487
05:19:07,370 --> 05:19:07,771
>> anti-Islamic acts and

10488
05:19:07,771 --> 05:19:10,841
the acts of hatred and violence

10489
05:19:10,841 --> 05:19:12,841
on others.

10490
05:19:22,453 --> 05:19:23,120
Tom McCammon Let's sort out

10491
05:19:23,120 --> 05:19:23,420
three very different things

10492
05:19:23,420 --> 05:19:24,155
today.

10493
05:19:24,155 --> 05:19:27,755
The first is the Jewish people.

10494
05:19:28,258 --> 05:19:28,793
The second is the political

10495
05:19:28,793 --> 05:19:30,793
ideology of Zionism.

10496
05:19:32,396 --> 05:19:32,863
And the third is the Zionist

10497
05:19:32,863 --> 05:19:33,464
state of Israel.

10498
05:19:33,464 --> 05:19:37,640
The Jews are a proud and

10499
05:19:37,969 --> 05:19:38,469
ancient people and culture

10500
05:19:38,469 --> 05:19:39,136
renowned for their

10501
05:19:39,136 --> 05:19:39,704
contributions to the world.

10502
05:19:39,704 --> 05:19:42,104
Jews have often faced

10503
05:19:44,308 --> 05:19:44,976
anti-Semitic discrimination and

10504
05:19:44,976 --> 05:19:45,676
persecution and they deserve

10505
05:19:45,676 --> 05:19:48,760
social and legal protections.

10506
05:19:50,982 --> 05:19:51,716
Second, Zionism is not Judaism.

10507
05:19:51,716 --> 05:19:54,716
Zionism is a specific political

10508
05:19:57,655 --> 05:19:58,155
ideology based on a theory of

10509
05:19:58,155 --> 05:19:58,856
Jewish supremacy.

10510
05:19:58,856 --> 05:20:02,456
Not all Jews are Zionists and

10511
05:20:04,280 --> 05:20:04,795
not all Zionists are Jews.

10512
05:20:04,795 --> 05:20:07,795
It is not antisemitic to

10513
05:20:09,600 --> 05:20:10,301
denounce the political ideology

10514
05:20:10,301 --> 05:20:10,801
of Zionism and its dangerous

10515
05:20:10,801 --> 05:20:12,801
political program.

10516
05:20:16,307 --> 05:20:17,175
The resolution proposes to use

10517
05:20:17,175 --> 05:20:21,975
the I r statement as a tool to

10518
05:20:22,113 --> 05:20:22,713
combat antisemitism but it

10519
05:20:22,713 --> 05:20:23,447
confuses and conflates.

10520
05:20:23,447 --> 05:20:23,781
>> Thank you for that reporting

10521
05:20:23,781 --> 05:20:25,781
comment.

10522
05:20:28,119 --> 05:20:30,119
Susan Orlowski.

10523
05:20:33,558 --> 05:20:34,258
Good afternoon City Council I'm

10524
05:20:34,258 --> 05:20:34,859
Susan Orlowski, a resident of

10525
05:20:34,859 --> 05:20:37,259
San Diego District two.

10526
05:20:39,831 --> 05:20:40,365
I'm Jewish born and raised in

10527
05:20:40,365 --> 05:20:41,320
an Orthodox family.

10528
05:20:41,320 --> 05:20:44,632
One of the teachings from my

10529
05:20:45,336 --> 05:20:45,736
heritage I treasure most is

10530
05:20:45,736 --> 05:20:47,736
tikkun olam.

10531
05:20:51,676 --> 05:20:52,343
>> The responsibility to repair

10532
05:20:52,343 --> 05:20:54,743
our shattered divided world.

10533
05:20:57,582 --> 05:20:58,316
Adopting the Torah definition

10534
05:20:58,316 --> 05:21:01,316
of antisemitism will not repair

10535
05:21:02,854 --> 05:21:03,621
what's broken in our community

10536
05:21:03,621 --> 05:21:07,221
or our nation or our world.

10537
05:21:09,600 --> 05:21:09,727
>> Remember Trump based his

10538
05:21:09,727 --> 05:21:10,394
executive order threatening

10539
05:21:10,394 --> 05:21:12,394
Palestinian rights activists

10540
05:21:15,733 --> 05:21:18,133
with deportation and on

10541
05:21:20,905 --> 05:21:21,238
the definition of antisemitism

10542
05:21:21,238 --> 05:21:22,600
?

10543
05:21:22,600 --> 05:21:25,606
Voting to adopt it will silence

10544
05:21:27,378 --> 05:21:27,690
free speech in our communities

10545
05:21:27,690 --> 05:21:28,379
.

10546
05:21:28,379 --> 05:21:29,113
It is the antithesis to

10547
05:21:29,113 --> 05:21:32,113
the diversity of viewpoints and

10548
05:21:34,819 --> 05:21:35,286
cultures that makes them do

10549
05:21:35,286 --> 05:21:35,987
the right thing.

10550
05:21:35,987 --> 05:21:39,587
Jamal can Jamal you have time

10551
05:21:41,359 --> 05:21:41,693
to go to my Toyota if you can,

10552
05:21:41,693 --> 05:21:42,600
please?

10553
05:21:42,600 --> 05:21:42,661
Thank you.

10554
05:21:42,661 --> 05:21:43,128
You'll have two minutes.

10555
05:21:43,128 --> 05:21:43,428
Please proceed.

10556
05:21:43,428 --> 05:21:45,428
Yeah.

10557
05:21:46,197 --> 05:21:46,932
Hi, Council members.

10558
05:21:46,932 --> 05:21:47,732
I'm a former city employee.

10559
05:21:47,732 --> 05:21:51,932
In fact, I used to sit back

10560
05:21:52,270 --> 05:21:52,603
there on that chair when it was

10561
05:21:52,603 --> 05:21:53,171
a city.

10562
05:21:53,171 --> 05:21:53,571
City manager form of

10563
05:21:53,571 --> 05:21:55,571
government.

10564
05:21:58,476 --> 05:21:58,910
I'm here to ask you to of

10565
05:21:58,910 --> 05:21:59,644
course oppose.

10566
05:21:59,644 --> 05:22:03,581
I know you know you have every

10567
05:22:03,581 --> 05:22:04,249
right as a council all

10568
05:22:04,249 --> 05:22:04,916
individuals to support even

10569
05:22:04,916 --> 05:22:05,583
the genocide in Gaza If you

10570
05:22:05,583 --> 05:22:08,583
want the ethnic cleansing of

10571
05:22:10,488 --> 05:22:11,389
Palestinian as if you want.

10572
05:22:11,389 --> 05:22:11,856
I am not going to label you as

10573
05:22:11,856 --> 05:22:13,856
hateful people.

10574
05:22:16,127 --> 05:22:16,661
I'm not going to label you as a

10575
05:22:16,661 --> 05:22:17,395
Palestinian racist.

10576
05:22:17,395 --> 05:22:20,995
But if you pass this resolution

10577
05:22:22,701 --> 05:22:23,200
that is exactly what it will

10578
05:22:23,200 --> 05:22:23,835
do.

10579
05:22:23,835 --> 05:22:28,350
It will stop me from saying my

10580
05:22:28,473 --> 05:22:29,740
parents were ethnically

10581
05:22:29,740 --> 05:22:29,808
cleansed from Palestine.

10582
05:22:29,808 --> 05:22:33,408
That is defined in item as

10583
05:22:34,646 --> 05:22:35,413
labeled as anti-Semitic.

10584
05:22:35,413 --> 05:22:39,130
It will stop me from saying

10585
05:22:40,318 --> 05:22:41,190
that the war in Gaza was a

10586
05:22:41,190 --> 05:22:44,190
genocide because that is also

10587
05:22:46,291 --> 05:22:46,652
defined as skepticism of

10588
05:22:46,652 --> 05:22:47,359
Israel.

10589
05:22:47,359 --> 05:22:50,959
And it is also classified as

10590
05:22:52,531 --> 05:22:53,398
antisemitism or anti-Jewish.

10591
05:22:53,398 --> 05:22:57,598
If I say I am against this

10592
05:22:58,303 --> 05:22:59,300
Zionism as a political ideology

10593
05:22:59,300 --> 05:22:59,738
,racist political ideology

10594
05:22:59,738 --> 05:23:02,138
against Palestinians because it

10595
05:23:05,811 --> 05:23:06,478
displaced Palestinians, I

10596
05:23:06,478 --> 05:23:07,178
become also an anti-Semite.

10597
05:23:07,178 --> 05:23:07,513
Then you have this definition

10598
05:23:07,513 --> 05:23:09,513
of ira.

10599
05:23:11,349 --> 05:23:12,830
This is what I want you to do.

10600
05:23:12,830 --> 05:23:12,951
If you have the right to be

10601
05:23:12,951 --> 05:23:16,551
able to speak whenever you want

10602
05:23:17,210 --> 05:23:17,722
to say and you are not labeled

10603
05:23:17,722 --> 05:23:18,890
you then allow me to do

10604
05:23:18,890 --> 05:23:20,890
the same.

10605
05:23:22,461 --> 05:23:22,794
And do not label me if I speak

10606
05:23:22,794 --> 05:23:23,795
my mind.

10607
05:23:23,795 --> 05:23:27,966
I will not and will not do

10608
05:23:27,966 --> 05:23:28,634
anything to stop the anti

10609
05:23:28,634 --> 05:23:28,967
Semite or anti-Jewish hit in

10610
05:23:28,967 --> 05:23:30,967
the us.

10611
05:23:34,573 --> 05:23:35,700
Other rules or other ways to

10612
05:23:35,700 --> 05:23:35,941
deal with it.

10613
05:23:35,941 --> 05:23:39,243
Ira is a political Is it

10614
05:23:39,243 --> 05:23:39,745
political statement to defend a

10615
05:23:39,745 --> 05:23:41,745
political entity?

10616
05:23:46,510 --> 05:23:46,718
I want to ask you when was it

10617
05:23:46,718 --> 05:23:47,319
that our time has concluded?

10618
05:23:47,319 --> 05:23:48,200
I can have the following

10619
05:23:48,200 --> 05:23:51,200
individuals please come up to

10620
05:23:53,225 --> 05:23:53,992
the yellow reserved seats and

10621
05:23:53,992 --> 05:23:54,560
if I can have those are seats

10622
05:23:54,560 --> 05:23:56,960
made available to me.

10623
05:23:57,496 --> 05:24:01,960
I'm not not mean I Anthony

10624
05:24:02,701 --> 05:24:03,368
Baron Aguiar El-Amin Israel b

10625
05:24:03,368 --> 05:24:05,768
Marilyn Michael Spencer and

10626
05:24:08,474 --> 05:24:09,341
Carmen Nasser Nicholas.

10627
05:24:09,341 --> 05:24:10,420
If you can please come up to

10628
05:24:10,420 --> 05:24:10,708
the yellow reserved seats And

10629
05:24:10,708 --> 05:24:14,308
today and if you come please

10630
05:24:16,715 --> 05:24:17,549
come up to the podium.

10631
05:24:17,549 --> 05:24:18,350
Oh yes You have time ceded to

10632
05:24:18,350 --> 05:24:21,350
you by several people people

10633
05:24:22,688 --> 05:24:23,188
Madeline Robichaud if you can

10634
05:24:23,188 --> 05:24:25,188
please Robichaud.

10635
05:24:27,993 --> 05:24:31,593
Thank you all My Zubeida Oman

10636
05:24:33,165 --> 05:24:33,999
Thank you.

10637
05:24:33,999 --> 05:24:34,800
There was an Omar Arisa who

10638
05:24:34,800 --> 05:24:37,800
ceded your time to Omar

10639
05:24:39,705 --> 05:24:40,472
al-Bashir ceding time to Tazeen

10640
05:24:40,472 --> 05:24:44,672
And so are you wanting to see

10641
05:24:45,377 --> 05:24:49,577
your time to to her to Tazeen

10642
05:24:50,382 --> 05:24:50,682
Omar Arisa Omar arise Are you

10643
05:24:50,682 --> 05:24:51,450
here?

10644
05:24:51,450 --> 05:24:51,784
Did you want to see your time

10645
05:24:51,784 --> 05:24:53,784
to her?

10646
05:25:00,325 --> 05:25:00,925
Thank you Lena Tice are other

10647
05:25:00,925 --> 05:25:01,227
Lena are you here?

10648
05:25:01,227 --> 05:25:03,227
Okay.

10649
05:25:06,298 --> 05:25:06,599
Thank you Gypsy Gomes Are you

10650
05:25:06,599 --> 05:25:08,599
here?

10651
05:25:11,671 --> 05:25:12,370
Gypsy Gomes I don't see Robert

10652
05:25:12,370 --> 05:25:14,370
Hernandez.

10653
05:25:16,876 --> 05:25:17,743
Are you here?

10654
05:25:17,743 --> 05:25:18,110
I don't see them And Shade are

10655
05:25:18,110 --> 05:25:20,110
you here?

10656
05:25:22,381 --> 05:25:22,981
Thank you So you will have five

10657
05:25:22,981 --> 05:25:24,981
minutes Please proceed.

10658
05:25:27,221 --> 05:25:27,653
Thank you Everyone Peace be

10659
05:25:27,653 --> 05:25:28,487
upon you all.

10660
05:25:28,487 --> 05:25:33,287
I am sad to say that the last

10661
05:25:33,392 --> 05:25:33,993
week the last few days of

10662
05:25:33,993 --> 05:25:34,693
Ramadan when I should be

10663
05:25:34,693 --> 05:25:35,428
praying I have spent trying to

10664
05:25:35,428 --> 05:25:38,731
reach out to people that I

10665
05:25:38,731 --> 05:25:39,432
consider friends at one point

10666
05:25:39,432 --> 05:25:40,102
and because my values did not

10667
05:25:40,102 --> 05:25:42,502
align with their political

10668
05:25:44,437 --> 05:25:44,770
aspirations I have been

10669
05:25:44,770 --> 05:25:45,538
ignored.

10670
05:25:45,538 --> 05:25:46,272
My name is within Islam and I

10671
05:25:46,272 --> 05:25:49,872
have the privilege and honor of

10672
05:25:50,900 --> 05:25:50,776
serving as the executive

10673
05:25:50,776 --> 05:25:51,511
director of Care San Diego And

10674
05:25:51,511 --> 05:25:52,243
I will not defend Care's work

10675
05:25:52,243 --> 05:25:55,243
because my work speaks for

10676
05:25:55,948 --> 05:25:56,649
itself uplifting communities,

10677
05:25:56,649 --> 05:25:57,249
uplifting humanity and Syria.

10678
05:25:57,249 --> 05:26:00,849
But what I have done for

10679
05:26:01,454 --> 05:26:02,154
decades and my personal work in

10680
05:26:02,154 --> 05:26:03,220
interfaith tells everyone here

10681
05:26:03,220 --> 05:26:04,356
that I am not an anti Semite My

10682
05:26:04,356 --> 05:26:06,756
Jewish friends will contest

10683
05:26:10,290 --> 05:26:10,730
that as well As someone who has

10684
05:26:10,730 --> 05:26:13,730
stood for equity and humanity

10685
05:26:16,269 --> 05:26:16,969
today I am being told that my

10686
05:26:16,969 --> 05:26:17,670
moral and civil upright about

10687
05:26:17,670 --> 05:26:21,270
the genocide that we have all

10688
05:26:21,274 --> 05:26:21,941
witnessed unfold right in front

10689
05:26:21,941 --> 05:26:22,542
of our eyes suddenly will be

10690
05:26:22,542 --> 05:26:24,542
considered anti-Semitic.

10691
05:26:26,312 --> 05:26:27,113
My advocacy for valuing of

10692
05:26:27,113 --> 05:26:27,847
human life will be offensive to

10693
05:26:27,847 --> 05:26:30,847
the community that has suffered

10694
05:26:31,751 --> 05:26:32,584
loss themselves.

10695
05:26:32,584 --> 05:26:33,286
My ability to live by my values

10696
05:26:33,286 --> 05:26:36,286
will be considered a violation

10697
05:26:37,722 --> 05:26:38,391
of a city resolution.

10698
05:26:38,391 --> 05:26:41,991
Let us be clear The hra

10699
05:26:42,361 --> 05:26:43,290
definition definition is not

10700
05:26:43,290 --> 05:26:43,396
about protecting the Jewish

10701
05:26:43,396 --> 05:26:45,396
community.

10702
05:26:48,234 --> 05:26:48,568
It is about being against anti

10703
05:26:48,568 --> 05:26:50,568
Zionism.

10704
05:26:53,740 --> 05:26:54,307
It is not about protecting

10705
05:26:54,307 --> 05:26:55,108
the Jewish community.

10706
05:26:55,108 --> 05:26:58,708
I repeat it is about completing

10707
05:26:59,512 --> 05:27:00,120
the definition of antisemitism

10708
05:27:00,120 --> 05:27:02,120
and anti-Zionism.

10709
05:27:04,183 --> 05:27:04,884
It is about silencing the free

10710
05:27:04,884 --> 05:27:05,218
speech of advocates such as

10711
05:27:05,218 --> 05:27:07,218
myself.

10712
05:27:09,540 --> 05:27:09,689
It is about evading my civil

10713
05:27:09,689 --> 05:27:10,223
rights guaranteed to me by

10714
05:27:10,223 --> 05:27:12,223
the us Constitution.

10715
05:27:15,228 --> 05:27:18,228
Since OCTOBER 2023 we have seen

10716
05:27:20,233 --> 05:27:21,000
a rise in anti-Muslim crimes.

10717
05:27:21,000 --> 05:27:21,401
These complaints are filed by a

10718
05:27:21,401 --> 05:27:23,401
brave few.

10719
05:27:26,400 --> 05:27:26,605
The majority of my community is

10720
05:27:26,605 --> 05:27:27,373
not brave enough to come

10721
05:27:27,373 --> 05:27:30,373
forward because they fear a

10722
05:27:30,710 --> 05:27:31,443
consequence.

10723
05:27:31,443 --> 05:27:32,178
Serious consequences that come

10724
05:27:32,178 --> 05:27:35,778
up come down from the highest

10725
05:27:36,282 --> 05:27:36,982
us office the presidential

10726
05:27:36,982 --> 05:27:39,982
order of attacking anybody who

10727
05:27:41,854 --> 05:27:42,188
speaks against the state of

10728
05:27:42,188 --> 05:27:42,921
Israel.

10729
05:27:42,921 --> 05:27:45,921
These incidences are on school

10730
05:27:47,827 --> 05:27:48,595
campuses and at places of

10731
05:27:48,595 --> 05:27:51,595
employment and in public spaces

10732
05:27:52,866 --> 05:27:53,700
just like this.

10733
05:27:53,700 --> 05:27:56,700
I strongly encourage you to

10734
05:27:56,836 --> 05:27:57,637
vote no on 500 as it does not

10735
05:27:57,637 --> 05:28:00,637
serve its intended purpose of

10736
05:28:01,875 --> 05:28:02,441
protecting any community

10737
05:28:02,441 --> 05:28:02,809
especially the Jewish

10738
05:28:02,809 --> 05:28:04,809
community.

10739
05:28:07,380 --> 05:28:08,114
It is rather a harmful and

10740
05:28:08,114 --> 05:28:10,514
divisive motion brought forward

10741
05:28:12,118 --> 05:28:12,952
in a hurry.

10742
05:28:12,952 --> 05:28:13,653
As mentioned earlier, the Human

10743
05:28:13,653 --> 05:28:14,320
Relations Commission that has

10744
05:28:14,320 --> 05:28:17,320
brought this forward is also

10745
05:28:17,691 --> 05:28:18,291
considering it to be brought

10746
05:28:18,291 --> 05:28:21,291
back to them for debate.

10747
05:28:22,696 --> 05:28:23,396
Council member Whitburn I

10748
05:28:23,396 --> 05:28:24,640
appeal to you as the one who

10749
05:28:24,640 --> 05:28:26,464
brought this forward to

10750
05:28:27,934 --> 05:28:28,801
reconsider this.

10751
05:28:28,801 --> 05:28:29,436
This is not a motion that will

10752
05:28:29,436 --> 05:28:29,836
unite communities, protect

10753
05:28:29,836 --> 05:28:31,836
communities.

10754
05:28:33,106 --> 05:28:33,707
It will just create

10755
05:28:33,707 --> 05:28:35,707
divisiveness amongst our

10756
05:28:36,443 --> 05:28:37,344
communities.

10757
05:28:37,344 --> 05:28:40,944
>> And I speak for the Jewish

10758
05:28:42,315 --> 05:28:43,917
community as well when I say

10759
05:28:43,917 --> 05:28:47,517
that this is not something that

10760
05:28:49,855 --> 05:28:50,557
will protect them.

10761
05:28:50,557 --> 05:28:51,258
Maybe half of the Jewish

10762
05:28:51,258 --> 05:28:52,659
community, maybe some of them

10763
05:28:52,659 --> 05:28:56,259
at least that have reached out

10764
05:28:58,310 --> 05:28:58,899
to me.

10765
05:28:58,899 --> 05:28:59,668
Let us all unite and fight

10766
05:28:59,668 --> 05:29:02,668
against hate, not be divisive

10767
05:29:02,801 --> 05:29:03,503
by these measures, not be

10768
05:29:03,503 --> 05:29:06,503
divided by something which is

10769
05:29:07,441 --> 05:29:08,800
going to gain some of us in

10770
05:29:08,800 --> 05:29:10,800
here political clout.

10771
05:29:12,379 --> 05:29:13,213
San Diego is a beautiful place.

10772
05:29:13,213 --> 05:29:13,947
Let us keep it beautiful by

10773
05:29:13,947 --> 05:29:14,381
uniting communities rather than

10774
05:29:14,381 --> 05:29:16,381
dividing them.

10775
05:29:17,517 --> 05:29:18,285
Thank you.

10776
05:29:18,285 --> 05:29:18,752
Thank you to those who helped

10777
05:29:18,752 --> 05:29:20,752
quiet the crowd.

10778
05:29:23,900 --> 05:29:23,957
You're doing great.

10779
05:29:23,957 --> 05:29:25,225
Still got a couple of hours at

10780
05:29:25,225 --> 05:29:29,425
least to go here so bear with

10781
05:29:31,632 --> 05:29:32,499
it in You have time to get it

10782
05:29:32,499 --> 05:29:36,570
to you by Susan Sinofsky if you

10783
05:29:36,570 --> 05:29:36,870
can please raise your hand.

10784
05:29:36,870 --> 05:29:37,704
Susan.

10785
05:29:37,704 --> 05:29:41,304
I don't see Susan raising her

10786
05:29:41,675 --> 05:29:42,476
hand here Perhaps so messed up

10787
05:29:42,476 --> 05:29:45,679
mine was way before a lot of

10788
05:29:45,679 --> 05:29:46,380
people So Susan probably left

10789
05:29:46,380 --> 05:29:47,460
at this point which is really

10790
05:29:47,460 --> 05:29:49,446
frustrating because it was

10791
05:29:52,119 --> 05:29:52,953
omitted But for a lot of people

10792
05:29:52,953 --> 05:29:53,620
we had a lot of people submit I

10793
05:29:53,620 --> 05:29:56,200
actually taking slips for

10794
05:29:56,560 --> 05:29:56,423
myself in order to accommodate

10795
05:29:56,423 --> 05:29:57,157
everybody.

10796
05:29:57,157 --> 05:29:57,524
We are trying to get through to

10797
05:29:57,524 --> 05:29:59,524
everybody.

10798
05:30:01,361 --> 05:30:01,862
Kyra Zubaida, Kyra Zubaida,

10799
05:30:01,862 --> 05:30:02,462
thank you so much.

10800
05:30:02,462 --> 05:30:02,930
You'll have two minutes.

10801
05:30:02,930 --> 05:30:04,930
Please proceed.

10802
05:30:05,832 --> 05:30:06,200
I am the daughter of a Nakba

10803
05:30:06,200 --> 05:30:08,200
survivor.

10804
05:30:10,871 --> 05:30:11,538
My Palestinian father survived

10805
05:30:11,538 --> 05:30:12,205
the mass slaughter and upon

10806
05:30:12,205 --> 05:30:12,840
your time it was your time.

10807
05:30:12,840 --> 05:30:15,742
>> a second hand went up.

10808
05:30:15,742 --> 05:30:16,242
Was there a second person that

10809
05:30:16,242 --> 05:30:18,242
was sitting time?

10810
05:30:20,280 --> 05:30:20,781
>> Does anybody else want to

10811
05:30:20,781 --> 05:30:21,810
see their time?

10812
05:30:21,810 --> 05:30:21,381
No.

10813
05:30:21,381 --> 05:30:23,381
Okay.

10814
05:30:24,752 --> 05:30:25,385
We'll go back to talk to you.

10815
05:30:25,385 --> 05:30:25,853
You'll have three minutes.

10816
05:30:25,853 --> 05:30:26,220
Please proceed.

10817
05:30:26,220 --> 05:30:26,587
Thank you.

10818
05:30:26,587 --> 05:30:27,221
All right.

10819
05:30:27,221 --> 05:30:29,657
Can I start my time over?

10820
05:30:29,657 --> 05:30:30,123
Yes, I am.

10821
05:30:30,123 --> 05:30:30,424
>> Oh, yeah?

10822
05:30:30,424 --> 05:30:31,158
Yeah.

10823
05:30:31,158 --> 05:30:32,126
Well, let's just take your time

10824
05:30:32,126 --> 05:30:34,461
over So we have at least two

10825
05:30:34,461 --> 05:30:35,262
and that's the third.

10826
05:30:35,262 --> 05:30:35,863
And the third is being seen by

10827
05:30:35,863 --> 05:30:38,263
a First Amendment right.

10828
05:30:38,699 --> 05:30:38,999
Okay.

10829
05:30:38,999 --> 05:30:39,400
Yalla.

10830
05:30:39,400 --> 05:30:40,100
We're ready.

10831
05:30:40,100 --> 05:30:43,700
I am the daughter of a

10832
05:30:43,804 --> 05:30:44,471
knuckleball survivor or my

10833
05:30:44,471 --> 05:30:45,172
Palestinian father survived

10834
05:30:45,172 --> 05:30:48,172
the mass slaughter and ethnic

10835
05:30:48,776 --> 05:30:49,309
cleansing of Palestinians by

10836
05:30:49,309 --> 05:30:49,943
the state of Israel.

10837
05:30:49,943 --> 05:30:52,943
I oppose this agenda item

10838
05:30:53,814 --> 05:30:54,415
The ihra definition conflates

10839
05:30:54,415 --> 05:30:54,948
actual antisemitism with

10840
05:30:54,948 --> 05:30:56,948
criticism of Israel.

10841
05:30:58,385 --> 05:30:58,985
You all need to read

10842
05:30:58,985 --> 05:30:59,486
the definition in full.

10843
05:30:59,486 --> 05:31:01,486
It explicitly says

10844
05:31:03,257 --> 05:31:03,958
manifestations might include

10845
05:31:03,958 --> 05:31:04,658
the targeting of the state of

10846
05:31:04,658 --> 05:31:07,658
Israel conceived as a Jewish

10847
05:31:08,162 --> 05:31:08,796
collectivity that strips away

10848
05:31:08,796 --> 05:31:09,496
our freedom of speech, our

10849
05:31:09,496 --> 05:31:11,896
constitutional rights to hold

10850
05:31:12,400 --> 05:31:13,000
Israel accountable for

10851
05:31:13,000 --> 05:31:13,566
the ongoing genocide of

10852
05:31:13,566 --> 05:31:15,566
Palestinians in Gaza.

10853
05:31:17,438 --> 05:31:18,138
Discrimination and segregation

10854
05:31:18,138 --> 05:31:20,538
of Palestinians within Israel

10855
05:31:21,809 --> 05:31:22,509
borders and apartheid of

10856
05:31:22,509 --> 05:31:23,243
Palestinians in the West Bank.

10857
05:31:23,243 --> 05:31:26,243
How about my Palestinian family

10858
05:31:26,547 --> 05:31:27,348
that lives within Israel?

10859
05:31:27,348 --> 05:31:30,348
Yes, there are Palestinians who

10860
05:31:31,585 --> 05:31:31,919
are citizens of the state of

10861
05:31:31,919 --> 05:31:32,520
Israel.

10862
05:31:32,520 --> 05:31:33,860
Are they antisemitic for

10863
05:31:33,860 --> 05:31:35,860
criticizing their own

10864
05:31:35,922 --> 05:31:36,691
government?

10865
05:31:36,691 --> 05:31:37,324
Is my Palestinian mother who is

10866
05:31:37,324 --> 05:31:39,724
an Israeli citizen racist

10867
05:31:41,262 --> 05:31:41,862
towards Jewish people for

10868
05:31:41,862 --> 05:31:42,529
criticizing the Israeli

10869
05:31:42,529 --> 05:31:44,529
government for relentlessly

10870
05:31:46,660 --> 05:31:46,366
bombing Palestinian children in

10871
05:31:46,366 --> 05:31:47,334
Gaza?

10872
05:31:47,334 --> 05:31:49,336
No, it's important we do not

10873
05:31:49,336 --> 05:31:49,870
conflate the two through

10874
05:31:49,870 --> 05:31:50,471
the ira definition.

10875
05:31:50,471 --> 05:31:52,471
Adopting this definition

10876
05:31:54,775 --> 05:31:55,309
effectively says San Diego City

10877
05:31:55,309 --> 05:31:55,842
Council believes in

10878
05:31:55,842 --> 05:31:57,842
the segregation and

10879
05:31:59,547 --> 05:32:00,246
discrimination of Palestinian

10880
05:32:00,246 --> 05:32:00,847
Christian and Muslim citizens

10881
05:32:00,847 --> 05:32:03,847
of the state of Israel.

10882
05:32:05,860 --> 05:32:05,653
Is that all what you stand for?

10883
05:32:05,653 --> 05:32:08,530
What is driving this?

10884
05:32:09,891 --> 05:32:10,591
Stephen Whitburn You're running

10885
05:32:10,591 --> 05:32:11,158
for a state assembly in 2030.

10886
05:32:11,158 --> 05:32:13,558
Are you taking money?

10887
05:32:14,929 --> 05:32:15,596
I'm not saying from Jewish

10888
05:32:15,596 --> 05:32:18,596
people Are you taking money

10889
05:32:18,899 --> 05:32:19,567
from pro-Israel lobby groups?

10890
05:32:19,567 --> 05:32:20,166
There is a distinction.

10891
05:32:20,166 --> 05:32:20,901
Isn't that what the ihra

10892
05:32:20,901 --> 05:32:23,901
definition is doing where we're

10893
05:32:23,971 --> 05:32:24,672
distinguishing the two?

10894
05:32:24,672 --> 05:32:25,439
Are you taking money from

10895
05:32:25,439 --> 05:32:28,439
pro-Israel groups to bring this

10896
05:32:28,943 --> 05:32:29,643
forward?

10897
05:32:29,643 --> 05:32:30,210
Nicole Murray Ramirez brought

10898
05:32:30,210 --> 05:32:33,210
this to the City Human

10899
05:32:33,581 --> 05:32:34,215
Relations Commission.

10900
05:32:34,215 --> 05:32:34,915
Has the commission ensured

10901
05:32:34,915 --> 05:32:37,915
Nicole's not taking any money

10902
05:32:38,285 --> 05:32:39,530
from pro-Israel lobby groups?

10903
05:32:39,530 --> 05:32:39,420
That is a conflict of interest.

10904
05:32:39,420 --> 05:32:41,420
If so.

10905
05:32:43,291 --> 05:32:43,891
Free Palestine from corrupt

10906
05:32:43,891 --> 05:32:45,891
politicians like Stephen

10907
05:32:47,395 --> 05:32:48,161
Whitburn the Christian Zionists

10908
05:32:48,161 --> 05:32:51,761
a premise Raul Campo and King

10909
05:32:52,133 --> 05:32:53,100
Todd Gloria who's not even here

10910
05:32:53,100 --> 05:32:53,568
today who ran to be mayor by

10911
05:32:53,568 --> 05:32:53,967
using his marginalized

10912
05:32:53,967 --> 05:32:55,967
background.

10913
05:32:57,972 --> 05:32:58,639
Only get to get into power to

10914
05:32:58,639 --> 05:32:59,730
further marginalize those on

10915
05:32:59,730 --> 05:33:01,730
the sidelines.

10916
05:33:02,577 --> 05:33:03,313
The group organizing

10917
05:33:03,313 --> 05:33:06,281
the community to speak in favor

10918
05:33:06,281 --> 05:33:06,781
of this item today Israeli

10919
05:33:06,781 --> 05:33:08,781
American Council.

10920
05:33:11,386 --> 05:33:11,919
So again, how is this not about

10921
05:33:11,919 --> 05:33:12,587
conflating the two?

10922
05:33:12,587 --> 05:33:15,587
This shows this isn't about

10923
05:33:16,524 --> 05:33:17,124
protecting our Jewish brothers

10924
05:33:17,124 --> 05:33:17,692
and sisters from hate.

10925
05:33:17,692 --> 05:33:19,692
It's about protecting

10926
05:33:21,762 --> 05:33:22,430
the dangerous criticism them

10927
05:33:22,430 --> 05:33:22,763
from the dangerous state of

10928
05:33:22,763 --> 05:33:24,763
Israel.

10929
05:33:26,467 --> 05:33:27,235
Boycott, divest and sanction

10930
05:33:27,235 --> 05:33:27,535
Israel from the top of my

10931
05:33:27,535 --> 05:33:28,201
lungs.

10932
05:33:28,201 --> 05:33:30,601
We're here to discuss

10933
05:33:31,339 --> 05:33:32,106
anti-Jewish racism.

10934
05:33:32,106 --> 05:33:35,706
So many of these speakers in

10935
05:33:35,877 --> 05:33:36,577
favor of this item have called

10936
05:33:36,577 --> 05:33:37,110
my Jewish brothers and sisters

10937
05:33:37,110 --> 05:33:39,110
not real Jews.

10938
05:33:41,149 --> 05:33:41,883
How is that not anti-Semitic?

10939
05:33:41,883 --> 05:33:44,283
>> You all my comment.

10940
05:33:45,853 --> 05:33:46,554
Thank you.

10941
05:33:46,554 --> 05:33:47,255
That does conclude your time.

10942
05:33:47,255 --> 05:33:47,688
I don't believe in the people.

10943
05:33:47,688 --> 05:33:49,688
I believe in.

10944
05:33:51,793 --> 05:33:52,293
>> All right.

10945
05:33:52,293 --> 05:33:54,293
What's up?

10946
05:33:57,265 --> 05:33:57,932
Anthony Baron After Anthony

10947
05:33:57,932 --> 05:34:00,932
Baron we have Agir El-Amin,

10948
05:34:02,136 --> 05:34:02,837
Israel b Maryland.

10949
05:34:02,837 --> 05:34:05,837
Micah Spencer and Elke Weston.

10950
05:34:06,574 --> 05:34:06,875
If you can please proceed.

10951
05:34:06,875 --> 05:34:07,542
Hello.

10952
05:34:07,542 --> 05:34:10,542
I'm just a poor community

10953
05:34:11,112 --> 05:34:11,813
worker from district for

10954
05:34:11,813 --> 05:34:12,113
the poor side of town District

10955
05:34:12,113 --> 05:34:12,846
four.

10956
05:34:12,846 --> 05:34:16,217
I work out in the community and

10957
05:34:16,217 --> 05:34:16,918
I'm just tired of my taxes

10958
05:34:16,918 --> 05:34:19,918
going to the Zionist holocaust

10959
05:34:20,588 --> 05:34:21,289
against the Palestinians and

10960
05:34:21,289 --> 05:34:24,289
seeing dead children day after

10961
05:34:25,527 --> 05:34:26,227
day for years at this time and

10962
05:34:26,227 --> 05:34:26,928
being surrounded by people who

10963
05:34:26,928 --> 05:34:30,528
take glee and pleasure in that

10964
05:34:31,433 --> 05:34:32,400
slaughter as it continues.

10965
05:34:32,400 --> 05:34:35,970
I have no faith in any of our

10966
05:34:35,970 --> 05:34:36,604
council members but I don't

10967
05:34:36,604 --> 05:34:37,305
need faith in any elected

10968
05:34:37,305 --> 05:34:37,806
representatives because I have

10969
05:34:37,806 --> 05:34:39,806
complete faith in

10970
05:34:40,108 --> 05:34:40,808
the righteousness of our cause

10971
05:34:40,808 --> 05:34:43,812
And I know that history will

10972
05:34:43,812 --> 05:34:47,412
absolve us if that makes me

10973
05:34:48,650 --> 05:34:51,650
antisemitic then so be it.

10974
05:34:54,880 --> 05:34:54,755
Next is engineer Al-Amin.

10975
05:34:54,755 --> 05:34:56,755
>> I'm Akil Al-Amin.

10976
05:34:58,627 --> 05:34:59,227
A long time residents of

10977
05:34:59,227 --> 05:35:02,227
the city of San Diego.

10978
05:35:03,732 --> 05:35:04,499
And I would ask the council

10979
05:35:04,499 --> 05:35:05,200
people please to look at

10980
05:35:05,200 --> 05:35:08,200
the definition of Semite and

10981
05:35:08,670 --> 05:35:09,371
submit it and not a definition

10982
05:35:09,371 --> 05:35:10,720
that these people have come up

10983
05:35:10,720 --> 05:35:13,720
with that is erroneous and

10984
05:35:13,608 --> 05:35:14,142
manifest in order to promote a

10985
05:35:14,142 --> 05:35:16,142
political ideology.

10986
05:35:18,813 --> 05:35:19,447
I'm not here to give you a

10987
05:35:19,447 --> 05:35:20,810
history lesson but I'm an

10988
05:35:20,810 --> 05:35:22,918
African American and I'm a

10989
05:35:22,918 --> 05:35:23,585
muslim and I have been

10990
05:35:23,585 --> 05:35:25,985
discriminated on both causes

10991
05:35:27,689 --> 05:35:27,956
and I know what discrimination

10992
05:35:27,956 --> 05:35:29,956
is.

10993
05:35:32,326 --> 05:35:32,927
There is no law that has been

10994
05:35:32,927 --> 05:35:34,927
designed specifically to

10995
05:35:37,650 --> 05:35:37,666
protect my rights as an

10996
05:35:37,666 --> 05:35:38,400
American and an African

10997
05:35:38,400 --> 05:35:41,400
American citizen to this nation

10998
05:35:42,337 --> 05:35:43,710
that I was born and raised in.

10999
05:35:43,710 --> 05:35:46,508
The civil rights Law Trump in

11000
05:35:46,508 --> 05:35:47,242
fact wants to dismantle

11001
05:35:47,242 --> 05:35:50,842
the rights laws that protect me

11002
05:35:52,281 --> 05:35:52,781
And if he would do it to me, he

11003
05:35:52,781 --> 05:35:53,282
would do it to

11004
05:35:53,282 --> 05:35:55,282
the Palestinians.

11005
05:35:56,418 --> 05:35:57,185
And I am saying now we cannot

11006
05:35:57,185 --> 05:35:58,987
have it and I advise you to

11007
05:35:58,987 --> 05:36:01,987
vote no on this resolution

11008
05:36:04,192 --> 05:36:06,192
Israel be.

11009
05:36:09,264 --> 05:36:10,650
Good afternoon, MR. PRESIDENT

11010
05:36:10,650 --> 05:36:10,799
and all the council members.

11011
05:36:10,799 --> 05:36:14,399
My name is Israel and Citizen

11012
05:36:14,602 --> 05:36:15,470
of Republic Democratic of Congo

11013
05:36:15,470 --> 05:36:19,700
in Africa and a resident here

11014
05:36:19,708 --> 05:36:20,409
in San Diego Lead pastor it

11015
05:36:20,409 --> 05:36:20,742
precious name of Jesus Christ

11016
05:36:20,742 --> 05:36:22,742
Church.

11017
05:36:24,112 --> 05:36:24,880
MR. PRESIDENT, I'm here to

11018
05:36:24,880 --> 05:36:28,480
speak in favor of this agenda

11019
05:36:29,151 --> 05:36:29,751
item regarding h r a.

11020
05:36:29,751 --> 05:36:32,151
MR. PRESIDENT, I support

11021
05:36:33,789 --> 05:36:34,389
adopting this definition

11022
05:36:34,389 --> 05:36:36,789
because it helps clearly

11023
05:36:38,526 --> 05:36:39,161
identify and addresses anti

11024
05:36:39,161 --> 05:36:41,561
Semitism which continue to

11025
05:36:43,732 --> 05:36:44,990
impact our community and around

11026
05:36:44,990 --> 05:36:44,833
the world.

11027
05:36:44,833 --> 05:36:45,566
I know what I'm talking about

11028
05:36:45,566 --> 05:36:48,566
For many people including those

11029
05:36:48,737 --> 05:36:49,505
in Jewish community Israel

11030
05:36:49,505 --> 05:36:53,105
represent not just a nation but

11031
05:36:53,375 --> 05:36:54,420
a place of safety identity and

11032
05:36:54,420 --> 05:36:54,676
history supporting Israel's

11033
05:36:54,676 --> 05:36:57,676
right to exist and defend

11034
05:36:58,447 --> 05:36:59,214
itself.

11035
05:36:59,214 --> 05:36:59,847
It is an important part of

11036
05:36:59,847 --> 05:37:00,316
standing against hate and

11037
05:37:00,316 --> 05:37:02,316
discrimination.

11038
05:37:03,786 --> 05:37:04,353
This measure is not about

11039
05:37:04,353 --> 05:37:06,353
limiting free speech.

11040
05:37:09,358 --> 05:37:09,792
It is about ensuring that

11041
05:37:09,792 --> 05:37:10,492
anti-Semitism.

11042
05:37:10,492 --> 05:37:13,395
Thank you for that was taken.

11043
05:37:13,395 --> 05:37:13,729
Thank you for that Concluding

11044
05:37:13,729 --> 05:37:14,362
remark.

11045
05:37:14,362 --> 05:37:16,362
Maryland Michael Spencer.

11046
05:37:19,635 --> 05:37:19,968
After that it will be Elke

11047
05:37:19,968 --> 05:37:20,568
Weston.

11048
05:37:20,568 --> 05:37:22,568
Carmen Nasser Nicholas.

11049
05:37:23,404 --> 05:37:24,273
Tom Hammond.

11050
05:37:24,273 --> 05:37:24,740
I'm not sure if I already said

11051
05:37:24,740 --> 05:37:25,473
that one before.

11052
05:37:25,473 --> 05:37:28,473
Mark Powell allegedly Audra and

11053
05:37:28,577 --> 05:37:29,244
Vicki Austria if you can all

11054
05:37:29,244 --> 05:37:29,511
please come up to the front

11055
05:37:29,511 --> 05:37:29,978
row.

11056
05:37:29,978 --> 05:37:31,978
Please proceed.

11057
05:37:33,349 --> 05:37:33,816
Hello, my name is Marilyn

11058
05:37:33,816 --> 05:37:34,617
Meeker Spencer.

11059
05:37:34,617 --> 05:37:35,284
I live in District three and I

11060
05:37:35,284 --> 05:37:38,284
voted for some of you.

11061
05:37:38,521 --> 05:37:39,455
I am a Jew and it is exactly

11062
05:37:39,455 --> 05:37:43,258
because I am a Jew that I came

11063
05:37:43,258 --> 05:37:43,826
here to urge you not to support

11064
05:37:43,826 --> 05:37:45,826
this definition of

11065
05:37:47,328 --> 05:37:48,300
anti-Semitism.

11066
05:37:48,300 --> 05:37:48,464
Anti-Semitism is a nasty,

11067
05:37:48,464 --> 05:37:50,464
horrible view.

11068
05:37:52,268 --> 05:37:52,768
It's worse when this view is

11069
05:37:52,768 --> 05:37:53,235
put into action.

11070
05:37:53,235 --> 05:37:55,235
I hate it.

11071
05:37:57,206 --> 05:37:57,873
All of my grandparents escaped

11072
05:37:57,873 --> 05:37:58,541
the antisemitism in Europe.

11073
05:37:58,541 --> 05:37:59,241
Many of my relatives didn't

11074
05:37:59,241 --> 05:38:02,177
manage to escape and were

11075
05:38:02,177 --> 05:38:02,844
murdered.

11076
05:38:02,844 --> 05:38:03,546
I've been subjected to

11077
05:38:03,546 --> 05:38:05,946
anti-Semitism my entire life.

11078
05:38:07,416 --> 05:38:08,830
Most anti-Semitism is based on

11079
05:38:08,830 --> 05:38:11,830
the stereotype that all Jews

11080
05:38:12,870 --> 05:38:12,654
are the same at their core.

11081
05:38:12,654 --> 05:38:15,540
But that's not true.

11082
05:38:16,992 --> 05:38:17,593
Many of us have different views

11083
05:38:17,593 --> 05:38:18,294
on everything including

11084
05:38:18,294 --> 05:38:21,294
the political state of Israel.

11085
05:38:22,331 --> 05:38:22,998
Many argue today that the ihra

11086
05:38:22,998 --> 05:38:23,399
definition doesn't prohibit

11087
05:38:23,399 --> 05:38:25,399
free speech.

11088
05:38:27,370 --> 05:38:28,104
But even if it's not legally

11089
05:38:28,104 --> 05:38:30,504
binding, adopting this position

11090
05:38:31,440 --> 05:38:32,241
defines free speech about

11091
05:38:32,241 --> 05:38:32,542
Israel as the same thing as Jew

11092
05:38:32,542 --> 05:38:33,109
hate.

11093
05:38:33,109 --> 05:38:35,509
>> Thank you for that

11094
05:38:35,878 --> 05:38:37,878
concluding comment Elke.

11095
05:38:41,500 --> 05:38:41,884
Yes, hello.

11096
05:38:41,884 --> 05:38:45,487
My name is Elke Weston and I

11097
05:38:45,487 --> 05:38:45,831
know all of you and that's a

11098
05:38:45,831 --> 05:38:46,488
fact.

11099
05:38:46,488 --> 05:38:50,880
And first let me point out

11100
05:38:50,459 --> 05:38:51,227
great job, Ryan to say how El

11101
05:38:51,227 --> 05:38:54,227
Cajon a Republican city and

11102
05:38:55,398 --> 05:38:56,310
Chula Vista a Republican city

11103
05:38:56,310 --> 05:38:59,310
support this just like you

11104
05:39:00,360 --> 05:39:00,736
support them and you attack

11105
05:39:00,736 --> 05:39:01,504
disabled individuals as well.

11106
05:39:01,504 --> 05:39:05,104
>> Right now what I'm here to

11107
05:39:05,107 --> 05:39:05,407
urge everybody to do is table

11108
05:39:05,407 --> 05:39:06,142
this.

11109
05:39:06,142 --> 05:39:09,142
It is not written appropriately

11110
05:39:09,679 --> 05:39:10,112
When our black community has

11111
05:39:10,112 --> 05:39:10,746
been attacked.

11112
05:39:10,746 --> 05:39:11,470
>> Has anything been done?

11113
05:39:11,470 --> 05:39:13,470
No.

11114
05:39:14,851 --> 05:39:15,518
When our Hispanic community has

11115
05:39:15,518 --> 05:39:15,885
been attacked, has anything

11116
05:39:15,885 --> 05:39:17,885
been done?

11117
05:39:19,956 --> 05:39:23,556
No Muslims have been killed in

11118
05:39:24,270 --> 05:39:24,661
the percentage that you cannot

11119
05:39:24,661 --> 05:39:27,661
imagine from the people of

11120
05:39:28,464 --> 05:39:29,265
the government of Israel.

11121
05:39:29,265 --> 05:39:32,265
We are not saying that

11122
05:39:33,603 --> 05:39:34,237
anti-Semitism is wrong but it's

11123
05:39:34,237 --> 05:39:34,971
very interesting that when

11124
05:39:34,971 --> 05:39:37,971
Muslim people are talking about

11125
05:39:39,142 --> 05:39:39,842
and you and thank you MR.

11126
05:39:39,842 --> 05:39:42,678
PRESIDENT for allowing them to

11127
05:39:42,678 --> 05:39:43,413
do that I expect to more I

11128
05:39:43,413 --> 05:39:44,147
expect ten more seconds you for

11129
05:39:44,147 --> 05:39:44,714
that crowd by you allowing them

11130
05:39:44,714 --> 05:39:47,650
to talk out like that

11131
05:39:47,650 --> 05:39:48,584
concluding.

11132
05:39:48,584 --> 05:39:49,284
>> So I need ten more seconds

11133
05:39:49,284 --> 05:39:49,585
because you took it from both

11134
05:39:49,585 --> 05:39:51,585
sides.

11135
05:39:52,322 --> 05:39:52,888
So they interrupted you on both

11136
05:39:52,888 --> 05:39:55,288
sides of the argument.

11137
05:39:57,827 --> 05:39:58,595
So you had your time.

11138
05:39:58,595 --> 05:39:59,262
I did not have your time

11139
05:39:59,262 --> 05:39:59,528
because I give you 10s Thank

11140
05:39:59,528 --> 05:40:01,528
you.

11141
05:40:01,931 --> 05:40:02,865
You can wrap it up.

11142
05:40:02,865 --> 05:40:03,333
>> I want to urge that we table

11143
05:40:03,333 --> 05:40:05,333
this right now.

11144
05:40:06,569 --> 05:40:07,237
It needs to be rewritten to

11145
05:40:07,237 --> 05:40:09,637
include all people including

11146
05:40:10,940 --> 05:40:11,741
our Muslim brothers and sisters

11147
05:40:11,741 --> 05:40:12,141
because at this point in time

11148
05:40:12,141 --> 05:40:12,808
it's racist.

11149
05:40:12,808 --> 05:40:15,208
>> Thank you for that

11150
05:40:16,880 --> 05:40:17,580
concluding remark.

11151
05:40:17,580 --> 05:40:18,181
Carmen Nasser Nicholas Nichols

11152
05:40:18,181 --> 05:40:20,581
My apology Carmen Nasser

11153
05:40:21,284 --> 05:40:24,884
Nichols are you here After that

11154
05:40:25,888 --> 05:40:26,256
Tom McCarron, Mark Powell

11155
05:40:26,256 --> 05:40:27,423
allegedly.

11156
05:40:27,423 --> 05:40:29,423
>> Thank you.

11157
05:40:33,897 --> 05:40:34,764
Please proceed.

11158
05:40:34,764 --> 05:40:37,764
Okay, I'll go more Vickie

11159
05:40:38,468 --> 05:40:39,302
Estrella.

11160
05:40:39,302 --> 05:40:43,106
Kate, you have an ditty If you

11161
05:40:43,106 --> 05:40:43,773
can please come up to the front

11162
05:40:43,773 --> 05:40:44,507
the other reserved seats And

11163
05:40:44,507 --> 05:40:45,174
Amy actor if you can all please

11164
05:40:45,174 --> 05:40:45,607
start making your way up to

11165
05:40:45,607 --> 05:40:47,607
the front row.

11166
05:40:50,714 --> 05:40:51,481
>> Please proceed.

11167
05:40:51,481 --> 05:40:52,448
>> My name is Carmen Nasr

11168
05:40:52,448 --> 05:40:55,418
Nichols and I am a Semite a

11169
05:40:55,418 --> 05:40:56,352
Palestinian Semite.

11170
05:40:56,352 --> 05:40:59,352
My parents are survivors of

11171
05:40:59,656 --> 05:41:00,423
Nakba.

11172
05:41:00,423 --> 05:41:01,900
I find this definition of

11173
05:41:01,900 --> 05:41:03,900
antisemitism problematic for

11174
05:41:04,928 --> 05:41:05,528
many reasons including that it

11175
05:41:05,528 --> 05:41:06,162
disregards and minimizes

11176
05:41:06,162 --> 05:41:08,562
the racism and oppression

11177
05:41:09,633 --> 05:41:10,267
experienced by the majority of

11178
05:41:10,267 --> 05:41:10,600
Semitic people who are not

11179
05:41:10,600 --> 05:41:12,600
Jewish.

11180
05:41:14,571 --> 05:41:15,205
I believe that Jordi of Judea

11181
05:41:15,205 --> 05:41:17,205
phobia Islamophobia, Afro

11182
05:41:18,775 --> 05:41:19,476
phobia and other types of

11183
05:41:19,476 --> 05:41:21,876
discrimination and bigotry are

11184
05:41:23,146 --> 05:41:23,780
all equally wrong.

11185
05:41:23,780 --> 05:41:24,448
But allowing one religious

11186
05:41:24,448 --> 05:41:28,480
group to define the term to

11187
05:41:28,284 --> 05:41:28,985
suit their political agenda

11188
05:41:28,985 --> 05:41:29,685
which includes taking away our

11189
05:41:29,685 --> 05:41:32,685
First Amendment right to free

11190
05:41:33,657 --> 05:41:34,357
speech and silencing and

11191
05:41:34,357 --> 05:41:35,250
marginalizing those who do not

11192
05:41:35,250 --> 05:41:38,250
have the political power to

11193
05:41:38,828 --> 05:41:39,499
have their definitions legally

11194
05:41:39,499 --> 05:41:41,499
recognized, deeply insulting

11195
05:41:43,567 --> 05:41:44,201
and will create more division

11196
05:41:44,201 --> 05:41:46,601
among religious and ethnic

11197
05:41:48,404 --> 05:41:48,738
groups in San Diego and beyond

11198
05:41:48,738 --> 05:41:49,606
.

11199
05:41:49,606 --> 05:41:53,744
I will also not it will also

11200
05:41:53,744 --> 05:41:54,444
not protect Jewish people.

11201
05:41:54,444 --> 05:41:56,844
>> That concludes your time.

11202
05:41:59,115 --> 05:41:59,850
That concludes your time and I

11203
05:41:59,850 --> 05:42:00,417
hear you right, Tom McMann that

11204
05:42:00,417 --> 05:42:00,784
you've already spoken.

11205
05:42:00,784 --> 05:42:02,784
Thank you.

11206
05:42:10,360 --> 05:42:11,940
>> Mark Powell and hello

11207
05:42:11,940 --> 05:42:13,494
council member, council members

11208
05:42:15,498 --> 05:42:16,166
and PRESIDENT LaCava.

11209
05:42:16,166 --> 05:42:17,201
My name is Mark Powell.

11210
05:42:17,201 --> 05:42:20,370
I'm here to urge you to vote in

11211
05:42:20,370 --> 05:42:20,637
favor of the resolution

11212
05:42:20,637 --> 05:42:21,305
recognizing the working

11213
05:42:21,305 --> 05:42:23,305
definition of anti-Semitism

11214
05:42:24,775 --> 05:42:25,476
adopted by the International

11215
05:42:25,476 --> 05:42:26,209
Accords Remembrance Alliance.

11216
05:42:26,209 --> 05:42:29,809
For me this issue is not

11217
05:42:29,913 --> 05:42:30,481
abstract.

11218
05:42:30,481 --> 05:42:31,214
It's deeply personal.

11219
05:42:31,214 --> 05:42:31,481
I'm a first generation American

11220
05:42:31,481 --> 05:42:33,481
Jew.

11221
05:42:34,484 --> 05:42:35,185
In 1956 my mother was forced to

11222
05:42:35,185 --> 05:42:35,819
leave the Middle East because

11223
05:42:35,819 --> 05:42:37,819
of religious persecution.

11224
05:42:39,389 --> 05:42:40,570
She came to the United States

11225
05:42:40,570 --> 05:42:40,791
seeking safety, freedom and

11226
05:42:40,791 --> 05:42:43,360
the ability to live with openly

11227
05:42:43,360 --> 05:42:44,327
As a Jew.

11228
05:42:44,327 --> 05:42:45,162
But my mom and my mom made San

11229
05:42:45,162 --> 05:42:48,265
Diego her home a city where she

11230
05:42:48,265 --> 05:42:48,564
believed she could live without

11231
05:42:48,564 --> 05:42:49,266
fear.

11232
05:42:49,266 --> 05:42:52,102
Today I live in District six

11233
05:42:52,102 --> 05:42:52,769
and within District six there's

11234
05:42:52,769 --> 05:42:53,270
two synagogues and a Jewish

11235
05:42:53,270 --> 05:42:54,400
community center.

11236
05:42:54,400 --> 05:42:57,400
These are places where families

11237
05:42:57,206 --> 05:42:57,942
gather, where children learn,

11238
05:42:57,942 --> 05:42:58,508
where Jewish community thrives.

11239
05:42:58,508 --> 05:42:59,176
But when you walk into

11240
05:42:59,176 --> 05:43:01,512
the Jewish community center

11241
05:43:01,512 --> 05:43:02,146
you'll see something that

11242
05:43:02,146 --> 05:43:02,845
should trouble all of us.

11243
05:43:02,845 --> 05:43:05,245
Multiple armed security guards

11244
05:43:06,183 --> 05:43:06,850
standing there Watch.

11245
05:43:06,850 --> 05:43:07,517
They're there to protect

11246
05:43:07,517 --> 05:43:08,218
the members of the preschool

11247
05:43:08,218 --> 05:43:10,821
and the members of the Jewish

11248
05:43:10,821 --> 05:43:11,488
Community Center.

11249
05:43:11,488 --> 05:43:12,189
Because people in this world

11250
05:43:12,189 --> 05:43:15,189
literally want to kill Jewish

11251
05:43:15,961 --> 05:43:16,293
people simply because they're

11252
05:43:16,293 --> 05:43:16,926
Jewish.

11253
05:43:16,926 --> 05:43:17,661
That concluding statement

11254
05:43:17,661 --> 05:43:20,661
allegedly address after that is

11255
05:43:21,965 --> 05:43:22,765
Vicki is straight then Kate you

11256
05:43:22,765 --> 05:43:23,300
have ended if you can please go

11257
05:43:23,300 --> 05:43:25,903
up to the front row.

11258
05:43:25,903 --> 05:43:26,670
Amy Actor Sandy have Nicole

11259
05:43:26,670 --> 05:43:30,174
Lily all Please come up to

11260
05:43:30,174 --> 05:43:30,841
the front row.

11261
05:43:30,841 --> 05:43:31,408
Please proceed when ready.

11262
05:43:31,408 --> 05:43:32,800
Talk about hypocrisy.

11263
05:43:32,800 --> 05:43:34,800
It's interesting because

11264
05:43:35,512 --> 05:43:36,213
Palestine is the Holy Land

11265
05:43:36,213 --> 05:43:36,980
that's being taken over and I

11266
05:43:36,980 --> 05:43:39,980
guess truth seems to be

11267
05:43:40,284 --> 05:43:41,850
antisemitic.

11268
05:43:41,850 --> 05:43:41,484
Why aren't you guys including

11269
05:43:41,484 --> 05:43:42,520
all Semites?

11270
05:43:42,520 --> 05:43:45,520
Why are we just saying

11271
05:43:45,256 --> 05:43:45,756
the Jewish people are Semites?

11272
05:43:45,756 --> 05:43:46,490
It's interesting.

11273
05:43:46,490 --> 05:43:49,560
And then you're trying to force

11274
05:43:49,560 --> 05:43:50,260
me to accept that pedophilia

11275
05:43:50,260 --> 05:43:53,260
has become something that is

11276
05:43:54,297 --> 05:43:54,598
you know, something that people

11277
05:43:54,598 --> 05:43:55,299
do.

11278
05:43:55,299 --> 05:43:55,699
It's written in the Talmud and

11279
05:43:55,699 --> 05:43:56,133
we're goyim.

11280
05:43:56,133 --> 05:43:56,433
We're animals.

11281
05:43:56,433 --> 05:43:58,433
Right.

11282
05:43:59,203 --> 05:43:59,870
And it's okay to treat people a

11283
05:43:59,870 --> 05:44:00,671
certain way if you're Jewish

11284
05:44:00,671 --> 05:44:04,271
but if you're not then you're

11285
05:44:04,375 --> 05:44:05,242
anti-Semitic.

11286
05:44:05,242 --> 05:44:05,910
>> And there seems to be a lot

11287
05:44:05,910 --> 05:44:06,711
of hate that's been spewed

11288
05:44:06,711 --> 05:44:09,580
around here by this group of

11289
05:44:09,580 --> 05:44:10,281
people And it's very sad

11290
05:44:10,281 --> 05:44:13,551
because it's like no, I don't

11291
05:44:13,551 --> 05:44:14,251
think that rabbi should

11292
05:44:14,251 --> 05:44:14,952
the baby penises when they are

11293
05:44:14,952 --> 05:44:17,952
circumcised And I will never

11294
05:44:19,230 --> 05:44:19,657
think that that is something

11295
05:44:19,657 --> 05:44:20,257
that we should support or

11296
05:44:20,257 --> 05:44:22,657
the genocide of people.

11297
05:44:23,694 --> 05:44:24,562
It's like if it's these people

11298
05:44:24,562 --> 05:44:25,362
it's okay but not if it's them.

11299
05:44:25,362 --> 05:44:27,998
You guys need to course correct

11300
05:44:27,998 --> 05:44:28,666
and understand that you are

11301
05:44:28,666 --> 05:44:29,366
discriminating when you are

11302
05:44:29,366 --> 05:44:30,670
saying only Jewish people are

11303
05:44:30,670 --> 05:44:32,467
Semites because you're leaving

11304
05:44:33,370 --> 05:44:34,138
out a whole class of people.

11305
05:44:34,138 --> 05:44:37,138
Your time has concluded Vicki

11306
05:44:38,275 --> 05:44:39,900
Ester you thank you for letting

11307
05:44:39,900 --> 05:44:39,310
us know there are duplicates in

11308
05:44:39,310 --> 05:44:41,310
here.

11309
05:44:47,717 --> 05:44:48,280
And Eddie my name is Kevin

11310
05:44:48,280 --> 05:44:48,719
Duddy.

11311
05:44:48,719 --> 05:44:49,190
I'm with the National Lawyers

11312
05:44:49,190 --> 05:44:49,620
Guild.

11313
05:44:49,620 --> 05:44:51,622
The Guild nationally has

11314
05:44:51,622 --> 05:44:52,189
challenged the adoption and

11315
05:44:52,189 --> 05:44:55,189
the misuse of the ihra

11316
05:44:56,561 --> 05:44:57,261
definition of antisemitism

11317
05:44:57,261 --> 05:44:57,828
although presented as deaf as

11318
05:44:57,828 --> 05:44:58,261
simply a definition of

11319
05:44:58,261 --> 05:45:00,261
antisemitism.

11320
05:45:01,765 --> 05:45:02,433
In fact it has been used to

11321
05:45:02,433 --> 05:45:03,340
suppress the free speech of

11322
05:45:03,340 --> 05:45:05,340
persons especially those

11323
05:45:06,370 --> 05:45:07,104
supporting Palestine and

11324
05:45:07,104 --> 05:45:09,504
opposing the genocide committed

11325
05:45:11,109 --> 05:45:11,909
by Israel in Gaza.

11326
05:45:11,909 --> 05:45:12,610
Locally the Guild has supported

11327
05:45:12,610 --> 05:45:14,610
pro-Palestinian demonstrators

11328
05:45:15,980 --> 05:45:16,646
including providing legal

11329
05:45:16,646 --> 05:45:17,348
support in defense for those

11330
05:45:17,348 --> 05:45:20,117
arrested at the usd encampment

11331
05:45:20,117 --> 05:45:20,818
and elsewhere.

11332
05:45:20,818 --> 05:45:21,519
These demonstrators have been

11333
05:45:21,519 --> 05:45:23,519
characterized as anti-Semitic

11334
05:45:25,489 --> 05:45:25,856
simply for speaking out against

11335
05:45:25,856 --> 05:45:26,424
genocide.

11336
05:45:26,424 --> 05:45:28,424
They've been arrested,

11337
05:45:30,228 --> 05:45:30,795
physically assaulted by

11338
05:45:30,795 --> 05:45:31,496
supporters of Israel,

11339
05:45:31,496 --> 05:45:34,496
disciplined at schools And now

11340
05:45:34,999 --> 05:45:35,767
many schools are suppressing

11341
05:45:35,767 --> 05:45:38,636
their rights to speak out on

11342
05:45:38,636 --> 05:45:39,337
Palestine, denying their First

11343
05:45:39,337 --> 05:45:39,704
Amendment rights to speech and

11344
05:45:39,704 --> 05:45:41,704
assembly.

11345
05:45:44,410 --> 05:45:44,742
The problem is about

11346
05:45:44,742 --> 05:45:47,142
the definition of antisemitism

11347
05:45:49,800 --> 05:45:49,380
that's contained in ira is too

11348
05:45:49,380 --> 05:45:50,480
broad.

11349
05:45:50,480 --> 05:45:53,480
Your time has concluded Amy

11350
05:45:53,818 --> 05:45:54,152
Actor if you can please come

11351
05:45:54,152 --> 05:45:54,919
forward.

11352
05:45:54,919 --> 05:45:55,420
Now we have people sitting in a

11353
05:45:55,420 --> 05:45:57,420
tiny Sydney room.

11354
05:45:58,256 --> 05:45:58,623
It is if you can please raise

11355
05:45:58,623 --> 05:45:59,390
your hand.

11356
05:45:59,390 --> 05:46:02,390
Sydney Thank you And Brian

11357
05:46:02,827 --> 05:46:03,527
o'Brien if you can please raise

11358
05:46:03,527 --> 05:46:03,795
your hand or are you standing

11359
05:46:03,795 --> 05:46:05,795
up?

11360
05:46:07,365 --> 05:46:07,665
I think he's in the other room

11361
05:46:07,665 --> 05:46:08,333
.

11362
05:46:08,333 --> 05:46:11,333
Okay, let's go on time.

11363
05:46:12,102 --> 05:46:15,702
Brian o'Brien Oh I see him

11364
05:46:16,341 --> 05:46:16,774
coming in waving his hand.

11365
05:46:16,774 --> 05:46:17,241
Three minutes.

11366
05:46:17,241 --> 05:46:17,808
Please proceed.

11367
05:46:17,808 --> 05:46:20,808
Hello, My name is Amy.

11368
05:46:21,779 --> 05:46:22,513
I'm a Code Pink, a feminist

11369
05:46:22,513 --> 05:46:24,513
grassroots organization working

11370
05:46:26,317 --> 05:46:26,718
to end us warfare and

11371
05:46:26,718 --> 05:46:27,452
imperialism.

11372
05:46:27,452 --> 05:46:30,622
I live in District one and I've

11373
05:46:30,622 --> 05:46:31,155
been a resident of San Diego

11374
05:46:31,155 --> 05:46:31,789
for 35 years.

11375
05:46:31,789 --> 05:46:35,389
The city of San Diego is

11376
05:46:35,560 --> 05:46:36,227
attempting to redefine anti

11377
05:46:36,227 --> 05:46:36,928
Semitism a definition where

11378
05:46:36,928 --> 05:46:39,328
pointing out ethnic cleansing

11379
05:46:40,731 --> 05:46:41,432
and the apartheid structure for

11380
05:46:41,432 --> 05:46:44,432
Israel has forced on Palestine

11381
05:46:45,736 --> 05:46:46,471
would be deemed anti-Semitic to

11382
05:46:46,471 --> 05:46:47,171
acknowledge that separate roads

11383
05:46:47,171 --> 05:46:49,571
for Palestinians, separate IDs

11384
05:46:50,942 --> 05:46:51,576
for Palestinian separate rights

11385
05:46:51,576 --> 05:46:53,576
for Palestinians, separate

11386
05:46:55,680 --> 05:46:56,414
areas and cities Palestinians

11387
05:46:56,414 --> 05:46:57,140
are prohibited from entering in

11388
05:46:57,140 --> 05:46:59,414
their own occupied land

11389
05:47:00,285 --> 05:47:00,919
separate law of carrying out

11390
05:47:00,919 --> 05:47:01,519
executions by hanging only

11391
05:47:01,519 --> 05:47:03,519
applied to Palestinians.

11392
05:47:05,356 --> 05:47:06,124
To see all of that and to call

11393
05:47:06,124 --> 05:47:09,724
it what it is racism in

11394
05:47:10,950 --> 05:47:10,795
the highest degree that would

11395
05:47:10,795 --> 05:47:11,429
be considered anti-Semitic in

11396
05:47:11,429 --> 05:47:14,429
the last 12 days Israel is

11397
05:47:15,166 --> 05:47:15,867
turbocharged a genocide in

11398
05:47:15,867 --> 05:47:16,234
southern Lebanon with complete

11399
05:47:16,234 --> 05:47:18,234
impunity.

11400
05:47:19,838 --> 05:47:20,505
They've displaced over a

11401
05:47:20,505 --> 05:47:21,239
million people, killed more

11402
05:47:21,239 --> 05:47:23,639
than 800 with countless missing

11403
05:47:24,342 --> 05:47:25,430
under the rubble.

11404
05:47:25,430 --> 05:47:25,676
We've seen schools, churches,

11405
05:47:25,676 --> 05:47:28,760
mosques and hospitals all

11406
05:47:29,547 --> 05:47:30,810
targeted with Israeli bombs

11407
05:47:30,810 --> 05:47:30,682
supplied by the us.

11408
05:47:30,682 --> 05:47:33,820
We're watching them use

11409
05:47:34,685 --> 05:47:37,685
the same exact tactics that

11410
05:47:38,223 --> 05:47:38,790
they have done to Gaza the past

11411
05:47:38,790 --> 05:47:39,558
two and a half years.

11412
05:47:39,558 --> 05:47:41,958
They forcefully evacuate and

11413
05:47:43,928 --> 05:47:44,663
displaced an entire population.

11414
05:47:44,663 --> 05:47:48,660
They then carpet bomb and raise

11415
05:47:48,660 --> 05:47:48,699
an entire city and prepare it

11416
05:47:48,699 --> 05:47:49,634
for military occupation.

11417
05:47:49,634 --> 05:47:53,438
Yet it is our speech that is

11418
05:47:53,438 --> 05:47:54,171
policed and prosecuted to a

11419
05:47:54,171 --> 05:47:57,171
harsher level than the violence

11420
05:47:58,110 --> 05:47:58,443
that the state of Israel

11421
05:47:58,443 --> 05:47:59,177
commits.

11422
05:47:59,177 --> 05:48:02,777
Backed by our own tax dollars

11423
05:48:03,247 --> 05:48:03,882
and our weapons from here in

11424
05:48:03,882 --> 05:48:04,482
San Diego our taxes aren't

11425
05:48:04,482 --> 05:48:07,482
spent in service of us.

11426
05:48:08,186 --> 05:48:08,620
Our laws aren't written in

11427
05:48:08,620 --> 05:48:09,354
service of us.

11428
05:48:09,354 --> 05:48:12,354
Our troops aren't even deployed

11429
05:48:12,958 --> 05:48:13,625
in service of us.

11430
05:48:13,625 --> 05:48:14,291
We send them to serve

11431
05:48:14,291 --> 05:48:17,262
the interests of Israel and

11432
05:48:17,262 --> 05:48:17,963
the global elites are sanctions

11433
05:48:17,963 --> 05:48:18,663
strangle and starve the people

11434
05:48:18,663 --> 05:48:22,534
of Iran as they do the people

11435
05:48:22,534 --> 05:48:23,201
of Cuba and Venezuela while we

11436
05:48:23,201 --> 05:48:26,201
blockade and steal even more

11437
05:48:27,472 --> 05:48:28,140
oil and carpet bomb innocent

11438
05:48:28,140 --> 05:48:28,606
civilians in Gaza and Tehran

11439
05:48:28,606 --> 05:48:30,606
and now Lebanon.

11440
05:48:32,511 --> 05:48:33,110
But we're told our words are

11441
05:48:33,110 --> 05:48:35,110
the real violence.

11442
05:48:36,949 --> 05:48:37,816
When will those like you.

11443
05:48:37,816 --> 05:48:40,816
>> San Diego City Council have

11444
05:48:42,860 --> 05:48:42,754
that have sat back and watched

11445
05:48:42,754 --> 05:48:45,154
with your authority, comfort

11446
05:48:46,992 --> 05:48:47,692
and convenience choose to act?

11447
05:48:47,692 --> 05:48:49,692
>> Councilmember Whitburn, you

11448
05:48:51,763 --> 05:48:52,431
said you'd support a cease fire

11449
05:48:52,431 --> 05:48:53,980
resolution over a year ago.

11450
05:48:53,980 --> 05:48:56,980
This council has broken its

11451
05:48:56,602 --> 05:48:57,350
promises to keep all of our

11452
05:48:57,350 --> 05:48:57,702
children safe.

11453
05:48:57,702 --> 05:48:58,237
And in that same time frame

11454
05:48:58,237 --> 05:49:00,237
expanded the city's

11455
05:49:01,707 --> 05:49:02,406
surveillance apparatus built by

11456
05:49:02,406 --> 05:49:02,708
collaborators of an apartheid

11457
05:49:02,708 --> 05:49:04,708
state.

11458
05:49:06,578 --> 05:49:07,446
And this genocide.

11459
05:49:07,446 --> 05:49:11,460
How are your future voters like

11460
05:49:11,483 --> 05:49:12,351
my children expected to believe

11461
05:49:12,351 --> 05:49:13,850
any of you have any interest in

11462
05:49:13,850 --> 05:49:16,850
changing the trajectory of this

11463
05:49:16,555 --> 05:49:17,156
city that sends weapons for

11464
05:49:17,156 --> 05:49:17,790
genocide and that fights

11465
05:49:17,790 --> 05:49:20,190
against their freedom and

11466
05:49:22,194 --> 05:49:24,194
future?

11467
05:49:26,432 --> 05:49:26,732
>> Sandy Hib sandy have are you

11468
05:49:26,732 --> 05:49:27,232
here?

11469
05:49:27,232 --> 05:49:29,632
Oh please come up.

11470
05:49:31,537 --> 05:49:32,438
Nicole Lilly Liliana Soriano,

11471
05:49:32,438 --> 05:49:35,438
Sparky am Joanne Wennberg and

11472
05:49:36,108 --> 05:49:36,775
Joe Castiglioni If you can

11473
05:49:36,775 --> 05:49:37,420
please come up to the front

11474
05:49:37,420 --> 05:49:39,420
row.

11475
05:49:49,210 --> 05:49:51,421
Please proceed when ready.

11476
05:49:54,193 --> 05:49:54,893
Please start.

11477
05:49:54,893 --> 05:49:55,627
Thank you for your time.

11478
05:49:55,627 --> 05:49:59,227
You said this bill is about

11479
05:49:59,231 --> 05:49:59,698
safety, civil rights building,

11480
05:49:59,698 --> 05:50:00,399
social cohesion.

11481
05:50:00,399 --> 05:50:01,132
Meanwhile I just witnessed one

11482
05:50:01,132 --> 05:50:04,132
of the Zionist community taking

11483
05:50:04,570 --> 05:50:05,271
pictures and writing the names

11484
05:50:05,271 --> 05:50:05,638
of every person that's against

11485
05:50:05,638 --> 05:50:07,638
this item.

11486
05:50:09,174 --> 05:50:09,742
So you point out your

11487
05:50:09,742 --> 05:50:10,476
statistics are rising.

11488
05:50:10,476 --> 05:50:14,513
There are no doubt from the adl

11489
05:50:14,513 --> 05:50:15,181
the same adl that when Elon

11490
05:50:15,181 --> 05:50:15,781
Musk raised his arm in that

11491
05:50:15,781 --> 05:50:18,181
Nazi salute it strangely

11492
05:50:18,551 --> 05:50:18,984
defended him.

11493
05:50:18,984 --> 05:50:19,718
That's weird.

11494
05:50:19,718 --> 05:50:20,520
They're very selective in their

11495
05:50:20,520 --> 05:50:22,520
outrage.

11496
05:50:23,255 --> 05:50:23,823
They're also been discredited

11497
05:50:23,823 --> 05:50:24,423
by the fbi and labeled

11498
05:50:24,423 --> 05:50:26,423
unreliable by Wikipedia.

11499
05:50:28,728 --> 05:50:29,270
But many people says never

11500
05:50:29,270 --> 05:50:31,270
again.

11501
05:50:32,798 --> 05:50:33,365
That's very selective too As a

11502
05:50:33,365 --> 05:50:33,732
witnessing the ongoing

11503
05:50:33,732 --> 05:50:35,732
Holocaust.

11504
05:50:37,937 --> 05:50:38,571
Seems like the values of

11505
05:50:38,571 --> 05:50:41,571
opinions of a few genocide

11506
05:50:42,609 --> 05:50:43,375
scholars that wrote this hra

11507
05:50:43,375 --> 05:50:43,808
for a manipulated definition of

11508
05:50:43,808 --> 05:50:45,808
anti-Semitism.

11509
05:50:46,479 --> 05:50:47,179
But when eight hundreds

11510
05:50:47,179 --> 05:50:47,880
scholars unanimously call it a

11511
05:50:47,880 --> 05:50:50,750
genocide you don't care about

11512
05:50:50,750 --> 05:50:51,517
them.

11513
05:50:51,517 --> 05:50:54,517
>> The real question here is

11514
05:50:56,688 --> 05:50:57,289
the biggest enemy is

11515
05:50:57,289 --> 05:50:57,990
the treatment no matter

11516
05:50:57,990 --> 05:51:00,390
the Zionist community because

11517
05:51:02,494 --> 05:51:02,995
Nicole Lilly and Israel is no

11518
05:51:02,995 --> 05:51:04,995
longer your head.

11519
05:51:05,931 --> 05:51:06,632
>> The third sympathies.

11520
05:51:06,632 --> 05:51:09,632
>> That's the real thing that

11521
05:51:10,168 --> 05:51:10,503
your Nicole Lilly, please come

11522
05:51:10,503 --> 05:51:10,803
forward.

11523
05:51:10,803 --> 05:51:11,537
Okay.

11524
05:51:11,537 --> 05:51:15,341
The next one who does what he

11525
05:51:15,341 --> 05:51:15,741
did is going to be escorted out

11526
05:51:15,741 --> 05:51:16,509
of the room.

11527
05:51:16,509 --> 05:51:19,345
We're all actually we're not

11528
05:51:19,345 --> 05:51:20,112
even close to being done.

11529
05:51:20,112 --> 05:51:23,112
>> But please bear with us.

11530
05:51:24,350 --> 05:51:25,510
Hello.

11531
05:51:25,510 --> 05:51:25,685
My name is Nicole Lilly.

11532
05:51:25,685 --> 05:51:26,285
I'm a resident of District

11533
05:51:26,285 --> 05:51:29,550
three and I'm here today

11534
05:51:29,550 --> 05:51:29,622
because I'm deeply concerned by

11535
05:51:29,622 --> 05:51:30,560
the ihra definition of

11536
05:51:30,560 --> 05:51:30,722
antisemitism.

11537
05:51:30,722 --> 05:51:33,122
This definition wrongly and

11538
05:51:33,326 --> 05:51:34,300
dangerously conflates

11539
05:51:34,300 --> 05:51:34,661
the criticism of Israel and

11540
05:51:34,661 --> 05:51:37,610
Zionism with antisemitism to

11541
05:51:38,197 --> 05:51:38,864
protect the impunity of Israel

11542
05:51:38,864 --> 05:51:39,465
under this definition saying

11543
05:51:39,465 --> 05:51:40,990
that Israel is found by

11544
05:51:40,990 --> 05:51:40,667
international courts to be

11545
05:51:40,667 --> 05:51:42,667
committing genocide in

11546
05:51:43,768 --> 05:51:44,437
Palestine to critique their

11547
05:51:44,437 --> 05:51:45,380
brutal murder of nearly 200

11548
05:51:45,380 --> 05:51:47,380
Iranian schoolchildren.

11549
05:51:48,541 --> 05:51:49,141
To say Israel and the U.S.

11550
05:51:49,141 --> 05:51:49,842
Poisoning an attempt at

11551
05:51:49,842 --> 05:51:50,276
eradication of entire peoples

11552
05:51:50,276 --> 05:51:52,276
is abhorrent.

11553
05:51:53,646 --> 05:51:54,313
To accurately call Israel an

11554
05:51:54,313 --> 05:51:55,140
apartheid state would all be

11555
05:51:55,140 --> 05:51:57,140
falsely labeled antisemitism.

11556
05:51:58,117 --> 05:51:58,918
As a youth organizer and ucsd

11557
05:51:58,918 --> 05:51:59,619
alum, I can tell you firsthand

11558
05:51:59,619 --> 05:52:02,522
how such a definition is used

11559
05:52:02,522 --> 05:52:03,322
not to protect Jewish people

11560
05:52:03,322 --> 05:52:04,570
and students but to strip away

11561
05:52:04,570 --> 05:52:04,824
free speech and civil liberties

11562
05:52:04,824 --> 05:52:07,660
of those who dare to call it

11563
05:52:07,660 --> 05:52:08,360
genocide and real acts of

11564
05:52:08,360 --> 05:52:08,862
antisemitism and Islamophobia.

11565
05:52:08,862 --> 05:52:10,862
All words matter.

11566
05:52:12,165 --> 05:52:12,832
An official resolutions of this

11567
05:52:12,832 --> 05:52:13,232
council are binding in ways

11568
05:52:13,232 --> 05:52:15,232
that matter.

11569
05:52:16,436 --> 05:52:17,136
As you decide today think of

11570
05:52:17,136 --> 05:52:17,837
your children and think of

11571
05:52:17,837 --> 05:52:18,538
the children in Palestine and

11572
05:52:18,538 --> 05:52:21,341
in Iran and around the world.

11573
05:52:21,341 --> 05:52:21,908
The ira tells us it is

11574
05:52:21,908 --> 05:52:22,642
antisemitic to defend.

11575
05:52:22,642 --> 05:52:23,275
Do not complete the critique of

11576
05:52:23,275 --> 05:52:25,675
genocidal actors with real

11577
05:52:26,278 --> 05:52:26,746
incidents of hatred against

11578
05:52:26,746 --> 05:52:27,212
American people.

11579
05:52:27,212 --> 05:52:29,212
>> No thank you.

11580
05:52:30,383 --> 05:52:32,383
Liliana Soriano.

11581
05:52:35,655 --> 05:52:36,356
Liliana Soriano are you here to

11582
05:52:36,356 --> 05:52:38,756
see everything from Overflow?

11583
05:52:40,159 --> 05:52:42,159
Sparky Am.

11584
05:52:45,564 --> 05:52:46,232
Hello Council members I'm

11585
05:52:46,232 --> 05:52:46,866
Parking meter a bioengineer

11586
05:52:46,866 --> 05:52:47,166
and a resident of District

11587
05:52:47,166 --> 05:52:49,166
three.

11588
05:52:50,103 --> 05:52:50,703
Let us be clear The I read

11589
05:52:50,703 --> 05:52:51,304
definition that is being

11590
05:52:51,304 --> 05:52:51,838
considered for adoption

11591
05:52:51,838 --> 05:52:53,807
blatantly disregards

11592
05:52:53,807 --> 05:52:54,407
the conclusion of several human

11593
05:52:54,407 --> 05:52:54,974
rights organizations and

11594
05:52:54,974 --> 05:52:56,974
international NGOs and

11595
05:52:58,812 --> 05:52:59,512
organizations within Israel

11596
05:52:59,512 --> 05:53:00,460
itself such as about Bethlehem

11597
05:53:00,460 --> 05:53:00,680
have concluded that

11598
05:53:00,680 --> 05:53:01,381
the Palestinian people are

11599
05:53:01,381 --> 05:53:03,781
being ethnically cleansed due

11600
05:53:03,783 --> 05:53:04,450
to the genocidal acts of Israel

11601
05:53:04,450 --> 05:53:04,984
that are being propped up by

11602
05:53:04,984 --> 05:53:06,984
American militarism.

11603
05:53:08,922 --> 05:53:09,622
My fellow classmates at my alma

11604
05:53:09,622 --> 05:53:10,323
maters ucsd and Columbia have

11605
05:53:10,323 --> 05:53:12,723
faced constant attacks because

11606
05:53:14,427 --> 05:53:14,994
of partial failure to protect

11607
05:53:14,994 --> 05:53:15,361
the freedom to protest

11608
05:53:15,361 --> 05:53:16,620
genocide.

11609
05:53:16,620 --> 05:53:18,765
But I refuse to suspension to

11610
05:53:18,765 --> 05:53:19,532
immigration enforcement.

11611
05:53:19,532 --> 05:53:20,233
The weaponizing of such an

11612
05:53:20,233 --> 05:53:22,633
accurate definition has done

11613
05:53:23,336 --> 05:53:23,936
irreparable harm to

11614
05:53:23,936 --> 05:53:24,537
the livelihoods of many

11615
05:53:24,537 --> 05:53:25,338
Palestinians and allies.

11616
05:53:25,338 --> 05:53:28,740
>> Keep in mind many of us have

11617
05:53:28,740 --> 05:53:28,708
already lost family to constant

11618
05:53:28,708 --> 05:53:30,708
bombardment, kidnaping and

11619
05:53:33,130 --> 05:53:33,546
bigotry with the very real rise

11620
05:53:33,546 --> 05:53:33,980
of anti-Semitism and

11621
05:53:33,980 --> 05:53:34,681
Islamophobia.

11622
05:53:34,681 --> 05:53:37,551
It is exceedingly important to

11623
05:53:37,551 --> 05:53:38,151
separate the defense of

11624
05:53:38,151 --> 05:53:38,852
warmongering states from

11625
05:53:38,852 --> 05:53:39,452
the defense of Jewish people.

11626
05:53:39,452 --> 05:53:41,888
Please do not adopt this

11627
05:53:41,888 --> 05:53:42,389
resolution.

11628
05:53:42,389 --> 05:53:44,389
>> Thank you.

11629
05:53:46,993 --> 05:53:47,527
Joanna Winberg.

11630
05:53:47,527 --> 05:53:49,527
>> Good afternoon.

11631
05:53:51,898 --> 05:53:52,599
I am from District one and a

11632
05:53:52,599 --> 05:53:52,999
Jewish member of Congregation

11633
05:53:52,999 --> 05:53:54,999
Dor Hadash.

11634
05:53:55,635 --> 05:53:56,202
Though these views are my own I

11635
05:53:56,202 --> 05:53:56,903
care about dismantling

11636
05:53:56,903 --> 05:53:57,370
antisemitism but adopting ihra

11637
05:53:57,370 --> 05:53:59,770
is not the way.

11638
05:54:01,475 --> 05:54:02,175
According to true a rabbinic

11639
05:54:02,175 --> 05:54:02,876
human rights collective, even

11640
05:54:02,876 --> 05:54:05,276
non-binding adoptions of ihra

11641
05:54:06,513 --> 05:54:06,847
can be used to stifle free

11642
05:54:06,847 --> 05:54:07,581
speech.

11643
05:54:07,581 --> 05:54:10,581
I encourage everyone to consult

11644
05:54:11,170 --> 05:54:11,718
APRIL Rosen Bloom's work to

11645
05:54:11,718 --> 05:54:12,152
sharpen their understanding of

11646
05:54:12,152 --> 05:54:14,152
antisemitism.

11647
05:54:16,220 --> 05:54:16,723
I do not claim to speak for all

11648
05:54:16,723 --> 05:54:17,900
Jews but neither can any other

11649
05:54:17,900 --> 05:54:19,900
Jew here.

11650
05:54:20,761 --> 05:54:21,428
The Talmud has a saying of

11651
05:54:21,428 --> 05:54:24,428
Leshem shame or argument for

11652
05:54:24,865 --> 05:54:25,567
the sake of heaven.

11653
05:54:25,567 --> 05:54:26,266
Respecting dissenting opinions

11654
05:54:26,266 --> 05:54:29,266
is wholly to Jewish tradition

11655
05:54:29,736 --> 05:54:30,470
and I cannot support a

11656
05:54:30,470 --> 05:54:31,171
resolution suggesting that Jews

11657
05:54:31,171 --> 05:54:34,171
are safe only when dissenting

11658
05:54:35,750 --> 05:54:35,742
voices are silenced.

11659
05:54:35,742 --> 05:54:36,109
Our safety is bound up

11660
05:54:36,109 --> 05:54:36,476
together.

11661
05:54:36,476 --> 05:54:38,476
Thank you.

11662
05:54:40,380 --> 05:54:40,914
Joe Castiglioni if you can

11663
05:54:40,914 --> 05:54:41,581
please come forward.

11664
05:54:41,581 --> 05:54:42,282
If I can have the following

11665
05:54:42,282 --> 05:54:42,716
individuals please come up to

11666
05:54:42,716 --> 05:54:44,351
the front row.

11667
05:54:44,351 --> 05:54:44,851
Greg Denham.

11668
05:54:44,851 --> 05:54:46,851
Noah Abrahams.

11669
05:54:50,958 --> 05:54:51,424
Diana Rosenstein Elmo Larvae.

11670
05:54:51,424 --> 05:54:53,424
Ramy Never sad.

11671
05:54:54,761 --> 05:54:55,429
Alan Viterbi If you can all

11672
05:54:55,429 --> 05:54:55,896
please go to the front row.

11673
05:54:55,896 --> 05:54:57,896
Please proceed.

11674
05:54:59,199 --> 05:54:59,800
My name is Joe Castilian and

11675
05:54:59,800 --> 05:55:00,267
I'm a Jewish resident of

11676
05:55:00,267 --> 05:55:02,267
District three.

11677
05:55:03,971 --> 05:55:04,705
The Nazi ss leader Heinrich

11678
05:55:04,705 --> 05:55:05,339
Himmler said the subhuman has

11679
05:55:05,339 --> 05:55:06,600
found its leader the Jew.

11680
05:55:06,600 --> 05:55:09,600
The subhuman will always be

11681
05:55:09,977 --> 05:55:10,477
subhuman as a Jew remains a Jew

11682
05:55:10,477 --> 05:55:12,477
after OCTOBER 7th.

11683
05:55:14,248 --> 05:55:14,948
Yoav Gallant Israel's defense

11684
05:55:14,948 --> 05:55:15,649
minister announced that there

11685
05:55:15,649 --> 05:55:15,949
would be no food, no water for

11686
05:55:15,949 --> 05:55:16,650
Gaza.

11687
05:55:16,650 --> 05:55:18,952
We're fighting human animals.

11688
05:55:18,952 --> 05:55:19,686
A few weeks later Israel's

11689
05:55:19,686 --> 05:55:20,387
former ambassador to the United

11690
05:55:20,387 --> 05:55:23,387
Nations Dan Gillerman said I'm

11691
05:55:23,690 --> 05:55:24,291
puzzled by the concern

11692
05:55:24,291 --> 05:55:24,925
the world is showing for

11693
05:55:24,925 --> 05:55:27,325
the Palestinian people for

11694
05:55:28,595 --> 05:55:28,896
these horrible inhuman animals

11695
05:55:28,896 --> 05:55:29,595
.

11696
05:55:29,595 --> 05:55:32,595
I've just drawn a comparison

11697
05:55:33,634 --> 05:55:34,334
between Nazi leaders and

11698
05:55:34,334 --> 05:55:34,701
Israeli leaders dehumanization

11699
05:55:34,701 --> 05:55:36,701
of others.

11700
05:55:38,705 --> 05:55:39,373
The ihra definition says that

11701
05:55:39,373 --> 05:55:40,600
my factual statements are an

11702
05:55:40,600 --> 05:55:42,406
example of antisemitism in

11703
05:55:43,777 --> 05:55:44,545
public life.

11704
05:55:44,545 --> 05:55:45,145
Just look at the 10th bullet in

11705
05:55:45,145 --> 05:55:47,545
the definition ihra has

11706
05:55:48,482 --> 05:55:49,216
absolutely been used to

11707
05:55:49,216 --> 05:55:49,950
suppress First Amendment rights

11708
05:55:49,950 --> 05:55:52,950
Look no further than de-funding

11709
05:55:53,253 --> 05:55:53,921
universities or initiating

11710
05:55:53,921 --> 05:55:54,588
deportations And at the very

11711
05:55:54,588 --> 05:55:58,188
least I urge you to continue

11712
05:55:58,192 --> 05:55:58,726
this item and to solicit

11713
05:55:58,726 --> 05:55:59,159
important additional

11714
05:55:59,159 --> 05:55:59,593
perspectives.

11715
05:55:59,593 --> 05:56:01,593
>> Thank you.

11716
05:56:02,997 --> 05:56:03,697
Greg Denham.

11717
05:56:03,697 --> 05:56:05,697
>> Good afternoon everybody.

11718
05:56:07,901 --> 05:56:08,502
My name is Greg Denham, Pastor

11719
05:56:08,502 --> 05:56:09,168
of Rise Church, also

11720
05:56:09,168 --> 05:56:09,737
representing a coalition of

11721
05:56:09,737 --> 05:56:11,737
pastors that represent

11722
05:56:13,307 --> 05:56:14,141
thousands in San Diego.

11723
05:56:14,141 --> 05:56:17,277
It is an honor to stand with

11724
05:56:17,277 --> 05:56:17,810
the Jewish community amidst

11725
05:56:17,810 --> 05:56:18,512
the radical rise of

11726
05:56:18,512 --> 05:56:20,912
anti-Semitism which by nature

11727
05:56:22,448 --> 05:56:22,816
is the demonization of an

11728
05:56:22,816 --> 05:56:23,317
ethnicity.

11729
05:56:23,317 --> 05:56:23,918
It is pure racism.

11730
05:56:23,918 --> 05:56:26,918
And this is where your

11731
05:56:27,521 --> 05:56:28,222
leadership is needed to take a

11732
05:56:28,222 --> 05:56:28,789
stand because anti-Semitism is

11733
05:56:28,789 --> 05:56:31,789
not only a threat of

11734
05:56:32,292 --> 05:56:32,927
psychological warfare,

11735
05:56:32,927 --> 05:56:33,493
reputational harm but also

11736
05:56:33,493 --> 05:56:35,893
physical harm to Jews.

11737
05:56:37,431 --> 05:56:38,299
It's also cover fire.

11738
05:56:38,299 --> 05:56:42,168
It always has been for evil to

11739
05:56:42,168 --> 05:56:42,736
advance advance ideology

11740
05:56:42,736 --> 05:56:43,437
ammunition to jihadist

11741
05:56:43,437 --> 05:56:45,837
movements that openly declared

11742
05:56:47,241 --> 05:56:47,808
their intent to dismantle

11743
05:56:47,808 --> 05:56:48,642
Western civilization.

11744
05:56:48,642 --> 05:56:52,842
We see such rhetoric in our own

11745
05:56:52,880 --> 05:56:53,581
backyard So I ask that you

11746
05:56:53,581 --> 05:56:53,881
please lead and make San Diego

11747
05:56:53,881 --> 05:56:55,881
proud.

11748
05:56:56,717 --> 05:57:00,317
Thank you and GOD bless you.

11749
05:57:01,689 --> 05:57:04,890
>> Noah Abraham All right.

11750
05:57:11,365 --> 05:57:11,966
>> Escort that lady out please

11751
05:57:11,966 --> 05:57:12,466
do Do not applaud.

11752
05:57:12,466 --> 05:57:14,466
Do not applaud.

11753
05:57:18,639 --> 05:57:19,273
I do not take that lightly.

11754
05:57:19,273 --> 05:57:19,906
>> Please proceed.

11755
05:57:19,906 --> 05:57:21,906
Good afternoon, counselor

11756
05:57:23,477 --> 05:57:23,878
Stephen Whitburn.

11757
05:57:23,878 --> 05:57:24,611
Thank you.

11758
05:57:24,611 --> 05:57:25,313
Look, let's just be clear on

11759
05:57:25,313 --> 05:57:28,349
why we want to adopt this

11760
05:57:28,349 --> 05:57:29,490
definition in San Diego As a

11761
05:57:29,490 --> 05:57:29,751
Jewish community we don't just

11762
05:57:29,751 --> 05:57:33,351
want to be protected, we want

11763
05:57:33,487 --> 05:57:34,255
to be taken seriously.

11764
05:57:34,255 --> 05:57:34,989
We want to make sure that

11765
05:57:34,989 --> 05:57:37,389
anti-Semitism is recognized and

11766
05:57:38,559 --> 05:57:39,260
addressed with the same

11767
05:57:39,260 --> 05:57:39,560
seriousness as other forms of

11768
05:57:39,560 --> 05:57:40,193
hate.

11769
05:57:40,193 --> 05:57:43,193
And recently I attended an

11770
05:57:43,798 --> 05:57:44,465
event where a Holocaust

11771
05:57:44,465 --> 05:57:45,175
survivor was drowned out by

11772
05:57:45,175 --> 05:57:48,175
the noise disruption caused by

11773
05:57:48,503 --> 05:57:49,203
those who refused to who

11774
05:57:49,203 --> 05:57:52,203
refused to respect his freedom

11775
05:57:53,441 --> 05:57:54,208
of speech.

11776
05:57:54,208 --> 05:57:54,909
This a man who survived

11777
05:57:54,909 --> 05:57:57,909
concentration camps, a man who

11778
05:57:58,679 --> 05:57:59,347
was trying to educate on

11779
05:57:59,347 --> 05:58:02,947
the past so that the future

11780
05:58:03,618 --> 05:58:04,251
cannot repeat itself But with

11781
05:58:04,251 --> 05:58:07,251
no hra protection we were

11782
05:58:08,890 --> 05:58:08,790
unable to hear his voice Today

11783
05:58:08,790 --> 05:58:09,190
we're here because we deserve

11784
05:58:09,190 --> 05:58:10,240
to be heard.

11785
05:58:10,240 --> 05:58:13,240
And in adopting this definition

11786
05:58:13,261 --> 05:58:13,961
we sent a clear message that

11787
05:58:13,961 --> 05:58:16,961
anti-Semitism has no place in

11788
05:58:17,650 --> 05:58:17,732
San Diego And crucially that

11789
05:58:17,732 --> 05:58:20,132
Jewish residents are valued

11790
05:58:21,836 --> 05:58:24,236
members of this community.

11791
05:58:27,375 --> 05:58:28,242
>> Ross Rosenstein, Diana Ross

11792
05:58:28,242 --> 05:58:31,842
seen there is time seated by

11793
05:58:32,680 --> 05:58:33,281
Allah Rev Zion if you can

11794
05:58:33,281 --> 05:58:33,715
please raise your hand.

11795
05:58:33,715 --> 05:58:35,715
>> Thank you.

11796
05:58:36,384 --> 05:58:37,118
Someone is already going out

11797
05:58:37,118 --> 05:58:40,718
there to close the door because

11798
05:58:40,955 --> 05:58:41,489
I have some hearing loss and

11799
05:58:41,489 --> 05:58:43,489
that's bothering me.

11800
05:58:46,427 --> 05:58:47,128
A law called Once I get

11801
05:58:47,128 --> 05:58:50,128
immunity I'm pausing your time

11802
05:58:50,431 --> 05:58:51,299
until they close the door.

11803
05:58:51,299 --> 05:58:51,566
Yes, you have time And thank

11804
05:58:51,566 --> 05:58:52,660
you.

11805
05:58:52,660 --> 05:58:52,600
My name is Diana.

11806
05:58:52,600 --> 05:58:54,600
Always interesting.

11807
05:58:54,903 --> 05:58:55,604
I am a member of the San Diego

11808
05:58:55,604 --> 05:58:55,903
Jewish community from District

11809
05:58:55,903 --> 05:58:57,903
seven.

11810
05:58:59,541 --> 05:59:00,141
I grew up in Belarus during

11811
05:59:00,141 --> 05:59:00,775
the Soviet period where

11812
05:59:00,775 --> 05:59:03,175
anti-Semitism was part of

11813
05:59:03,511 --> 05:59:06,511
everyday life at the beginning

11814
05:59:08,883 --> 05:59:09,551
of each school year teachers

11815
05:59:09,551 --> 05:59:10,251
took attendance and students

11816
05:59:10,251 --> 05:59:13,851
were asked not only their name

11817
05:59:13,955 --> 05:59:14,656
but also their nationality.

11818
05:59:14,656 --> 05:59:15,389
When the child said Jewish

11819
05:59:15,389 --> 05:59:17,789
classmates laughed and teachers

11820
05:59:18,693 --> 05:59:19,561
did nothing.

11821
05:59:19,561 --> 05:59:20,261
My parents taught me to say I

11822
05:59:20,261 --> 05:59:22,997
was Belarussian to avoid being

11823
05:59:22,997 --> 05:59:23,731
singled out.

11824
05:59:23,731 --> 05:59:26,731
That was the reality Many

11825
05:59:28,203 --> 05:59:28,903
Jewish families lived with so

11826
05:59:28,903 --> 05:59:29,504
that officials claim they were

11827
05:59:29,504 --> 05:59:31,904
not targeting Jews only

11828
05:59:32,807 --> 05:59:33,441
Zionists.

11829
05:59:33,441 --> 05:59:34,750
So evidently Estonia's

11830
05:59:34,750 --> 05:59:36,475
propaganda frames this as

11831
05:59:37,445 --> 05:59:38,146
progressive anti-fascist cause

11832
05:59:38,146 --> 05:59:38,780
but in reality Jews were

11833
05:59:38,780 --> 05:59:40,780
targeted, harassed, denied

11834
05:59:42,984 --> 05:59:43,618
university admissions and job

11835
05:59:43,618 --> 05:59:44,152
promotions and blamed for

11836
05:59:44,152 --> 05:59:46,152
society's problems.

11837
05:59:47,489 --> 05:59:48,156
I thought I had left

11838
05:59:48,156 --> 05:59:48,857
anti-Semitism behind when I

11839
05:59:48,857 --> 05:59:52,457
moved to the United States in

11840
05:59:52,461 --> 05:59:55,863
the early 90s but not anymore.

11841
05:59:55,863 --> 05:59:56,565
Today San Diego has its third

11842
05:59:56,565 --> 05:59:57,232
highest number of anti-Semitic

11843
05:59:57,232 --> 05:59:59,632
incidents in California with

11844
06:00:01,102 --> 06:00:01,736
incidents occurring in college

11845
06:00:01,736 --> 06:00:04,136
campuses and k-12 schools.

11846
06:00:04,972 --> 06:00:05,640
When these situations arise,

11847
06:00:05,640 --> 06:00:06,308
educators and administrators

11848
06:00:06,308 --> 06:00:08,708
often struggle to determine

11849
06:00:10,450 --> 06:00:10,645
when something has crossed

11850
06:00:10,645 --> 06:00:11,279
the line from political

11851
06:00:11,279 --> 06:00:13,279
expression into harassment

11852
06:00:14,549 --> 06:00:15,150
targeting Jewish people.

11853
06:00:15,150 --> 06:00:15,884
Clear guidance matters.

11854
06:00:15,884 --> 06:00:18,284
It helps distinguish legitimate

11855
06:00:19,588 --> 06:00:20,322
discussion about the Middle

11856
06:00:20,322 --> 06:00:20,989
East from rhetoric that crosses

11857
06:00:20,989 --> 06:00:23,389
the lines into anti-Semitism

11858
06:00:24,759 --> 06:00:25,160
across corruption or

11859
06:00:25,160 --> 06:00:25,826
harassment.

11860
06:00:25,826 --> 06:00:29,426
Having grown up in the place

11861
06:00:29,631 --> 06:00:30,398
where simply being Jewish could

11862
06:00:30,398 --> 06:00:30,999
make you a target, I know that

11863
06:00:30,999 --> 06:00:33,399
hatred can hide behind

11864
06:00:33,568 --> 06:00:34,169
political language including

11865
06:00:34,169 --> 06:00:34,603
one that is expressed as

11866
06:00:34,603 --> 06:00:36,603
anti-Zionism.

11867
06:00:38,707 --> 06:00:39,307
Adapting this definition will

11868
06:00:39,307 --> 06:00:39,975
help San Diego recognize

11869
06:00:39,975 --> 06:00:42,375
antisemitism when it appears

11870
06:00:43,311 --> 06:00:43,945
and respond before it harms

11871
06:00:43,945 --> 06:00:44,679
children in our community.

11872
06:00:44,679 --> 06:00:44,946
I respectfully urge you to vote

11873
06:00:44,946 --> 06:00:46,946
yes.

11874
06:00:48,850 --> 06:00:49,618
Thank you.

11875
06:00:49,618 --> 06:00:50,385
And I want to reply to

11876
06:00:50,385 --> 06:00:53,985
the speaker who said that she

11877
06:00:54,456 --> 06:00:54,790
was ready to pluck three goals

11878
06:00:54,790 --> 06:00:55,490
for you.

11879
06:00:55,490 --> 06:00:55,824
Thank you for that particular

11880
06:00:55,824 --> 06:00:57,824
comment.

11881
06:00:58,260 --> 06:01:01,260
Your time has concluded Jose.

11882
06:01:02,231 --> 06:01:05,831
No doubt Jose Jeff and Bren.

11883
06:01:07,134 --> 06:01:07,903
Is there a Jose here?

11884
06:01:07,903 --> 06:01:09,905
>> I'm sure there's somebody to

11885
06:01:09,905 --> 06:01:11,905
speak or something.

11886
06:01:16,478 --> 06:01:16,769
>> Elena Levy I will not love

11887
06:01:16,769 --> 06:01:17,446
you.

11888
06:01:17,446 --> 06:01:20,140
You have people sitting in

11889
06:01:20,140 --> 06:01:20,382
timeshare showrooms.

11890
06:01:20,382 --> 06:01:20,983
Steinberg.

11891
06:01:20,983 --> 06:01:23,383
Please raise your hand.

11892
06:01:24,953 --> 06:01:25,320
So thank you And Andy Cohen.

11893
06:01:25,320 --> 06:01:25,954
Thank you.

11894
06:01:25,954 --> 06:01:26,421
You'll have three minutes.

11895
06:01:26,421 --> 06:01:27,220
Please proceed.

11896
06:01:27,220 --> 06:01:27,356
Thank you, dear council

11897
06:01:27,356 --> 06:01:29,356
members.

11898
06:01:30,993 --> 06:01:31,692
I'm here today not as a

11899
06:01:31,692 --> 06:01:34,692
community member, as a mother.

11900
06:01:35,530 --> 06:01:35,864
Antisemitism is not an abstract

11901
06:01:35,864 --> 06:01:36,464
debate.

11902
06:01:36,464 --> 06:01:38,864
It's not about politics.

11903
06:01:39,902 --> 06:01:40,568
It's not about talking point

11904
06:01:40,568 --> 06:01:41,203
admitted by some people that

11905
06:01:41,203 --> 06:01:41,537
are saying some videos on

11906
06:01:41,537 --> 06:01:42,204
Peacock.

11907
06:01:42,204 --> 06:01:45,207
I'm going to share with you

11908
06:01:45,207 --> 06:01:45,941
today about real daily

11909
06:01:45,941 --> 06:01:48,941
experiences my kids are facing.

11910
06:01:50,379 --> 06:01:51,146
Our kids are facing.

11911
06:01:51,146 --> 06:01:51,880
Last year my daughter was in

11912
06:01:51,880 --> 06:01:54,880
our middle school history class

11913
06:01:55,517 --> 06:01:55,918
when a teacher referred to as

11914
06:01:55,918 --> 06:01:57,918
the Jew kid.

11915
06:01:59,788 --> 06:02:00,389
It is not 50, 70, 80 is back.

11916
06:02:00,389 --> 06:02:02,789
It is last year.

11917
06:02:03,826 --> 06:02:04,460
And history teacher in front of

11918
06:02:04,460 --> 06:02:07,460
the whole class called my

11919
06:02:08,351 --> 06:02:08,997
daughter the Jew kid.

11920
06:02:08,997 --> 06:02:09,598
Imagine being in a class a

11921
06:02:09,598 --> 06:02:10,331
child and suddenly being

11922
06:02:10,331 --> 06:02:13,435
singled out like that in front

11923
06:02:13,435 --> 06:02:14,690
of all of your classmates.

11924
06:02:14,690 --> 06:02:16,469
It's not about politics.

11925
06:02:17,573 --> 06:02:18,240
And just two weeks ago my son

11926
06:02:18,240 --> 06:02:21,840
was a college student at Cal

11927
06:02:23,445 --> 06:02:23,811
Poly expelled anti-Semitic

11928
06:02:23,811 --> 06:02:24,379
bullying.

11929
06:02:24,379 --> 06:02:25,147
I thought a fatality.

11930
06:02:25,147 --> 06:02:27,349
It was serious enough that it

11931
06:02:27,349 --> 06:02:28,384
was reported.

11932
06:02:28,384 --> 06:02:29,840
So you can you can look up you

11933
06:02:29,840 --> 06:02:32,870
can see it in the news again,

11934
06:02:32,870 --> 06:02:32,954
no politics, no estoy.

11935
06:02:32,954 --> 06:02:34,230
It is here now happening in San

11936
06:02:34,230 --> 06:02:38,223
Diego in my house in my kid's

11937
06:02:39,395 --> 06:02:40,620
schools.

11938
06:02:40,620 --> 06:02:40,563
These are not stories from

11939
06:02:40,563 --> 06:02:41,330
decades back ago.

11940
06:02:41,330 --> 06:02:44,660
This is happening now to our

11941
06:02:44,660 --> 06:02:44,800
children.

11942
06:02:44,800 --> 06:02:45,401
This is why the walking

11943
06:02:45,401 --> 06:02:45,734
definition from the hra

11944
06:02:45,734 --> 06:02:47,734
matters.

11945
06:02:48,771 --> 06:02:49,538
It gives schools, universities

11946
06:02:49,538 --> 06:02:50,239
and communities a clear tool to

11947
06:02:50,239 --> 06:02:52,639
recognize antisemitism when it

11948
06:02:54,420 --> 06:02:54,777
happens instead of dismissing

11949
06:02:54,777 --> 06:02:55,760
it or pretending it's something

11950
06:02:55,760 --> 06:02:57,760
else.

11951
06:02:59,248 --> 06:02:59,648
No child should be abused as

11952
06:02:59,648 --> 06:03:00,349
the Jew kid.

11953
06:03:00,349 --> 06:03:03,349
No student should be targeted

11954
06:03:04,553 --> 06:03:05,520
for being Jewish.

11955
06:03:05,520 --> 06:03:08,257
Please shut up so that when

11956
06:03:08,257 --> 06:03:08,957
antisemitism upends

11957
06:03:08,957 --> 06:03:09,625
institutions have the clarity

11958
06:03:09,625 --> 06:03:12,625
and courage to address it

11959
06:03:13,129 --> 06:03:13,629
immediately.

11960
06:03:13,629 --> 06:03:13,996
>> Please adopt.

11961
06:03:13,996 --> 06:03:15,996
Thank you.

11962
06:03:21,337 --> 06:03:21,804
Next is Ramy Neustadt.

11963
06:03:21,804 --> 06:03:22,672
>> Thank you.

11964
06:03:22,672 --> 06:03:26,175
My name is Romi Newstead and I

11965
06:03:26,175 --> 06:03:26,609
live in District one.

11966
06:03:26,609 --> 06:03:27,175
Good evening.

11967
06:03:27,175 --> 06:03:29,575
My children have been

11968
06:03:30,646 --> 06:03:31,280
confronted and called baby

11969
06:03:31,280 --> 06:03:31,981
killers and Zionist scum.

11970
06:03:31,981 --> 06:03:34,981
They've tried to enter events

11971
06:03:35,685 --> 06:03:36,752
right here in this city.

11972
06:03:36,752 --> 06:03:37,486
Just a few weeks ago I was at

11973
06:03:37,486 --> 06:03:40,486
Trader Joe's and was physically

11974
06:03:41,240 --> 06:03:41,557
blocked from reaching for

11975
06:03:41,557 --> 06:03:42,290
the Israeli feeder.

11976
06:03:42,290 --> 06:03:45,795
The large man said if you buy

11977
06:03:45,795 --> 06:03:46,161
that you're supporting

11978
06:03:46,161 --> 06:03:46,962
genocide.

11979
06:03:46,962 --> 06:03:50,633
Then he was close enough to see

11980
06:03:50,633 --> 06:03:51,434
my Star of David and he said

11981
06:03:51,434 --> 06:03:55,340
You Zionist disgust me And he

11982
06:03:55,304 --> 06:03:55,871
refused to move.

11983
06:03:55,871 --> 06:03:56,439
This is what the ihra

11984
06:03:56,439 --> 06:03:58,439
definition addresses.

11985
06:03:59,575 --> 06:04:00,430
It doesn't silence critics of

11986
06:04:00,430 --> 06:04:00,843
any government.

11987
06:04:00,843 --> 06:04:01,544
It simply states that targeting

11988
06:04:01,544 --> 06:04:05,810
Jews for the actions of a

11989
06:04:05,810 --> 06:04:05,448
foreign state isn't political

11990
06:04:05,448 --> 06:04:07,448
discourse.

11991
06:04:10,252 --> 06:04:10,852
People this is antisemitism.

11992
06:04:10,852 --> 06:04:11,420
That's the definition

11993
06:04:11,420 --> 06:04:13,420
restriction of speech.

11994
06:04:13,890 --> 06:04:14,657
It's a tool when already

11995
06:04:14,657 --> 06:04:15,358
adopted as you've heard by 40

11996
06:04:15,358 --> 06:04:18,358
countries 30 us states in our

11997
06:04:19,495 --> 06:04:20,195
neighbors in Chula Vista and

11998
06:04:20,195 --> 06:04:20,963
alcohol and we deserve to live

11999
06:04:20,963 --> 06:04:25,234
in a San Diego ca that can make

12000
06:04:25,234 --> 06:04:25,635
you feel like including

12001
06:04:25,635 --> 06:04:26,269
commenters.

12002
06:04:26,269 --> 06:04:26,602
Thank you for your island

12003
06:04:26,602 --> 06:04:28,602
Viterbi.

12004
06:04:28,871 --> 06:04:29,571
You have time to buy Jeff

12005
06:04:29,571 --> 06:04:30,390
Schneider if you can please

12006
06:04:30,390 --> 06:04:30,640
raise your hand.

12007
06:04:30,640 --> 06:04:33,400
And what's your name?

12008
06:04:34,577 --> 06:04:35,344
Thank you.

12009
06:04:35,344 --> 06:04:35,778
We'll have someone go to sleep.

12010
06:04:35,778 --> 06:04:36,479
Three minutes.

12011
06:04:36,479 --> 06:04:38,981
Jeff, did you raise your hand?

12012
06:04:38,981 --> 06:04:39,749
My apologies.

12013
06:04:39,749 --> 06:04:40,483
I think he MAY have left.

12014
06:04:40,483 --> 06:04:40,950
Okay, so you have two minutes.

12015
06:04:40,950 --> 06:04:42,950
Please proceed.

12016
06:04:44,354 --> 06:04:45,210
Alan Viterbi city resident and

12017
06:04:45,210 --> 06:04:45,621
the Eagle Regional PRESIDENT

12018
06:04:45,621 --> 06:04:48,210
For the American Jewish

12019
06:04:48,658 --> 06:04:49,292
Committee, the nation's oldest

12020
06:04:49,292 --> 06:04:49,926
and largest Jewish public

12021
06:04:49,926 --> 06:04:52,326
advocacy and human rights

12022
06:04:53,730 --> 06:04:54,431
organization.

12023
06:04:54,431 --> 06:04:54,831
We support the resolution

12024
06:04:54,831 --> 06:04:55,565
before you.

12025
06:04:55,565 --> 06:04:58,333
Three brief points I'd like to

12026
06:04:58,333 --> 06:04:59,680
make today.

12027
06:04:59,680 --> 06:04:59,769
One, we commend the careful

12028
06:04:59,769 --> 06:05:02,769
wording of this resolution in

12029
06:05:03,640 --> 06:05:04,400
its purpose as strictly

12030
06:05:04,400 --> 06:05:04,741
educational.

12031
06:05:04,741 --> 06:05:07,141
Opponents claim this infringes

12032
06:05:08,444 --> 06:05:09,112
on their free speech.

12033
06:05:09,112 --> 06:05:09,412
The resolution does no such

12034
06:05:09,412 --> 06:05:11,412
thing.

12035
06:05:13,550 --> 06:05:14,250
No speech is made illegal.

12036
06:05:14,250 --> 06:05:14,951
Even the ugly speech that

12037
06:05:14,951 --> 06:05:15,552
the Council has unfortunately

12038
06:05:15,552 --> 06:05:17,952
had to experience today.

12039
06:05:18,855 --> 06:05:19,556
Opponents of the resolution can

12040
06:05:19,556 --> 06:05:22,556
continue to spew hate speech.

12041
06:05:23,359 --> 06:05:24,160
This resolution simply educates

12042
06:05:24,160 --> 06:05:27,160
others that their speech is

12043
06:05:28,131 --> 06:05:28,765
anti-Semitic To every minority

12044
06:05:28,765 --> 06:05:29,499
group in America is given

12045
06:05:29,499 --> 06:05:33,990
the space to define what they

12046
06:05:33,570 --> 06:05:34,270
deem to be hateful and to

12047
06:05:34,270 --> 06:05:36,670
educate the broader community

12048
06:05:38,700 --> 06:05:38,341
to help create a better society

12049
06:05:38,341 --> 06:05:39,800
.

12050
06:05:39,800 --> 06:05:41,945
The ihra definition in your

12051
06:05:41,945 --> 06:05:42,645
adoption today for educating

12052
06:05:42,645 --> 06:05:44,645
educational purposes reflects

12053
06:05:47,249 --> 06:05:47,784
our city's desire to embrace

12054
06:05:47,784 --> 06:05:48,385
all in three.

12055
06:05:48,385 --> 06:05:50,785
Your adoption is timely.

12056
06:05:51,888 --> 06:05:52,589
This is the most dangerous and

12057
06:05:52,589 --> 06:05:53,122
disturbing moment for American

12058
06:05:53,122 --> 06:05:55,522
Jews in my lifetime.

12059
06:05:57,394 --> 06:05:58,930
In San Diego, Jews in Jewish

12060
06:05:58,930 --> 06:06:00,930
institutions are experiencing

12061
06:06:02,132 --> 06:06:02,999
threats and actual violence.

12062
06:06:02,999 --> 06:06:06,599
Just this past week when we

12063
06:06:07,370 --> 06:06:07,704
witnessed how anti-Semitic

12064
06:06:07,704 --> 06:06:09,704
anti-Zionism translates into

12065
06:06:11,942 --> 06:06:12,542
anti-Semitic actions with

12066
06:06:12,542 --> 06:06:15,542
the attempt to drive a

12067
06:06:17,247 --> 06:06:17,948
explosive laden vehicle into a

12068
06:06:17,948 --> 06:06:18,381
synagogue with a preschool of

12069
06:06:18,381 --> 06:06:20,381
140 children.

12070
06:06:21,351 --> 06:06:22,510
I can tell you that night my

12071
06:06:22,510 --> 06:06:22,819
daughter here in San Diego

12072
06:06:22,819 --> 06:06:26,423
called me and said Is it safe

12073
06:06:26,423 --> 06:06:27,900
for me to take your one year

12074
06:06:27,900 --> 06:06:30,690
old grandchild to a mommy me

12075
06:06:30,961 --> 06:06:31,595
class at a synagogue tomorrow?

12076
06:06:31,595 --> 06:06:32,294
Fortunately our San Diego

12077
06:06:32,294 --> 06:06:35,294
Police Department is there to

12078
06:06:36,600 --> 06:06:37,434
protect our institutions.

12079
06:06:37,434 --> 06:06:38,101
But it's time for us to call

12080
06:06:38,101 --> 06:06:41,701
out the kind of hatred that

12081
06:06:41,738 --> 06:06:42,380
leads to those violent actions

12082
06:06:42,380 --> 06:06:42,873
.

12083
06:06:42,873 --> 06:06:43,673
And so I urge the council today

12084
06:06:43,673 --> 06:06:46,209
that we thank you for that

12085
06:06:46,209 --> 06:06:46,609
concluding.

12086
06:06:46,609 --> 06:06:47,377
Thank you.

12087
06:06:47,377 --> 06:06:48,145
Sarah Brown Sarah Brown If you

12088
06:06:48,145 --> 06:06:51,145
can please make your way

12089
06:06:51,748 --> 06:06:52,349
forward to the microphone and

12090
06:06:52,349 --> 06:06:54,749
then Wayne Harris, Faith

12091
06:06:56,586 --> 06:06:57,321
Klinger, Susan or Lasky, Craig

12092
06:06:57,321 --> 06:07:00,321
Jones, Valerie Traina and James

12093
06:07:01,626 --> 06:07:02,590
Roush if you can all please

12094
06:07:02,590 --> 06:07:02,826
come forward.

12095
06:07:02,826 --> 06:07:03,292
Sarah you have time to Chew by

12096
06:07:03,292 --> 06:07:03,994
Lauren Goodwin.

12097
06:07:03,994 --> 06:07:07,594
Lauren if you can please raise

12098
06:07:09,366 --> 06:07:10,133
your hand.

12099
06:07:10,133 --> 06:07:13,536
No, I understood They do have

12100
06:07:13,536 --> 06:07:14,204
to be present per the rules So

12101
06:07:14,204 --> 06:07:14,671
you do have one minute.

12102
06:07:14,671 --> 06:07:15,272
Please proceed.

12103
06:07:15,272 --> 06:07:17,672
I can do that.

12104
06:07:18,675 --> 06:07:19,309
You can.

12105
06:07:19,309 --> 06:07:19,609
Wayne Harris, thank you so

12106
06:07:19,609 --> 06:07:21,609
much.

12107
06:07:23,113 --> 06:07:23,580
You'll have two minutes.

12108
06:07:23,580 --> 06:07:23,947
Please proceed.

12109
06:07:23,947 --> 06:07:25,947
Thank you.

12110
06:07:28,510 --> 06:07:28,785
As a commissioner on the hrc as

12111
06:07:28,785 --> 06:07:29,452
a member of the San Diego State

12112
06:07:29,452 --> 06:07:31,452
University Presidential Task

12113
06:07:33,230 --> 06:07:33,624
Force on Antisemitism which

12114
06:07:33,624 --> 06:07:34,224
already adopted ihra and

12115
06:07:34,224 --> 06:07:36,624
the regional Director of

12116
06:07:37,628 --> 06:07:38,461
American Jewish Committee.

12117
06:07:38,461 --> 06:07:42,432
I am proud of our City Council

12118
06:07:42,432 --> 06:07:43,100
for taking seriously the hrc is

12119
06:07:43,100 --> 06:07:43,667
unanimous recommendation to

12120
06:07:43,667 --> 06:07:46,670
adopt the ira working

12121
06:07:47,704 --> 06:07:48,672
definition of anti-Semite ism.

12122
06:07:48,672 --> 06:07:52,442
In our letter we wrote We write

12123
06:07:52,442 --> 06:07:53,114
to urge the City of San Diego

12124
06:07:53,114 --> 06:07:53,811
to adopt the International

12125
06:07:53,811 --> 06:07:54,378
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

12126
06:07:54,378 --> 06:07:56,378
Working Definition of

12127
06:07:57,548 --> 06:07:58,348
anti-Semite Mutism.

12128
06:07:58,348 --> 06:07:58,983
Doing so would be an important

12129
06:07:58,983 --> 06:08:00,983
step towards strengthening

12130
06:08:02,152 --> 06:08:02,720
safety and inclusion for Jewish

12131
06:08:02,720 --> 06:08:04,720
students, families and

12132
06:08:06,789 --> 06:08:07,910
communities throughout our

12133
06:08:07,910 --> 06:08:07,791
city.

12134
06:08:07,791 --> 06:08:08,425
The ira working definition

12135
06:08:08,425 --> 06:08:10,425
explains that antisemitism

12136
06:08:12,429 --> 06:08:13,130
refers to certain perceptions

12137
06:08:13,130 --> 06:08:13,597
of Jews that MAY be expressed

12138
06:08:13,597 --> 06:08:15,597
through hatred.

12139
06:08:17,668 --> 06:08:18,402
These expressions can appear in

12140
06:08:18,402 --> 06:08:18,936
rhetoric or actions directed at

12141
06:08:18,936 --> 06:08:20,936
Jewish or non-Jewish

12142
06:08:22,572 --> 06:08:23,273
individuals or their property

12143
06:08:23,273 --> 06:08:25,273
Jewish community institutions

12144
06:08:27,211 --> 06:08:27,911
or religious sites.

12145
06:08:27,911 --> 06:08:28,611
The definition also includes

12146
06:08:28,611 --> 06:08:31,110
illustrative examples to help

12147
06:08:31,915 --> 06:08:32,483
identify how antisemitism

12148
06:08:32,483 --> 06:08:34,483
manifests in practice.

12149
06:08:37,488 --> 06:08:38,222
With this definition as the end

12150
06:08:38,222 --> 06:08:38,522
of the quote now it's just back

12151
06:08:38,522 --> 06:08:40,522
to me.

12152
06:08:41,491 --> 06:08:42,226
With this definition the city

12153
06:08:42,226 --> 06:08:42,893
can implement lasting education

12154
06:08:42,893 --> 06:08:45,293
and training initiatives to

12155
06:08:46,831 --> 06:08:47,264
identify respond to and prevent

12156
06:08:47,264 --> 06:08:49,264
antisemitism.

12157
06:08:51,350 --> 06:08:54,350
The ajc State of Antisemitism

12158
06:08:54,438 --> 06:08:55,239
2025 report reveals that over 9

12159
06:08:55,239 --> 06:08:58,239
in 10 American Jews feel less

12160
06:08:58,809 --> 06:09:02,313
safe right now with 56% of them

12161
06:09:02,313 --> 06:09:03,470
changing their behavior due to

12162
06:09:03,470 --> 06:09:05,470
fear, 31% were personally

12163
06:09:05,950 --> 06:09:06,651
targeted by antisemitism and

12164
06:09:06,651 --> 06:09:09,510
71% reported seeing it online.

12165
06:09:10,788 --> 06:09:11,422
We must take action and this

12166
06:09:11,422 --> 06:09:12,156
resolution will be part of

12167
06:09:12,156 --> 06:09:15,156
lasting change to benefit our

12168
06:09:15,292 --> 06:09:15,759
city.

12169
06:09:15,759 --> 06:09:16,360
Guiding Policy.

12170
06:09:16,360 --> 06:09:16,994
Education and Training.

12171
06:09:16,994 --> 06:09:19,994
Thank you very much to

12172
06:09:20,497 --> 06:09:21,198
Councilmember Whitburn for

12173
06:09:21,198 --> 06:09:21,831
sponsoring this and to all of

12174
06:09:21,831 --> 06:09:22,233
you for consideration and

12175
06:09:22,233 --> 06:09:24,233
leadership.

12176
06:09:25,350 --> 06:09:25,535
Vote yes.

12177
06:09:25,535 --> 06:09:27,535
>> Faith Klinger.

12178
06:09:30,410 --> 06:09:33,410
Faith Klinger, are you here?

12179
06:09:34,178 --> 06:09:35,146
Thank you, Susan Orlowski for

12180
06:09:35,146 --> 06:09:38,746
Thank you for your honesty and

12181
06:09:39,750 --> 06:09:40,251
duplicates.

12182
06:09:40,251 --> 06:09:40,651
>> Craig Jones.

12183
06:09:40,651 --> 06:09:42,651
Craig Jones.

12184
06:09:44,588 --> 06:09:45,455
Are you here?

12185
06:09:45,455 --> 06:09:49,393
A lot of people put in dupes.

12186
06:09:49,393 --> 06:09:50,361
Valerie Traina Thank you.

12187
06:09:50,361 --> 06:09:53,931
And if I can ask James Roush

12188
06:09:53,931 --> 06:09:54,598
story is better than Pea Dennis

12189
06:09:54,598 --> 06:09:56,998
Lee and Abigail Passman.

12190
06:09:58,769 --> 06:09:59,203
Nick Pleased to come up to

12191
06:09:59,203 --> 06:09:59,837
the front row.

12192
06:09:59,837 --> 06:10:01,837
>> Valerie Please proceed.

12193
06:10:02,673 --> 06:10:03,541
I'm Valerie Trying to district

12194
06:10:03,541 --> 06:10:07,612
for San Diego must not issue a

12195
06:10:07,612 --> 06:10:08,179
resolution adopting the ira

12196
06:10:08,179 --> 06:10:08,612
working definition of

12197
06:10:08,612 --> 06:10:10,612
anti-Semitism.

12198
06:10:12,950 --> 06:10:13,618
This definition confuse causes

12199
06:10:13,618 --> 06:10:16,618
rather than elucidate due to

12200
06:10:17,522 --> 06:10:18,189
its conflation of criticism of

12201
06:10:18,189 --> 06:10:18,655
Israel with disparagement of

12202
06:10:18,655 --> 06:10:21,550
Jews as a whole.

12203
06:10:22,827 --> 06:10:23,527
Israel clearly is committing

12204
06:10:23,527 --> 06:10:25,927
ethnic cleansing and genocide

12205
06:10:28,990 --> 06:10:28,733
of indigenous Palestine Hence

12206
06:10:28,733 --> 06:10:31,733
it can't hide behind this

12207
06:10:32,570 --> 06:10:33,204
definition of antisemitism to

12208
06:10:33,204 --> 06:10:33,538
avoid criticism of its war

12209
06:10:33,538 --> 06:10:35,538
crimes.

12210
06:10:37,241 --> 06:10:37,942
That the city of San Diego

12211
06:10:37,942 --> 06:10:40,942
believes it should carry water

12212
06:10:42,346 --> 06:10:42,780
for that apartheid government

12213
06:10:42,780 --> 06:10:43,514
infuriates me.

12214
06:10:43,514 --> 06:10:45,514
City Council represents

12215
06:10:47,785 --> 06:10:48,386
the residents we the People

12216
06:10:48,386 --> 06:10:51,386
want no part in excusing

12217
06:10:52,623 --> 06:10:53,157
the genocide of Palestinians by

12218
06:10:53,157 --> 06:10:53,858
the state of Israel.

12219
06:10:53,858 --> 06:10:56,258
Your proposed infringement on

12220
06:10:57,562 --> 06:10:58,290
our rights to free speech is

12221
06:10:58,290 --> 06:11:00,290
beyond the pale.

12222
06:11:02,567 --> 06:11:03,100
>> Free Palestine.

12223
06:11:03,100 --> 06:11:05,100
James Roush.

12224
06:11:09,641 --> 06:11:10,173
Doris Guitar.

12225
06:11:10,173 --> 06:11:12,173
Okay gentlemen.

12226
06:11:13,878 --> 06:11:17,478
What the was that You escort

12227
06:11:19,250 --> 06:11:21,650
him out as well.

12228
06:11:22,854 --> 06:11:23,221
Is that what he said?

12229
06:11:23,221 --> 06:11:23,521
Yes.

12230
06:11:23,521 --> 06:11:25,521
Okay.

12231
06:11:28,425 --> 06:11:28,993
My apologies then.

12232
06:11:28,993 --> 06:11:30,993
>> Oh, Doris Matar.

12233
06:11:33,310 --> 06:11:33,364
You have time to buy Tanya.

12234
06:11:33,364 --> 06:11:34,199
Ibrahim.

12235
06:11:34,199 --> 06:11:37,135
Tanya, if you can please raise

12236
06:11:37,135 --> 06:11:37,735
your hand.

12237
06:11:37,735 --> 06:11:39,735
>> I believe Tanya.

12238
06:11:41,840 --> 06:11:42,607
She's walked in.

12239
06:11:42,607 --> 06:11:42,907
She wants to speak herself, I

12240
06:11:42,907 --> 06:11:44,907
think.

12241
06:11:45,576 --> 06:11:46,244
So you're not Tanya, You're not

12242
06:11:46,244 --> 06:11:49,244
setting your time to doors?

12243
06:11:49,848 --> 06:11:50,147
>> No.

12244
06:11:50,147 --> 06:11:50,916
Okay.

12245
06:11:50,916 --> 06:11:54,516
You have two minutes and you

12246
06:11:55,353 --> 06:11:55,954
want to speak So then you can't

12247
06:11:55,954 --> 06:11:56,554
cede your time to me.

12248
06:11:56,554 --> 06:11:57,210
You'll have one minute.

12249
06:11:57,210 --> 06:11:59,210
Please proceed.

12250
06:11:59,457 --> 06:12:00,191
Okay.

12251
06:12:00,191 --> 06:12:00,826
i deeply care about the rights

12252
06:12:00,826 --> 06:12:01,259
of all people even those I

12253
06:12:01,259 --> 06:12:03,259
disagree with.

12254
06:12:04,429 --> 06:12:04,729
But why was this definition not

12255
06:12:04,729 --> 06:12:06,729
read?

12256
06:12:08,300 --> 06:12:08,967
You took ten minutes and didn't

12257
06:12:08,967 --> 06:12:09,667
read the definition Because

12258
06:12:09,667 --> 06:12:13,271
it's plain as can be that it

12259
06:12:13,271 --> 06:12:14,380
will stifle our speech rights.

12260
06:12:14,380 --> 06:12:17,380
My family in Lebanon originally

12261
06:12:17,742 --> 06:12:18,443
from the south have never seen

12262
06:12:18,443 --> 06:12:18,843
this level of displacement or

12263
06:12:18,843 --> 06:12:19,444
destruction.

12264
06:12:19,444 --> 06:12:21,844
The Israelis have soaked

12265
06:12:23,281 --> 06:12:23,915
aggreko natural lands with

12266
06:12:23,915 --> 06:12:24,515
herbicides and phosphorus

12267
06:12:24,515 --> 06:12:26,915
making a million people

12268
06:12:27,318 --> 06:12:27,986
homeless.

12269
06:12:27,986 --> 06:12:28,686
My cousins witnessed smashed

12270
06:12:28,686 --> 06:12:30,686
infrastructure the flattening

12271
06:12:31,655 --> 06:12:32,230
of entire neighborhoods and

12272
06:12:32,230 --> 06:12:32,691
villages.

12273
06:12:32,691 --> 06:12:35,910
Israel lured weary Lebanese

12274
06:12:36,962 --> 06:12:39,962
refugees to safe zones In

12275
06:12:41,600 --> 06:12:42,200
Beirut's Corniche, a boardwalk

12276
06:12:42,200 --> 06:12:42,933
adjacent to the American

12277
06:12:42,933 --> 06:12:43,302
University of Beirut near where

12278
06:12:43,302 --> 06:12:45,302
we lived.

12279
06:12:47,172 --> 06:12:47,772
Drones killed many, including

12280
06:12:47,772 --> 06:12:48,440
children's hours later.

12281
06:12:48,440 --> 06:12:51,440
Over a dozen medical workers

12282
06:12:52,111 --> 06:12:52,978
have been murdered.

12283
06:12:52,978 --> 06:12:53,745
If this passes when I tell my

12284
06:12:53,745 --> 06:12:56,681
personal story I will be

12285
06:12:56,681 --> 06:12:57,182
branded as anti-Semitic.

12286
06:12:57,182 --> 06:12:59,182
Please read this.

12287
06:13:00,652 --> 06:13:03,652
Read it and fix it.

12288
06:13:06,391 --> 06:13:09,991
>> Tanya after that is Dan p

12289
06:13:10,262 --> 06:13:10,762
Dennis the Abigail.

12290
06:13:10,762 --> 06:13:11,463
Please proceed.

12291
06:13:11,463 --> 06:13:14,463
My name is Tanya Ibrahim.

12292
06:13:15,467 --> 06:13:15,767
Another resident of District

12293
06:13:15,767 --> 06:13:16,534
four.

12294
06:13:16,534 --> 06:13:19,570
I urge you to vote no to

12295
06:13:19,570 --> 06:13:19,938
the ihra definition of anti

12296
06:13:19,938 --> 06:13:20,372
Semitism.

12297
06:13:20,372 --> 06:13:22,372
I am Semite.

12298
06:13:24,311 --> 06:13:25,110
I am a Semite a Lebanese Semite

12299
06:13:25,110 --> 06:13:25,744
and one of the original Semite.

12300
06:13:25,744 --> 06:13:28,744
And the ihra definition of

12301
06:13:29,915 --> 06:13:30,515
antisemitism disregards and

12302
06:13:30,515 --> 06:13:31,149
minimizes the racism and

12303
06:13:31,149 --> 06:13:33,149
oppression experienced by

12304
06:13:34,987 --> 06:13:35,387
Semitic people like me who are

12305
06:13:35,387 --> 06:13:36,880
not Jewish.

12306
06:13:36,880 --> 06:13:38,488
It's especially troubling that

12307
06:13:39,457 --> 06:13:40,125
the city of San Diego is

12308
06:13:40,125 --> 06:13:40,726
considering this definition

12309
06:13:40,726 --> 06:13:42,726
during ongoing violence

12310
06:13:44,620 --> 06:13:44,729
including the genocide in Gaza

12311
06:13:44,729 --> 06:13:47,729
and the continued Israel us

12312
06:13:48,634 --> 06:13:48,967
Israeli bombing in Iran and

12313
06:13:48,967 --> 06:13:50,967
Lebanon.

12314
06:13:52,704 --> 06:13:53,304
My home country Israel has

12315
06:13:53,304 --> 06:13:53,872
displaced nearly 20% of

12316
06:13:53,872 --> 06:13:55,872
Lebanon's population.

12317
06:13:57,476 --> 06:13:58,100
Israel is targeting civilians

12318
06:13:58,100 --> 06:13:58,744
and infrastructure.

12319
06:13:58,744 --> 06:14:02,344
How many people here who are

12320
06:14:02,548 --> 06:14:03,248
voting yes for this item have

12321
06:14:03,248 --> 06:14:05,648
their country, their homeland

12322
06:14:07,386 --> 06:14:08,530
countries destroyed and

12323
06:14:08,530 --> 06:14:08,420
bombarded since the day you

12324
06:14:08,420 --> 06:14:10,420
were born?

12325
06:14:11,490 --> 06:14:15,690
How many of you can say this

12326
06:14:16,662 --> 06:14:16,995
and to support by Israel and by

12327
06:14:16,995 --> 06:14:17,663
Lebanon.

12328
06:14:17,663 --> 06:14:20,630
>> Your time has concluded.

12329
06:14:21,700 --> 06:14:22,301
Your time has.

12330
06:14:22,301 --> 06:14:23,235
Your time has concluded.

12331
06:14:23,235 --> 06:14:26,835
Then if you can please come

12332
06:14:27,472 --> 06:14:28,407
forward.

12333
06:14:28,407 --> 06:14:28,740
Then you have time to buy Nabil

12334
06:14:28,740 --> 06:14:29,107
Sheikh.

12335
06:14:29,107 --> 06:14:30,909
Thank you.

12336
06:14:30,909 --> 06:14:31,509
And I know that you have

12337
06:14:31,509 --> 06:14:31,910
something to show up on

12338
06:14:31,910 --> 06:14:33,910
the screen.

12339
06:14:35,213 --> 06:14:35,613
So that is going up on

12340
06:14:35,613 --> 06:14:36,281
the screen.

12341
06:14:36,281 --> 06:14:37,916
We will try to zoom in but

12342
06:14:37,916 --> 06:14:38,450
copies are being distributed to

12343
06:14:38,450 --> 06:14:40,850
the council as well.

12344
06:14:43,756 --> 06:14:44,390
Please proceed.

12345
06:14:44,390 --> 06:14:45,290
Yes, City council members.

12346
06:14:45,290 --> 06:14:47,960
My name is Dan and I am a

12347
06:14:47,960 --> 06:14:48,661
resident of San Diego.

12348
06:14:48,661 --> 06:14:49,362
Thank you for considering

12349
06:14:49,362 --> 06:14:52,362
the adoption of a resolution.

12350
06:14:53,365 --> 06:14:54,980
Several people here came to

12351
06:14:54,980 --> 06:14:57,698
Gaslight You and lie about Ira.

12352
06:14:59,405 --> 06:15:00,500
They organized by care

12353
06:15:00,500 --> 06:15:00,639
organization and support

12354
06:15:00,639 --> 06:15:02,509
terrorism And you hear on

12355
06:15:02,509 --> 06:15:03,420
the court the day that they

12356
06:15:03,420 --> 06:15:03,342
tell their leaders.

12357
06:15:03,342 --> 06:15:05,342
Right.

12358
06:15:07,460 --> 06:15:07,846
The argument today is that Ira

12359
06:15:07,846 --> 06:15:08,614
and Jews are here to infringe

12360
06:15:08,614 --> 06:15:11,614
on their freedom of speech

12361
06:15:12,418 --> 06:15:12,785
constitutional speech, freedom

12362
06:15:12,785 --> 06:15:13,850
of speech.

12363
06:15:13,850 --> 06:15:13,686
Right.

12364
06:15:13,686 --> 06:15:16,860
So let's look together.

12365
06:15:17,823 --> 06:15:18,656
You have a paper there to read.

12366
06:15:18,656 --> 06:15:21,656
What I had actually says

12367
06:15:21,894 --> 06:15:22,561
nothing in this resolution is

12368
06:15:22,561 --> 06:15:26,161
intended to nor shall it be

12369
06:15:26,265 --> 06:15:26,866
construed to limit or infringe

12370
06:15:26,866 --> 06:15:27,566
upon rights protected by

12371
06:15:27,566 --> 06:15:28,233
the United States Constitution

12372
06:15:28,233 --> 06:15:30,233
or California Constitution.

12373
06:15:32,400 --> 06:15:32,571
Including the right to free

12374
06:15:32,571 --> 06:15:34,571
speech and expression.

12375
06:15:35,441 --> 06:15:36,208
This is what I says.

12376
06:15:36,208 --> 06:15:36,842
I make it clear that adoption

12377
06:15:36,842 --> 06:15:37,175
does not infringe on free

12378
06:15:37,175 --> 06:15:39,175
speech.

12379
06:15:41,147 --> 06:15:41,714
Ira is intended to be used for

12380
06:15:41,714 --> 06:15:42,381
educational purposes.

12381
06:15:42,381 --> 06:15:45,381
To call out the monetization

12382
06:15:46,510 --> 06:15:47,190
and delegitimization of Jews I

12383
06:15:47,190 --> 06:15:50,823
am asking you on behalf of my

12384
06:15:50,823 --> 06:15:53,823
family and my beautiful Jewish

12385
06:15:55,227 --> 06:15:55,594
community in San Diego here to

12386
06:15:55,594 --> 06:15:57,594
adopt Ira.

12387
06:15:59,966 --> 06:16:01,966
Thank you.

12388
06:16:05,237 --> 06:16:06,500
Next Gen z Dennis z.

12389
06:16:06,500 --> 06:16:06,405
Would you like to sort that

12390
06:16:06,405 --> 06:16:08,405
element out?

12391
06:16:09,242 --> 06:16:09,909
We've got two states that are

12392
06:16:09,909 --> 06:16:10,643
control and everybody speak.

12393
06:16:10,643 --> 06:16:13,579
Let them get their opinion out.

12394
06:16:13,579 --> 06:16:17,179
We still probably got at least

12395
06:16:18,117 --> 06:16:18,551
another hour if not more at

12396
06:16:18,551 --> 06:16:18,985
Dennis please.

12397
06:16:18,985 --> 06:16:20,985
>> PRESIDENT.

12398
06:16:23,540 --> 06:16:24,900
Hello Council members.

12399
06:16:24,900 --> 06:16:24,523
My name is Dennis and I live in

12400
06:16:24,523 --> 06:16:26,523
District six.

12401
06:16:28,828 --> 06:16:29,462
Thank you Council with Bern for

12402
06:16:29,462 --> 06:16:29,762
sponsoring the resolution

12403
06:16:29,762 --> 06:16:31,762
today.

12404
06:16:33,232 --> 06:16:33,566
Iro does not impede on free

12405
06:16:33,566 --> 06:16:34,300
speech.

12406
06:16:34,300 --> 06:16:36,700
It is completely constitutional

12407
06:16:37,436 --> 06:16:38,136
and has been adopted by

12408
06:16:38,136 --> 06:16:40,536
the United States government.

12409
06:16:41,874 --> 06:16:42,574
Healthy debate and criticism of

12410
06:16:42,574 --> 06:16:43,209
governments and policies are a

12411
06:16:43,209 --> 06:16:43,575
normal part of democratic

12412
06:16:43,575 --> 06:16:45,575
societies.

12413
06:16:47,112 --> 06:16:47,747
People across the political

12414
06:16:47,747 --> 06:16:49,747
spectrum regularly express

12415
06:16:51,817 --> 06:16:52,451
opinions about international

12416
06:16:52,451 --> 06:16:52,985
conflicts including those

12417
06:16:52,985 --> 06:16:54,985
involved in Israel.

12418
06:16:57,323 --> 06:16:58,560
However, there is an important

12419
06:16:58,560 --> 06:17:00,560
distinction between criticizing

12420
06:17:01,894 --> 06:17:02,395
a government and targeting

12421
06:17:02,395 --> 06:17:03,620
the Jewish people.

12422
06:17:03,620 --> 06:17:05,620
Anti-Semitism occurs when

12423
06:17:07,600 --> 06:17:08,300
individuals or communities are

12424
06:17:08,300 --> 06:17:10,700
blamed, harassed or threatened

12425
06:17:11,870 --> 06:17:12,538
simply because are Jewish or

12426
06:17:12,538 --> 06:17:14,938
when Jewish identity itself

12427
06:17:16,342 --> 06:17:16,709
becomes the target of

12428
06:17:16,709 --> 06:17:17,377
hostility.

12429
06:17:17,377 --> 06:17:20,377
There are plenty examples of

12430
06:17:22,148 --> 06:17:22,882
that when political anger about

12431
06:17:22,882 --> 06:17:23,249
events abroad turns into haste.

12432
06:17:23,249 --> 06:17:25,249
Thank you.

12433
06:17:26,986 --> 06:17:27,487
We support the resolution.

12434
06:17:27,487 --> 06:17:29,487
>> Abigail paused.

12435
06:17:31,424 --> 06:17:34,424
Abigail is Ariel Heifetz here?

12436
06:17:35,828 --> 06:17:36,529
Ariel Heifetz I understand that

12437
06:17:36,529 --> 06:17:40,129
somebody wanted to see a time

12438
06:17:40,967 --> 06:17:41,401
to you but I don't have that

12439
06:17:41,401 --> 06:17:41,901
speaker slip.

12440
06:17:41,901 --> 06:17:44,301
Thank you so much.

12441
06:17:46,500 --> 06:17:46,639
We'll get those.

12442
06:17:46,639 --> 06:17:47,106
You'll have three minutes.

12443
06:17:47,106 --> 06:17:47,407
Please proceed.

12444
06:17:47,407 --> 06:17:49,407
Hello.

12445
06:17:50,443 --> 06:17:51,211
My name is Ariel Heifetz and

12446
06:17:51,211 --> 06:17:51,911
I'm here as a 15 year old

12447
06:17:51,911 --> 06:17:52,512
Jewish high school student who

12448
06:17:52,512 --> 06:17:54,912
has been through many

12449
06:17:55,615 --> 06:17:56,416
anti-Semitic incidents.

12450
06:17:56,416 --> 06:17:57,116
I shouldn't be in school right

12451
06:17:57,116 --> 06:18:00,687
now but I need to speak out.

12452
06:18:00,687 --> 06:18:01,453
I've been living here for most

12453
06:18:01,453 --> 06:18:01,788
of my life and I'm an American

12454
06:18:01,788 --> 06:18:02,588
citizen.

12455
06:18:02,588 --> 06:18:05,525
I have no control over what

12456
06:18:05,525 --> 06:18:05,892
goes on in other places in

12457
06:18:05,892 --> 06:18:06,492
the world.

12458
06:18:06,492 --> 06:18:08,892
The OCTOBER 7th tragedy

12459
06:18:10,463 --> 06:18:10,997
happened when I was in seventh

12460
06:18:10,997 --> 06:18:12,997
grade 12 years old.

12461
06:18:13,700 --> 06:18:14,434
I don't think a 12 year old

12462
06:18:14,434 --> 06:18:14,801
should have to deal with racial

12463
06:18:14,801 --> 06:18:16,801
profiling.

12464
06:18:19,305 --> 06:18:20,600
I've been told Hitler was right

12465
06:18:20,600 --> 06:18:20,640
and that I should have gotten

12466
06:18:20,640 --> 06:18:20,974
gassed with the rest of my

12467
06:18:20,974 --> 06:18:22,974
people.

12468
06:18:23,576 --> 06:18:24,144
I've been called a dirty Jew

12469
06:18:24,144 --> 06:18:25,111
and a baby killer.

12470
06:18:25,111 --> 06:18:28,548
I've had to go through physical

12471
06:18:28,548 --> 06:18:31,548
attacks to physical and violent

12472
06:18:31,718 --> 06:18:32,418
attacks one being with four

12473
06:18:32,418 --> 06:18:36,180
boys who are older than me.

12474
06:18:36,455 --> 06:18:36,957
I've been spit on but luckily

12475
06:18:36,957 --> 06:18:37,824
I'm still here.

12476
06:18:37,824 --> 06:18:38,525
I think some people need me to

12477
06:18:38,525 --> 06:18:40,925
restate the definition of

12478
06:18:42,395 --> 06:18:43,960
antisemitism.

12479
06:18:43,960 --> 06:18:43,763
Antisemitism simply means that

12480
06:18:43,763 --> 06:18:46,763
you hate someone due to

12481
06:18:47,367 --> 06:18:47,834
the fact that they are Jewish.

12482
06:18:47,834 --> 06:18:49,834
That is it.

12483
06:18:51,771 --> 06:18:52,439
This isn't about politics in

12484
06:18:52,439 --> 06:18:52,938
some of the people here are

12485
06:18:52,938 --> 06:18:54,938
proving my point.

12486
06:18:56,443 --> 06:18:57,500
This is about mine and

12487
06:18:57,500 --> 06:18:57,377
the peoples around me of

12488
06:18:57,377 --> 06:18:59,377
safety.

12489
06:19:01,381 --> 06:19:02,249
I want to feel comfortable and

12490
06:19:02,249 --> 06:19:03,116
safe in my country and I want

12491
06:19:03,116 --> 06:19:06,620
to feel comfortable with who I

12492
06:19:06,620 --> 06:19:07,387
am.

12493
06:19:07,387 --> 06:19:07,754
I want to feel like everyone

12494
06:19:07,754 --> 06:19:08,421
else does.

12495
06:19:08,421 --> 06:19:10,821
You've seen some of

12496
06:19:11,657 --> 06:19:12,325
the antisemitism anti-Semitic

12497
06:19:12,325 --> 06:19:12,626
lies being spread against us

12498
06:19:12,626 --> 06:19:14,626
today.

12499
06:19:15,862 --> 06:19:16,596
We defend the rights of every

12500
06:19:16,596 --> 06:19:17,264
minority without thinking twice

12501
06:19:17,264 --> 06:19:17,630
because everyone deserves to

12502
06:19:17,630 --> 06:19:18,331
feel safe.

12503
06:19:18,331 --> 06:19:20,967
We just want the right to live

12504
06:19:20,967 --> 06:19:21,835
in peace.

12505
06:19:21,835 --> 06:19:22,135
Why should I have to fight for

12506
06:19:22,135 --> 06:19:22,835
that?

12507
06:19:22,835 --> 06:19:23,203
I wish we could learn from our

12508
06:19:23,203 --> 06:19:25,203
mistakes.

12509
06:19:26,460 --> 06:19:26,306
We say never again but here we

12510
06:19:26,306 --> 06:19:26,973
are.

12511
06:19:26,973 --> 06:19:29,373
There's a difference between

12512
06:19:30,410 --> 06:19:31,780
hate speech and free speech.

12513
06:19:31,780 --> 06:19:33,478
Antisemitism is pure hate.

12514
06:19:34,481 --> 06:19:34,881
This is disgusting and I am

12515
06:19:34,881 --> 06:19:35,449
sick of it.

12516
06:19:35,449 --> 06:19:37,449
>> Please vote yes.

12517
06:19:39,686 --> 06:19:40,220
Thank you.

12518
06:19:40,220 --> 06:19:40,921
>> Margaret Morgan.

12519
06:19:40,921 --> 06:19:43,921
Margaret Morgan If you're here

12520
06:19:44,658 --> 06:19:47,658
or on marker Andy Tremlett,

12521
06:19:48,962 --> 06:19:53,162
Sylvia and Regan we have to for

12522
06:19:54,534 --> 06:19:55,202
Sylvia and Ricky Stacey Lynn q

12523
06:19:55,202 --> 06:19:58,802
Figure if you can all please

12524
06:19:59,372 --> 06:20:00,730
come to the front row.

12525
06:20:00,730 --> 06:20:00,740
Margaret you have time seated

12526
06:20:00,740 --> 06:20:03,576
by Janet Kay headline If you

12527
06:20:03,576 --> 06:20:04,446
can please raise your hand.

12528
06:20:04,446 --> 06:20:07,446
Janet Conwy Okay then you'll

12529
06:20:11,685 --> 06:20:12,352
have one minute We'll get that.

12530
06:20:12,352 --> 06:20:12,686
Please proceed with your two

12531
06:20:12,686 --> 06:20:14,686
minutes.

12532
06:20:15,489 --> 06:20:16,323
Thank you.

12533
06:20:16,323 --> 06:20:19,323
My name is Margaret Morgan.

12534
06:20:19,459 --> 06:20:19,893
I'm a San Diego resident

12535
06:20:19,893 --> 06:20:20,594
District two.

12536
06:20:20,594 --> 06:20:23,594
Thank you Stephen Whitburn and

12537
06:20:23,964 --> 06:20:24,497
Ryan for this amazing

12538
06:20:24,497 --> 06:20:25,199
presentation today.

12539
06:20:25,199 --> 06:20:28,799
And also I'm a non-Jewish ally

12540
06:20:28,902 --> 06:20:29,670
standing in strong solidarity

12541
06:20:29,670 --> 06:20:32,670
with my Jewish community and

12542
06:20:34,875 --> 06:20:35,509
friends.

12543
06:20:35,509 --> 06:20:35,975
You've heard the evidence

12544
06:20:35,975 --> 06:20:37,975
anti-Semitism at

12545
06:20:39,212 --> 06:20:39,913
the unprecedented levels has

12546
06:20:39,913 --> 06:20:40,614
been clearly established that

12547
06:20:40,614 --> 06:20:43,614
this definition does not limit

12548
06:20:43,816 --> 06:20:44,584
free speech.

12549
06:20:44,584 --> 06:20:45,319
You've also heard claims about

12550
06:20:45,319 --> 06:20:48,319
this definition that are simply

12551
06:20:48,956 --> 06:20:49,523
not true.

12552
06:20:49,523 --> 06:20:50,124
That is not debate.

12553
06:20:50,124 --> 06:20:52,124
That is misinformation.

12554
06:20:53,794 --> 06:20:54,460
The question before you is not

12555
06:20:54,460 --> 06:20:55,129
whether antisemitism exists.

12556
06:20:55,129 --> 06:20:58,129
The question is whether you

12557
06:20:58,666 --> 06:20:59,205
will name it Clearly or allow

12558
06:20:59,205 --> 06:20:59,900
it to be blurred.

12559
06:20:59,900 --> 06:21:02,900
The ihra definition gives you

12560
06:21:04,271 --> 06:21:04,972
the ability to draw that line.

12561
06:21:04,972 --> 06:21:05,638
History shows us what happens

12562
06:21:05,638 --> 06:21:08,638
when that line is blurred.

12563
06:21:09,109 --> 06:21:09,610
The decision is in your hands

12564
06:21:09,610 --> 06:21:12,100
and in your hands.

12565
06:21:13,847 --> 06:21:14,381
You're each also holding a copy

12566
06:21:14,381 --> 06:21:14,982
of my father's birth

12567
06:21:14,982 --> 06:21:16,982
certificate from Germany

12568
06:21:19,219 --> 06:21:19,887
stamped with the Nazi insignia

12569
06:21:19,887 --> 06:21:22,887
as he was born in 1937.

12570
06:21:24,191 --> 06:21:24,558
I gave that to you as a

12571
06:21:24,558 --> 06:21:25,159
reminder.

12572
06:21:25,159 --> 06:21:25,492
History is not distance

12573
06:21:25,492 --> 06:21:27,492
distant.

12574
06:21:28,996 --> 06:21:29,663
It is shaped by the decision of

12575
06:21:29,663 --> 06:21:30,310
public officials in moments

12576
06:21:30,310 --> 06:21:30,497
like this.

12577
06:21:30,497 --> 06:21:32,497
Please vote yes.

12578
06:21:34,334 --> 06:21:34,735
While this decision is still in

12579
06:21:34,735 --> 06:21:35,302
your hands.

12580
06:21:35,302 --> 06:21:37,702
>> Thank you so much.

12581
06:21:42,176 --> 06:21:42,910
Darren Malka You have time

12582
06:21:42,910 --> 06:21:46,510
Seated by Miriam Penny Shai, if

12583
06:21:47,215 --> 06:21:47,514
you can please raise your hand

12584
06:21:47,514 --> 06:21:47,915
.

12585
06:21:47,915 --> 06:21:48,616
Thank you.

12586
06:21:48,616 --> 06:21:51,616
And Laura Lolly Froman, please

12587
06:21:51,886 --> 06:21:52,219
raise your hand.

12588
06:21:52,219 --> 06:21:54,219
Lauren.

12589
06:21:56,791 --> 06:21:57,224
Laura Lolly from from Oh, thank

12590
06:21:57,224 --> 06:21:57,925
you so much.

12591
06:21:57,925 --> 06:21:58,392
Three minutes Please proceed.

12592
06:21:58,392 --> 06:22:00,392
Good afternoon.

12593
06:22:01,561 --> 06:22:01,895
Council PRESIDENT And council

12594
06:22:01,895 --> 06:22:02,730
members.

12595
06:22:02,730 --> 06:22:06,901
My name is Tyrone Malka and I'm

12596
06:22:06,901 --> 06:22:07,535
a member of both the San Diego

12597
06:22:07,535 --> 06:22:08,202
and the national boards of

12598
06:22:08,202 --> 06:22:10,602
the Israeli American Council

12599
06:22:12,540 --> 06:22:13,207
representing thousands of proud

12600
06:22:13,207 --> 06:22:15,607
Jewish and Israeli American

12601
06:22:17,378 --> 06:22:18,790
families in our community.

12602
06:22:18,790 --> 06:22:21,790
We've seen the numbers of

12603
06:22:23,500 --> 06:22:23,817
the surge in anti-Semitism in

12604
06:22:23,817 --> 06:22:24,885
our in our city, in our county.

12605
06:22:24,885 --> 06:22:28,388
I have to say I prepared a

12606
06:22:28,388 --> 06:22:29,123
speech but I have to say that

12607
06:22:29,123 --> 06:22:31,926
what you've experienced today I

12608
06:22:31,926 --> 06:22:34,926
think our position clearly made

12609
06:22:37,465 --> 06:22:38,298
our case.

12610
06:22:38,298 --> 06:22:38,966
What we have experienced today

12611
06:22:38,966 --> 06:22:41,269
in some of those comments is

12612
06:22:41,269 --> 06:22:43,669
what our members are

12613
06:22:47,410 --> 06:22:47,708
experiencing every single day.

12614
06:22:47,708 --> 06:22:50,108
Our children, Our students.

12615
06:22:52,880 --> 06:22:53,548
Our parents in a place of force

12616
06:22:53,548 --> 06:22:54,480
shaping the universities in

12617
06:22:54,480 --> 06:22:56,480
the kindergartens.

12618
06:22:57,485 --> 06:22:58,186
This is the kind of hate we are

12619
06:22:58,186 --> 06:22:58,853
experiencing every single day.

12620
06:22:58,853 --> 06:23:02,453
And you've heard just as you

12621
06:23:04,492 --> 06:23:05,193
know, an hour or two of it our

12622
06:23:05,193 --> 06:23:08,193
law enforcement and our civic

12623
06:23:09,263 --> 06:23:09,931
leaders cannot fight this hate

12624
06:23:09,931 --> 06:23:10,631
if they don't have a clear

12625
06:23:10,631 --> 06:23:14,231
definition of what it is and

12626
06:23:17,705 --> 06:23:18,272
how to protect against it.

12627
06:23:18,272 --> 06:23:18,939
The definition is not

12628
06:23:18,939 --> 06:23:21,339
constructed, is not against

12629
06:23:23,511 --> 06:23:24,112
free speech, not in any way

12630
06:23:24,112 --> 06:23:24,812
just in the way you have

12631
06:23:24,812 --> 06:23:25,446
explained it, in the way it's

12632
06:23:25,446 --> 06:23:28,149
written, in the way you've

12633
06:23:28,149 --> 06:23:29,830
heard so many witnesses for it.

12634
06:23:29,830 --> 06:23:32,683
It is clearly and simply a

12635
06:23:33,821 --> 06:23:34,689
diagnostic tool to identify it

12636
06:23:34,689 --> 06:23:38,289
and to give some tools to

12637
06:23:39,894 --> 06:23:40,628
combat it to allow our our law

12638
06:23:40,628 --> 06:23:44,650
enforcement to deal with it and

12639
06:23:44,650 --> 06:23:44,999
to try to eliminate it.

12640
06:23:44,999 --> 06:23:45,399
We hear a lot about we want

12641
06:23:45,399 --> 06:23:47,399
open debate.

12642
06:23:50,238 --> 06:23:51,720
We want the healthy debate.

12643
06:23:51,720 --> 06:23:51,406
Of course we want a healthy

12644
06:23:51,406 --> 06:23:52,400
debate.

12645
06:23:52,400 --> 06:23:55,640
But the debate that we are

12646
06:23:55,643 --> 06:23:56,344
asked to do is as long as we

12647
06:23:56,344 --> 06:23:57,450
are not we're not yarmulke as

12648
06:23:57,450 --> 06:23:57,745
long as we don't speak Hebrew,

12649
06:23:57,745 --> 06:24:00,782
as long as we don't put our

12650
06:24:00,782 --> 06:24:01,649
mezuzah in our doors, as long

12651
06:24:01,649 --> 06:24:02,150
as we do not go with our star

12652
06:24:02,150 --> 06:24:04,150
of David.

12653
06:24:05,653 --> 06:24:08,653
Now let's have a debate.

12654
06:24:10,357 --> 06:24:11,192
That's not a healthy debate.

12655
06:24:11,192 --> 06:24:14,192
>> That's Jew hatred in any

12656
06:24:18,733 --> 06:24:19,500
form that you can express It.

12657
06:24:19,500 --> 06:24:23,100
You have a very simple choice

12658
06:24:23,938 --> 06:24:25,938
to make today.

12659
06:24:28,643 --> 06:24:29,511
>> You can join the 47 nations

12660
06:24:29,511 --> 06:24:33,111
in 37 U.S. States and establish

12661
06:24:34,149 --> 06:24:34,816
a standard that will protect

12662
06:24:34,816 --> 06:24:37,216
your Jewish constituents and

12663
06:24:39,353 --> 06:24:40,422
the Jewish community overall or

12664
06:24:40,422 --> 06:24:44,622
you can make the day for those

12665
06:24:44,692 --> 06:24:47,920
anti-Semitic oppressors who are

12666
06:24:50,799 --> 06:24:51,108
hoping praying that you reject

12667
06:24:51,108 --> 06:24:51,866
it.

12668
06:24:51,866 --> 06:24:52,133
And any word about let's delay

12669
06:24:52,133 --> 06:24:54,133
it?

12670
06:24:55,971 --> 06:24:56,637
It's not a clear it's not an

12671
06:24:56,637 --> 06:24:59,637
honest request to delay it.

12672
06:25:01,760 --> 06:25:01,910
>> It's a hope to bury it.

12673
06:25:01,910 --> 06:25:02,310
>> I urge you to vote yes.

12674
06:25:02,310 --> 06:25:04,310
Thank you.

12675
06:25:12,870 --> 06:25:12,788
Andy Tremlett Today you were

12676
06:25:12,788 --> 06:25:13,220
aiming to take a stand against

12677
06:25:13,220 --> 06:25:15,220
anti-Semitism.

12678
06:25:17,159 --> 06:25:18,260
That is a noble goal But this

12679
06:25:18,260 --> 06:25:22,226
is not the way no country in

12680
06:25:22,631 --> 06:25:23,297
the world deserves protection

12681
06:25:23,297 --> 06:25:23,799
from the First Amendment of

12682
06:25:23,799 --> 06:25:25,799
the Constitution.

12683
06:25:28,303 --> 06:25:28,603
Yes, this resolution declares

12684
06:25:28,603 --> 06:25:29,304
it.

12685
06:25:29,304 --> 06:25:29,671
It doesn't restrict criticism

12686
06:25:29,671 --> 06:25:30,337
of Israel.

12687
06:25:30,337 --> 06:25:33,241
But then it goes on to list

12688
06:25:33,241 --> 06:25:33,909
specific ways that you can and

12689
06:25:33,909 --> 06:25:36,909
can't talk about the state.

12690
06:25:38,780 --> 06:25:39,214
You can't have your cake and

12691
06:25:39,214 --> 06:25:39,848
eat it too.

12692
06:25:39,848 --> 06:25:42,248
On Saturday a Palestinian

12693
06:25:44,319 --> 06:25:45,200
family was driving home after

12694
06:25:45,200 --> 06:25:45,454
getting sweets and new clothes

12695
06:25:45,454 --> 06:25:47,454
for the kids.

12696
06:25:49,891 --> 06:25:50,457
Israeli soldiers opened fire on

12697
06:25:50,457 --> 06:25:52,857
the family car killing

12698
06:25:54,830 --> 06:25:55,230
the mother, the father and two

12699
06:25:55,230 --> 06:25:55,897
young boys.

12700
06:25:55,897 --> 06:25:58,297
Only two children survived.

12701
06:26:00,135 --> 06:26:00,469
Imagine that happening to your

12702
06:26:00,469 --> 06:26:01,690
family.

12703
06:26:01,690 --> 06:26:04,690
Now imagine being one of

12704
06:26:05,574 --> 06:26:06,308
the surviving kids and hearing

12705
06:26:06,308 --> 06:26:06,875
that politicians were voting to

12706
06:26:06,875 --> 06:26:07,509
restrict criticism of

12707
06:26:07,509 --> 06:26:07,843
the forces who killed your

12708
06:26:07,843 --> 06:26:09,843
family.

12709
06:26:12,914 --> 06:26:13,515
Please do not take a chisel to

12710
06:26:13,515 --> 06:26:15,915
our rights as Americans.

12711
06:26:17,653 --> 06:26:17,953
>> Sylvia Andrea, Sylvia and

12712
06:26:17,953 --> 06:26:19,953
Rico.

12713
06:26:22,191 --> 06:26:23,570
I was on your feet.

12714
06:26:23,570 --> 06:26:23,559
>> Please speak when you get up

12715
06:26:23,559 --> 06:26:25,559
to the microphone.

12716
06:26:27,996 --> 06:26:28,397
Zoom can hear you as well.

12717
06:26:28,397 --> 06:26:28,997
I'm sorry.

12718
06:26:28,997 --> 06:26:29,464
You'll have one minute.

12719
06:26:29,464 --> 06:26:31,464
Please proceed.

12720
06:26:33,569 --> 06:26:34,336
Good afternoon.

12721
06:26:34,336 --> 06:26:35,304
Almost going into Good evening.

12722
06:26:35,304 --> 06:26:39,174
I am here to confess that I was

12723
06:26:39,174 --> 06:26:39,574
not listed here to speak on

12724
06:26:39,574 --> 06:26:40,442
this issue.

12725
06:26:40,442 --> 06:26:44,420
However, it is a very important

12726
06:26:45,470 --> 06:26:45,914
issue.

12727
06:26:45,914 --> 06:26:49,514
This divide between me as human

12728
06:26:50,619 --> 06:26:51,587
beings needs to stop.

12729
06:26:51,587 --> 06:26:52,287
And the only way we can do it

12730
06:26:52,287 --> 06:26:55,887
is to respect each other and

12731
06:26:56,625 --> 06:26:57,493
respect each other's existence

12732
06:26:57,493 --> 06:27:01,693
here and respect that all of us

12733
06:27:02,664 --> 06:27:03,232
all of us to some degree in

12734
06:27:03,232 --> 06:27:03,898
the evolution of this

12735
06:27:03,898 --> 06:27:05,898
civilization have suffered.

12736
06:27:08,371 --> 06:27:08,736
What you are know will be

12737
06:27:08,736 --> 06:27:10,736
suffering.

12738
06:27:13,409 --> 06:27:14,243
We have been suffering.

12739
06:27:14,243 --> 06:27:15,440
I pray for my people for

12740
06:27:15,440 --> 06:27:18,644
thousands of years in many ways

12741
06:27:19,648 --> 06:27:20,316
but specifically for the last

12742
06:27:20,316 --> 06:27:20,883
500 years with the European

12743
06:27:20,883 --> 06:27:23,283
invasion on this land.

12744
06:27:25,287 --> 06:27:25,854
So it is not new and I beg

12745
06:27:25,854 --> 06:27:27,854
everyone particularly

12746
06:27:32,940 --> 06:27:32,695
the Council to be inclusive and

12747
06:27:32,695 --> 06:27:35,695
to get out in view.

12748
06:27:39,268 --> 06:27:39,802
Thank you for that Concluding

12749
06:27:39,802 --> 06:27:40,536
reminding everyone.

12750
06:27:40,536 --> 06:27:42,936
Stacie Lehmann Caffe over

12751
06:27:43,572 --> 06:27:44,206
Kiefer Stacie Lana and then

12752
06:27:44,206 --> 06:27:46,606
Cynthia are Connor Duncan.

12753
06:27:49,612 --> 06:27:50,112
Blair Beakman.

12754
06:27:50,112 --> 06:27:50,613
Ronnie Levy.

12755
06:27:50,613 --> 06:27:51,800
Stephanie Neeson.

12756
06:27:51,800 --> 06:27:53,800
David Whitmore.

12757
06:27:55,584 --> 06:27:56,840
If you can all please come up

12758
06:27:56,840 --> 06:27:56,852
to the front row.

12759
06:27:56,852 --> 06:28:01,520
Stacy Lynn you can come up to

12760
06:28:01,591 --> 06:28:04,591
the microphone if you're here.

12761
06:28:08,630 --> 06:28:08,831
Is there no Stacy Lynn.

12762
06:28:08,831 --> 06:28:09,298
Cynthia Art, please come up to

12763
06:28:09,298 --> 06:28:10,980
the microphone.

12764
06:28:10,980 --> 06:28:13,698
Cynthia you have time to buy

12765
06:28:14,637 --> 06:28:15,403
Terry Next time.

12766
06:28:15,403 --> 06:28:16,500
Terry Thank you so much.

12767
06:28:16,500 --> 06:28:18,405
You'll have two minutes.

12768
06:28:19,475 --> 06:28:20,242
Please proceed.

12769
06:28:20,242 --> 06:28:20,876
>> Honorable council members

12770
06:28:20,876 --> 06:28:21,210
Thank you for having your

12771
06:28:21,210 --> 06:28:21,677
agenda.

12772
06:28:21,677 --> 06:28:23,677
The adoption of

12773
06:28:25,247 --> 06:28:25,948
the International Holocaust

12774
06:28:25,948 --> 06:28:26,615
Remember Remembrance Alliance

12775
06:28:26,615 --> 06:28:27,350
Definition of anti-Semitism.

12776
06:28:27,350 --> 06:28:29,750
With anti-Semitism rising there

12777
06:28:31,554 --> 06:28:32,288
needs to be a way to define

12778
06:28:32,288 --> 06:28:32,722
this particular racism in order

12779
06:28:32,722 --> 06:28:34,722
to combat it.

12780
06:28:36,892 --> 06:28:37,527
Protecting all citizens alive

12781
06:28:37,527 --> 06:28:38,600
with civility and with our

12782
06:28:38,600 --> 06:28:38,694
state and local laws

12783
06:28:38,694 --> 06:28:40,694
prohibiting discrimination

12784
06:28:42,865 --> 06:28:43,599
other than the incredible

12785
06:28:43,599 --> 06:28:44,000
racism against Jews it would be

12786
06:28:44,000 --> 06:28:44,467
a non-issue.

12787
06:28:44,467 --> 06:28:46,867
But here we are.

12788
06:28:49,305 --> 06:28:49,972
You have this mob opposing this

12789
06:28:49,972 --> 06:28:50,606
with their unending hate of

12790
06:28:50,606 --> 06:28:53,600
Jewish race, religion and

12791
06:28:55,378 --> 06:28:56,450
national origin and add to that

12792
06:28:56,450 --> 06:28:56,378
language after the Santa Fe

12793
06:28:56,378 --> 06:28:57,460
attacks.

12794
06:28:57,460 --> 06:28:59,446
>> Antisemitism was the term

12795
06:29:01,217 --> 06:29:01,951
coined to explain this

12796
06:29:01,951 --> 06:29:02,552
irrational crazy Jewish hatred.

12797
06:29:02,552 --> 06:29:02,885
That's what the term was

12798
06:29:02,885 --> 06:29:04,885
coined.

12799
06:29:07,957 --> 06:29:08,457
It's not a separate word or

12800
06:29:08,457 --> 06:29:09,192
meshing of words.

12801
06:29:09,192 --> 06:29:09,858
That's what the word was coined

12802
06:29:09,858 --> 06:29:12,628
and it's meaning to invent.

12803
06:29:12,628 --> 06:29:13,396
Imagine you needed an armed

12804
06:29:13,396 --> 06:29:14,970
guard to go to your church to

12805
06:29:14,970 --> 06:29:14,530
walk outside to send your kids

12806
06:29:14,530 --> 06:29:16,530
to preschool.

12807
06:29:18,901 --> 06:29:19,569
Imagine needing armed guards to

12808
06:29:19,569 --> 06:29:20,269
send your kids to preschool

12809
06:29:20,269 --> 06:29:20,803
because some crazy might come

12810
06:29:20,803 --> 06:29:22,803
and assassinate your

12811
06:29:24,641 --> 06:29:25,340
kindergartners or your

12812
06:29:25,340 --> 06:29:28,340
preschoolers for the crime of

12813
06:29:30,713 --> 06:29:31,414
being born of Jewish blood.

12814
06:29:31,414 --> 06:29:31,747
This definition merely defines

12815
06:29:31,747 --> 06:29:33,747
a hate.

12816
06:29:36,686 --> 06:29:36,986
It doesn't work against anybody

12817
06:29:36,986 --> 06:29:37,720
.

12818
06:29:37,720 --> 06:29:38,287
It doesn't act against anybody.

12819
06:29:38,287 --> 06:29:40,687
It merely defines what

12820
06:29:42,925 --> 06:29:43,359
antisemitism is so that we can

12821
06:29:43,359 --> 06:29:43,826
combat it.

12822
06:29:43,826 --> 06:29:44,894
It is not.

12823
06:29:44,894 --> 06:29:48,764
It is a double step when it's a

12824
06:29:48,764 --> 06:29:49,131
double standard applied to Jews

12825
06:29:49,131 --> 06:29:49,799
only Jews.

12826
06:29:49,799 --> 06:29:50,980
That is when the definition

12827
06:29:50,980 --> 06:29:50,900
works.

12828
06:29:50,900 --> 06:29:54,500
It has nothing to do with

12829
06:29:55,171 --> 06:29:56,500
attacking Israel.

12830
06:29:56,500 --> 06:29:56,738
>> You have your free speech.

12831
06:29:56,738 --> 06:29:57,140
It is not affected and impacted

12832
06:29:57,140 --> 06:29:59,140
in any way.

12833
06:30:01,544 --> 06:30:02,345
There is no reason why racist

12834
06:30:02,345 --> 06:30:03,460
Jew haters should be able to

12835
06:30:03,460 --> 06:30:03,413
define what antisemitism is as

12836
06:30:03,413 --> 06:30:04,113
a problem.

12837
06:30:04,113 --> 06:30:08,313
I would not accept that and it

12838
06:30:08,685 --> 06:30:09,485
should not be a double standard

12839
06:30:09,485 --> 06:30:09,919
But this applies to do the Jew

12840
06:30:09,919 --> 06:30:10,520
people either.

12841
06:30:10,520 --> 06:30:12,920
Thank you for protecting

12842
06:30:13,189 --> 06:30:13,890
offending against and not

12843
06:30:13,890 --> 06:30:14,224
applying a different standard

12844
06:30:14,224 --> 06:30:14,924
to Jews.

12845
06:30:14,924 --> 06:30:15,358
>> Thank you for putting this

12846
06:30:15,358 --> 06:30:17,358
on the agenda.

12847
06:30:17,994 --> 06:30:18,762
Please vote yes.

12848
06:30:18,762 --> 06:30:21,762
>> Connor Duncan if you can

12849
06:30:24,334 --> 06:30:24,800
please go forward.

12850
06:30:24,800 --> 06:30:25,635
>> Thank you.

12851
06:30:25,635 --> 06:30:26,336
i want to start by saying that

12852
06:30:26,336 --> 06:30:29,936
I actually do support the vast

12853
06:30:30,573 --> 06:30:31,307
majority of the hra definition

12854
06:30:31,307 --> 06:30:31,975
and particularly example number

12855
06:30:31,975 --> 06:30:35,575
11 which I think is the most

12856
06:30:36,212 --> 06:30:36,913
salient example today which is

12857
06:30:36,913 --> 06:30:37,614
that Jews are not collectively

12858
06:30:37,614 --> 06:30:38,147
responsible for the actions of

12859
06:30:38,147 --> 06:30:40,547
the state of Israel.

12860
06:30:41,284 --> 06:30:41,651
That these are two distinct

12861
06:30:41,651 --> 06:30:42,318
entities.

12862
06:30:42,318 --> 06:30:45,318
However, the second half of

12863
06:30:46,725 --> 06:30:47,457
example seven example eight and

12864
06:30:47,457 --> 06:30:49,857
example ten directly contradict

12865
06:30:52,128 --> 06:30:52,829
this by saying that any speech

12866
06:30:52,829 --> 06:30:53,530
in opposition to the State of

12867
06:30:53,530 --> 06:30:53,963
Israel is a reflection on all

12868
06:30:53,963 --> 06:30:55,963
Jewish people.

12869
06:30:59,169 --> 06:30:59,836
This is you know, 11 examples

12870
06:30:59,836 --> 06:31:00,437
given here It can't even be

12871
06:31:00,437 --> 06:31:02,837
maintained a degree of

12872
06:31:04,140 --> 06:31:06,140
consistency across 11 examples.

12873
06:31:10,247 --> 06:31:11,140
I would also say that you know,

12874
06:31:11,140 --> 06:31:11,648
the rise of Semitism is a very

12875
06:31:11,648 --> 06:31:12,315
real thing And I've heard

12876
06:31:12,315 --> 06:31:15,915
the stories today and I have

12877
06:31:16,119 --> 06:31:16,887
been moved by them But we do

12878
06:31:16,887 --> 06:31:17,521
not need to have on one hand

12879
06:31:17,521 --> 06:31:20,521
the discussion of this and

12880
06:31:22,526 --> 06:31:23,193
stifle debate of America's

12881
06:31:23,193 --> 06:31:23,894
role, its relationship with

12882
06:31:23,894 --> 06:31:24,427
Israel and the ongoing status

12883
06:31:24,427 --> 06:31:24,860
quo that I think is

12884
06:31:24,860 --> 06:31:26,860
unacceptable.

12885
06:31:29,232 --> 06:31:29,833
If you don't I think your time

12886
06:31:29,833 --> 06:31:30,400
examples are designed to

12887
06:31:30,400 --> 06:31:30,767
curtail your time has

12888
06:31:30,767 --> 06:31:32,767
concluded.

12889
06:31:35,172 --> 06:31:35,472
I need to be fair to everybody

12890
06:31:35,472 --> 06:31:36,206
.

12891
06:31:36,206 --> 06:31:36,573
Blair Bachmann After Blair It's

12892
06:31:36,573 --> 06:31:38,573
Ron Levy.

12893
06:31:40,100 --> 06:31:40,711
Stephanie Mason, David Whitmire

12894
06:31:40,711 --> 06:31:41,411
,Stephen Schneider, Laurie

12895
06:31:41,411 --> 06:31:45,110
Lipson, Tamar Caspi if you can

12896
06:31:46,850 --> 06:31:47,484
all please come up to

12897
06:31:47,484 --> 06:31:48,118
the yellow reserved seats.

12898
06:31:48,118 --> 06:31:48,417
Blair Please proceed when

12899
06:31:48,417 --> 06:31:48,785
ready.

12900
06:31:48,785 --> 06:31:50,785
Thank you.

12901
06:31:52,756 --> 06:31:53,323
Please proceed already.

12902
06:31:53,323 --> 06:31:53,590
Blair Please proceed.

12903
06:31:53,590 --> 06:31:54,191
Hi.

12904
06:31:54,191 --> 06:31:54,591
The incident earlier was

12905
06:31:54,591 --> 06:31:56,591
cleared up.

12906
06:31:58,595 --> 06:31:59,129
The woman is going to be

12907
06:31:59,129 --> 06:31:59,529
released downstairs,

12908
06:31:59,529 --> 06:32:01,529
thankfully.

12909
06:32:03,834 --> 06:32:04,601
I wanted to offer anything I'm

12910
06:32:04,601 --> 06:32:05,302
trying to say for the majority

12911
06:32:05,302 --> 06:32:06,360
of my public comment actually

12912
06:32:06,360 --> 06:32:09,506
isn't true in terms of absolute

12913
06:32:09,506 --> 06:32:10,140
I'm trying my best to figure

12914
06:32:10,140 --> 06:32:13,140
things out along the way.

12915
06:32:15,545 --> 06:32:16,280
I was I would like all parts of

12916
06:32:16,280 --> 06:32:16,914
our San Diego community to feel

12917
06:32:16,914 --> 06:32:19,914
protected and safe and how

12918
06:32:20,951 --> 06:32:21,651
we're making our decisions for

12919
06:32:21,651 --> 06:32:22,319
these sort of items the ideals

12920
06:32:22,319 --> 06:32:25,319
of love and diversity those

12921
06:32:27,324 --> 06:32:27,924
should be kind of basic things

12922
06:32:27,924 --> 06:32:28,625
we're all trying to work

12923
06:32:28,625 --> 06:32:32,225
together towards And I was for

12924
06:32:33,597 --> 06:32:34,264
this item at first and I read I

12925
06:32:34,264 --> 06:32:37,264
read the guidelines of what

12926
06:32:39,302 --> 06:32:39,903
it's trying to offer and

12927
06:32:39,903 --> 06:32:40,271
the guideline process is

12928
06:32:40,271 --> 06:32:41,710
important.

12929
06:32:41,710 --> 06:32:44,841
I use it with the aclu Step for

12930
06:32:44,841 --> 06:32:45,541
accountability But these

12931
06:32:45,541 --> 06:32:46,210
guidelines they lack a certain

12932
06:32:46,210 --> 06:32:49,210
human rights aspect to them.

12933
06:32:50,280 --> 06:32:50,881
I think it needs to be brought

12934
06:32:50,881 --> 06:32:51,515
back a full community

12935
06:32:51,515 --> 06:32:52,148
discussion to work on this

12936
06:32:52,148 --> 06:32:52,816
together and come up with

12937
06:32:52,816 --> 06:32:55,216
solutions that the community

12938
06:32:56,587 --> 06:32:57,154
and I can run it live.

12939
06:32:57,154 --> 06:32:59,154
>> You run it.

12940
06:33:06,630 --> 06:33:07,131
Let me David a bit more.

12941
06:33:07,131 --> 06:33:07,965
Thank you.

12942
06:33:07,965 --> 06:33:08,666
And I just have to say for

12943
06:33:08,666 --> 06:33:09,266
the record there could be two

12944
06:33:09,266 --> 06:33:12,266
people with Joe Smith of

12945
06:33:13,370 --> 06:33:13,804
the same name if they don't

12946
06:33:13,804 --> 06:33:18,400
come up and they don't come up.

12947
06:33:19,760 --> 06:33:19,677
David Vidmar, Stephen Schneider

12948
06:33:19,677 --> 06:33:20,444
,you have time.

12949
06:33:20,444 --> 06:33:23,681
See the two by Nancy Dozier If

12950
06:33:23,681 --> 06:33:23,981
you can please raise your hand

12951
06:33:23,981 --> 06:33:24,615
.

12952
06:33:24,615 --> 06:33:27,615
Nancy, are you still here?

12953
06:33:30,254 --> 06:33:30,720
You'll have a thank you.

12954
06:33:30,720 --> 06:33:32,720
Please proceed.

12955
06:33:36,494 --> 06:33:37,128
Good afternoon And thank you,

12956
06:33:37,128 --> 06:33:37,761
Councilmember Whitburn for

12957
06:33:37,761 --> 06:33:40,761
bringing this to the city.

12958
06:33:42,499 --> 06:33:43,367
I have to say I'm so impressed

12959
06:33:43,367 --> 06:33:44,134
by all of you to be so patient

12960
06:33:44,134 --> 06:33:47,134
through this procedure and so

12961
06:33:48,372 --> 06:33:49,730
open to all of the comments.

12962
06:33:49,730 --> 06:33:52,730
My name is Steven Schindler.

12963
06:33:53,310 --> 06:33:54,110
I'm a native San Diego and a

12964
06:33:54,110 --> 06:33:54,678
resident of District three and

12965
06:33:54,678 --> 06:33:57,678
importantly the son of child

12966
06:33:59,416 --> 06:34:00,510
orphaned Holocaust survivors

12967
06:34:00,510 --> 06:34:02,451
Rose and Max Schindler.

12968
06:34:04,155 --> 06:34:04,821
I was here with my mom and

12969
06:34:04,821 --> 06:34:05,523
other survivors in 2018 when

12970
06:34:05,523 --> 06:34:08,523
the city council adopted on

12971
06:34:11,261 --> 06:34:11,896
JANUARY 27th as International

12972
06:34:11,896 --> 06:34:13,896
Holocaust Remembrance Day.

12973
06:34:16,600 --> 06:34:17,300
I want to thank council members

12974
06:34:17,300 --> 06:34:20,900
Marino for that moment as well

12975
06:34:25,443 --> 06:34:26,143
as council member Campbell And

12976
06:34:26,143 --> 06:34:26,877
I just want to share

12977
06:34:26,877 --> 06:34:29,277
the proclamation with everyone

12978
06:34:37,688 --> 06:34:38,589
here today.

12979
06:34:38,589 --> 06:34:39,256
I'm here to ask for the entire

12980
06:34:39,256 --> 06:34:41,656
City Council's leadership in

12981
06:34:44,128 --> 06:34:44,829
support of adopting the I r a

12982
06:34:44,829 --> 06:34:45,496
definition of antisemitism for

12983
06:34:45,496 --> 06:34:48,496
those speaking in support of

12984
06:34:50,134 --> 06:34:50,700
free speech.

12985
06:34:50,700 --> 06:34:51,469
I hear you.

12986
06:34:51,469 --> 06:34:52,536
However, I'd like to share how

12987
06:34:52,536 --> 06:34:55,773
as a child as a child my family

12988
06:34:55,773 --> 06:34:56,373
and other Holocaust survivor

12989
06:34:56,373 --> 06:34:57,800
families who gathered on

12990
06:34:57,800 --> 06:34:57,710
Sundays at the high school

12991
06:34:57,710 --> 06:35:00,710
during the summer were chased

12992
06:35:02,579 --> 06:35:03,314
out at the threat of violence

12993
06:35:03,314 --> 06:35:03,681
by neo Nazis parading up Lauria

12994
06:35:03,681 --> 06:35:05,681
Boulevard.

12995
06:35:08,252 --> 06:35:09,200
We never returned to the Cove

12996
06:35:09,200 --> 06:35:09,754
as a family for fear for our

12997
06:35:09,754 --> 06:35:12,754
safety incidents As dramatic as

12998
06:35:13,591 --> 06:35:14,292
this seem probable again more

12999
06:35:14,292 --> 06:35:14,825
than ever without the adoption

13000
06:35:14,825 --> 06:35:16,825
of this resolution.

13001
06:35:20,231 --> 06:35:20,965
Can you imagine how my parents

13002
06:35:20,965 --> 06:35:21,432
and their survivor friends felt

13003
06:35:21,432 --> 06:35:23,432
in that moment?

13004
06:35:25,469 --> 06:35:25,837
Hate speech and threats cross

13005
06:35:25,837 --> 06:35:26,503
the line.

13006
06:35:26,503 --> 06:35:26,871
Why is the adoption of this

13007
06:35:26,871 --> 06:35:27,472
critical?

13008
06:35:27,472 --> 06:35:29,872
It creates a shared

13009
06:35:32,376 --> 06:35:33,770
standardized definition as it

13010
06:35:33,770 --> 06:35:33,744
has been discussed and it can

13011
06:35:33,744 --> 06:35:35,744
guide schools, universities

13012
06:35:38,916 --> 06:35:39,650
inform hate crime analysis.

13013
06:35:39,650 --> 06:35:39,983
Thank you for that concluding

13014
06:35:39,983 --> 06:35:40,618
comment.

13015
06:35:40,618 --> 06:35:41,180
Was that to me it was two

13016
06:35:41,180 --> 06:35:43,180
minutes Yes.

13017
06:35:49,994 --> 06:35:50,728
Laurie Lisman two minutes.

13018
06:35:50,728 --> 06:35:51,329
Good afternoon Council members.

13019
06:35:51,329 --> 06:35:51,929
Yesterday I listened to

13020
06:35:51,929 --> 06:35:54,329
the city's crime report.

13021
06:35:56,800 --> 06:35:57,468
Well while overall crime is

13022
06:35:57,468 --> 06:35:58,202
down, hate crimes are rising

13023
06:35:58,202 --> 06:36:01,802
and we must address this to

13024
06:36:02,273 --> 06:36:02,907
protect all as a second

13025
06:36:02,907 --> 06:36:03,408
generation Jewish-American

13026
06:36:03,408 --> 06:36:05,408
having experienced

13027
06:36:08,546 --> 06:36:09,247
anti-Semitism throughout my 70

13028
06:36:09,247 --> 06:36:11,647
years, I oppose antisemitism,

13029
06:36:13,851 --> 06:36:14,652
antisemitism and hate in all

13030
06:36:14,652 --> 06:36:18,852
forms but the I h r a

13031
06:36:22,660 --> 06:36:23,394
definition conflates anti.

13032
06:36:23,394 --> 06:36:25,763
I more them with legitimate

13033
06:36:25,763 --> 06:36:26,463
criticism of the Israeli

13034
06:36:26,463 --> 06:36:26,798
government putting free speech

13035
06:36:26,798 --> 06:36:27,532
at risk.

13036
06:36:27,532 --> 06:36:30,532
We have laws against harassment

13037
06:36:31,669 --> 06:36:32,237
discrimination and violence

13038
06:36:32,237 --> 06:36:32,904
Anti Semitism requires

13039
06:36:32,904 --> 06:36:34,904
education and accountability

13040
06:36:38,900 --> 06:36:38,776
and the district three resident

13041
06:36:38,776 --> 06:36:42,976
I urge you to not adopt this.

13042
06:36:44,482 --> 06:36:45,830
Thank you to Mark Cosby If you

13043
06:36:45,830 --> 06:36:45,750
can please come forward.

13044
06:36:45,750 --> 06:36:48,750
You have people sitting your

13045
06:36:49,888 --> 06:36:50,588
time Leslie Cosby to come

13046
06:36:50,588 --> 06:36:54,188
Please raise your hand as well

13047
06:36:55,660 --> 06:36:56,261
as Jordan Rosenfeld, Jordan, I

13048
06:36:56,261 --> 06:36:56,895
believe you already see

13049
06:36:56,895 --> 06:36:57,195
the time but we'll double

13050
06:36:57,195 --> 06:36:59,195
check.

13051
06:37:02,233 --> 06:37:03,100
Please proceed.

13052
06:37:03,100 --> 06:37:06,601
Hi, my name is to Marcus.

13053
06:37:07,138 --> 06:37:07,839
Be a proud resident of District

13054
06:37:07,839 --> 06:37:08,506
seven home of Hanukkah Hill.

13055
06:37:08,506 --> 06:37:10,906
Again, all these testimonies

13056
06:37:12,577 --> 06:37:13,144
are exactly why we need this.

13057
06:37:13,144 --> 06:37:13,912
This is gaslighting.

13058
06:37:13,912 --> 06:37:14,512
They are making our case for us

13059
06:37:14,512 --> 06:37:16,912
by criticizing Israel to

13060
06:37:19,510 --> 06:37:19,718
justify anti-Semitic them here

13061
06:37:19,718 --> 06:37:20,218
and purposely misconstruing

13062
06:37:20,218 --> 06:37:20,652
the definition of

13063
06:37:20,652 --> 06:37:22,652
anti-Semitism.

13064
06:37:25,222 --> 06:37:25,957
All of these Kafirs and

13065
06:37:25,957 --> 06:37:26,591
watermelons are symbols calling

13066
06:37:26,591 --> 06:37:29,591
for the genocide of Jews.

13067
06:37:31,396 --> 06:37:32,970
It is very triggering for me

13068
06:37:32,970 --> 06:37:32,864
especially as we just got word

13069
06:37:32,864 --> 06:37:36,464
the couple was just killed in

13070
06:37:37,301 --> 06:37:37,936
Israel by a rocket from Iran.

13071
06:37:37,936 --> 06:37:40,336
Please don't leave Henry.

13072
06:37:44,750 --> 06:37:44,810
I am a co-founder of Year k-12

13073
06:37:44,810 --> 06:37:45,443
advocating for Jewish students,

13074
06:37:45,443 --> 06:37:47,843
parents and teachers civil

13075
06:37:48,179 --> 06:37:48,747
rights in k through 12 schools

13076
06:37:48,747 --> 06:37:49,448
throughout San Diego.

13077
06:37:49,448 --> 06:37:52,448
We have students, parents and

13078
06:37:54,520 --> 06:37:54,753
teachers calling daily with

13079
06:37:54,753 --> 06:37:55,487
concerns about antisemitism on

13080
06:37:55,487 --> 06:37:58,487
campus but without a definition

13081
06:37:59,391 --> 06:38:00,192
of antisemitism it is that much

13082
06:38:00,192 --> 06:38:00,792
harder for us to fight it and

13083
06:38:00,792 --> 06:38:01,159
get consequences for bad

13084
06:38:01,159 --> 06:38:01,860
behavior.

13085
06:38:01,860 --> 06:38:04,860
Forget about trying to prevent

13086
06:38:05,430 --> 06:38:06,630
it these past few weeks while

13087
06:38:06,630 --> 06:38:06,664
everyone else was probably

13088
06:38:06,664 --> 06:38:07,332
wearing their Dominican

13089
06:38:07,332 --> 06:38:10,332
Republic and Puerto Rico and

13090
06:38:12,271 --> 06:38:13,400
Italy and of course the usa

13091
06:38:13,400 --> 06:38:13,704
baseball hats the school Jewish

13092
06:38:13,704 --> 06:38:17,304
kids were scared to wear their

13093
06:38:18,643 --> 06:38:19,311
team Israel hats those that did

13094
06:38:19,311 --> 06:38:19,611
have them knocked off their

13095
06:38:19,611 --> 06:38:20,312
heads.

13096
06:38:20,312 --> 06:38:20,812
They were called baby killers

13097
06:38:20,812 --> 06:38:22,812
and genocidaires.

13098
06:38:23,281 --> 06:38:23,949
Not only are these lies being

13099
06:38:23,949 --> 06:38:24,583
perpetuated but these young

13100
06:38:24,583 --> 06:38:25,150
kids are being blamed for

13101
06:38:25,150 --> 06:38:25,783
the false actions of a

13102
06:38:25,783 --> 06:38:27,783
government halfway around

13103
06:38:29,988 --> 06:38:30,655
the world but they have no

13104
06:38:30,655 --> 06:38:31,389
control over that would fall

13105
06:38:31,389 --> 06:38:32,900
under the definition of ira and

13106
06:38:32,900 --> 06:38:35,900
allow students to advocate for

13107
06:38:36,194 --> 06:38:36,528
themselves and their civil

13108
06:38:36,528 --> 06:38:37,229
rights.

13109
06:38:37,229 --> 06:38:37,896
This Cuba doesn't have a star

13110
06:38:37,896 --> 06:38:41,400
of David on it or an Israeli

13111
06:38:41,400 --> 06:38:42,100
flag on it So why are students

13112
06:38:42,100 --> 06:38:42,768
that we're at a public school

13113
06:38:42,768 --> 06:38:43,402
in San Diego getting beat up

13114
06:38:43,402 --> 06:38:46,402
and berated and always in

13115
06:38:47,806 --> 06:38:48,507
classrooms under the guise of

13116
06:38:48,507 --> 06:38:49,174
hating bp or being against war

13117
06:38:49,174 --> 06:38:49,474
that would fall under ira as

13118
06:38:49,474 --> 06:38:51,474
well.

13119
06:38:53,579 --> 06:38:54,279
And the student would be able

13120
06:38:54,279 --> 06:38:54,713
to advocate for themselves for

13121
06:38:54,713 --> 06:38:55,347
civil rights.

13122
06:38:55,347 --> 06:38:55,981
This is happening in k-12

13123
06:38:55,981 --> 06:38:57,981
public private independent

13124
06:38:58,850 --> 06:38:59,117
schools around San Diego every

13125
06:38:59,117 --> 06:38:59,818
day.

13126
06:38:59,818 --> 06:39:00,352
If you deny Israel's right to

13127
06:39:00,352 --> 06:39:00,953
exist, hold all Jews

13128
06:39:00,953 --> 06:39:02,953
responsible for Israel's

13129
06:39:05,457 --> 06:39:06,125
actions or single out

13130
06:39:06,125 --> 06:39:06,825
the Jewish state with double

13131
06:39:06,825 --> 06:39:09,225
standards that is antisemitism

13132
06:39:12,230 --> 06:39:12,931
and ira helps us to find that

13133
06:39:12,931 --> 06:39:13,699
Please adopt ira so that more

13134
06:39:13,699 --> 06:39:16,268
power more people can be

13135
06:39:16,268 --> 06:39:16,702
empowered to stand up against

13136
06:39:16,702 --> 06:39:18,702
antisemitism.

13137
06:39:21,273 --> 06:39:21,673
Thank you.

13138
06:39:21,673 --> 06:39:23,673
All right.

13139
06:39:29,281 --> 06:39:29,648
Shannon Lieberman and Laura is

13140
06:39:29,648 --> 06:39:30,490
tomorrow.

13141
06:39:30,490 --> 06:39:30,749
Looky here.

13142
06:39:30,749 --> 06:39:31,416
Did you want to see your time

13143
06:39:31,416 --> 06:39:31,684
for someone else or speak to

13144
06:39:31,684 --> 06:39:33,684
me?

13145
06:39:36,855 --> 06:39:37,256
Okay.

13146
06:39:37,256 --> 06:39:39,256
Thank you.

13147
06:39:42,728 --> 06:39:43,295
I will have it here taped Sean

13148
06:39:43,295 --> 06:39:44,290
,please come forward.

13149
06:39:44,290 --> 06:39:47,290
Robert De Hernandez, Roberto de

13150
06:39:50,101 --> 06:39:50,803
Hernandez, Patricia Gregson,

13151
06:39:50,803 --> 06:39:53,803
Rose Markowitz and Grace Rojas

13152
06:39:56,842 --> 06:39:57,576
Jimenez All please come up so

13153
06:39:57,576 --> 06:39:58,377
yellow to preceding her time to

13154
06:39:58,377 --> 06:40:00,110
me But you already spoke sir We

13155
06:40:00,110 --> 06:40:00,713
don't go back.

13156
06:40:00,713 --> 06:40:03,713
It's not a backstage thing.

13157
06:40:06,584 --> 06:40:06,952
Sorry.

13158
06:40:06,952 --> 06:40:07,920
Good.

13159
06:40:07,920 --> 06:40:11,520
Try to taint a short please

13160
06:40:14,994 --> 06:40:15,461
Come up.

13161
06:40:15,461 --> 06:40:15,928
>> Good evening.

13162
06:40:15,928 --> 06:40:16,562
Shame on you.

13163
06:40:16,562 --> 06:40:18,562
COUNCILMAN Whitburn, this

13164
06:40:21,801 --> 06:40:22,401
definition is ridiculous and

13165
06:40:22,401 --> 06:40:22,843
harms the fight against

13166
06:40:22,843 --> 06:40:23,536
anti-Semitism.

13167
06:40:23,536 --> 06:40:26,536
The ira website gave examples

13168
06:40:27,720 --> 06:40:27,606
of anti-Semitic acts implied

13169
06:40:27,606 --> 06:40:28,173
from the definition.

13170
06:40:28,173 --> 06:40:30,573
An example is denying

13171
06:40:33,279 --> 06:40:33,945
the Jewish people the right to

13172
06:40:33,945 --> 06:40:34,580
their self-determination by

13173
06:40:34,580 --> 06:40:35,247
claiming that the state of

13174
06:40:35,247 --> 06:40:38,247
Israel is a racist project.

13175
06:40:39,118 --> 06:40:42,718
I think that any state that

13176
06:40:43,823 --> 06:40:44,557
uses segregated highways like

13177
06:40:44,557 --> 06:40:45,258
Road 4370 and Israel occupied

13178
06:40:45,258 --> 06:40:48,858
West Bank is a racist project

13179
06:40:50,863 --> 06:40:51,497
on par with Jim Crow America.

13180
06:40:51,497 --> 06:40:54,497
But according to the ihra

13181
06:40:56,369 --> 06:40:57,102
definition I just committed an

13182
06:40:57,102 --> 06:40:57,737
act of antisemitism on par with

13183
06:40:57,737 --> 06:41:00,137
slander against our Jewish

13184
06:41:02,540 --> 06:41:03,309
neighbors.

13185
06:41:03,309 --> 06:41:03,942
Surely you can see how this

13186
06:41:03,942 --> 06:41:06,342
disarms the fight against

13187
06:41:08,347 --> 06:41:08,981
antisemitism and enables

13188
06:41:08,981 --> 06:41:09,615
genocide at the same time

13189
06:41:09,615 --> 06:41:10,490
aligned with humanity and

13190
06:41:10,490 --> 06:41:12,490
the oppressed.

13191
06:41:12,510 --> 06:41:15,510
Vote no on this resolution.

13192
06:41:18,524 --> 06:41:19,240
>> Thank you.

13193
06:41:19,240 --> 06:41:19,659
Robert Fernandez.

13194
06:41:19,659 --> 06:41:19,959
Roberto Fernandez, are you

13195
06:41:19,959 --> 06:41:21,959
here?

13196
06:41:24,497 --> 06:41:24,997
Thank you.

13197
06:41:24,997 --> 06:41:25,598
Patricia Garcia.

13198
06:41:25,598 --> 06:41:27,998
Patricia Garcia And you

13199
06:41:30,303 --> 06:41:30,970
actually had already ceded time

13200
06:41:30,970 --> 06:41:31,437
to somebody else So I will

13201
06:41:31,437 --> 06:41:33,437
marry your slip.

13202
06:41:36,375 --> 06:41:37,243
Rose Markowitz Hello.

13203
06:41:37,243 --> 06:41:40,243
>> My name is Rose Markowitz

13204
06:41:42,320 --> 06:41:42,949
and I am a Jew and I strongly

13205
06:41:42,949 --> 06:41:43,583
oppose this resolution as

13206
06:41:43,583 --> 06:41:46,583
you've heard so many times

13207
06:41:48,421 --> 06:41:49,880
today anti Semitism and Zionism

13208
06:41:49,880 --> 06:41:52,880
are distinct Zionists do not

13209
06:41:54,930 --> 06:41:54,694
speak for all Jews.

13210
06:41:54,694 --> 06:41:55,361
Zionism is a shanda.

13211
06:41:55,361 --> 06:41:55,962
It is racism, it is

13212
06:41:55,962 --> 06:41:57,962
colonization, it commits

13213
06:42:00,967 --> 06:42:01,667
genocide.

13214
06:42:01,667 --> 06:42:02,535
The resolution centers on my

13215
06:42:02,535 --> 06:42:06,406
right as a Jew to voice this

13216
06:42:06,406 --> 06:42:07,730
opinion freely.

13217
06:42:07,730 --> 06:42:07,774
An ethno state sustained by

13218
06:42:07,774 --> 06:42:10,774
obscene amounts of violence is

13219
06:42:12,111 --> 06:42:12,812
not moral and it is not Jewish.

13220
06:42:12,812 --> 06:42:13,646
Displacing people from their

13221
06:42:13,646 --> 06:42:17,846
homes is not moral and it is

13222
06:42:18,484 --> 06:42:19,218
not Jewish An apartheid state

13223
06:42:19,218 --> 06:42:19,953
where access to food, water and

13224
06:42:19,953 --> 06:42:22,953
medicine is regulated and often

13225
06:42:25,910 --> 06:42:25,792
denied by a hostile government

13226
06:42:25,792 --> 06:42:26,147
is not moral and it is not

13227
06:42:26,147 --> 06:42:28,147
Jewish.

13228
06:42:30,697 --> 06:42:31,397
I do not believe that

13229
06:42:31,397 --> 06:42:32,165
the existence of Israel makes

13230
06:42:32,165 --> 06:42:35,765
Jews safe or protects us from

13231
06:42:36,969 --> 06:42:37,637
antisemitism.

13232
06:42:37,637 --> 06:42:38,371
The definition must exclude

13233
06:42:38,371 --> 06:42:40,771
anything that conflates Judaism

13234
06:42:45,440 --> 06:42:45,545
and Zionism That is your time.

13235
06:42:45,545 --> 06:42:46,246
Thank you Rose.

13236
06:42:46,246 --> 06:42:46,679
Great Assimil\s Great stroke.

13237
06:42:46,679 --> 06:42:48,679
A few minutes.

13238
06:42:49,349 --> 06:42:50,216
Are you here?

13239
06:42:50,216 --> 06:42:53,216
Great source of minutes Jesse

13240
06:42:54,821 --> 06:42:59,210
Gomez j I ap Asi Gomez Jesse

13241
06:43:00,393 --> 06:43:00,826
Gomez Octavio Cifuentes Please

13242
06:43:00,826 --> 06:43:01,761
come forward.

13243
06:43:01,761 --> 06:43:05,961
And then after that we have La

13244
06:43:08,735 --> 06:43:12,335
Law So Bella and I think

13245
06:43:12,705 --> 06:43:13,406
finally Philip ginsburg Julie

13246
06:43:13,406 --> 06:43:13,940
Corrales please make your way

13247
06:43:13,940 --> 06:43:16,940
up to the front row.

13248
06:43:19,446 --> 06:43:20,180
Anthony Rose and Eliza Bradford

13249
06:43:20,180 --> 06:43:20,447
all Please come up to the front

13250
06:43:20,447 --> 06:43:22,447
row.

13251
06:43:24,583 --> 06:43:25,318
>> Octavia Please proceed.

13252
06:43:25,318 --> 06:43:25,618
>> Good evening everyone.

13253
06:43:25,618 --> 06:43:26,119
Sorry.

13254
06:43:26,119 --> 06:43:26,585
Please speak into

13255
06:43:26,585 --> 06:43:26,886
the microphone.

13256
06:43:26,886 --> 06:43:28,886
Sorry.

13257
06:43:30,223 --> 06:43:30,790
It's a little.

13258
06:43:30,790 --> 06:43:31,458
Good evening everyone.

13259
06:43:31,458 --> 06:43:33,858
My name's obviously Fuentes.

13260
06:43:36,730 --> 06:43:37,330
I'm a Navy veteran resident of

13261
06:43:37,330 --> 06:43:37,998
District One, a graduate

13262
06:43:37,998 --> 06:43:40,998
student at the University of

13263
06:43:42,636 --> 06:43:43,336
San Diego and the PRESIDENT Of

13264
06:43:43,336 --> 06:43:43,702
the local chapter of Veterans

13265
06:43:43,702 --> 06:43:45,702
for Peace.

13266
06:43:47,307 --> 06:43:48,108
I'm here to ask you to vote no

13267
06:43:48,108 --> 06:43:48,808
on this 500 as the are a

13268
06:43:48,808 --> 06:43:49,476
definition was never designed

13269
06:43:49,476 --> 06:43:53,760
to be used as a binding

13270
06:43:53,346 --> 06:43:54,470
definition of anti Semitism nor

13271
06:43:54,470 --> 06:43:57,470
to be adopted as legislation.

13272
06:43:58,653 --> 06:43:59,386
The creators of the working

13273
06:43:59,386 --> 06:44:00,860
definition have since abandoned

13274
06:44:00,860 --> 06:44:03,686
it due to its flawed framework

13275
06:44:05,580 --> 06:44:05,692
but it has since been

13276
06:44:05,692 --> 06:44:06,393
weaponized to silence any

13277
06:44:06,393 --> 06:44:09,993
critique of Israel The rise in

13278
06:44:11,231 --> 06:44:11,932
hate in this country is deeply

13279
06:44:11,932 --> 06:44:12,699
concerning and it pains me to

13280
06:44:12,699 --> 06:44:16,299
hear the stories that I heard

13281
06:44:17,370 --> 06:44:21,237
today so it would be great to

13282
06:44:23,760 --> 06:44:23,677
see this city take the lead on

13283
06:44:23,677 --> 06:44:24,277
real change by passing a

13284
06:44:24,277 --> 06:44:26,277
resolution that actually

13285
06:44:29,182 --> 06:44:30,500
addresses the problem.

13286
06:44:30,500 --> 06:44:34,250
So I ask you to not perpetuate

13287
06:44:34,755 --> 06:44:35,188
the cycle of hate and vote no

13288
06:44:35,188 --> 06:44:35,821
comment.

13289
06:44:35,821 --> 06:44:36,390
Thank you for your time.

13290
06:44:36,390 --> 06:44:38,790
La la la la.

13291
06:44:41,940 --> 06:44:41,595
If you can please come forward

13292
06:44:41,595 --> 06:44:43,595
here La la.

13293
06:44:48,201 --> 06:44:48,969
There was severe If you were

13294
06:44:48,969 --> 06:44:53,169
seeding time to la la did you

13295
06:44:53,506 --> 06:44:57,706
want to speak as if your belief

13296
06:44:58,111 --> 06:44:58,445
came moving on so green So let

13297
06:44:58,445 --> 06:45:00,445
.

13298
06:45:05,850 --> 06:45:05,953
My name is Sabrina.

13299
06:45:05,953 --> 06:45:06,353
>> I'm a resident of the San

13300
06:45:06,353 --> 06:45:07,540
Diego City.

13301
06:45:07,540 --> 06:45:07,688
i strongly oppose the adoption

13302
06:45:07,688 --> 06:45:10,688
of the ihra definition of

13303
06:45:11,570 --> 06:45:11,824
antisemitism.

13304
06:45:11,824 --> 06:45:12,425
The ira bill does not address

13305
06:45:12,425 --> 06:45:13,930
anti Semitism but rather

13306
06:45:13,930 --> 06:45:13,527
conflates anti lane ism with

13307
06:45:13,527 --> 06:45:15,527
antisemitism.

13308
06:45:16,530 --> 06:45:17,130
Completing the two creates a

13309
06:45:17,130 --> 06:45:17,798
dangerous precedent and

13310
06:45:17,798 --> 06:45:19,798
criminalizes any legitimate

13311
06:45:22,335 --> 06:45:23,300
critique of Israeli criticism

13312
06:45:23,300 --> 06:45:23,703
that is protected under our

13313
06:45:23,703 --> 06:45:24,371
First Amendment right to free

13314
06:45:24,371 --> 06:45:27,971
speech a right we see being

13315
06:45:28,709 --> 06:45:29,209
criminalized all across this

13316
06:45:29,209 --> 06:45:29,676
nation under this

13317
06:45:29,676 --> 06:45:30,377
administration.

13318
06:45:30,377 --> 06:45:31,780
Voices supporting Palestinian

13319
06:45:31,780 --> 06:45:34,780
human rights will be targeted,

13320
06:45:35,682 --> 06:45:36,316
harassed And if we adopt this

13321
06:45:36,316 --> 06:45:37,510
resolution, adopting this

13322
06:45:37,510 --> 06:45:37,718
resolution without the need for

13323
06:45:37,718 --> 06:45:39,718
criminalizing and violating

13324
06:45:41,422 --> 06:45:42,122
free speech, it's your

13325
06:45:42,122 --> 06:45:42,856
responsibility to take a stand

13326
06:45:42,856 --> 06:45:46,456
and ensure that free speech for

13327
06:45:47,226 --> 06:45:47,594
all San Diego residents is

13328
06:45:47,594 --> 06:45:48,261
protected.

13329
06:45:48,261 --> 06:45:48,629
Uninsured for all San Diego

13330
06:45:48,629 --> 06:45:50,629
residents.

13331
06:45:54,435 --> 06:45:54,728
Thank you for leave for life f

13332
06:45:54,728 --> 06:45:56,728
r.

13333
06:45:59,640 --> 06:46:00,407
My name is Farida.

13334
06:46:00,407 --> 06:46:00,941
So I'm going to start I

13335
06:46:00,941 --> 06:46:01,341
strongly oppose this

13336
06:46:01,341 --> 06:46:03,341
resolution.

13337
06:46:05,846 --> 06:46:06,546
It is disgusting and abhorrent

13338
06:46:06,546 --> 06:46:07,181
that during the holy month of

13339
06:46:07,181 --> 06:46:07,848
Ramadan we are forced and

13340
06:46:07,848 --> 06:46:08,349
that's why there aren't more

13341
06:46:08,349 --> 06:46:10,349
Muslims than ever.

13342
06:46:12,486 --> 06:46:13,186
The Palestinians in this room

13343
06:46:13,186 --> 06:46:13,754
not just because someone was

13344
06:46:13,754 --> 06:46:14,121
detained and arrested

13345
06:46:14,121 --> 06:46:14,821
violently.

13346
06:46:14,821 --> 06:46:15,356
We have to leave and deal with

13347
06:46:15,356 --> 06:46:17,356
that while fasting.

13348
06:46:17,558 --> 06:46:18,192
But because the city continues

13349
06:46:18,192 --> 06:46:18,792
to choose times while our

13350
06:46:18,792 --> 06:46:21,192
people are bleeding and

13351
06:46:23,164 --> 06:46:23,597
struggling while Iran is being

13352
06:46:23,597 --> 06:46:24,264
bombed with u.

13353
06:46:24,264 --> 06:46:27,264
S strikes, while Lebanon is

13354
06:46:28,602 --> 06:46:29,303
being waged and demolished

13355
06:46:29,303 --> 06:46:29,937
while those facing starvation

13356
06:46:29,937 --> 06:46:31,937
emaciation massacre ethnic

13357
06:46:34,408 --> 06:46:34,709
cleansing call it whatever you

13358
06:46:34,709 --> 06:46:35,475
want.

13359
06:46:35,475 --> 06:46:36,177
You all can read You all know

13360
06:46:36,177 --> 06:46:36,543
what the definition says Don't

13361
06:46:36,543 --> 06:46:38,543
play dumb.

13362
06:46:41,448 --> 06:46:42,182
We are not dumb.

13363
06:46:42,182 --> 06:46:42,883
You are not born into these

13364
06:46:42,883 --> 06:46:43,583
positions to pretend that you

13365
06:46:43,583 --> 06:46:43,884
don't know what the definition

13366
06:46:43,884 --> 06:46:44,618
says.

13367
06:46:44,618 --> 06:46:48,189
So we will continue to stand in

13368
06:46:48,189 --> 06:46:48,756
opposition or not and we will

13369
06:46:48,756 --> 06:46:49,422
continue to organize.

13370
06:46:49,422 --> 06:46:53,220
And all of these comments of

13371
06:46:53,393 --> 06:46:54,950
people being so confused about

13372
06:46:54,950 --> 06:46:54,795
what the definition says show

13373
06:46:54,795 --> 06:46:55,596
that it was never meant to be

13374
06:46:55,596 --> 06:46:59,796
used in this way And I will

13375
06:46:59,834 --> 06:47:00,534
continue to critique Israel

13376
06:47:00,534 --> 06:47:01,135
until I die because Israel is

13377
06:47:01,135 --> 06:47:03,535
the point that cleansing

13378
06:47:06,974 --> 06:47:07,475
the Middle East your time has

13379
06:47:07,475 --> 06:47:08,141
come about people.

13380
06:47:08,141 --> 06:47:10,541
>> Your time has concluded.

13381
06:47:17,518 --> 06:47:18,520
Philip.

13382
06:47:18,520 --> 06:47:18,519
Please proceed.

13383
06:47:18,519 --> 06:47:20,519
Please proceed.

13384
06:47:21,550 --> 06:47:23,550
Good afternoon.

13385
06:47:32,400 --> 06:47:34,400
Hello.

13386
06:47:38,505 --> 06:47:38,906
Your parents?

13387
06:47:38,906 --> 06:47:39,207
Okay.

13388
06:47:39,207 --> 06:47:40,808
Okay.

13389
06:47:40,808 --> 06:47:42,808
Settle down.

13390
06:47:47,281 --> 06:47:47,882
Settle down.

13391
06:47:47,882 --> 06:47:49,882
Settle down.

13392
06:47:53,688 --> 06:47:54,550
The standard is not double

13393
06:47:54,550 --> 06:47:54,789
standards.

13394
06:47:54,789 --> 06:47:57,789
My actions are about being

13395
06:47:59,860 --> 06:48:00,261
disruptive to the context of

13396
06:48:00,261 --> 06:48:00,928
the meeting.

13397
06:48:00,928 --> 06:48:03,928
If people say things quietly

13398
06:48:05,600 --> 06:48:05,900
from one to another, I despise

13399
06:48:05,900 --> 06:48:06,367
that.

13400
06:48:06,367 --> 06:48:06,968
I condemn that.

13401
06:48:06,968 --> 06:48:07,568
But we're talking about

13402
06:48:07,568 --> 06:48:09,568
disrupting the meeting.

13403
06:48:11,138 --> 06:48:11,773
It's not about political It's

13404
06:48:11,773 --> 06:48:12,440
not about picking fights.

13405
06:48:12,440 --> 06:48:14,840
It's about being disruptive.

13406
06:48:16,744 --> 06:48:17,412
And they have it.

13407
06:48:17,412 --> 06:48:18,279
I would condemn that.

13408
06:48:18,279 --> 06:48:21,879
But as long as you're not

13409
06:48:23,251 --> 06:48:23,751
disrupting the meeting, that's

13410
06:48:23,751 --> 06:48:24,485
my responsibility.

13411
06:48:24,485 --> 06:48:27,485
>> And that's exactly why we're

13412
06:48:28,957 --> 06:48:31,357
having this conversation today

13413
06:48:35,362 --> 06:48:35,997
Like Philip Ginsberg If we can

13414
06:48:35,997 --> 06:48:36,464
proceed, Philip Ginsberg,

13415
06:48:36,464 --> 06:48:38,464
please proceed.

13416
06:48:40,301 --> 06:48:40,969
>> Do you have a minute?

13417
06:48:40,969 --> 06:48:41,669
Council members I'm sorry to

13418
06:48:41,669 --> 06:48:41,970
have participated precipitated

13419
06:48:41,970 --> 06:48:43,970
that.

13420
06:48:46,441 --> 06:48:46,841
Thank you for considering this

13421
06:48:46,841 --> 06:48:47,542
resolution.

13422
06:48:47,542 --> 06:48:47,942
I'm speaking in favor of this

13423
06:48:47,942 --> 06:48:48,643
resolution.

13424
06:48:48,643 --> 06:48:52,145
I've been a resident of San

13425
06:48:52,145 --> 06:48:52,981
Diego County since 1973.

13426
06:48:52,981 --> 06:48:57,181
I happen to be in the district

13427
06:48:58,319 --> 06:48:58,919
of council PRESIDENT.

13428
06:48:58,919 --> 06:48:59,554
You've heard stories.

13429
06:48:59,554 --> 06:49:00,221
And I have a story.

13430
06:49:00,221 --> 06:49:02,621
It's a small story.

13431
06:49:04,359 --> 06:49:06,359
I'm 74 years young.

13432
06:49:08,229 --> 06:49:08,830
I've been married to my lovely

13433
06:49:08,830 --> 06:49:09,664
wife for 55 years.

13434
06:49:09,664 --> 06:49:13,264
>> Do you see the story, David

13435
06:49:14,836 --> 06:49:15,803
I'm wearing?

13436
06:49:15,803 --> 06:49:20,603
She will not go out with me if

13437
06:49:21,176 --> 06:49:21,743
I'm wearing that star of David.

13438
06:49:21,743 --> 06:49:24,143
I can't wear it.

13439
06:49:26,181 --> 06:49:27,480
She's afraid that someone's

13440
06:49:27,480 --> 06:49:27,482
going to come up and punch me

13441
06:49:27,482 --> 06:49:27,816
or punch her.

13442
06:49:27,816 --> 06:49:29,816
Please.

13443
06:49:32,554 --> 06:49:33,880
I implore.

13444
06:49:33,880 --> 06:49:35,880
Time is right.

13445
06:49:37,258 --> 06:49:37,758
Vote yes on se 500.

13446
06:49:37,758 --> 06:49:39,758
>> Thank you.

13447
06:49:42,931 --> 06:49:43,632
Next is Julie Corrales.

13448
06:49:43,632 --> 06:49:46,632
Julie Corrales if you're still

13449
06:49:49,137 --> 06:49:49,771
here Anthony Ralphs if you come

13450
06:49:49,771 --> 06:49:50,238
please come up after that.

13451
06:49:50,238 --> 06:49:50,639
Eliza Bradford.

13452
06:49:50,639 --> 06:49:52,639
Chris Lopez.

13453
06:49:54,942 --> 06:49:55,576
Liam Stanton.

13454
06:49:55,576 --> 06:49:57,576
Kayla Timothy Dombrowski.

13455
06:50:01,249 --> 06:50:01,816
Leah Gavin Sklar.

13456
06:50:01,816 --> 06:50:02,551
And then Eliot Cohen.

13457
06:50:02,551 --> 06:50:03,840
Reese is our last speaker here

13458
06:50:03,840 --> 06:50:05,840
in Council chambers.

13459
06:50:08,890 --> 06:50:09,458
Please proceed.

13460
06:50:09,458 --> 06:50:09,823
>> Hello Counsel Good

13461
06:50:09,823 --> 06:50:10,559
afternoon.

13462
06:50:10,559 --> 06:50:13,562
I think we're all familiar with

13463
06:50:13,562 --> 06:50:14,262
the saying sticks and stones

13464
06:50:14,262 --> 06:50:14,962
can break my bones but words

13465
06:50:14,962 --> 06:50:15,631
can't bring back all the slain

13466
06:50:15,631 --> 06:50:18,310
Palestinians that have been

13467
06:50:19,334 --> 06:50:19,835
erased from the genocide that's

13468
06:50:19,835 --> 06:50:20,569
actively going on.

13469
06:50:20,569 --> 06:50:21,369
And what I want to know is why

13470
06:50:21,369 --> 06:50:24,369
Zionism gets to claim a

13471
06:50:25,974 --> 06:50:26,608
monopoly on Semitism when we

13472
06:50:26,608 --> 06:50:27,800
know that Palestinians are

13473
06:50:27,800 --> 06:50:27,676
Semites too.

13474
06:50:27,676 --> 06:50:30,676
Yet this definition does not

13475
06:50:31,913 --> 06:50:32,613
include Palestinians or any

13476
06:50:32,613 --> 06:50:33,381
other people of Arabic descent

13477
06:50:33,381 --> 06:50:36,981
in it and that's why it's

13478
06:50:37,886 --> 06:50:38,555
flawed and that's why I'm

13479
06:50:38,555 --> 06:50:39,254
speaking in opposition to it

13480
06:50:39,254 --> 06:50:39,988
today is because we know those

13481
06:50:39,988 --> 06:50:43,588
of us that have studied history

13482
06:50:43,859 --> 06:50:44,526
that Israel is a colonial

13483
06:50:44,526 --> 06:50:45,226
apartheid settler state that

13484
06:50:45,226 --> 06:50:48,826
was founded on the premise of

13485
06:50:49,398 --> 06:50:50,640
reparations for the Holocaust.

13486
06:50:50,640 --> 06:50:50,766
By that same standard, if

13487
06:50:50,766 --> 06:50:53,166
reparations for Holocaust are

13488
06:50:54,803 --> 06:50:55,603
the basis for creating a nation

13489
06:50:55,603 --> 06:50:56,304
,this nation would be more

13490
06:50:56,304 --> 06:50:56,972
appropriately named the United

13491
06:50:56,972 --> 06:50:59,372
States of Native Americans.

13492
06:51:01,209 --> 06:51:01,977
But it's not.

13493
06:51:01,977 --> 06:51:02,577
And there was 50 million Native

13494
06:51:02,577 --> 06:51:04,977
Americans killed in this

13495
06:51:07,682 --> 06:51:08,350
country and they're not around

13496
06:51:08,350 --> 06:51:09,510
today to state that they

13497
06:51:09,510 --> 06:51:09,584
deserve a nation of their own.

13498
06:51:09,584 --> 06:51:11,984
Your time has come.

13499
06:51:13,722 --> 06:51:14,489
GOD's chosen.

13500
06:51:14,489 --> 06:51:14,957
>> Your time has come.

13501
06:51:14,957 --> 06:51:15,324
Don't go away.

13502
06:51:15,324 --> 06:51:16,580
Come back.

13503
06:51:16,580 --> 06:51:16,524
This is nice lady giving you

13504
06:51:16,524 --> 06:51:17,259
another minute.

13505
06:51:17,259 --> 06:51:20,259
Is that why you're standing

13506
06:51:24,665 --> 06:51:25,330
there with your hand up?

13507
06:51:25,330 --> 06:51:25,801
>> No.

13508
06:51:25,801 --> 06:51:26,402
I listed about ten individuals

13509
06:51:26,402 --> 06:51:28,302
Still will go and come.

13510
06:51:28,302 --> 06:51:28,703
Thank you, Anthony.

13511
06:51:28,703 --> 06:51:30,703
>> Sorry.

13512
06:51:35,344 --> 06:51:36,110
Elijah Bradford.

13513
06:51:36,110 --> 06:51:36,678
>> Good afternoon, Counsel.

13514
06:51:36,678 --> 06:51:37,345
My name is Elijah Bradford.

13515
06:51:37,345 --> 06:51:39,745
I'm here representing that

13516
06:51:40,852 --> 06:51:41,582
introduce.

13517
06:51:41,582 --> 06:51:42,251
Recently separated Marine Corps

13518
06:51:42,251 --> 06:51:42,984
veteran for five years and I

13519
06:51:42,984 --> 06:51:45,984
served with marines and sailors

13520
06:51:47,220 --> 06:51:47,723
that were Jewish Arab that

13521
06:51:47,723 --> 06:51:50,123
followed Judaism that followed

13522
06:51:52,894 --> 06:51:53,695
Islam and I cherish all of them

13523
06:51:53,695 --> 06:51:54,430
And I would stand up for all of

13524
06:51:54,430 --> 06:51:54,763
them if they were discriminated

13525
06:51:54,763 --> 06:51:56,763
against.

13526
06:51:58,167 --> 06:51:58,834
But I'm here to say that we

13527
06:51:58,834 --> 06:51:59,701
should vote no on this prop.

13528
06:51:59,701 --> 06:52:03,301
And the reason is it very

13529
06:52:04,673 --> 06:52:05,407
clearly conflicts anti-Zionism

13530
06:52:05,407 --> 06:52:08,407
with anti-Semitism which is not

13531
06:52:10,779 --> 06:52:11,580
the same.

13532
06:52:11,580 --> 06:52:12,314
And I will say that the plight

13533
06:52:12,314 --> 06:52:12,781
of the Jewish people is not one

13534
06:52:12,781 --> 06:52:14,781
that is unique.

13535
06:52:16,552 --> 06:52:17,219
There is genocide and there has

13536
06:52:17,219 --> 06:52:17,953
been holocaust against black

13537
06:52:17,953 --> 06:52:18,487
and brown people multiple times

13538
06:52:18,487 --> 06:52:19,154
throughout history.

13539
06:52:19,154 --> 06:52:23,292
So that is not an excuse to

13540
06:52:23,292 --> 06:52:23,659
somehow get preferential

13541
06:52:23,659 --> 06:52:24,392
treatment.

13542
06:52:24,392 --> 06:52:27,963
And I'll also say that counsel.

13543
06:52:27,963 --> 06:52:28,831
No matter what happens today,

13544
06:52:28,831 --> 06:52:29,532
one day people like me my age

13545
06:52:29,532 --> 06:52:29,965
are going to be in your seats.

13546
06:52:29,965 --> 06:52:30,733
Remember that?

13547
06:52:30,733 --> 06:52:34,136
Remember that you work for us

13548
06:52:34,136 --> 06:52:34,837
and no matter what you do today

13549
06:52:34,837 --> 06:52:35,204
once we get in power this will

13550
06:52:35,204 --> 06:52:37,204
be fixed.

13551
06:52:39,842 --> 06:52:42,242
>> Remember that Chris Lopez.

13552
06:52:45,381 --> 06:52:45,981
How's everyone doing?

13553
06:52:45,981 --> 06:52:46,649
I'm Chris Lopez.

13554
06:52:46,649 --> 06:52:47,349
I am a proud union

13555
06:52:47,349 --> 06:52:49,749
representative and co-host of

13556
06:52:51,986 --> 06:52:52,621
the Union Robust podcast And in

13557
06:52:52,621 --> 06:52:53,289
the labor movement we care

13558
06:52:53,289 --> 06:52:56,289
about people we don't know.

13559
06:52:58,261 --> 06:52:58,828
That's the probably the crutch

13560
06:52:58,828 --> 06:52:59,462
of the labor movement.

13561
06:52:59,462 --> 06:53:01,862
That's the foundation that

13562
06:53:03,499 --> 06:53:04,633
holds everything up.

13563
06:53:04,633 --> 06:53:09,433
When I was a young dad I was

13564
06:53:11,506 --> 06:53:12,307
about 28.

13565
06:53:12,307 --> 06:53:13,800
I took my daughters to the zoo

13566
06:53:13,800 --> 06:53:13,809
for me to go see a cheesecake.

13567
06:53:13,809 --> 06:53:15,911
Its application of the trees in

13568
06:53:15,911 --> 06:53:16,645
there and everything But I'll

13569
06:53:16,645 --> 06:53:17,346
never forget for the rest of my

13570
06:53:17,346 --> 06:53:18,180
life there was a dog a golden

13571
06:53:18,180 --> 06:53:21,780
retriever in that cage with a

13572
06:53:24,186 --> 06:53:24,620
cheetah and it was barking at

13573
06:53:24,620 --> 06:53:25,321
the children.

13574
06:53:25,321 --> 06:53:25,787
The cheetah was all scared by

13575
06:53:25,787 --> 06:53:27,423
what's going on.

13576
06:53:27,423 --> 06:53:28,910
You told me that the cheetah

13577
06:53:28,910 --> 06:53:28,824
thinks the dog is dominant

13578
06:53:28,824 --> 06:53:32,424
because the cheetah was born in

13579
06:53:34,797 --> 06:53:35,463
captivity So I asked all

13580
06:53:35,463 --> 06:53:35,864
the council members Remember

13581
06:53:35,864 --> 06:53:36,464
who you are.

13582
06:53:36,464 --> 06:53:39,464
You're part of the labor

13583
06:53:40,536 --> 06:53:40,869
movement San Diego County Labor

13584
06:53:40,869 --> 06:53:41,471
Council.

13585
06:53:41,471 --> 06:53:42,710
We declared a genocide.

13586
06:53:42,710 --> 06:53:42,538
We declared Israel's an

13587
06:53:42,538 --> 06:53:44,538
apartheid state.

13588
06:53:48,811 --> 06:53:49,412
And I asked you just reported

13589
06:53:49,412 --> 06:53:50,790
Thank you, Liam Stanton.

13590
06:53:50,790 --> 06:53:53,790
Liam Stanton if you're here.

13591
06:53:55,418 --> 06:53:55,818
Okay.

13592
06:53:55,818 --> 06:53:56,585
Thank you.

13593
06:53:56,585 --> 06:53:59,585
After that we have Kayla

13594
06:54:03,259 --> 06:54:03,926
Timothy Dombrowski, Leah Gavin

13595
06:54:03,926 --> 06:54:04,661
Sklar, Julianne Gustafson if

13596
06:54:04,661 --> 06:54:08,131
you can all please come forward

13597
06:54:08,131 --> 06:54:08,798
to the reserve seats please.

13598
06:54:08,798 --> 06:54:09,599
PRESIDENT Thank you, Counsel

13599
06:54:09,599 --> 06:54:13,799
Men and women it's been a long

13600
06:54:14,360 --> 06:54:14,571
day like everyone still

13601
06:54:14,571 --> 06:54:15,303
standing or sitting.

13602
06:54:15,303 --> 06:54:16,720
Um, first and foremost I'd like

13603
06:54:16,720 --> 06:54:19,375
to say that all hateful acts

13604
06:54:19,375 --> 06:54:20,760
against any person and all

13605
06:54:20,760 --> 06:54:20,810
violence inflicted against any

13606
06:54:20,810 --> 06:54:24,410
human being in whatever form or

13607
06:54:25,347 --> 06:54:25,982
way or shape is taken is

13608
06:54:25,982 --> 06:54:26,415
obviously contemptible and

13609
06:54:26,415 --> 06:54:26,983
unacceptable.

13610
06:54:26,983 --> 06:54:29,383
The hideous and truly

13611
06:54:32,121 --> 06:54:32,788
anti-Semitic actions that we've

13612
06:54:32,788 --> 06:54:33,389
seen in Michigan and around

13613
06:54:33,389 --> 06:54:36,389
the world are worthy of

13614
06:54:37,593 --> 06:54:38,360
condemnation from all insult

13615
06:54:38,360 --> 06:54:39,950
people including me even as an

13616
06:54:39,950 --> 06:54:42,950
opponent of this resolution and

13617
06:54:43,967 --> 06:54:44,534
children especially are most

13618
06:54:44,534 --> 06:54:45,168
especially off limits.

13619
06:54:45,168 --> 06:54:48,168
That being said, the ihra

13620
06:54:49,772 --> 06:54:50,373
definition of antisemitism is

13621
06:54:50,373 --> 06:54:51,700
clearly overly broad and

13622
06:54:51,700 --> 06:54:51,641
incompatible with the free

13623
06:54:51,641 --> 06:54:54,641
speech standards of a free

13624
06:54:55,878 --> 06:54:56,512
people and in particular

13625
06:54:56,512 --> 06:54:59,512
the points amounting to a

13626
06:55:01,583 --> 06:55:02,352
prohibition on criticizing

13627
06:55:02,352 --> 06:55:03,252
Israel for being in its methods

13628
06:55:03,252 --> 06:55:06,852
genocidal or likened to a state

13629
06:55:08,992 --> 06:55:09,625
which is ethnically racist are

13630
06:55:09,625 --> 06:55:12,250
obviously beyond the pale.

13631
06:55:18,702 --> 06:55:19,402
I urge no on this resolution

13632
06:55:19,402 --> 06:55:20,303
Your time has concluded Kayla.

13633
06:55:20,303 --> 06:55:24,503
>> Katie I l l k are here.

13634
06:55:31,848 --> 06:55:32,582
Timothy Dombrowski Thanks for

13635
06:55:32,582 --> 06:55:35,582
saying it is unacceptable and

13636
06:55:37,186 --> 06:55:37,921
unreasonable to hold the one

13637
06:55:37,921 --> 06:55:38,354
group to a different standard

13638
06:55:38,354 --> 06:55:40,354
than another.

13639
06:55:42,692 --> 06:55:43,225
No country no state has

13640
06:55:43,225 --> 06:55:43,626
the right to exist.

13641
06:55:43,626 --> 06:55:44,394
They exist.

13642
06:55:44,394 --> 06:55:47,394
I am not being anti-Christian

13643
06:55:48,898 --> 06:55:49,532
when I criticize the anti-trans

13644
06:55:49,532 --> 06:55:50,200
rhetoric of this country.

13645
06:55:50,200 --> 06:55:53,200
I am not being anti-Islamic

13646
06:55:55,138 --> 06:55:55,872
when I criticize the slavery

13647
06:55:55,872 --> 06:56:00,720
practices in the U.S. Because I

13648
06:56:00,744 --> 06:56:01,111
do not represent those

13649
06:56:01,111 --> 06:56:03,111
religions.

13650
06:56:05,949 --> 06:56:06,650
We cannot use a standard that

13651
06:56:06,650 --> 06:56:07,350
calls one group different from

13652
06:56:07,350 --> 06:56:10,950
the other which is built into

13653
06:56:11,454 --> 06:56:12,422
that age definition.

13654
06:56:12,422 --> 06:56:15,422
It is self contradictory and

13655
06:56:15,559 --> 06:56:17,959
therefore it is inappropriate

13656
06:56:22,966 --> 06:56:24,966
to use Leah.

13657
06:56:27,771 --> 06:56:28,338
Why are you here?

13658
06:56:28,338 --> 06:56:29,206
>> Gavin Sklar.

13659
06:56:29,206 --> 06:56:32,806
There is no last name address

13660
06:56:33,443 --> 06:56:34,440
as Lynn.

13661
06:56:34,440 --> 06:56:36,440
>> Gavin Sklar.

13662
06:56:40,883 --> 06:56:41,484
Thank you And then Julianne.

13663
06:56:41,484 --> 06:56:42,319
You'll be after Lynn.

13664
06:56:42,319 --> 06:56:45,555
I just need you to come make

13665
06:56:45,555 --> 06:56:46,156
sure you're up at the front row

13666
06:56:46,156 --> 06:56:46,857
and let Cohen race.

13667
06:56:46,857 --> 06:56:47,324
Please come up to the yellow

13668
06:56:47,324 --> 06:56:49,324
reserved seats.

13669
06:56:51,928 --> 06:56:52,396
Please proceed.

13670
06:56:52,396 --> 06:56:53,630
Can I start?

13671
06:56:53,630 --> 06:56:56,630
Hi, my name is Leah.

13672
06:56:57,201 --> 06:56:57,901
I am a Jewish San Diego and And

13673
06:56:57,901 --> 06:56:58,301
you've heard a lot today a lot

13674
06:56:58,301 --> 06:56:59,200
of words.

13675
06:56:59,200 --> 06:57:02,602
I'm just here to remind you

13676
06:57:02,705 --> 06:57:03,340
that we've been watching for

13677
06:57:03,340 --> 06:57:03,880
over two years a genocide

13678
06:57:03,880 --> 06:57:04,174
inflicted by Israel.

13679
06:57:04,174 --> 06:57:06,174
Okay.

13680
06:57:09,913 --> 06:57:10,447
So people want to be able to

13681
06:57:10,447 --> 06:57:11,147
get in the streets.

13682
06:57:11,147 --> 06:57:11,547
They want to be able to speak

13683
06:57:11,547 --> 06:57:13,547
about this.

13684
06:57:15,285 --> 06:57:15,885
And your job is to not infringe

13685
06:57:15,885 --> 06:57:16,219
upon people's freedom of

13686
06:57:16,219 --> 06:57:16,520
speech.

13687
06:57:16,520 --> 06:57:18,520
Okay.

13688
06:57:21,758 --> 06:57:22,459
So before you feel like you

13689
06:57:22,459 --> 06:57:23,127
have to respond to the Israel

13690
06:57:23,127 --> 06:57:27,327
lobby to a park you know, we

13691
06:57:27,931 --> 06:57:28,632
have we heard from

13692
06:57:28,632 --> 06:57:29,233
the PRESIDENT Or whatever pac

13693
06:57:29,233 --> 06:57:29,533
the adl you work for us.

13694
06:57:29,533 --> 06:57:31,533
Okay.

13695
06:57:33,604 --> 06:57:33,904
You do not work for the Israel

13696
06:57:33,904 --> 06:57:34,538
lobby.

13697
06:57:34,538 --> 06:57:34,971
You work for your American

13698
06:57:34,971 --> 06:57:36,971
constituents.

13699
06:57:37,908 --> 06:57:38,708
People who live here in San

13700
06:57:38,708 --> 06:57:42,308
Diego to start working for us.

13701
06:57:44,715 --> 06:57:45,315
Start working for us And don't

13702
06:57:45,315 --> 06:57:46,160
throw Jews under the bus

13703
06:57:46,160 --> 06:57:49,616
because we don't all think but

13704
06:57:49,820 --> 06:57:50,153
a few people here think.

13705
06:57:50,153 --> 06:57:52,153
>> Okay.

13706
06:57:53,157 --> 06:57:56,757
Thank you, Julianne, if you can

13707
06:57:59,296 --> 06:57:59,763
please come up.

13708
06:57:59,763 --> 06:58:00,430
Good afternoon.

13709
06:58:00,430 --> 06:58:00,730
Thank you for allowing me to

13710
06:58:00,730 --> 06:58:02,730
speak.

13711
06:58:03,000 --> 06:58:06,000
You see this t-shirt here?

13712
06:58:09,139 --> 06:58:09,705
Okay.

13713
06:58:09,705 --> 06:58:10,741
It says Gaza.

13714
06:58:10,741 --> 06:58:14,341
I was in Gaza in 2009 after

13715
06:58:15,479 --> 06:58:15,813
Israel had killed over 1500

13716
06:58:15,813 --> 06:58:16,613
people.

13717
06:58:16,613 --> 06:58:19,613
About 300 and some were burned

13718
06:58:20,984 --> 06:58:21,752
alive with white phosphorous.

13719
06:58:21,752 --> 06:58:25,952
I got home and I had ptsd.

13720
06:58:27,240 --> 06:58:27,624
I couldn't talk about it for

13721
06:58:27,624 --> 06:58:28,559
about 3 or 4 weeks.

13722
06:58:28,559 --> 06:58:32,530
I went back to the West Bank

13723
06:58:32,530 --> 06:58:33,297
this time and it was a 2011.

13724
06:58:33,297 --> 06:58:33,964
Again, I should not have gone

13725
06:58:33,964 --> 06:58:34,230
because I couldn't deal with

13726
06:58:34,230 --> 06:58:36,230
it.

13727
06:58:37,768 --> 06:58:38,680
I was supposed to be there six

13728
06:58:38,680 --> 06:58:38,369
weeks.

13729
06:58:38,369 --> 06:58:39,680
I was.

13730
06:58:39,680 --> 06:58:42,668
I got home after three weeks.

13731
06:58:43,574 --> 06:58:44,375
All I'm saying is that I will

13732
06:58:44,375 --> 06:58:48,575
be darned if you will close my

13733
06:58:50,281 --> 06:58:51,810
mouth and not be able to say

13734
06:58:51,810 --> 06:58:55,281
what I heard, what I saw which

13735
06:58:55,719 --> 06:58:56,860
was very traumatic and

13736
06:58:56,860 --> 06:58:56,754
horrible.

13737
06:58:56,754 --> 06:59:00,354
I should be allowed to speak

13738
06:59:01,125 --> 06:59:01,492
and say what I saw that it was

13739
06:59:01,492 --> 06:59:01,926
horrible.

13740
06:59:01,926 --> 06:59:02,259
>> Thank you.

13741
06:59:02,259 --> 06:59:04,259
Please.

13742
06:59:08,320 --> 06:59:08,833
Eliot Cohen Reese you have time

13743
06:59:08,833 --> 06:59:11,833
ceded to you by Giovanni

13744
06:59:13,700 --> 06:59:13,371
Sorrentino.

13745
06:59:13,371 --> 06:59:13,738
Yeah.

13746
06:59:13,738 --> 06:59:14,438
Thank you.

13747
06:59:14,438 --> 06:59:15,139
You'll have two minutes And I

13748
06:59:15,139 --> 06:59:15,539
know we have a video for you.

13749
06:59:15,539 --> 06:59:17,539
Yes.

13750
06:59:19,610 --> 06:59:19,877
Did you want to speak first?

13751
06:59:19,877 --> 06:59:20,344
Yes.

13752
06:59:20,344 --> 06:59:21,780
Please proceed.

13753
06:59:21,780 --> 06:59:24,780
Good evening, Counsel and thank

13754
06:59:25,116 --> 06:59:25,816
you so much, Councilmember

13755
06:59:25,816 --> 06:59:26,117
Weprin for sponsoring the vote

13756
06:59:26,117 --> 06:59:26,650
today.

13757
06:59:26,650 --> 06:59:27,118
I am Liat Cohen was

13758
06:59:27,118 --> 06:59:29,118
the director of

13759
06:59:30,755 --> 06:59:31,522
the Antisemitism task force at

13760
06:59:31,522 --> 06:59:32,423
Stand With Us and I would love

13761
06:59:32,423 --> 06:59:36,230
to please share a video with

13762
06:59:36,560 --> 06:59:40,760
you if it begins with the gas

13763
06:59:42,299 --> 06:59:43,660
chambers.

13764
06:59:43,660 --> 06:59:43,601
It begins with words that make

13765
06:59:43,601 --> 06:59:44,340
evil feel righteous.

13766
06:59:44,340 --> 06:59:44,535
Yes, the Jews.

13767
06:59:44,535 --> 06:59:46,535
Hitler was right.

13768
06:59:47,938 --> 06:59:48,639
It begins with Jewish buildings

13769
06:59:48,639 --> 06:59:49,139
defaced swastikas in the night

13770
06:59:49,139 --> 06:59:51,139
just like in 1958.

13771
06:59:53,911 --> 06:59:54,445
It begins with mobs and campus

13772
06:59:54,445 --> 06:59:56,845
sieges in San Diego,

13773
06:59:58,820 --> 06:59:58,783
anti-Semitic incidents exploded

13774
06:59:58,783 --> 06:59:59,650
139 reported in 2024 alone

13775
06:59:59,650 --> 07:00:02,650
rising and 2025 at ucsd and

13776
07:00:04,655 --> 07:00:05,289
most protesters surrounded

13777
07:00:05,289 --> 07:00:05,890
events, pounded doors and

13778
07:00:05,890 --> 07:00:08,890
chanted Death to Jews At

13779
07:00:10,194 --> 07:00:10,494
the Legacy International Center

13780
07:00:10,494 --> 07:00:11,195
.

13781
07:00:11,195 --> 07:00:11,863
Jews cars were surrounded and

13782
07:00:11,863 --> 07:00:12,563
attacked at a downtown gala.

13783
07:00:12,563 --> 07:00:15,563
Jews were harassed in downtown

13784
07:00:17,100 --> 07:00:17,702
San Diego, an Israeli man was

13785
07:00:17,702 --> 07:00:18,102
beaten for speaking Hebrew in

13786
07:00:18,102 --> 07:00:18,803
the corner.

13787
07:00:18,803 --> 07:00:21,505
The Jewish doctor was murdered

13788
07:00:21,505 --> 07:00:22,273
in the mesa.

13789
07:00:22,273 --> 07:00:22,607
Hundreds of anti-Semitic fliers

13790
07:00:22,607 --> 07:00:23,174
spread.

13791
07:00:23,174 --> 07:00:23,774
But how about a Pele?

13792
07:00:23,774 --> 07:00:24,107
Jews were murdered while

13793
07:00:24,107 --> 07:00:26,107
praying.

13794
07:00:28,450 --> 07:00:28,780
We have seen this before in

13795
07:00:28,780 --> 07:00:29,113
the 1930 as the world called it

13796
07:00:29,113 --> 07:00:29,747
protest.

13797
07:00:29,747 --> 07:00:32,147
Then came 6 million dead.

13798
07:00:33,184 --> 07:00:33,851
But I got a definition of

13799
07:00:33,851 --> 07:00:34,551
anti-Semitism in the name to

13800
07:00:34,551 --> 07:00:35,920
protect your Jewish neighbors.

13801
07:00:35,920 --> 07:00:38,920
History will remember how you

13802
07:00:41,859 --> 07:00:42,693
vote.

13803
07:00:42,693 --> 07:00:45,693
Our last speaker is Charles

13804
07:00:51,690 --> 07:00:51,868
hellickson Charles Hellickson.

13805
07:00:51,868 --> 07:00:52,570
>> For those on the virtual now

13806
07:00:52,570 --> 07:00:53,137
is the time to please be sure

13807
07:00:53,137 --> 07:00:55,537
to raise your hand.

13808
07:00:56,707 --> 07:00:57,441
The five minute timer will be

13809
07:00:57,441 --> 07:00:58,142
starting and if you do not have

13810
07:00:58,142 --> 07:00:58,876
your hand raised within those

13811
07:00:58,876 --> 07:01:00,244
five minutes your comments will

13812
07:01:00,244 --> 07:01:00,712
not be taken.

13813
07:01:00,712 --> 07:01:02,712
Please proceed.

13814
07:01:05,583 --> 07:01:06,350
Hello.

13815
07:01:06,350 --> 07:01:09,350
I think it's really important

13816
07:01:11,556 --> 07:01:14,556
that we make a distinguish

13817
07:01:17,950 --> 07:01:17,528
between antisemitism and

13818
07:01:17,528 --> 07:01:18,228
anti-Zionism.

13819
07:01:18,228 --> 07:01:21,828
As we know there are horrible

13820
07:01:22,534 --> 07:01:26,134
things going on in our world

13821
07:01:27,906 --> 07:01:28,806
today one where an ideology

13822
07:01:28,806 --> 07:01:31,806
that is conflating the Jewish

13823
07:01:33,644 --> 07:01:36,440
identity with atrocities being

13824
07:01:38,415 --> 07:01:39,830
done this must be allowed to be

13825
07:01:39,830 --> 07:01:41,483
distinguished and allow for

13826
07:01:49,194 --> 07:01:49,861
discourse to go unabated from

13827
07:01:49,861 --> 07:01:50,462
suppression of those voicing

13828
07:01:50,462 --> 07:01:52,862
our First Amendment and

13829
07:01:54,632 --> 07:01:55,300
allowing us to have public

13830
07:01:55,300 --> 07:01:57,700
discourse on these matters.

13831
07:02:00,305 --> 07:02:00,705
Thank you so much.

13832
07:02:00,705 --> 07:02:01,406
Thank you.

13833
07:02:01,406 --> 07:02:02,390
So the five minute timer will

13834
07:02:02,390 --> 07:02:02,740
go to those participating

13835
07:02:02,740 --> 07:02:06,244
remotely before I do it before

13836
07:02:06,244 --> 07:02:07,120
I do.

13837
07:02:07,120 --> 07:02:07,711
I just wanted to note for

13838
07:02:07,711 --> 07:02:08,446
the record that we did receive

13839
07:02:08,446 --> 07:02:11,215
20 speakers slips in favor that

13840
07:02:11,215 --> 07:02:11,916
registered their position but

13841
07:02:11,916 --> 07:02:12,751
did not wish to speak.

13842
07:02:12,751 --> 07:02:13,385
As well as for speakers of some

13843
07:02:13,385 --> 07:02:15,385
opposition that registered

13844
07:02:17,210 --> 07:02:17,388
their position but did not wish

13845
07:02:17,388 --> 07:02:18,290
to speak.

13846
07:02:18,290 --> 07:02:21,590
And we did receive 271 comments

13847
07:02:21,590 --> 07:02:21,726
in favor and 169 comments in

13848
07:02:21,726 --> 07:02:22,293
opposition via our economic

13849
07:02:22,293 --> 07:02:24,693
forum which have been

13850
07:02:25,830 --> 07:02:26,364
distributed to the Council

13851
07:02:26,364 --> 07:02:26,932
starting with those

13852
07:02:26,932 --> 07:02:27,631
participating online.

13853
07:02:27,631 --> 07:02:30,310
We currently have 44 speakers

13854
07:02:31,403 --> 07:02:32,700
in the queue with their hands

13855
07:02:32,700 --> 07:02:32,704
raised starting with Nadia.

13856
07:02:32,704 --> 07:02:35,704
If you can please unmute.

13857
07:02:36,410 --> 07:02:36,808
Now.

13858
07:02:36,808 --> 07:02:37,342
Hi can you hear me?

13859
07:02:37,342 --> 07:02:38,209
Yes please proceed.

13860
07:02:38,209 --> 07:02:41,809
First I'd like to highlight how

13861
07:02:42,180 --> 07:02:42,781
many tiny speakers admitted

13862
07:02:42,781 --> 07:02:43,448
that the ihr definition

13863
07:02:43,448 --> 07:02:43,882
conflates antisemitism with

13864
07:02:43,882 --> 07:02:45,882
anti-Zionism.

13865
07:02:46,351 --> 07:02:46,885
Second, I want to emphasize

13866
07:02:46,885 --> 07:02:47,619
the anti-Palestinian

13867
07:02:47,619 --> 07:02:48,153
anti-Muslim hate and censorship

13868
07:02:48,153 --> 07:02:51,153
is also on the rise.

13869
07:02:51,323 --> 07:02:51,857
Third, the fact that we stand

13870
07:02:51,857 --> 07:02:52,557
with me video showed

13871
07:02:52,557 --> 07:02:55,557
the Palestinian flag in their

13872
07:02:56,528 --> 07:02:57,295
video to support the definition

13873
07:02:57,295 --> 07:02:57,628
makes it crystal clear of its

13874
07:02:57,628 --> 07:02:58,430
intent.

13875
07:02:58,430 --> 07:03:01,633
But now I want to list as many

13876
07:03:01,633 --> 07:03:02,334
losses as I can get through

13877
07:03:02,334 --> 07:03:03,100
which show how the ihra

13878
07:03:03,100 --> 07:03:03,702
definition is already being

13879
07:03:03,702 --> 07:03:06,905
used and invoked to censor and

13880
07:03:06,905 --> 07:03:07,238
discipline Palestinian related

13881
07:03:07,238 --> 07:03:07,906
speech.

13882
07:03:07,906 --> 07:03:10,306
There are over 15 Woodcock

13883
07:03:12,411 --> 07:03:13,110
versus University of Kentucky

13884
07:03:13,110 --> 07:03:13,712
George Mason University

13885
07:03:13,712 --> 07:03:16,112
Students Speech Censored under

13886
07:03:17,949 --> 07:03:18,683
ihra Definition a professor

13887
07:03:18,683 --> 07:03:19,284
Discipline threat University of

13888
07:03:19,284 --> 07:03:21,284
Michigan Federal lawsuit

13889
07:03:23,210 --> 07:03:23,655
targeting Professor San

13890
07:03:23,655 --> 07:03:24,356
Francisco State University

13891
07:03:24,356 --> 07:03:25,570
Classroom Investigation George

13892
07:03:25,570 --> 07:03:27,570
Washington University Speaker

13893
07:03:28,126 --> 07:03:28,794
Event Center at Arizona State

13894
07:03:28,794 --> 07:03:29,494
University Pressure Campaign

13895
07:03:29,494 --> 07:03:31,494
against Curriculum University

13896
07:03:33,565 --> 07:03:34,266
of Vermont Antisemitism Lawsuit

13897
07:03:34,266 --> 07:03:34,599
Settlement Harvard University

13898
07:03:34,599 --> 07:03:35,266
That's.

13899
07:03:35,266 --> 07:03:38,866
I think I've made it pretty

13900
07:03:38,937 --> 07:03:39,704
clear it's already been used to

13901
07:03:39,704 --> 07:03:39,972
do what we said that it will

13902
07:03:39,972 --> 07:03:40,772
do.

13903
07:03:40,772 --> 07:03:43,772
All these places have already

13904
07:03:44,376 --> 07:03:45,143
adopted the definition.

13905
07:03:45,143 --> 07:03:45,510
>> I'm sorry your time has

13906
07:03:45,510 --> 07:03:47,510
concluded.

13907
07:03:50,548 --> 07:03:51,316
Nicole Howard After that is

13908
07:03:51,316 --> 07:03:54,316
Myra and then Shalom Myra

13909
07:03:57,422 --> 07:03:57,823
please on mute.

13910
07:03:57,823 --> 07:03:58,557
>> Hi.

13911
07:03:58,557 --> 07:03:58,857
This is how my recipe with

13912
07:03:58,857 --> 07:03:59,591
Pana.

13913
07:03:59,591 --> 07:04:01,994
I'm calling to urge the council

13914
07:04:01,994 --> 07:04:02,528
to vote no on the adoption of

13915
07:04:02,528 --> 07:04:03,162
the ihra definition.

13916
07:04:03,162 --> 07:04:05,162
Jewish communities deserve

13917
07:04:07,332 --> 07:04:07,866
safety and protection from hate

13918
07:04:07,866 --> 07:04:08,466
and discrimination.

13919
07:04:08,466 --> 07:04:09,101
And all communities and

13920
07:04:09,101 --> 07:04:09,667
councils should take hate

13921
07:04:09,667 --> 07:04:11,667
crimes very seriously.

13922
07:04:11,937 --> 07:04:12,638
However, civil rights

13923
07:04:12,638 --> 07:04:13,305
organizations have warned that

13924
07:04:13,305 --> 07:04:16,305
the ihra definition has been

13925
07:04:17,409 --> 07:04:18,143
used in ways that conflate

13926
07:04:18,143 --> 07:04:18,510
antisemitism with any criticism

13927
07:04:18,510 --> 07:04:19,244
of Israel.

13928
07:04:19,244 --> 07:04:22,244
This definition is overly broad

13929
07:04:22,314 --> 07:04:23,480
and incorrectly equates

13930
07:04:23,480 --> 07:04:23,582
protected political speech with

13931
07:04:23,582 --> 07:04:25,582
with discrimination.

13932
07:04:27,554 --> 07:04:28,253
I urge you to look at

13933
07:04:28,253 --> 07:04:28,821
the examples in the definition

13934
07:04:28,821 --> 07:04:29,521
yourself and test it.

13935
07:04:29,521 --> 07:04:32,521
Israel is killing children and

13936
07:04:32,725 --> 07:04:33,580
starving them similar to Nazi

13937
07:04:33,580 --> 07:04:33,692
Germany.

13938
07:04:33,692 --> 07:04:34,393
That statement is a fact.

13939
07:04:34,393 --> 07:04:36,793
However under this definition

13940
07:04:37,329 --> 07:04:37,963
it would be considered

13941
07:04:37,963 --> 07:04:38,597
anti-Semitic to make this

13942
07:04:38,597 --> 07:04:38,931
criticism of the state of

13943
07:04:38,931 --> 07:04:40,931
Israel.

13944
07:04:41,834 --> 07:04:42,467
Criticism of any government Is

13945
07:04:42,467 --> 07:04:43,102
political speech protected

13946
07:04:43,102 --> 07:04:45,502
under the First Amendment?

13947
07:04:47,172 --> 07:04:47,906
San Diego has the opportunity

13948
07:04:47,906 --> 07:04:48,273
to make a more thoughtful

13949
07:04:48,273 --> 07:04:48,940
approach.

13950
07:04:48,940 --> 07:04:51,940
There are more accurate and

13951
07:04:52,144 --> 07:04:52,812
beneficial alternative

13952
07:04:52,812 --> 07:04:53,511
definitions of anti Semitism

13953
07:04:53,511 --> 07:04:56,511
that address the harm directly

13954
07:04:58,617 --> 07:04:59,550
and center Jewish voices.

13955
07:04:59,550 --> 07:05:00,252
I urge you to look at those

13956
07:05:00,252 --> 07:05:03,252
your time has concluded Share

13957
07:05:08,594 --> 07:05:09,395
them If you can please unmute.

13958
07:05:09,395 --> 07:05:10,620
As a Jewish constituent of

13959
07:05:10,620 --> 07:05:12,231
Councilmember Whitburn and I

13960
07:05:12,231 --> 07:05:12,798
urge you to vote no on adopting

13961
07:05:12,798 --> 07:05:13,231
the ihra definition of

13962
07:05:13,231 --> 07:05:13,899
antisemitism.

13963
07:05:13,899 --> 07:05:16,299
>> Antisemitism is real and

13964
07:05:17,436 --> 07:05:18,700
ever present especially in

13965
07:05:18,700 --> 07:05:18,737
moments following acts of

13966
07:05:18,737 --> 07:05:19,171
violence like the one we all

13967
07:05:19,171 --> 07:05:21,171
saw last week.

13968
07:05:22,808 --> 07:05:23,576
As a parent I felt this acutely

13969
07:05:23,576 --> 07:05:27,179
when I sent my son to Jewish

13970
07:05:27,179 --> 07:05:27,847
Sunday School This past week.

13971
07:05:27,847 --> 07:05:28,581
I entrusted him with his

13972
07:05:28,581 --> 07:05:29,248
teachers and security staff and

13973
07:05:29,248 --> 07:05:32,150
that's why I'm speaking here

13974
07:05:32,150 --> 07:05:33,180
today.

13975
07:05:33,180 --> 07:05:33,619
Jewish safety is strongest in a

13976
07:05:33,619 --> 07:05:34,320
healthy democracy where

13977
07:05:34,320 --> 07:05:37,523
the rights and dignity of all

13978
07:05:37,523 --> 07:05:38,324
people are protected.

13979
07:05:38,324 --> 07:05:39,580
A more effective approach is

13980
07:05:39,580 --> 07:05:41,458
one that confronts antisemitism

13981
07:05:42,495 --> 07:05:43,270
while allowing for open dialog

13982
07:05:43,270 --> 07:05:43,696
and accountability.

13983
07:05:43,696 --> 07:05:44,263
One example is a framework

13984
07:05:44,263 --> 07:05:46,663
offered by the Jewish

13985
07:05:47,767 --> 07:05:48,467
Federation on antisemitism.

13986
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There are better path forward

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to protect the Jewish

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community.

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I urge you to vote no and

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pursue approaches that

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strengthen democracy.

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Address real antisemitism and

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07:05:57,342 --> 07:05:57,910
support communities impacted by

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hate including racism,

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transphobia, xenophobia and

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Islamophobia.

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Our safety and our future are

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bound together.

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Thank you.

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Next is activist If you can

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07:06:12,458 --> 07:06:13,326
please unmute.

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Oh hi This is for Frances

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Yasmeen Multiwall.

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So first I want to say I also

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abhor antisemitism and don't

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think it has a place in our

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society.

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>> But none of us who came here

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today to speak against this

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07:06:28,975 --> 07:06:31,477
resolution came here because we

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don't We hate Jews.

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That's just not true.

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First I want to state that this

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resolution clearly if it is

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passed is going to lead to

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confusion because we've already

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heard folks who are speaking in

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support of it say that somehow

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the remarks that others made

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opposed it or somehow hateful

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or hate construed as hate

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speech I don't see how they can

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claim that.

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07:07:01,374 --> 07:07:01,974
And it seems like they're

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07:07:01,974 --> 07:07:02,608
taking it personally our

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criticisms of the Zionist

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07:07:03,420 --> 07:07:05,420
settler state.

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07:07:06,111 --> 07:07:06,546
They're taking personally so

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that's weird.

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And also we got to be anti

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settler I mean is this what is

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anti settler?

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Where does that fall in this?

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I'm curious that does conclude

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your time.

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And that also concludes

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the five minute time for

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hearing council chambers.

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We have 46 speakers with their

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hands raised.

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No additional speakers will be

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taken.

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07:07:34,400 --> 07:07:35,700
Aliza if you can please unmute

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07:07:35,700 --> 07:07:38,878
Eliza you are in we can I hear

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07:07:38,878 --> 07:07:39,846
you here in council chambers.

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>> Maybe the device that you're

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speaking into is muted.

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I will have to move on If you

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cannot fix your technical

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difficulties.

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Okay.

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07:07:50,390 --> 07:07:51,570
Can you hear me now?

14053
07:07:51,570 --> 07:07:54,570
We can hear you now.

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07:07:54,527 --> 07:07:55,280
Please proceed.

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Thank you.

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I'm Alisa Lewin, PRESIDENT Of

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U.S. Affairs for the coming

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Anti Semitism Movement.

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I'm an attorney with over 30

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years of experience countering

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07:08:03,802 --> 07:08:04,437
religious discrimination and I

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07:08:04,437 --> 07:08:04,837
urge you to adopt the ihra

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07:08:04,837 --> 07:08:06,837
definition.

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07:08:08,700 --> 07:08:08,775
One of our greatest challenges

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is that many people are unable

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07:08:09,476 --> 07:08:10,142
to distinguish between a good

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07:08:10,142 --> 07:08:12,542
faith political debate about

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07:08:13,847 --> 07:08:14,581
the Middle East on the one hand

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07:08:14,581 --> 07:08:14,947
and the vilification of Jews on

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the other.

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07:08:18,718 --> 07:08:19,419
They mistakenly think that when

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the term Israel or Zionist is

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07:08:20,530 --> 07:08:22,453
mentioned that it's about

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07:08:23,323 --> 07:08:24,900
politics not Jews.

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07:08:24,900 --> 07:08:24,758
They fail to recognize that

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07:08:24,758 --> 07:08:27,158
the overwhelming majority of

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Jews see themselves as part of

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a people with a shared

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07:08:29,362 --> 07:08:29,895
ancestral heritage rooted in

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07:08:29,895 --> 07:08:32,295
the land of Israel.

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07:08:33,466 --> 07:08:34,340
Today those who recognize that

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the Jews are a people

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07:08:34,633 --> 07:08:37,330
indigenous to Israel are

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branded as Zionists blamed for

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07:08:39,390 --> 07:08:39,572
the world's misfortune and

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07:08:39,572 --> 07:08:41,572
treated as pariahs.

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07:08:43,276 --> 07:08:43,944
Those who target Zionists want

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07:08:43,944 --> 07:08:44,511
you to believe it's about

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07:08:44,511 --> 07:08:45,211
politics but it's not.

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07:08:45,211 --> 07:08:48,148
For example, the men who were

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07:08:48,148 --> 07:08:48,848
beaten up in San Jose last week

14092
07:08:48,848 --> 07:08:49,382
were not targeted for their

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07:08:49,382 --> 07:08:50,116
political opinions.

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They were targeted because they

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07:08:50,683 --> 07:08:52,683
were speaking Hebrew.

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07:08:53,152 --> 07:08:53,853
The ihra definition provides a

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07:08:53,853 --> 07:08:54,554
framework for recognizing Jew

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hatred and distinguishing time

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periods concludes Next to Zoom

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user If you can please unmute

14101
07:09:02,796 --> 07:09:03,430
it.

14102
07:09:03,430 --> 07:09:04,131
There's a lot of haters

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07:09:04,131 --> 07:09:07,131
everywhere like the whole city

14104
07:09:08,835 --> 07:09:09,269
council hates Trump.

14105
07:09:09,269 --> 07:09:09,837
That's Trump.

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07:09:09,837 --> 07:09:12,237
Hate is a bigot.

14107
07:09:12,472 --> 07:09:13,205
It's called td's mantra

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07:09:13,205 --> 07:09:15,605
delusional syndrome or whatever

14109
07:09:17,978 --> 07:09:18,278
is what disease do the Jews

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07:09:18,278 --> 07:09:20,278
have?

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07:09:22,480 --> 07:09:22,783
If you're older, if you're a

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07:09:22,783 --> 07:09:23,483
Jew and you're older, there's a

14113
07:09:23,483 --> 07:09:26,483
reason why everyone hates you

14114
07:09:26,586 --> 07:09:27,321
because you're bomb and the

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07:09:27,321 --> 07:09:28,870
out of people and killing them

14116
07:09:28,870 --> 07:09:31,870
just like they did at

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07:09:32,359 --> 07:09:33,260
the Holocaust.

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07:09:33,260 --> 07:09:33,659
Little young kids you're

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07:09:33,659 --> 07:09:33,960
killing with a 6,000 pound

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07:09:33,960 --> 07:09:35,960
bomb.

14121
07:09:36,495 --> 07:09:37,164
Maybe it's appropriate for

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07:09:37,164 --> 07:09:40,764
somebody to spit at your kid

14123
07:09:40,934 --> 07:09:41,501
and called few names when he's

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07:09:41,501 --> 07:09:42,202
in junior high school.

14125
07:09:42,202 --> 07:09:46,306
You want a bomb on your house?

14126
07:09:46,306 --> 07:09:47,174
Or do you want to be spit on?

14127
07:09:47,174 --> 07:09:47,941
You got to It's not like coming

14128
07:09:47,941 --> 07:09:50,510
out of nowhere this Jew hatred.

14129
07:09:50,510 --> 07:09:51,211
Hector I think Crossing

14130
07:09:51,211 --> 07:09:53,146
the line Please dial it back.

14131
07:09:53,146 --> 07:09:56,746
You've got some good points to

14132
07:09:58,418 --> 07:09:58,751
make, but please dial it back a

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07:09:58,751 --> 07:10:00,751
second.

14134
07:10:02,788 --> 07:10:03,256
I have a military again.

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07:10:03,256 --> 07:10:05,256
Okay.

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07:10:08,728 --> 07:10:09,596
I did use that.

14137
07:10:09,596 --> 07:10:12,596
I actually shopped at Rose

14138
07:10:13,100 --> 07:10:13,867
Fabrics during the high school

14139
07:10:13,867 --> 07:10:16,803
and I met the two guys Mom Rose

14140
07:10:16,803 --> 07:10:17,237
and very sweet person in

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07:10:17,237 --> 07:10:17,971
the 70s.

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07:10:17,971 --> 07:10:18,739
>> Your time has concluded now

14143
07:10:18,739 --> 07:10:21,739
Amanda, if you can please

14144
07:10:22,275 --> 07:10:24,275
unmute.

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07:10:26,880 --> 07:10:27,882
>> Yes.

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07:10:27,882 --> 07:10:28,215
I urge you to vote no on item

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07:10:28,215 --> 07:10:30,215
as 500.

14148
07:10:31,385 --> 07:10:32,850
I volunteered in Gaza last year

14149
07:10:32,850 --> 07:10:32,719
treating hundreds of patients

14150
07:10:32,719 --> 07:10:34,719
all deliberately targeted

14151
07:10:36,256 --> 07:10:36,824
infants children and

14152
07:10:36,824 --> 07:10:39,224
the elderly dying from

14153
07:10:41,128 --> 07:10:41,895
starvation infections and bombs

14154
07:10:41,895 --> 07:10:45,495
as well as shrapnel and severe

14155
07:10:46,233 --> 07:10:46,833
burns all coming in agony due

14156
07:10:46,833 --> 07:10:47,434
to the Israeli blockade

14157
07:10:47,434 --> 07:10:49,434
preventing medical aid.

14158
07:10:51,538 --> 07:10:52,106
These attacks are systematic,

14159
07:10:52,106 --> 07:10:52,706
ongoing still and meet

14160
07:10:52,706 --> 07:10:53,730
the factual threshold of

14161
07:10:53,730 --> 07:10:55,730
genocide.

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07:10:56,810 --> 07:10:57,511
Hundreds hundreds of

14163
07:10:57,511 --> 07:10:58,245
professionals including myself

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07:10:58,245 --> 07:11:00,645
have submitted documentation to

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07:11:01,315 --> 07:11:02,150
the icc actively pursuing

14166
07:11:02,150 --> 07:11:02,415
prosecutions for these Israeli

14167
07:11:02,415 --> 07:11:04,415
war crimes.

14168
07:11:06,653 --> 07:11:07,354
So criticism of Israel is not

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07:11:07,354 --> 07:11:09,354
antisemitism weaponising this

14170
07:11:10,557 --> 07:11:11,224
term Silence is human rights

14171
07:11:11,224 --> 07:11:11,558
advocacy and suppresses free

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07:11:11,558 --> 07:11:12,920
speech.

14173
07:11:12,920 --> 07:11:14,492
This bill is deeply

14174
07:11:16,960 --> 07:11:16,396
discriminatory normalizing

14175
07:11:16,396 --> 07:11:17,630
bias.

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07:11:17,630 --> 07:11:17,698
So let me be clear

14177
07:11:17,698 --> 07:11:18,398
The Palestinian and human

14178
07:11:18,398 --> 07:11:21,398
rights community in San Diego

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07:11:21,501 --> 07:11:21,869
is organized, influential and

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07:11:21,869 --> 07:11:22,469
diligent.

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07:11:22,469 --> 07:11:23,690
Do not underestimate our

14182
07:11:23,690 --> 07:11:25,469
resolve Your silence in

14183
07:11:26,607 --> 07:11:27,400
the face of injustice will not

14184
07:11:27,400 --> 07:11:27,540
be forgotten.

14185
07:11:27,540 --> 07:11:28,142
>> Please vote no.

14186
07:11:28,142 --> 07:11:29,842
Your time has concluded.

14187
07:11:29,842 --> 07:11:33,442
Iqbal, if you can please unmute

14188
07:11:39,253 --> 07:11:40,154
Iqbal a pop up should have come

14189
07:11:40,154 --> 07:11:40,987
up for you to unmute If you can

14190
07:11:40,987 --> 07:11:45,187
unmute I will have to move on

14191
07:11:47,461 --> 07:11:48,261
to academy before you I cube al

14192
07:11:48,261 --> 07:11:50,697
I will need to move on.

14193
07:11:50,697 --> 07:11:54,897
Will you Tran if you can please

14194
07:12:01,909 --> 07:12:02,877
unmute we tran I can unmute for

14195
07:12:02,877 --> 07:12:05,450
you a pop up should have come

14196
07:12:05,450 --> 07:12:05,913
up.

14197
07:12:05,913 --> 07:12:09,513
I will need to move on.

14198
07:12:12,853 --> 07:12:13,720
There you go.

14199
07:12:13,720 --> 07:12:14,455
>> So thanks both for your new

14200
07:12:14,455 --> 07:12:18,655
and all right know each other i

14201
07:12:23,798 --> 07:12:24,765
can hear you please proceed I I

14202
07:12:24,765 --> 07:12:27,300
remember them with Lee Chan and

14203
07:12:27,300 --> 07:12:28,100
I I'm sitting in in this

14204
07:12:28,100 --> 07:12:31,100
conversation today with a lot

14205
07:12:32,539 --> 07:12:33,207
of reflection and I'm those

14206
07:12:33,207 --> 07:12:33,874
trying to be you know how

14207
07:12:33,874 --> 07:12:36,274
the balance is conversation

14208
07:12:37,678 --> 07:12:38,746
because on the one side we do

14209
07:12:38,746 --> 07:12:42,550
have to you know call out and I

14210
07:12:42,550 --> 07:12:43,217
some manage something but at

14211
07:12:43,217 --> 07:12:47,188
the same time how do we also

14212
07:12:47,188 --> 07:12:47,888
not using the language is that

14213
07:12:47,888 --> 07:12:50,888
will blocking people from you

14214
07:12:52,593 --> 07:12:53,294
know criticizing Israel because

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07:12:53,294 --> 07:12:53,994
the thing that we're seeing in

14216
07:12:53,994 --> 07:12:56,831
the world right now happening

14217
07:12:56,831 --> 07:12:57,365
coming out of that government

14218
07:12:57,365 --> 07:12:58,199
is not acceptable.

14219
07:12:58,199 --> 07:13:01,802
I don't know anybody be able to

14220
07:13:01,802 --> 07:13:02,436
go to sleep walking children

14221
07:13:02,436 --> 07:13:03,103
being murdered, the entire

14222
07:13:03,103 --> 07:13:05,503
population being wiped out.

14223
07:13:10,411 --> 07:13:11,111
Please consider either change

14224
07:13:11,111 --> 07:13:11,412
language or voting on on that

14225
07:13:11,412 --> 07:13:11,846
item.

14226
07:13:11,846 --> 07:13:12,213
>> Thank you.

14227
07:13:12,213 --> 07:13:13,470
Thank you.

14228
07:13:13,470 --> 07:13:17,180
Next is Asra if you can please

14229
07:13:17,180 --> 07:13:17,718
on mute Asra Hi, my name is

14230
07:13:17,718 --> 07:13:18,152
Asra and I'm a constituent of

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07:13:18,152 --> 07:13:20,152
District two.

14232
07:13:21,222 --> 07:13:21,789
I'm also a survivor of

14233
07:13:21,789 --> 07:13:23,789
the Bosnian genocide.

14234
07:13:26,930 --> 07:13:26,728
Seven out of the 11 exemplars

14235
07:13:26,728 --> 07:13:29,196
who our age are definition

14236
07:13:29,196 --> 07:13:29,797
focus on Israel which she of

14237
07:13:29,797 --> 07:13:30,465
the state of Israel from

14238
07:13:30,465 --> 07:13:32,465
accountability and confuses

14239
07:13:34,680 --> 07:13:34,669
criticism of Israel policy with

14240
07:13:34,669 --> 07:13:35,369
anti-Semitism respected

14241
07:13:35,369 --> 07:13:37,769
organizations such as Amnesty

14242
07:13:38,573 --> 07:13:39,273
International Human Rights

14243
07:13:39,273 --> 07:13:42,273
Watch and U.N. Investigators

14244
07:13:44,178 --> 07:13:44,545
have accused Israel of acts to

14245
07:13:44,545 --> 07:13:46,545
genocide.

14246
07:13:48,916 --> 07:13:49,683
We mean to be able to criticize

14247
07:13:49,683 --> 07:13:50,284
actions of Israel as much as

14248
07:13:50,284 --> 07:13:50,818
partially Well, they're

14249
07:13:50,818 --> 07:13:52,818
committing genocide.

14250
07:13:53,788 --> 07:13:54,288
Please vote no.

14251
07:13:54,288 --> 07:13:54,656
>> Thank you.

14252
07:13:54,656 --> 07:13:55,523
Thank you.

14253
07:13:55,523 --> 07:13:59,123
Next is Jonathan If you can

14254
07:14:04,650 --> 07:14:04,499
please unmute Jonathan I can I

14255
07:14:04,499 --> 07:14:04,999
There you go.

14256
07:14:04,999 --> 07:14:05,866
>> Here we go.

14257
07:14:05,866 --> 07:14:06,634
I just want to say I emphasize

14258
07:14:06,634 --> 07:14:08,803
completely of those in our

14259
07:14:08,803 --> 07:14:09,103
community experiencing acts of

14260
07:14:09,103 --> 07:14:09,737
hate.

14261
07:14:09,737 --> 07:14:10,405
I abhor anti-Semitism and

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07:14:10,405 --> 07:14:13,405
attacks on people for their

14263
07:14:14,750 --> 07:14:14,843
identities.

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07:14:14,843 --> 07:14:15,476
It's because I have for these

14265
07:14:15,476 --> 07:14:16,179
attacks on these innocent

14266
07:14:16,179 --> 07:14:18,445
people that I urge the Council

14267
07:14:18,445 --> 07:14:19,113
to reject this ihra definition

14268
07:14:19,113 --> 07:14:21,113
conflating antisemitism and

14269
07:14:22,884 --> 07:14:23,584
anti-Zionism as the definition

14270
07:14:23,584 --> 07:14:24,252
does I believe will worsen

14271
07:14:24,252 --> 07:14:27,252
the attacks on Jewish people

14272
07:14:27,388 --> 07:14:28,880
locally as the state of Israel

14273
07:14:28,880 --> 07:14:28,723
acts without restraint in its

14274
07:14:28,723 --> 07:14:29,390
violence against the other

14275
07:14:29,390 --> 07:14:32,293
countries in the Middle East

14276
07:14:32,293 --> 07:14:32,961
they're committing internation

14277
07:14:32,961 --> 07:14:33,694
recognized acts of genocide

14278
07:14:33,694 --> 07:14:36,940
against the Palestinian people,

14279
07:14:37,198 --> 07:14:37,832
particularly against women and

14280
07:14:37,832 --> 07:14:40,832
children And the people of

14281
07:14:42,360 --> 07:14:42,804
Palestine deserve to have life

14282
07:14:42,804 --> 07:14:43,538
and liberty and to be free from

14283
07:14:43,538 --> 07:14:46,730
the oppression of the state of

14284
07:14:46,730 --> 07:14:46,774
Israel.

14285
07:14:46,774 --> 07:14:47,542
It's because of these actions

14286
07:14:47,542 --> 07:14:51,142
that I think we've seen both

14287
07:14:51,312 --> 07:14:54,312
that rising hatred against our

14288
07:14:55,950 --> 07:14:56,685
Jewish neighbors and the rising

14289
07:14:56,685 --> 07:14:57,418
hatred and violence against all

14290
07:14:57,418 --> 07:14:59,818
odds are oppressed communities.

14291
07:15:01,389 --> 07:15:01,890
Please reject this definition.

14292
07:15:01,890 --> 07:15:03,890
Thank you Adam.

14293
07:15:06,660 --> 07:15:07,362
If you can please unmute if

14294
07:15:07,362 --> 07:15:08,129
you're raising your hand if I

14295
07:15:08,129 --> 07:15:10,999
MAY a timer has already

14296
07:15:10,999 --> 07:15:11,700
concluded we won't be taking

14297
07:15:11,700 --> 07:15:13,667
those additional speakers but

14298
07:15:13,667 --> 07:15:14,436
you can always email in to City

14299
07:15:14,436 --> 07:15:15,169
Clerk at San diego.Gov and your

14300
07:15:15,169 --> 07:15:15,470
comments will be distributed to

14301
07:15:15,470 --> 07:15:17,470
Adam.

14302
07:15:18,940 --> 07:15:19,774
Please proceed.

14303
07:15:19,774 --> 07:15:20,474
By My name is Adam and I

14304
07:15:20,474 --> 07:15:23,474
strongly recommend you all to

14305
07:15:24,145 --> 07:15:24,879
listen to the majority of your

14306
07:15:24,879 --> 07:15:25,546
constituents protect our rights

14307
07:15:25,546 --> 07:15:27,946
and oppose this proposition.

14308
07:15:30,352 --> 07:15:31,520
Enough has been said about

14309
07:15:31,520 --> 07:15:31,586
the atrocities Israel has and

14310
07:15:31,586 --> 07:15:32,870
continues to commit.

14311
07:15:32,870 --> 07:15:34,870
Please reconsider.

14312
07:15:35,190 --> 07:15:35,924
Force is not always election

14313
07:15:35,924 --> 07:15:38,760
Oppose us 500 Free San Diego

14314
07:15:38,760 --> 07:15:39,127
from Zionism and Free

14315
07:15:39,127 --> 07:15:39,594
Palestine.

14316
07:15:39,594 --> 07:15:41,594
Thank you Chris.

14317
07:15:43,598 --> 07:15:44,266
If you can please unmute

14318
07:15:44,266 --> 07:15:46,666
Christmas Yes please unmute.

14319
07:15:48,436 --> 07:15:49,236
There you go.

14320
07:15:49,236 --> 07:15:49,571
>> Hi, my name is Christopher

14321
07:15:49,571 --> 07:15:51,571
Macias.

14322
07:15:53,174 --> 07:15:53,775
I am a concerned citizen in

14323
07:15:53,775 --> 07:15:55,775
opposition to se 500.

14324
07:15:58,113 --> 07:15:58,814
I've heard a lot of character

14325
07:15:58,814 --> 07:16:00,814
characterizations about myself

14326
07:16:02,984 --> 07:16:03,418
but please know I come from a

14327
07:16:03,418 --> 07:16:04,119
place of love.

14328
07:16:04,119 --> 07:16:07,719
The one thing that comes to

14329
07:16:07,723 --> 07:16:08,256
mind is the fact that this is a

14330
07:16:08,256 --> 07:16:10,256
working definition.

14331
07:16:12,193 --> 07:16:12,894
You wouldn't eat a meal That

14332
07:16:12,894 --> 07:16:13,161
was a work in progress, would

14333
07:16:13,161 --> 07:16:13,862
you?

14334
07:16:13,862 --> 07:16:16,965
So why would we rush to

14335
07:16:16,965 --> 07:16:17,399
something that is still being

14336
07:16:17,399 --> 07:16:19,399
worked out?

14337
07:16:21,703 --> 07:16:22,571
That said, it has been shown

14338
07:16:22,571 --> 07:16:26,171
that this has been abused in

14339
07:16:27,308 --> 07:16:27,742
other areas and I think it's of

14340
07:16:27,742 --> 07:16:29,742
real concern.

14341
07:16:32,514 --> 07:16:33,115
The types of behavior that has

14342
07:16:33,115 --> 07:16:35,515
been experienced by this

14343
07:16:37,252 --> 07:16:37,952
community is abhorrent and I

14344
07:16:37,952 --> 07:16:38,721
and I do not condone it.

14345
07:16:38,721 --> 07:16:41,121
But that is unfortunately

14346
07:16:42,491 --> 07:16:42,957
the reality of being a minority

14347
07:16:42,957 --> 07:16:43,591
here in America.

14348
07:16:43,591 --> 07:16:44,590
We must bind together and

14349
07:16:44,590 --> 07:16:46,590
please vote now.

14350
07:16:46,127 --> 07:16:47,261
Thank you.

14351
07:16:47,261 --> 07:16:50,861
>> I pad if you can please

14352
07:16:51,133 --> 07:16:51,733
unmute.

14353
07:16:51,733 --> 07:16:52,334
>> I strongly oppose

14354
07:16:52,334 --> 07:16:53,100
the adoption of the ihra

14355
07:16:53,100 --> 07:16:55,100
definition of antisemitism.

14356
07:16:56,605 --> 07:16:57,206
I read doesn't address real

14357
07:16:57,206 --> 07:16:59,206
anti-Semitism but rather

14358
07:17:01,175 --> 07:17:01,610
conflates anti-Zionism and

14359
07:17:01,610 --> 07:17:02,279
antisemitism.

14360
07:17:02,279 --> 07:17:05,279
This is dangerous because it

14361
07:17:06,148 --> 07:17:06,749
increases the risks of

14362
07:17:06,749 --> 07:17:07,449
antisemitism violence by

14363
07:17:07,449 --> 07:17:09,849
associating all Jewish people

14364
07:17:10,819 --> 07:17:11,420
with Israel and you heard from

14365
07:17:11,420 --> 07:17:12,120
several Jewish community

14366
07:17:12,120 --> 07:17:15,120
members who also voiced their

14367
07:17:15,957 --> 07:17:16,658
opposition to this definition.

14368
07:17:16,658 --> 07:17:17,325
As was mentioned, seven of

14369
07:17:17,325 --> 07:17:20,325
the 11 examples in the ihra

14370
07:17:20,929 --> 07:17:21,630
definition involve shielding

14371
07:17:21,630 --> 07:17:24,300
Israel an apartheid genocidal

14372
07:17:26,680 --> 07:17:26,702
state from accountability

14373
07:17:26,702 --> 07:17:27,402
falsely assuming that all

14374
07:17:27,402 --> 07:17:30,572
people hold the same views on

14375
07:17:30,572 --> 07:17:31,540
Israel and Zionism.

14376
07:17:31,540 --> 07:17:35,740
Why is the City of San Diego

14377
07:17:35,944 --> 07:17:36,478
preventing critique of a

14378
07:17:36,478 --> 07:17:37,146
foreign government?

14379
07:17:37,146 --> 07:17:40,482
My critique of the us is

14380
07:17:40,482 --> 07:17:41,830
allowed and also the definition

14381
07:17:41,830 --> 07:17:44,830
has a lack of validity.

14382
07:17:44,920 --> 07:17:45,721
It was never designed to be

14383
07:17:45,721 --> 07:17:46,422
used as a binding definition of

14384
07:17:46,422 --> 07:17:48,822
antisemitism nor adopted into

14385
07:17:50,910 --> 07:17:50,960
legislation or policy.

14386
07:17:50,960 --> 07:17:53,960
The creators of the working

14387
07:17:54,829 --> 07:17:55,497
definition.

14388
07:17:55,497 --> 07:17:56,198
Thank you Your time has

14389
07:17:56,198 --> 07:17:59,134
concluded Alex if you can

14390
07:17:59,134 --> 07:18:01,134
please unmute.

14391
07:18:04,273 --> 07:18:05,730
My name is Alejandro Waterman,

14392
07:18:05,730 --> 07:18:08,673
District four and I'm not here

14393
07:18:08,878 --> 07:18:12,478
to lift the sins of Zionism.

14394
07:18:13,749 --> 07:18:14,683
This is about free speech.

14395
07:18:14,683 --> 07:18:17,353
This is an issue that has to do

14396
07:18:17,353 --> 07:18:18,520
with the definition of

14397
07:18:18,520 --> 07:18:18,587
the conflation of two separate

14398
07:18:18,587 --> 07:18:20,587
and distinct things.

14399
07:18:23,158 --> 07:18:23,592
It is not a clear tool as we

14400
07:18:23,592 --> 07:18:25,592
said earlier.

14401
07:18:26,128 --> 07:18:30,328
Vote no on f 500 Your vote will

14402
07:18:31,500 --> 07:18:32,101
be remembered.

14403
07:18:32,101 --> 07:18:32,468
Does that conclude your

14404
07:18:32,468 --> 07:18:32,734
comments?

14405
07:18:32,734 --> 07:18:33,102
Yes.

14406
07:18:33,102 --> 07:18:35,102
Thank you.

14407
07:18:36,839 --> 07:18:39,839
8813 if you can please unmute

14408
07:18:40,509 --> 07:18:40,810
it 813 and then it's after that

14409
07:18:40,810 --> 07:18:42,810
.

14410
07:18:45,447 --> 07:18:46,281
>> Okay come follow here.

14411
07:18:46,281 --> 07:18:49,685
I am coming from a place of

14412
07:18:49,685 --> 07:18:54,485
love So is it and I say that

14413
07:18:55,570 --> 07:18:58,570
easily true and dumbest species

14414
07:18:59,610 --> 07:18:59,595
on the planet a species

14415
07:18:59,595 --> 07:19:01,595
controlled by fear.

14416
07:19:04,700 --> 07:19:05,334
It's both a hoot and a tragedy

14417
07:19:05,334 --> 07:19:08,370
to witness that time while

14418
07:19:08,370 --> 07:19:08,738
the people are distracted by

14419
07:19:08,738 --> 07:19:09,205
things that keep us divided

14420
07:19:09,205 --> 07:19:11,205
like this item.

14421
07:19:13,275 --> 07:19:13,943
The corrupt system that keeps

14422
07:19:13,943 --> 07:19:14,210
us all fighting continues to

14423
07:19:14,210 --> 07:19:16,210
win.

14424
07:19:17,580 --> 07:19:18,314
The more we stay divided

14425
07:19:18,314 --> 07:19:21,914
the more we ignore the obvious.

14426
07:19:22,618 --> 07:19:23,190
The system does not work or

14427
07:19:23,190 --> 07:19:23,619
the people.

14428
07:19:23,619 --> 07:19:24,153
Are you getting it yet?

14429
07:19:24,153 --> 07:19:26,553
Are you getting it?

14430
07:19:27,957 --> 07:19:28,629
Wake up.

14431
07:19:28,629 --> 07:19:29,358
The bedroom in the front.

14432
07:19:29,358 --> 07:19:32,358
Everybody It will do everything

14433
07:19:32,829 --> 07:19:33,529
it can to on its parts carrying

14434
07:19:33,529 --> 07:19:36,529
out globalist agendas that do

14435
07:19:37,266 --> 07:19:37,600
not serve us in any way, shape

14436
07:19:37,600 --> 07:19:38,401
or form.

14437
07:19:38,401 --> 07:19:38,734
It's a big club and you ain't

14438
07:19:38,734 --> 07:19:40,734
in it.

14439
07:19:42,370 --> 07:19:42,405
We're just ex cattle indentured

14440
07:19:42,405 --> 07:19:43,105
servants.

14441
07:19:43,105 --> 07:19:46,705
We continue to fund their wars

14442
07:19:47,342 --> 07:19:48,144
and overlook pedophiles.

14443
07:19:48,144 --> 07:19:48,777
>> Our time has concluded.

14444
07:19:48,777 --> 07:19:49,111
Janine, if you can please

14445
07:19:49,111 --> 07:19:50,246
unmute.

14446
07:19:50,246 --> 07:19:53,846
After that will be Eric b

14447
07:19:55,510 --> 07:19:55,551
Janine.

14448
07:19:55,551 --> 07:19:56,180
>> Hello.

14449
07:19:56,180 --> 07:19:56,519
Good afternoon.

14450
07:19:56,519 --> 07:19:58,554
My name is Janine.

14451
07:19:58,554 --> 07:19:59,321
i'm a resident of District one

14452
07:19:59,321 --> 07:19:59,989
and I am shocked by some of

14453
07:19:59,989 --> 07:20:02,989
the comments I heard today.

14454
07:20:03,893 --> 07:20:04,627
Today's a clear example from

14455
07:20:04,627 --> 07:20:07,627
hateful comments that have been

14456
07:20:08,640 --> 07:20:08,730
made why we need to oppose this

14457
07:20:08,730 --> 07:20:11,130
measure, this adoption This

14458
07:20:13,203 --> 07:20:13,936
measure is confined to anti

14459
07:20:13,936 --> 07:20:16,936
Israel hate with anti Semitism.

14460
07:20:18,207 --> 07:20:18,974
Anti Semitism is wrong just

14461
07:20:18,974 --> 07:20:19,709
like so many other hate such as

14462
07:20:19,709 --> 07:20:22,109
Islamophobia which I personally

14463
07:20:23,646 --> 07:20:24,614
experienced in San Diego.

14464
07:20:24,614 --> 07:20:25,481
This is not the way to go about

14465
07:20:25,481 --> 07:20:27,851
it but the I h r definition it

14466
07:20:27,851 --> 07:20:28,584
goes against our civil

14467
07:20:28,584 --> 07:20:29,151
liberties and our civil rights.

14468
07:20:29,151 --> 07:20:29,819
If we as Americans can

14469
07:20:29,819 --> 07:20:32,219
criticize Donald Trump, why

14470
07:20:33,890 --> 07:20:33,790
can't we criticize Israel and

14471
07:20:33,790 --> 07:20:36,525
the harm that it's committing

14472
07:20:36,525 --> 07:20:37,159
and has been committing for 75

14473
07:20:37,159 --> 07:20:37,493
years using our tax funded

14474
07:20:37,493 --> 07:20:38,194
dollars?

14475
07:20:38,194 --> 07:20:41,194
The reason we criticize Israel

14476
07:20:42,650 --> 07:20:42,732
is because we don't want to be

14477
07:20:42,732 --> 07:20:45,732
complicit in the genocide of

14478
07:20:45,901 --> 07:20:46,669
the Palestinian people and it

14479
07:20:46,669 --> 07:20:47,337
would be shameful today if

14480
07:20:47,337 --> 07:20:48,300
the council after hearing so

14481
07:20:48,300 --> 07:20:50,606
many people speak against us

14482
07:20:50,606 --> 07:20:51,441
voted yes on this.

14483
07:20:51,441 --> 07:20:52,308
So again, I oppose this bill

14484
07:20:52,308 --> 07:20:56,379
and I hope that you don't vote

14485
07:20:56,379 --> 07:20:57,247
on it.

14486
07:20:57,247 --> 07:20:57,579
Eric b if you can please

14487
07:20:57,579 --> 07:20:59,579
unmute.

14488
07:21:01,317 --> 07:21:02,180
All right Eric b if you can

14489
07:21:02,180 --> 07:21:02,418
please unmute after that will

14490
07:21:02,418 --> 07:21:02,719
be so here.

14491
07:21:02,719 --> 07:21:04,719
Okay.

14492
07:21:05,880 --> 07:21:05,621
Can you hear me?

14493
07:21:05,621 --> 07:21:05,989
Yes please proceed.

14494
07:21:05,989 --> 07:21:06,656
Thank you.

14495
07:21:06,656 --> 07:21:06,956
I'm a resident of District

14496
07:21:06,956 --> 07:21:08,956
nine.

14497
07:21:09,959 --> 07:21:10,627
I have ancestors who are Jewish

14498
07:21:10,627 --> 07:21:10,993
and I have experienced anti

14499
07:21:10,993 --> 07:21:11,828
Semitism.

14500
07:21:11,828 --> 07:21:16,280
If Zionists do not want to be

14501
07:21:18,802 --> 07:21:19,502
compared to Nazis in Germany

14502
07:21:19,502 --> 07:21:20,170
Galba large in France, Phelan

14503
07:21:20,170 --> 07:21:20,870
in Spain Mustafa in Croatia

14504
07:21:20,870 --> 07:21:21,471
Quislings in Norway or fascist

14505
07:21:21,471 --> 07:21:24,390
in Italy They should be

14506
07:21:24,390 --> 07:21:24,773
lobbying the Israel government

14507
07:21:24,773 --> 07:21:25,441
to stop carrying out the same

14508
07:21:25,441 --> 07:21:28,441
policies as them not asking

14509
07:21:29,145 --> 07:21:29,845
this body to redefine reality

14510
07:21:29,845 --> 07:21:32,845
and redefine what people with

14511
07:21:33,950 --> 07:21:34,584
people who have hate to see are

14512
07:21:34,584 --> 07:21:35,485
allowed to call genocide.

14513
07:21:35,485 --> 07:21:38,788
States do not have a right to

14514
07:21:38,788 --> 07:21:39,655
exist.

14515
07:21:39,655 --> 07:21:39,956
They do not have a right to

14516
07:21:39,956 --> 07:21:40,656
exist.

14517
07:21:40,656 --> 07:21:41,224
They have a responsibility to

14518
07:21:41,224 --> 07:21:43,559
preserve the rights of

14519
07:21:43,559 --> 07:21:44,260
the people and that my working

14520
07:21:44,260 --> 07:21:46,660
definition of states includes

14521
07:21:48,231 --> 07:21:48,765
this body San Diego Never

14522
07:21:48,765 --> 07:21:49,499
forget the rights of

14523
07:21:49,499 --> 07:21:51,499
Palestinians Lebanese Iranians.

14524
07:21:53,303 --> 07:21:53,937
Yesterday was the anniversary

14525
07:21:53,937 --> 07:21:56,639
of the murder of American

14526
07:21:56,639 --> 07:21:59,390
protester Rachel Corrie in 2003

14527
07:22:01,770 --> 07:22:01,845
Never forget Vote no on 500.

14528
07:22:01,845 --> 07:22:05,445
So Harry, if you can please

14529
07:22:05,915 --> 07:22:06,515
join me after that is phone

14530
07:22:06,515 --> 07:22:06,883
number ending and 9999.

14531
07:22:06,883 --> 07:22:08,883
Thank you.

14532
07:22:10,386 --> 07:22:11,870
I want to take you back in time

14533
07:22:11,870 --> 07:22:11,721
to a time when boatloads of

14534
07:22:11,721 --> 07:22:12,322
mostly Jewish people were

14535
07:22:12,322 --> 07:22:14,722
arriving in Palestine by

14536
07:22:14,925 --> 07:22:15,625
the thousands seeking refuge

14537
07:22:15,625 --> 07:22:17,625
from persecution Palestinians,

14538
07:22:19,696 --> 07:22:20,430
Christian, Jewish and Muslim

14539
07:22:20,430 --> 07:22:20,797
Palestinians welcomed them with

14540
07:22:20,797 --> 07:22:21,531
open arms.

14541
07:22:21,531 --> 07:22:24,801
Little did they know this was a

14542
07:22:24,801 --> 07:22:25,502
calculated move by the newly

14543
07:22:25,502 --> 07:22:26,136
founded Zionist movement based

14544
07:22:26,136 --> 07:22:26,803
on the ideology of ethnic

14545
07:22:26,803 --> 07:22:29,203
cleansing and massacring of

14546
07:22:30,730 --> 07:22:30,741
the indigenous Palestinians to

14547
07:22:30,741 --> 07:22:31,341
create the state of Israel.

14548
07:22:31,341 --> 07:22:32,420
It is a disgrace to use

14549
07:22:32,420 --> 07:22:34,777
the memory of the victims of

14550
07:22:34,777 --> 07:22:35,445
the Holocaust to politicize

14551
07:22:35,445 --> 07:22:36,450
the Holocaust in defense of

14552
07:22:36,450 --> 07:22:36,579
the crimes committed by

14553
07:22:36,579 --> 07:22:38,979
the state of Israel.

14554
07:22:39,883 --> 07:22:40,483
Judaism is over 2000 years old.

14555
07:22:40,483 --> 07:22:40,851
Zionism was founded in

14556
07:22:40,851 --> 07:22:42,851
the 1880s.

14557
07:22:45,220 --> 07:22:45,655
You do the math and you decide

14558
07:22:45,655 --> 07:22:46,556
what you wish to worship.

14559
07:22:46,556 --> 07:22:49,559
I have the right to hate and

14560
07:22:49,559 --> 07:22:50,460
criticize that ideology whose

14561
07:22:50,460 --> 07:22:53,763
intent is to make sure I do not

14562
07:22:53,763 --> 07:22:54,498
exist that as a genocide is

14563
07:22:54,498 --> 07:22:55,198
the epitome of Israel's crimes.

14564
07:22:55,198 --> 07:22:55,898
Before you both think of Gaza

14565
07:22:55,898 --> 07:22:58,735
and of the panel who would

14566
07:22:58,735 --> 07:22:59,169
inevitably meet 50 years from

14567
07:22:59,169 --> 07:22:59,803
now to discuss

14568
07:22:59,803 --> 07:23:01,803
the International Genocide

14569
07:23:03,640 --> 07:23:04,307
Remembrance Alliance, Your

14570
07:23:04,307 --> 07:23:04,941
grandchildren MAY be sitting

14571
07:23:04,941 --> 07:23:07,941
right where you sit today.

14572
07:23:09,790 --> 07:23:09,646
What is the legacy you leave

14573
07:23:09,646 --> 07:23:10,246
behind standing there?

14574
07:23:10,246 --> 07:23:12,646
Our time has concluded.

14575
07:23:13,550 --> 07:23:16,550
Phone number ending in 9919 If

14576
07:23:17,687 --> 07:23:18,221
you can please unmute after

14577
07:23:18,221 --> 07:23:18,521
that is Yasmeen.

14578
07:23:18,521 --> 07:23:18,822
Hello?

14579
07:23:18,822 --> 07:23:19,355
Hello.

14580
07:23:19,355 --> 07:23:21,755
Can you hear me?

14581
07:23:22,759 --> 07:23:23,426
Yes Please proceed.

14582
07:23:23,426 --> 07:23:24,360
Yes My name is Hala.

14583
07:23:24,360 --> 07:23:27,730
I cannot share my full name

14584
07:23:27,730 --> 07:23:28,465
because my family members

14585
07:23:28,465 --> 07:23:29,320
continue to be murdered in Gaza

14586
07:23:29,320 --> 07:23:29,399
and I do not want them

14587
07:23:29,399 --> 07:23:31,399
targeted.

14588
07:23:33,337 --> 07:23:34,710
My organization is based in San

14589
07:23:34,710 --> 07:23:34,804
Diego focuses on equity for all

14590
07:23:34,804 --> 07:23:37,204
marginalized communities I work

14591
07:23:38,800 --> 07:23:38,542
on definitions all day to

14592
07:23:38,542 --> 07:23:39,142
ensure the voices of

14593
07:23:39,142 --> 07:23:41,542
the marginalized are not

14594
07:23:42,450 --> 07:23:42,779
silenced or raised All hate

14595
07:23:42,779 --> 07:23:43,447
against any group or individual

14596
07:23:43,447 --> 07:23:45,447
deplorable and unacceptable

14597
07:23:47,483 --> 07:23:48,850
definitions do matter.

14598
07:23:48,850 --> 07:23:48,819
This definition is not

14599
07:23:48,819 --> 07:23:51,819
equitable Full stop full police

14600
07:23:52,255 --> 07:23:52,956
This definition the entities in

14601
07:23:52,956 --> 07:23:53,557
the room who believe criticism

14602
07:23:53,557 --> 07:23:56,557
of Israel or Zionism is

14603
07:23:56,660 --> 07:23:57,327
anti-Semitic or the San Diego

14604
07:23:57,327 --> 07:23:57,927
Police Department who train

14605
07:23:57,927 --> 07:23:58,262
with the Israeli Defense

14606
07:23:58,262 --> 07:24:00,262
Forces.

14607
07:24:01,132 --> 07:24:01,833
Over 100 of my family members

14608
07:24:01,833 --> 07:24:02,399
have been brutally murdered in

14609
07:24:02,399 --> 07:24:04,799
the genocide in Gaza.

14610
07:24:06,336 --> 07:24:06,970
Why is my pain and grief

14611
07:24:06,970 --> 07:24:07,504
subject to a definition to

14612
07:24:07,504 --> 07:24:09,504
police and silence?

14613
07:24:10,140 --> 07:24:10,774
Why is my family's pain

14614
07:24:10,774 --> 07:24:11,408
politicized or demonized?

14615
07:24:11,408 --> 07:24:12,760
We are the victims and we

14616
07:24:12,760 --> 07:24:15,760
continue to be gaslit and

14617
07:24:15,412 --> 07:24:16,246
demonized.

14618
07:24:16,246 --> 07:24:16,913
I have the right to share their

14619
07:24:16,913 --> 07:24:17,715
names, their stories and our

14620
07:24:17,715 --> 07:24:21,180
history and every place and a

14621
07:24:21,180 --> 07:24:21,619
space.

14622
07:24:21,619 --> 07:24:22,252
Their memory and stories

14623
07:24:22,252 --> 07:24:22,586
deserve to live and not be

14624
07:24:22,586 --> 07:24:24,586
erased.

14625
07:24:25,322 --> 07:24:26,900
They will never be erased to

14626
07:24:26,900 --> 07:24:29,690
help concluded Yes mean if you

14627
07:24:29,692 --> 07:24:30,261
can please them you alone?

14628
07:24:30,261 --> 07:24:30,561
Can you hear me?

14629
07:24:30,561 --> 07:24:32,561
Yes.

14630
07:24:34,231 --> 07:24:34,531
Please proceed.

14631
07:24:34,531 --> 07:24:34,998
Hello.

14632
07:24:34,998 --> 07:24:35,866
This is Yasmin.

14633
07:24:35,866 --> 07:24:39,369
I'm a constituent of San Diego

14634
07:24:39,369 --> 07:24:40,700
and I'm also a muslim

14635
07:24:40,700 --> 07:24:43,700
Palestinian and city of San

14636
07:24:43,740 --> 07:24:44,508
Diego employee.

14637
07:24:44,508 --> 07:24:48,108
I'm calling to urge my council

14638
07:24:48,679 --> 07:24:49,790
members to oppose this

14639
07:24:49,790 --> 07:24:50,140
resolution.

14640
07:24:50,140 --> 07:24:53,717
I know a lot of you if not all

14641
07:24:53,717 --> 07:24:54,418
of you are ready decided on

14642
07:24:54,418 --> 07:24:55,352
what you're going to vote And

14643
07:24:55,352 --> 07:24:58,889
I'm all I'm going to ask is

14644
07:24:58,889 --> 07:24:59,556
that you actually listen to

14645
07:24:59,556 --> 07:24:59,957
the people speaking and you

14646
07:24:59,957 --> 07:25:01,957
reconsider.

14647
07:25:03,627 --> 07:25:04,328
Do not let today be a day

14648
07:25:04,328 --> 07:25:06,897
that's going to stay in your

14649
07:25:06,897 --> 07:25:07,531
legacy in 20 years or 30 years

14650
07:25:07,531 --> 07:25:08,165
when supporting Israel on

14651
07:25:08,165 --> 07:25:11,165
the genocidal state is no

14652
07:25:11,868 --> 07:25:12,536
longer kill.

14653
07:25:12,536 --> 07:25:13,103
You don't want your name

14654
07:25:13,103 --> 07:25:13,837
associated with that.

14655
07:25:13,837 --> 07:25:16,506
So I urge you to vote no today

14656
07:25:16,506 --> 07:25:20,106
and you little if you can

14657
07:25:21,120 --> 07:25:24,120
please And you really will

14658
07:25:26,217 --> 07:25:26,616
the Academy for you I will have

14659
07:25:26,616 --> 07:25:27,118
to move on.

14660
07:25:27,118 --> 07:25:27,585
There I go.

14661
07:25:27,585 --> 07:25:27,885
You hear me?

14662
07:25:27,885 --> 07:25:29,885
Yes.

14663
07:25:30,221 --> 07:25:30,621
Please proceed.

14664
07:25:30,621 --> 07:25:31,190
Oh, hi.

14665
07:25:31,190 --> 07:25:33,590
My name is Lily.

14666
07:25:35,225 --> 07:25:35,859
I am a Jewish parent and a

14667
07:25:35,859 --> 07:25:36,560
resident of District four.

14668
07:25:36,560 --> 07:25:39,296
It should be clear to you that

14669
07:25:39,296 --> 07:25:39,863
this is an issue that affects

14670
07:25:39,863 --> 07:25:40,531
many diverse San Diego

14671
07:25:40,531 --> 07:25:41,198
communities that you will be

14672
07:25:41,198 --> 07:25:44,198
ignoring by voting for this

14673
07:25:44,202 --> 07:25:45,680
resolution.

14674
07:25:45,680 --> 07:25:45,636
To my fellow Jews we do not

14675
07:25:45,636 --> 07:25:47,636
fight anti-Semitism by

14676
07:25:48,706 --> 07:25:49,373
silencing dissent.

14677
07:25:49,373 --> 07:25:49,974
Eight years ago I visited

14678
07:25:49,974 --> 07:25:50,541
Israel and Palestine for

14679
07:25:50,541 --> 07:25:53,343
the first time and saw

14680
07:25:53,343 --> 07:25:54,110
apartheid at work separate

14681
07:25:54,110 --> 07:25:54,678
roads for Israeli colonizers

14682
07:25:54,678 --> 07:25:55,346
and Palestinians Palestinian

14683
07:25:55,346 --> 07:25:57,346
hospitals with insufficient

14684
07:25:58,449 --> 07:25:59,116
supplies suffering from

14685
07:25:59,116 --> 07:25:59,483
Israel's crippling economic

14686
07:25:59,483 --> 07:26:00,840
blockade.

14687
07:26:00,840 --> 07:26:02,840
This starkly contrasted

14688
07:26:03,788 --> 07:26:04,488
the narrative I grew up with

14689
07:26:04,488 --> 07:26:05,189
and Hebrew School of Israel is

14690
07:26:05,189 --> 07:26:08,192
the promised land for the Jews

14691
07:26:08,192 --> 07:26:08,892
And if you passed a definition

14692
07:26:08,892 --> 07:26:09,594
my Jewish child's ability to

14693
07:26:09,594 --> 07:26:12,594
learn the truth about Israel's

14694
07:26:13,640 --> 07:26:13,631
ethnic cleansing in the San

14695
07:26:13,631 --> 07:26:13,998
Diego schools will be

14696
07:26:13,998 --> 07:26:14,732
curtailed.

14697
07:26:14,732 --> 07:26:15,266
While you MAY feel that you are

14698
07:26:15,266 --> 07:26:17,266
representing Jewish

14699
07:26:18,269 --> 07:26:18,936
constituents, you are actually

14700
07:26:18,936 --> 07:26:19,504
representing an increasingly

14701
07:26:19,504 --> 07:26:19,871
fringe group of Jewish

14702
07:26:19,871 --> 07:26:21,871
Zionists.

14703
07:26:22,906 --> 07:26:23,574
Many speakers here today tried

14704
07:26:23,574 --> 07:26:24,108
to portray Jewish critics of

14705
07:26:24,108 --> 07:26:26,508
Israel as fringe but

14706
07:26:27,211 --> 07:26:27,911
the numbers prove their lie

14707
07:26:27,911 --> 07:26:28,546
Only 28% of American Jews,

14708
07:26:28,546 --> 07:26:31,415
according to a recent poll

14709
07:26:31,415 --> 07:26:31,716
report Their time has concluded

14710
07:26:31,716 --> 07:26:32,483
.

14711
07:26:32,483 --> 07:26:35,483
Christine Love If you can

14712
07:26:36,387 --> 07:26:36,888
please unmute.

14713
07:26:36,888 --> 07:26:38,888
>> Good afternoon.

14714
07:26:41,392 --> 07:26:42,126
My name is Christy chief

14715
07:26:42,126 --> 07:26:42,693
program and strategy officer at

14716
07:26:42,693 --> 07:26:45,693
the aclu of San Diego.

14717
07:26:45,763 --> 07:26:46,430
The First Amendment protects

14718
07:26:46,430 --> 07:26:47,131
everyone including those who

14719
07:26:47,131 --> 07:26:49,531
criticize domestic or foreign

14720
07:26:51,101 --> 07:26:51,703
governments.

14721
07:26:51,703 --> 07:26:52,303
The definition however

14722
07:26:52,303 --> 07:26:54,703
undermines that right by

14723
07:26:55,505 --> 07:26:56,400
wrongly treating protected

14724
07:26:56,400 --> 07:26:56,507
political speech as

14725
07:26:56,507 --> 07:26:58,507
discrimination.

14726
07:26:59,844 --> 07:27:00,445
Anti-Semitism must be addressed

14727
07:27:00,445 --> 07:27:00,812
but this resolution is

14728
07:27:00,812 --> 07:27:01,311
dangerous.

14729
07:27:01,311 --> 07:27:01,946
It will not combat

14730
07:27:01,946 --> 07:27:04,346
discrimination and it will

14731
07:27:05,550 --> 07:27:06,250
chill protected speech.

14732
07:27:06,250 --> 07:27:06,917
The resolution states that it

14733
07:27:06,917 --> 07:27:09,654
is non-binding but that does

14734
07:27:09,654 --> 07:27:10,321
not fix the issue.

14735
07:27:10,321 --> 07:27:10,922
Discrimination, including

14736
07:27:10,922 --> 07:27:12,922
antisemitism is already

14737
07:27:14,580 --> 07:27:14,659
prohibited under federal state

14738
07:27:14,659 --> 07:27:15,359
and local law.

14739
07:27:15,359 --> 07:27:16,590
The resolution risks replacing

14740
07:27:16,590 --> 07:27:18,590
a constitutional understanding

14741
07:27:19,930 --> 07:27:20,598
of antisemitism for an

14742
07:27:20,598 --> 07:27:21,299
unconstitutional framework.

14743
07:27:21,299 --> 07:27:23,699
People reasonably hesitate to

14744
07:27:24,969 --> 07:27:25,536
speak at Council meetings

14745
07:27:25,536 --> 07:27:26,170
applying for permits,

14746
07:27:26,170 --> 07:27:28,170
particularly as residents

14747
07:27:28,639 --> 07:27:29,390
engage in debate over a variety

14748
07:27:29,390 --> 07:27:29,607
of issues.

14749
07:27:29,607 --> 07:27:30,400
These concerns are not

14750
07:27:30,400 --> 07:27:30,675
hypothetical.

14751
07:27:30,675 --> 07:27:33,750
The federal government has

14752
07:27:34,212 --> 07:27:34,612
targeted individuals for their

14753
07:27:34,612 --> 07:27:35,246
viewpoints.

14754
07:27:35,246 --> 07:27:38,246
A policy that singles out

14755
07:27:38,783 --> 07:27:39,417
certain viewpoints increases

14756
07:27:39,417 --> 07:27:39,784
the risk to immigrants and

14757
07:27:39,784 --> 07:27:41,784
refugees.

14758
07:27:44,122 --> 07:27:44,989
>> We urge you to vote no.

14759
07:27:44,989 --> 07:27:46,324
8700 if you can please on mute

14760
07:27:46,324 --> 07:27:49,324
after that is Ryan Fan 8700

14761
07:27:52,630 --> 07:27:52,730
star six.

14762
07:27:52,730 --> 07:27:55,730
I can't mute for you.

14763
07:27:56,133 --> 07:27:56,935
I want you to move on to

14764
07:27:56,935 --> 07:27:59,570
the next caller if you can

14765
07:27:59,570 --> 07:28:01,570
unmute Star six.

14766
07:28:06,610 --> 07:28:07,479
I will need to move on.

14767
07:28:07,479 --> 07:28:07,812
>> Ryan fan if you can please

14768
07:28:07,812 --> 07:28:09,812
unmute.

14769
07:28:11,349 --> 07:28:11,649
Can you hear me?

14770
07:28:11,649 --> 07:28:12,116
Yes.

14771
07:28:12,116 --> 07:28:12,484
Please proceed.

14772
07:28:12,484 --> 07:28:12,917
Thank you.

14773
07:28:12,917 --> 07:28:14,917
Good evening.

14774
07:28:16,754 --> 07:28:17,321
Council members please vote no

14775
07:28:17,321 --> 07:28:18,560
on the ira resolution.

14776
07:28:18,560 --> 07:28:21,526
I'm a resident of District nine

14777
07:28:21,526 --> 07:28:22,393
and I've seen as an educator

14778
07:28:22,393 --> 07:28:22,993
how of course 97 Autism is a

14779
07:28:22,993 --> 07:28:25,993
very real issue as is

14780
07:28:26,464 --> 07:28:27,165
anti-black racism anti-Asian

14781
07:28:27,165 --> 07:28:27,431
hate, anti-Muslim hate and so

14782
07:28:27,431 --> 07:28:27,999
on.

14783
07:28:27,999 --> 07:28:28,667
However, we don't see

14784
07:28:28,667 --> 07:28:31,670
definitions and examples of

14785
07:28:31,403 --> 07:28:32,103
these other forms of hate

14786
07:28:32,103 --> 07:28:32,503
enshrined into resolutions and

14787
07:28:32,503 --> 07:28:33,237
legislation.

14788
07:28:33,237 --> 07:28:36,700
We also don't see the same kind

14789
07:28:36,700 --> 07:28:36,641
of turnout at City council

14790
07:28:36,641 --> 07:28:37,308
meetings for these issues.

14791
07:28:37,308 --> 07:28:38,900
The lead author of the ihra

14792
07:28:38,900 --> 07:28:41,900
Definition has spoken out over

14793
07:28:41,379 --> 07:28:42,800
and over again about how this

14794
07:28:42,800 --> 07:28:42,680
definition has been weaponized

14795
07:28:42,680 --> 07:28:43,381
to silence free speech.

14796
07:28:43,381 --> 07:28:45,781
People speak in hypotheticals

14797
07:28:46,170 --> 07:28:46,384
but it's very real how this is

14798
07:28:46,384 --> 07:28:47,850
happening.

14799
07:28:47,850 --> 07:28:51,256
He even said the data to date

14800
07:28:51,256 --> 07:28:51,923
has not had the transformative

14801
07:28:51,923 --> 07:28:52,657
effect on the collection and

14802
07:28:52,657 --> 07:28:55,657
hate crime analysis that people

14803
07:28:55,960 --> 07:28:56,427
had hoped for when they created

14804
07:28:56,427 --> 07:28:57,950
the definition.

14805
07:28:57,950 --> 07:29:00,695
If this definition is to go

14806
07:29:00,732 --> 07:29:01,433
through it would also label

14807
07:29:01,433 --> 07:29:02,000
Holocaust survivors who spoke

14808
07:29:02,000 --> 07:29:02,434
out against Israel as

14809
07:29:02,434 --> 07:29:04,434
anti-Semitic.

14810
07:29:06,104 --> 07:29:06,805
How ironic is that?

14811
07:29:06,805 --> 07:29:07,506
It's also ironic because

14812
07:29:07,506 --> 07:29:08,143
the city council wants to pass

14813
07:29:08,143 --> 07:29:10,342
a Ramadan proclamation on

14814
07:29:10,342 --> 07:29:10,675
the same day that this is going

14815
07:29:10,675 --> 07:29:11,342
through.

14816
07:29:11,342 --> 07:29:11,910
>> As Israel continues to

14817
07:29:11,910 --> 07:29:12,277
attack Muslim majority

14818
07:29:12,277 --> 07:29:14,277
countries.

14819
07:29:15,413 --> 07:29:16,181
Thanks for your time.

14820
07:29:16,181 --> 07:29:16,514
Zakaria If you can please

14821
07:29:16,514 --> 07:29:18,514
unmute.

14822
07:29:20,850 --> 07:29:20,651
After zakaria as Michael, I

14823
07:29:20,651 --> 07:29:21,520
urge you to vote no.

14824
07:29:21,520 --> 07:29:24,520
Israel is a racist apartheid

14825
07:29:25,230 --> 07:29:25,690
state which is both built on

14826
07:29:25,690 --> 07:29:26,910
genocide and cannot survive

14827
07:29:26,910 --> 07:29:26,724
without it.

14828
07:29:26,724 --> 07:29:29,661
To be very clear, that has

14829
07:29:29,661 --> 07:29:30,361
nothing to do with the Jewish

14830
07:29:30,361 --> 07:29:30,929
community and that discussion

14831
07:29:30,929 --> 07:29:31,429
should not be part of

14832
07:29:31,429 --> 07:29:31,863
the discussion of

14833
07:29:31,863 --> 07:29:33,863
anti-Semitism.

14834
07:29:34,599 --> 07:29:35,300
The reason why we have to start

14835
07:29:35,300 --> 07:29:35,900
with that discussion of Israel

14836
07:29:35,900 --> 07:29:38,269
is precisely because of

14837
07:29:38,269 --> 07:29:38,670
the ihra definition.

14838
07:29:38,670 --> 07:29:39,237
Why?

14839
07:29:39,237 --> 07:29:39,904
Because the definition

14840
07:29:39,904 --> 07:29:41,904
explicitly includes examples

14841
07:29:43,607 --> 07:29:44,409
related to Israel.

14842
07:29:44,409 --> 07:29:45,110
I agree with the proponents of

14843
07:29:45,110 --> 07:29:45,744
the definition the proponents

14844
07:29:45,744 --> 07:29:48,713
of the definition that we

14845
07:29:48,713 --> 07:29:49,281
should not have to litigate

14846
07:29:49,281 --> 07:29:49,714
Israel when discussing

14847
07:29:49,714 --> 07:29:51,714
antisemitism.

14848
07:29:52,985 --> 07:29:53,685
But the ihra definition forces

14849
07:29:53,685 --> 07:29:54,319
us to do exactly that.

14850
07:29:54,319 --> 07:29:55,530
Counsel You've heard from

14851
07:29:55,530 --> 07:29:58,653
Jewish members on both sides of

14852
07:29:58,924 --> 07:29:59,658
this issue who have said very

14853
07:29:59,658 --> 07:30:00,358
clearly that they don't want to

14854
07:30:00,358 --> 07:30:02,960
be conflated with the actions

14855
07:30:02,960 --> 07:30:03,662
of Israel and that is exactly

14856
07:30:03,662 --> 07:30:06,662
what the ihra definition does.

14857
07:30:07,132 --> 07:30:07,733
Why would we adopt a definition

14858
07:30:07,733 --> 07:30:08,467
that does exactly that?

14859
07:30:08,467 --> 07:30:09,134
I'm confident that we can adopt

14860
07:30:09,134 --> 07:30:11,534
a definition of antisemitism

14861
07:30:12,938 --> 07:30:13,605
that does not require us to be

14862
07:30:13,605 --> 07:30:16,605
Israel in order to recognize

14863
07:30:17,342 --> 07:30:18,430
hate that allows us to address

14864
07:30:18,430 --> 07:30:18,510
antisemitism directly, clearly

14865
07:30:18,510 --> 07:30:20,510
and effectively.

14866
07:30:22,113 --> 07:30:22,814
Don't adopt a definition that

14867
07:30:22,814 --> 07:30:23,315
by design brings Israel into

14868
07:30:23,315 --> 07:30:24,150
the conversation.

14869
07:30:24,150 --> 07:30:27,150
Your time is concluded Michael

14870
07:30:27,119 --> 07:30:30,119
if you can please unmute.

14871
07:30:30,689 --> 07:30:31,155
Hi I am a Jewish resident of

14872
07:30:31,155 --> 07:30:31,790
District eight.

14873
07:30:31,790 --> 07:30:32,491
I opposed the adoption of

14874
07:30:32,491 --> 07:30:35,491
the hrc working definition of

14875
07:30:35,794 --> 07:30:36,628
antisemitism.

14876
07:30:36,628 --> 07:30:37,329
I care a great deal about

14877
07:30:37,329 --> 07:30:40,329
the threat of antisemitism but

14878
07:30:41,100 --> 07:30:41,833
I find the definition to be

14879
07:30:41,833 --> 07:30:42,234
overly vague, contradictory and

14880
07:30:42,234 --> 07:30:42,868
problematic.

14881
07:30:42,868 --> 07:30:45,837
I appreciate that the ira

14882
07:30:45,837 --> 07:30:46,538
attorney definition claims

14883
07:30:46,538 --> 07:30:47,239
criticism of Israel similar to

14884
07:30:47,239 --> 07:30:50,239
that leveled against any other

14885
07:30:51,176 --> 07:30:51,577
country cannot be regarded as

14886
07:30:51,577 --> 07:30:52,110
antisemitic.

14887
07:30:52,110 --> 07:30:52,778
But what follows in

14888
07:30:52,778 --> 07:30:53,512
the definition is vague and

14889
07:30:53,512 --> 07:30:55,681
even contradicts that as others

14890
07:30:55,681 --> 07:30:56,348
have noted.

14891
07:30:56,348 --> 07:30:57,150
You cannot say that this

14892
07:30:57,150 --> 07:30:59,415
definition does not provide

14893
07:30:59,985 --> 07:31:00,753
cover for criticism of Israel.

14894
07:31:00,753 --> 07:31:01,453
As the comments in favor of

14895
07:31:01,453 --> 07:31:02,870
this definition today clearly

14896
07:31:02,870 --> 07:31:04,487
illustrate the comments by

14897
07:31:05,157 --> 07:31:05,824
individuals like the woman

14898
07:31:05,824 --> 07:31:06,525
talking about her son's team

14899
07:31:06,525 --> 07:31:07,250
Israel baseball cap in support

14900
07:31:07,250 --> 07:31:09,250
of the definition.

14901
07:31:09,962 --> 07:31:10,629
Demonstrate clearly why this

14902
07:31:10,629 --> 07:31:11,363
definition is harmful as our

14903
07:31:11,363 --> 07:31:14,363
advocacy against Israel even in

14904
07:31:15,234 --> 07:31:15,767
this chamber is being used to

14905
07:31:15,767 --> 07:31:16,468
call us antisemitic.

14906
07:31:16,468 --> 07:31:19,710
You're witnessing in real time

14907
07:31:19,710 --> 07:31:19,705
the definition being used to

14908
07:31:19,705 --> 07:31:20,305
conflate antisemitism with

14909
07:31:20,305 --> 07:31:22,705
the criticism of Israel.

14910
07:31:24,420 --> 07:31:24,743
I also want to say regarding

14911
07:31:24,743 --> 07:31:25,444
the propaganda video that was

14912
07:31:25,444 --> 07:31:26,780
shown I was at the encampment

14913
07:31:26,780 --> 07:31:28,948
at ucsd and there were no

14914
07:31:28,948 --> 07:31:29,648
people chanting death to Jews

14915
07:31:29,648 --> 07:31:30,281
or anything remotely similar.

14916
07:31:30,281 --> 07:31:32,681
Actually Manager Time has

14917
07:31:34,453 --> 07:31:35,210
concluded calling user one if

14918
07:31:35,210 --> 07:31:36,855
you can please unmute.

14919
07:31:36,855 --> 07:31:37,356
After that is Liliana calling

14920
07:31:37,356 --> 07:31:39,356
user.

14921
07:31:42,728 --> 07:31:43,128
Please proceed.

14922
07:31:43,128 --> 07:31:43,796
Hello.

14923
07:31:43,796 --> 07:31:46,650
Yes Concerned San Diego

14924
07:31:46,650 --> 07:31:46,765
resident calling to oppose s

14925
07:31:46,765 --> 07:31:49,165
500 We reject this problematic

14926
07:31:50,736 --> 07:31:51,437
definition being used as a tool

14927
07:31:51,437 --> 07:31:52,171
to suppress legitimate speech

14928
07:31:52,171 --> 07:31:54,571
which invokes international law

14929
07:31:56,175 --> 07:31:56,875
human rights and being used to

14930
07:31:56,875 --> 07:31:57,576
target those who are engaging

14931
07:31:57,576 --> 07:32:00,512
in protected right to protest

14932
07:32:00,512 --> 07:32:01,280
assembly and political speech.

14933
07:32:01,280 --> 07:32:01,914
And on a practical level this

14934
07:32:01,914 --> 07:32:04,914
will lead to more lawsuits

14935
07:32:05,650 --> 07:32:06,318
increased police state in San

14936
07:32:06,318 --> 07:32:06,952
Diego and a chill on free

14937
07:32:06,952 --> 07:32:07,285
speech and Donald Trump's

14938
07:32:07,285 --> 07:32:09,285
America.

14939
07:32:10,289 --> 07:32:10,955
We urge you to strengthen

14940
07:32:10,955 --> 07:32:11,357
existing anti-discrimination

14941
07:32:11,357 --> 07:32:13,357
protections.

14942
07:32:15,594 --> 07:32:16,228
Not not then not to pass this

14943
07:32:16,228 --> 07:32:16,628
problematic resolution and

14944
07:32:16,628 --> 07:32:18,628
definition.

14945
07:32:18,998 --> 07:32:19,665
And one final point.

14946
07:32:19,665 --> 07:32:22,650
Judaism existing long before

14947
07:32:24,269 --> 07:32:24,903
the concept of Zionism and it

14948
07:32:24,903 --> 07:32:25,637
existed in Judaism existed

14949
07:32:25,637 --> 07:32:29,237
before the state of Israel and

14950
07:32:29,608 --> 07:32:30,109
Palestinians are also Semite So

14951
07:32:30,109 --> 07:32:32,509
thank you so much.

14952
07:32:34,800 --> 07:32:34,680
Protect our communities and

14953
07:32:34,680 --> 07:32:35,114
reject this definition.

14954
07:32:35,114 --> 07:32:35,782
>> Thank you.

14955
07:32:35,782 --> 07:32:38,451
Our next caller is Lilliana.

14956
07:32:38,451 --> 07:32:41,451
After that is Tristan very

14957
07:32:42,721 --> 07:32:46,921
early on if you can please me

14958
07:32:47,526 --> 07:32:47,827
Lilliana.

14959
07:32:47,827 --> 07:32:48,394
Hello?

14960
07:32:48,394 --> 07:32:50,394
Yes, Please proceed.

14961
07:32:54,700 --> 07:32:55,130
Hi.

14962
07:32:55,130 --> 07:32:55,300
Okay.

14963
07:32:55,300 --> 07:32:56,680
Hi.

14964
07:32:56,680 --> 07:32:59,668
I am a community member born

14965
07:32:59,838 --> 07:33:00,439
and raised in City Heights, a

14966
07:33:00,439 --> 07:33:01,400
community that's home to

14967
07:33:01,400 --> 07:33:01,774
hundreds of ethnicities,

14968
07:33:01,774 --> 07:33:04,774
religions and cultures who have

14969
07:33:05,278 --> 07:33:05,678
learned to coexist and support

14970
07:33:05,678 --> 07:33:06,345
one another.

14971
07:33:06,345 --> 07:33:06,979
Do the same lens I recognize

14972
07:33:06,979 --> 07:33:07,346
the Jewish community is no

14973
07:33:07,346 --> 07:33:09,346
different.

14974
07:33:10,150 --> 07:33:10,616
They face historical atrocities

14975
07:33:10,616 --> 07:33:11,316
and they deserve safety.

14976
07:33:11,316 --> 07:33:13,716
However, this definition does

14977
07:33:14,553 --> 07:33:15,154
not guarantee safety.

14978
07:33:15,154 --> 07:33:15,755
It shields Israel from

14979
07:33:15,755 --> 07:33:17,755
accountability, ignores

14980
07:33:19,158 --> 07:33:19,892
the root causes of harms of

14981
07:33:19,892 --> 07:33:20,259
racism and colonialism and risk

14982
07:33:20,259 --> 07:33:20,926
labeling.

14983
07:33:20,926 --> 07:33:23,926
All Jewish people are saying

14984
07:33:24,530 --> 07:33:25,231
this which we know is not true.

14985
07:33:25,231 --> 07:33:25,965
The San Diego Human Relations

14986
07:33:25,965 --> 07:33:28,434
Commission and Council needs to

14987
07:33:28,434 --> 07:33:29,135
reflect heavy on the priorities

14988
07:33:29,135 --> 07:33:29,802
because for the past two years

14989
07:33:29,802 --> 07:33:30,502
Palestinian communities have

14990
07:33:30,502 --> 07:33:33,502
been calling for a resolution

14991
07:33:33,906 --> 07:33:34,607
to recognize the ongoing

14992
07:33:34,607 --> 07:33:35,107
genocide in Palestine and they

14993
07:33:35,107 --> 07:33:35,775
have been ignored.

14994
07:33:35,775 --> 07:33:38,611
If the true intention is to

14995
07:33:38,611 --> 07:33:39,345
protect people then there would

14996
07:33:39,345 --> 07:33:39,712
be accountability upheld in our

14997
07:33:39,712 --> 07:33:40,513
own city.

14998
07:33:40,513 --> 07:33:43,513
There is no real accountability

14999
07:33:43,616 --> 07:33:44,316
right now or justice for Noah

15000
07:33:44,316 --> 07:33:45,180
Wilson which is a young person

15001
07:33:45,180 --> 07:33:45,518
who was murdered at the hands

15002
07:33:45,518 --> 07:33:47,518
of the department.

15003
07:33:48,254 --> 07:33:49,210
The city funds the most.

15004
07:33:49,210 --> 07:33:49,422
So who are you really choosing

15005
07:33:49,422 --> 07:33:51,422
to protect?

15006
07:33:53,926 --> 07:33:54,627
I urge you all to abide with

15007
07:33:54,627 --> 07:33:55,328
our strong community team has

15008
07:33:55,328 --> 07:33:57,296
concluded My apologies Kristen

15009
07:33:57,296 --> 07:33:57,597
Berry if you can please unmute

15010
07:33:57,597 --> 07:33:58,297
.

15011
07:33:58,297 --> 07:33:58,831
After that is phone number

15012
07:33:58,831 --> 07:34:00,831
ending a9396 person?

15013
07:34:01,967 --> 07:34:02,635
Please proceed.

15014
07:34:02,635 --> 07:34:03,403
Counsel My name is Tristan

15015
07:34:03,403 --> 07:34:06,739
Berry and I'm here to speak in

15016
07:34:06,739 --> 07:34:07,273
opposition to the adoption of

15017
07:34:07,273 --> 07:34:07,907
the ihra definition.

15018
07:34:07,907 --> 07:34:08,575
While I stand alongside my

15019
07:34:08,575 --> 07:34:10,975
Jewish neighbors against any

15020
07:34:12,111 --> 07:34:12,779
persecution they received, I

15021
07:34:12,779 --> 07:34:13,478
cannot in good consciousness

15022
07:34:13,478 --> 07:34:16,616
advocate for a nation state of

15023
07:34:16,616 --> 07:34:17,250
Israel to have this layer of

15024
07:34:17,250 --> 07:34:17,617
immunity from any sort of

15025
07:34:17,617 --> 07:34:18,284
criticism.

15026
07:34:18,284 --> 07:34:20,987
It is important to note that

15027
07:34:20,987 --> 07:34:21,454
not all Jews are Israeli All

15028
07:34:21,454 --> 07:34:22,550
Israelis Jewish.

15029
07:34:22,550 --> 07:34:22,755
The ira while protecting

15030
07:34:22,755 --> 07:34:23,455
the Jewish people takes things

15031
07:34:23,455 --> 07:34:26,459
a step too far By restricting

15032
07:34:26,459 --> 07:34:27,930
my restricting my ability to

15033
07:34:27,930 --> 07:34:27,794
criticize a nation that is

15034
07:34:27,794 --> 07:34:30,395
engaged in the Nazi cleansing

15035
07:34:30,395 --> 07:34:30,730
not unlike that of Nazi

15036
07:34:30,730 --> 07:34:31,464
Germany.

15037
07:34:31,464 --> 07:34:32,164
With one large difference being

15038
07:34:32,164 --> 07:34:34,267
that this one's been ongoing

15039
07:34:34,267 --> 07:34:35,235
for 78 years if not longer.

15040
07:34:35,235 --> 07:34:37,504
We love to bring up all

15041
07:34:37,504 --> 07:34:38,104
the trauma inflicted since

15042
07:34:38,104 --> 07:34:38,671
OCTOBER 7th but downplay

15043
07:34:38,671 --> 07:34:39,372
the ongoing impacts of

15044
07:34:39,372 --> 07:34:42,372
the Nakba and the imperialist

15045
07:34:43,243 --> 07:34:43,877
expulsion of Palestinians today

15046
07:34:43,877 --> 07:34:44,476
which led to those events.

15047
07:34:44,476 --> 07:34:47,476
Fun fact under the ihra

15048
07:34:47,647 --> 07:34:48,314
definition for now be

15049
07:34:48,314 --> 07:34:48,982
considered anti-Semitic for

15050
07:34:48,982 --> 07:34:49,682
comparing Israel and Nazis.

15051
07:34:49,682 --> 07:34:52,952
Notice at no point in time did

15052
07:34:52,952 --> 07:34:53,653
I say that Jews were tendencies

15053
07:34:53,653 --> 07:34:56,456
to be Israeli regimes instead.

15054
07:34:56,456 --> 07:34:57,156
But that matters not the United

15055
07:34:57,156 --> 07:34:57,791
States is currently trying to

15056
07:34:57,791 --> 07:34:58,491
push imperialism on three

15057
07:34:58,491 --> 07:34:58,925
different fronts in Venezuela,

15058
07:34:58,925 --> 07:35:00,925
Iran and Cuba.

15059
07:35:01,761 --> 07:35:02,429
Much like the Nazis did.

15060
07:35:02,429 --> 07:35:03,129
But that doesn't make me

15061
07:35:03,129 --> 07:35:03,763
un-American to notice that It

15062
07:35:03,763 --> 07:35:04,131
just makes me historically

15063
07:35:04,131 --> 07:35:06,131
observant.

15064
07:35:06,533 --> 07:35:07,267
Your time is concluded just as

15065
07:35:07,267 --> 07:35:07,701
an update There are 25 speakers

15066
07:35:07,701 --> 07:35:09,701
in the queue.

15067
07:35:10,537 --> 07:35:10,836
No additional speakers will be

15068
07:35:10,836 --> 07:35:12,836
taken.

15069
07:35:15,241 --> 07:35:17,641
39969396 If you can please

15070
07:35:18,745 --> 07:35:20,745
unmute star 69396.

15071
07:35:22,480 --> 07:35:22,816
I can't unmute for you Star six

15072
07:35:22,816 --> 07:35:25,816
a prompt should have come

15073
07:35:26,886 --> 07:35:27,554
forward.

15074
07:35:27,554 --> 07:35:27,854
>> There you go.

15075
07:35:27,854 --> 07:35:28,622
Yeah.

15076
07:35:28,622 --> 07:35:31,220
Good evening Council member

15077
07:35:32,958 --> 07:35:33,760
Foster I'm Kathleen McLeod and

15078
07:35:33,760 --> 07:35:37,360
also to the chair la and

15079
07:35:37,797 --> 07:35:38,565
COUNCILMAN.

15080
07:35:38,565 --> 07:35:39,266
I'm a resident of District four

15081
07:35:39,266 --> 07:35:41,635
and oppose premature action

15082
07:35:41,635 --> 07:35:42,302
today.

15083
07:35:42,302 --> 07:35:43,300
I'm encouraged to hear that

15084
07:35:43,300 --> 07:35:45,403
the Human Relations Commission

15085
07:35:46,206 --> 07:35:46,573
wants to reconsider this

15086
07:35:46,573 --> 07:35:47,307
proposal.

15087
07:35:47,307 --> 07:35:50,307
Also your Rules Committee which

15088
07:35:51,344 --> 07:35:52,120
handles policy language and

15089
07:35:52,120 --> 07:35:52,612
definitions of terms hasn't

15090
07:35:52,612 --> 07:35:55,120
vetted this proposal per

15091
07:35:56,115 --> 07:35:56,449
the city's resolution adoption

15092
07:35:56,449 --> 07:35:57,170
process.

15093
07:35:57,170 --> 07:35:59,170
So anti-Zionism and

15094
07:36:01,880 --> 07:36:01,688
anti-Semitism are global issues

15095
07:36:01,688 --> 07:36:02,355
and often completed our

15096
07:36:02,355 --> 07:36:04,355
international affairs Board

15097
07:36:06,159 --> 07:36:06,827
should weigh in due for

15098
07:36:06,827 --> 07:36:09,227
informed decision making We

15099
07:36:10,630 --> 07:36:11,331
need more mark inclusive public

15100
07:36:11,331 --> 07:36:11,631
discourse on this contentious

15101
07:36:11,631 --> 07:36:13,631
topic.

15102
07:36:15,202 --> 07:36:15,902
If the intent of this action is

15103
07:36:15,902 --> 07:36:18,902
to shield Israeli policy from

15104
07:36:20,240 --> 07:36:20,774
grassroots diplomacy, it makes

15105
07:36:20,774 --> 07:36:23,174
the world less safe.

15106
07:36:24,677 --> 07:36:25,312
Given our massive $6.82 billion

15107
07:36:25,312 --> 07:36:28,312
in military aid to Israel.

15108
07:36:29,282 --> 07:36:29,883
Action Today is premature.

15109
07:36:29,883 --> 07:36:30,283
>> Please pull it.

15110
07:36:30,283 --> 07:36:32,185
Thank you.

15111
07:36:32,185 --> 07:36:35,185
Our next speaker is Nancy.

15112
07:36:37,324 --> 07:36:37,724
Please unmute.

15113
07:36:37,724 --> 07:36:38,592
>> Hi.

15114
07:36:38,592 --> 07:36:39,459
I live in District nine and I'm

15115
07:36:39,459 --> 07:36:42,762
asking you to vote no or

15116
07:36:42,762 --> 07:36:43,463
abstain on this agenda item.

15117
07:36:43,463 --> 07:36:43,964
No one deserves to experience

15118
07:36:43,964 --> 07:36:44,298
hate or violence.

15119
07:36:44,298 --> 07:36:46,298
Thanks.

15120
07:36:47,968 --> 07:36:48,669
Which are Jewish neighbors,

15121
07:36:48,669 --> 07:36:49,369
anti-Muslim neighbors and our

15122
07:36:49,369 --> 07:36:49,736
immigrant and black and brown

15123
07:36:49,736 --> 07:36:50,436
neighbors.

15124
07:36:50,436 --> 07:36:52,372
And I wish we could be unified

15125
07:36:52,372 --> 07:36:53,400
enough at face value.

15126
07:36:53,400 --> 07:36:53,840
The definition seems like a

15127
07:36:53,840 --> 07:36:56,876
good one if it were also to

15128
07:36:56,876 --> 07:36:57,544
include the Palestinians.

15129
07:36:57,544 --> 07:36:58,245
The seven manifestations are

15130
07:36:58,245 --> 07:36:58,846
examples that explicitly name

15131
07:36:58,846 --> 07:37:01,846
the state of Israel are

15132
07:37:02,149 --> 07:37:02,883
the primary problems.

15133
07:37:02,883 --> 07:37:03,584
This is suppressing free speech

15134
07:37:03,584 --> 07:37:06,720
and a speedy train to the idf

15135
07:37:06,720 --> 07:37:07,387
and who murdered 16 year old

15136
07:37:07,387 --> 07:37:07,821
Noah Wilson is going to be

15137
07:37:07,821 --> 07:37:08,121
the enforcers.

15138
07:37:08,121 --> 07:37:10,121
Yikes.

15139
07:37:11,125 --> 07:37:11,825
Countless public comments today

15140
07:37:11,825 --> 07:37:12,459
made it clear or rather how

15141
07:37:12,459 --> 07:37:14,859
unclear the definition of

15142
07:37:15,929 --> 07:37:16,529
antisemitism is.

15143
07:37:16,529 --> 07:37:17,231
Countless commenters who

15144
07:37:17,231 --> 07:37:17,932
identify as Jewish have stated

15145
07:37:17,932 --> 07:37:20,932
that criticism of Israel does

15146
07:37:21,302 --> 07:37:22,268
make them feel less safe.

15147
07:37:22,268 --> 07:37:22,603
>> Or responding to a thumbs up

15148
07:37:22,603 --> 07:37:23,504
or down.

15149
07:37:23,504 --> 07:37:26,340
Many of the women showing up on

15150
07:37:26,340 --> 07:37:26,974
the livestream in fact in

15151
07:37:26,974 --> 07:37:27,641
the first couple rows who

15152
07:37:27,641 --> 07:37:28,242
support this resolution have

15153
07:37:28,242 --> 07:37:31,242
been thumbs down or even

15154
07:37:31,612 --> 07:37:32,146
laughing at the state of Israel

15155
07:37:32,146 --> 07:37:32,879
murdering children.

15156
07:37:32,879 --> 07:37:33,547
I wish they were thumbs down in

15157
07:37:33,547 --> 07:37:36,483
the actions of a government

15158
07:37:36,483 --> 07:37:36,984
murdering entire families with

15159
07:37:36,984 --> 07:37:37,618
their tax dollars.

15160
07:37:37,618 --> 07:37:38,152
But the state of Israel is

15161
07:37:38,152 --> 07:37:40,552
doing is a genocide.

15162
07:37:41,880 --> 07:37:41,522
They're also starting another

15163
07:37:41,522 --> 07:37:42,156
one with Iran.

15164
07:37:42,156 --> 07:37:44,556
>> Your time has concluded

15165
07:37:45,192 --> 07:37:45,492
Nikki, if you can please unmute

15166
07:37:45,492 --> 07:37:45,826
.

15167
07:37:45,826 --> 07:37:46,393
Camera.

15168
07:37:46,393 --> 07:37:48,393
There you go.

15169
07:37:50,431 --> 07:37:51,365
I thank you so much.

15170
07:37:51,365 --> 07:37:52,660
My name is Nikki and I am a

15171
07:37:52,660 --> 07:37:54,902
resident of the city of San

15172
07:37:54,902 --> 07:37:56,350
Diego and District nine.

15173
07:37:56,350 --> 07:37:59,740
I am urging you all to vote no

15174
07:37:59,740 --> 07:38:00,341
on se 500.

15175
07:38:00,341 --> 07:38:02,341
The definition limits

15176
07:38:04,778 --> 07:38:05,379
the criticism of Israel as many

15177
07:38:05,379 --> 07:38:07,779
folks here have stated.

15178
07:38:09,583 --> 07:38:10,251
I want to know that all people

15179
07:38:10,251 --> 07:38:10,918
deserve protection and this

15180
07:38:10,918 --> 07:38:11,218
includes Jewish comrades as

15181
07:38:11,218 --> 07:38:13,218
well.

15182
07:38:15,422 --> 07:38:16,390
And to some it's really scary

15183
07:38:16,390 --> 07:38:19,527
and a really real thing that is

15184
07:38:19,527 --> 07:38:20,227
happening in our world today.

15185
07:38:20,227 --> 07:38:22,627
People also deserve protection

15186
07:38:24,332 --> 07:38:25,650
who are being bombed in Iran,

15187
07:38:25,650 --> 07:38:25,399
Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon

15188
07:38:25,399 --> 07:38:27,399
as well.

15189
07:38:28,736 --> 07:38:29,303
There are so many ways that we

15190
07:38:29,303 --> 07:38:30,400
can protect our Jewish

15191
07:38:30,400 --> 07:38:33,400
neighbors and this does not

15192
07:38:33,908 --> 07:38:34,842
include adopting.

15193
07:38:34,842 --> 07:38:38,442
I tried by definition we are

15194
07:38:38,713 --> 07:38:39,480
all hurting in the room.

15195
07:38:39,480 --> 07:38:40,281
I can see as hurting now

15196
07:38:40,281 --> 07:38:43,784
the pain of Jewish people from

15197
07:38:43,784 --> 07:38:44,317
the violence that you've

15198
07:38:44,317 --> 07:38:45,190
endured, the pain of

15199
07:38:45,190 --> 07:38:45,553
Palestinians from the violence

15200
07:38:45,553 --> 07:38:47,553
that you've endured.

15201
07:38:48,889 --> 07:38:49,657
Please vote no and go together

15202
07:38:49,657 --> 07:38:53,594
not based in fear but in love.

15203
07:38:53,594 --> 07:38:54,261
>> Thank you.

15204
07:38:54,261 --> 07:38:55,129
>> Next is Lili.

15205
07:38:55,129 --> 07:38:58,834
If you can please join me after

15206
07:38:58,834 --> 07:39:01,836
Lili is a true Hi My name is

15207
07:39:01,836 --> 07:39:02,536
Lily Ronnie and I'm

15208
07:39:02,536 --> 07:39:03,271
the PRESIDENT Of the three and

15209
07:39:03,271 --> 07:39:03,871
my heart aches of anti-Semitism

15210
07:39:03,871 --> 07:39:06,871
of those who might make

15211
07:39:07,410 --> 07:39:07,742
assumptions about Jewish people

15212
07:39:07,742 --> 07:39:10,742
support the actions of Hitler

15213
07:39:11,345 --> 07:39:11,645
which is completely disgusting

15214
07:39:11,645 --> 07:39:12,513
.

15215
07:39:12,513 --> 07:39:13,247
And just as my heart aches for

15216
07:39:13,247 --> 07:39:13,948
the people of Gaza and the West

15217
07:39:13,948 --> 07:39:16,348
Bank being ethnically cleansed

15218
07:39:16,817 --> 07:39:17,418
by Israeli settlers tacitly

15219
07:39:17,418 --> 07:39:17,752
condoned by the state of

15220
07:39:17,752 --> 07:39:18,486
Israel.

15221
07:39:18,486 --> 07:39:22,860
My heart aches for my own

15222
07:39:22,890 --> 07:39:22,790
family in Tehran right now

15223
07:39:22,790 --> 07:39:23,491
trying to survive under the us

15224
07:39:23,491 --> 07:39:26,491
and Israel's bombs falling on

15225
07:39:27,128 --> 07:39:27,795
them for weeks.

15226
07:39:27,795 --> 07:39:28,529
The city adopting ihra would

15227
07:39:28,529 --> 07:39:31,529
prevent me from expressing this

15228
07:39:32,299 --> 07:39:33,670
in our city as Christine all of

15229
07:39:33,670 --> 07:39:33,834
aclu has pointed out to you ira

15230
07:39:33,834 --> 07:39:36,834
over focuses on criticism of

15231
07:39:37,700 --> 07:39:37,772
Israel and examples of

15232
07:39:37,772 --> 07:39:38,539
antisemitism is an affront to

15233
07:39:38,539 --> 07:39:41,642
the idea of equity for all San

15234
07:39:41,642 --> 07:39:42,443
Diegans.

15235
07:39:42,443 --> 07:39:43,111
Please urge the Human Relations

15236
07:39:43,111 --> 07:39:45,511
Committee to reconsider this

15237
07:39:46,814 --> 07:39:47,481
issue and consider

15238
07:39:47,481 --> 07:39:48,490
the Jerusalem Declaration on

15239
07:39:48,490 --> 07:39:50,490
antisemitism instead.

15240
07:39:51,850 --> 07:39:51,819
The Jerusalem Declaration

15241
07:39:51,819 --> 07:39:52,520
responds to the ihra definition

15242
07:39:52,520 --> 07:39:54,920
and specifically many problems

15243
07:39:56,570 --> 07:39:56,657
with the ihra definition and

15244
07:39:56,657 --> 07:39:57,357
that is open to widely

15245
07:39:57,357 --> 07:39:59,357
different interpretations and

15246
07:40:01,128 --> 07:40:01,829
it has caused confusion and

15247
07:40:01,829 --> 07:40:02,596
weaken your time has concluded

15248
07:40:02,596 --> 07:40:06,196
Drew Vector If you can please

15249
07:40:15,643 --> 07:40:16,770
unmute you are there and we can

15250
07:40:16,770 --> 07:40:16,644
hear you now.

15251
07:40:16,644 --> 07:40:17,412
>> Okay Thank you.

15252
07:40:17,412 --> 07:40:19,812
Honorable Council members City

15253
07:40:21,382 --> 07:40:21,683
Attorney, City Clerk and MR.

15254
07:40:21,683 --> 07:40:22,350
Smith.

15255
07:40:22,350 --> 07:40:24,750
My comments center on

15256
07:40:25,119 --> 07:40:25,853
the declaring discrepancies

15257
07:40:25,853 --> 07:40:26,287
found in the 11 examples that

15258
07:40:26,287 --> 07:40:28,287
are provided.

15259
07:40:30,358 --> 07:40:31,250
Several speakers have already

15260
07:40:31,250 --> 07:40:33,425
addressed them and provided

15261
07:40:35,463 --> 07:40:36,164
really excellent examples As

15262
07:40:36,164 --> 07:40:36,831
these 11 examples are written

15263
07:40:36,831 --> 07:40:37,531
into the actual resolution.

15264
07:40:37,531 --> 07:40:40,635
I'm hoping one of you can ask

15265
07:40:40,635 --> 07:40:41,436
the city attorney to reconcile

15266
07:40:41,436 --> 07:40:42,136
that for us and what it means

15267
07:40:42,136 --> 07:40:44,872
for the city of San Diego for

15268
07:40:44,872 --> 07:40:45,573
you to adopt those examples as

15269
07:40:45,573 --> 07:40:49,173
well as if the first statement

15270
07:40:50,178 --> 07:40:50,645
is true That criticism of

15271
07:40:50,645 --> 07:40:51,446
Israel is a-ok.

15272
07:40:51,446 --> 07:40:55,460
Why are the examples even in

15273
07:40:55,149 --> 07:40:55,783
their and why don't we just

15274
07:40:55,783 --> 07:40:58,783
take out any reference to

15275
07:40:59,888 --> 07:41:00,422
Israel or simply omit the 11

15276
07:41:00,422 --> 07:41:01,156
examples altogether?

15277
07:41:01,156 --> 07:41:04,659
The last thing I'll add is that

15278
07:41:04,659 --> 07:41:05,326
several speakers have said

15279
07:41:05,326 --> 07:41:07,726
European countries us cities

15280
07:41:09,697 --> 07:41:10,398
have adopted the definition but

15281
07:41:10,398 --> 07:41:11,650
many of them have done exactly

15282
07:41:11,650 --> 07:41:14,650
what I'm proposing here and

15283
07:41:14,669 --> 07:41:15,170
suggesting that we just remove

15284
07:41:15,170 --> 07:41:15,836
those 11 examples.

15285
07:41:15,836 --> 07:41:18,836
>> Thank you for your time.

15286
07:41:21,976 --> 07:41:22,292
Lidia if you can please unmute

15287
07:41:22,292 --> 07:41:23,440
.

15288
07:41:23,440 --> 07:41:26,644
Over the past several hours of

15289
07:41:27,748 --> 07:41:28,450
comments proponents of ihra

15290
07:41:28,450 --> 07:41:29,150
have continued to make several

15291
07:41:29,150 --> 07:41:29,784
of the same claims and I want

15292
07:41:29,784 --> 07:41:32,220
to address three of these.

15293
07:41:32,220 --> 07:41:32,887
First they say that

15294
07:41:32,887 --> 07:41:33,788
antisemitism is on the rise.

15295
07:41:33,788 --> 07:41:37,910
This is true and it must be

15296
07:41:37,910 --> 07:41:37,792
condemned.

15297
07:41:37,792 --> 07:41:38,493
Next they point to the dozens

15298
07:41:38,493 --> 07:41:39,940
of states and nations who have

15299
07:41:39,940 --> 07:41:41,940
already adopted events.

15300
07:41:41,596 --> 07:41:42,531
Also true.

15301
07:41:42,531 --> 07:41:43,231
Then they go on to say that

15302
07:41:43,231 --> 07:41:46,231
the ihra definition will have

15303
07:41:46,634 --> 07:41:47,268
no effect on free speech and is

15304
07:41:47,268 --> 07:41:49,668
just an educational tool.

15305
07:41:51,639 --> 07:41:52,307
So let's take a look at those

15306
07:41:52,307 --> 07:41:52,741
states and nations that have

15307
07:41:52,741 --> 07:41:53,375
adopted Iran.

15308
07:41:53,375 --> 07:41:56,375
There are dozens if not

15309
07:41:56,511 --> 07:41:57,245
hundreds of documented cases of

15310
07:41:57,245 --> 07:41:57,979
ira being weaponised to silence

15311
07:41:57,979 --> 07:41:59,979
and criminalize pro-Palestinian

15312
07:42:01,283 --> 07:42:02,490
protests.

15313
07:42:02,490 --> 07:42:02,350
Is the Jewish community any

15314
07:42:02,350 --> 07:42:02,884
safer?

15315
07:42:02,884 --> 07:42:05,284
The rising rates of

15316
07:42:06,254 --> 07:42:07,540
antisemitism say no.

15317
07:42:07,540 --> 07:42:10,540
This is a demonstrable outcome

15318
07:42:11,920 --> 07:42:11,793
from the Trump administration's

15319
07:42:11,793 --> 07:42:12,360
assault on college campuses to

15320
07:42:12,360 --> 07:42:13,610
the 700 plus peaceful

15321
07:42:13,610 --> 07:42:16,610
protesters arrested in the uk

15322
07:42:16,398 --> 07:42:16,865
for carrying signs saying they

15323
07:42:16,865 --> 07:42:17,432
oppose genocide.

15324
07:42:17,432 --> 07:42:19,832
So the two Australian

15325
07:42:21,360 --> 07:42:21,703
protesters arrested on hate

15326
07:42:21,703 --> 07:42:22,270
speech charges are seen from

15327
07:42:22,270 --> 07:42:25,270
the river to the sea.

15328
07:42:25,340 --> 07:42:26,207
I think our answer is clear.

15329
07:42:26,207 --> 07:42:26,975
It's not clear your time has

15330
07:42:26,975 --> 07:42:30,575
concluded for you If you can

15331
07:42:34,983 --> 07:42:35,817
please unmute free academy.

15332
07:42:35,817 --> 07:42:36,851
For you I can unmute for you.

15333
07:42:36,851 --> 07:42:39,788
A pop up should have come up to

15334
07:42:39,788 --> 07:42:40,756
me yourself.

15335
07:42:40,756 --> 07:42:41,456
I will have to move on to

15336
07:42:41,456 --> 07:42:45,560
the next caller if you can

15337
07:42:48,864 --> 07:42:49,664
unmute yourself.

15338
07:42:49,664 --> 07:42:53,264
Moving on to the next caller

15339
07:42:53,801 --> 07:42:54,102
Nicole if you can please unmute

15340
07:42:54,102 --> 07:42:56,102
.

15341
07:42:57,506 --> 07:42:57,973
>> I'm Nicole Howard, District

15342
07:42:57,973 --> 07:42:58,673
three resident.

15343
07:42:58,673 --> 07:42:58,974
I've lived in San Diego for 19

15344
07:42:58,974 --> 07:43:00,974
years.

15345
07:43:01,977 --> 07:43:02,644
I'm a veteran Navy officer

15346
07:43:02,644 --> 07:43:03,345
protecting our Constitution

15347
07:43:03,345 --> 07:43:06,345
from domestic enemies some of

15348
07:43:07,249 --> 07:43:07,549
whom are sitting in this room

15349
07:43:07,549 --> 07:43:08,216
today.

15350
07:43:08,216 --> 07:43:11,216
This council is eroding our

15351
07:43:11,987 --> 07:43:12,654
civil liberties proposing a

15352
07:43:12,654 --> 07:43:13,355
policy that singles out one

15353
07:43:13,355 --> 07:43:16,355
religion as more special than

15354
07:43:16,491 --> 07:43:16,892
others Despite existing hate

15355
07:43:16,892 --> 07:43:17,558
crime laws.

15356
07:43:17,558 --> 07:43:19,558
Our Constitution guarantees

15357
07:43:20,996 --> 07:43:21,697
freedom of and from religion

15358
07:43:21,697 --> 07:43:24,697
and this policy ignores other

15359
07:43:25,934 --> 07:43:26,635
religious groups subject to

15360
07:43:26,635 --> 07:43:27,236
hate crimes and discrimination

15361
07:43:27,236 --> 07:43:29,236
including Muslim Sikhs,

15362
07:43:30,739 --> 07:43:31,406
Christians, atheists and others

15363
07:43:31,406 --> 07:43:35,600
who in San Diego Watch this.

15364
07:43:35,377 --> 07:43:36,440
We're tired of corporate

15365
07:43:36,440 --> 07:43:36,745
Democrats wasting resources,

15366
07:43:36,745 --> 07:43:39,145
passing policies pandering to

15367
07:43:40,480 --> 07:43:40,681
special interest groups.

15368
07:43:40,681 --> 07:43:41,383
Councilmember Whitburn I'm

15369
07:43:41,383 --> 07:43:43,783
disappointed but not surprised

15370
07:43:45,387 --> 07:43:46,121
that this is your priority

15371
07:43:46,121 --> 07:43:49,121
while you ignore your community

15372
07:43:50,250 --> 07:43:50,758
Council member Von Wilpert I'm

15373
07:43:50,758 --> 07:43:51,593
sure you support this member.

15374
07:43:51,593 --> 07:43:54,429
Since per track a pac you take

15375
07:43:54,429 --> 07:43:55,130
money from the Israel lobby.

15376
07:43:55,130 --> 07:43:56,640
Others adopting this policy is

15377
07:43:56,640 --> 07:43:59,569
not a good reason to adopt it

15378
07:43:59,569 --> 07:44:01,569
here.

15379
07:44:02,771 --> 07:44:06,971
>> Nick Reem z Reem if you can

15380
07:44:07,943 --> 07:44:08,744
please unmute and my name is

15381
07:44:08,744 --> 07:44:12,414
Reem and I urge you to reject

15382
07:44:12,414 --> 07:44:13,810
the adoption of the ira

15383
07:44:13,810 --> 07:44:13,716
definition of antisemitism.

15384
07:44:13,716 --> 07:44:17,316
We are asked to adopt a

15385
07:44:17,386 --> 07:44:17,986
definition that conflates

15386
07:44:17,986 --> 07:44:18,687
criticism of a foreign

15387
07:44:18,687 --> 07:44:19,388
government the state of Israel

15388
07:44:19,388 --> 07:44:22,458
with hatred of a people which

15389
07:44:22,458 --> 07:44:22,725
is a dangerous precedent to

15390
07:44:22,725 --> 07:44:23,458
set.

15391
07:44:23,458 --> 07:44:25,458
Antisemitism like Islamophobia,

15392
07:44:27,362 --> 07:44:28,960
anti-black racism and other

15393
07:44:28,960 --> 07:44:28,630
forms of hatred is a real issue

15394
07:44:28,630 --> 07:44:29,331
that must be fought.

15395
07:44:29,331 --> 07:44:32,331
But this definition is a

15396
07:44:32,367 --> 07:44:33,135
political weapon in disguise.

15397
07:44:33,135 --> 07:44:33,836
It's a blatant attempt to use

15398
07:44:33,836 --> 07:44:36,839
the authority of the city to

15399
07:44:36,839 --> 07:44:37,405
silence people who are

15400
07:44:37,405 --> 07:44:38,140
exercising their First

15401
07:44:38,140 --> 07:44:38,674
Amendment rights And it's being

15402
07:44:38,674 --> 07:44:41,740
done under a federal

15403
07:44:41,476 --> 07:44:42,110
administration that is actively

15404
07:44:42,110 --> 07:44:42,744
working to dismantle free

15405
07:44:42,744 --> 07:44:45,144
speech across the nation.

15406
07:44:46,548 --> 07:44:47,149
This is being done now because

15407
07:44:47,149 --> 07:44:47,816
there's a genocide being

15408
07:44:47,816 --> 07:44:50,816
broadcast in real time from

15409
07:44:51,200 --> 07:44:51,687
Gaza because for decades we've

15410
07:44:51,687 --> 07:44:52,287
watched wars, occupation and

15411
07:44:52,287 --> 07:44:52,921
systematic human rights

15412
07:44:52,921 --> 07:44:54,921
violations unfold against

15413
07:44:56,158 --> 07:44:56,825
the Palestinian people.

15414
07:44:56,825 --> 07:44:57,559
Those behind this definition

15415
07:44:57,559 --> 07:44:58,260
don't want to stop antisemitism

15416
07:44:58,260 --> 07:45:00,996
as much as they want to stop

15417
07:45:00,996 --> 07:45:01,697
you from talking about

15418
07:45:01,697 --> 07:45:02,298
the negative side in Gaza and

15419
07:45:02,298 --> 07:45:04,298
criticizing the Israeli

15420
07:45:06,100 --> 07:45:06,702
apartheid regime's policies and

15421
07:45:06,702 --> 07:45:07,690
silencing anyone who says free

15422
07:45:07,690 --> 07:45:07,770
Palestine.

15423
07:45:07,770 --> 07:45:08,700
Please do not be complicit in

15424
07:45:08,700 --> 07:45:10,700
this.

15425
07:45:10,973 --> 07:45:11,674
Don't let San Diego become a

15426
07:45:11,674 --> 07:45:12,400
city That weapon your time has

15427
07:45:12,400 --> 07:45:14,400
concluded.

15428
07:45:14,744 --> 07:45:15,760
Logan If you can please unmute

15429
07:45:15,760 --> 07:45:17,760
.

15430
07:45:19,315 --> 07:45:20,149
Logan Yeah, hi.

15431
07:45:20,149 --> 07:45:23,149
I'm urging the council to

15432
07:45:24,587 --> 07:45:25,254
reject the ira working

15433
07:45:25,254 --> 07:45:27,254
definition of antisemitism.

15434
07:45:29,925 --> 07:45:30,659
Antisemitism is serious and it

15435
07:45:30,659 --> 07:45:30,993
needs to be opposed wherever it

15436
07:45:30,993 --> 07:45:31,660
occurs.

15437
07:45:31,660 --> 07:45:34,630
However the hybrid the ihra

15438
07:45:34,630 --> 07:45:35,297
definition raises concerns

15439
07:45:35,297 --> 07:45:37,697
amongst legal scholars civil

15440
07:45:39,635 --> 07:45:40,302
liberties organizations, human

15441
07:45:40,302 --> 07:45:40,903
rights advocates and because

15442
07:45:40,903 --> 07:45:43,903
some of the examples use

15443
07:45:44,907 --> 07:45:45,641
conflating legitimate criticism

15444
07:45:45,641 --> 07:45:46,275
of the policies of the state of

15445
07:45:46,275 --> 07:45:48,275
Israel with antisemitism.

15446
07:45:50,780 --> 07:45:50,713
Any city actions to address

15447
07:45:50,713 --> 07:45:51,380
religious hatred should be

15448
07:45:51,380 --> 07:45:53,780
applied consistently for all

15449
07:45:54,784 --> 07:45:55,551
faiths.

15450
07:45:55,551 --> 07:45:56,218
San Diego should also ensure

15451
07:45:56,218 --> 07:45:58,618
equal efforts to combat

15452
07:46:00,890 --> 07:46:00,722
anti-Christian sentiments,

15453
07:46:00,722 --> 07:46:01,357
Islamophobia or any other

15454
07:46:01,357 --> 07:46:02,580
discrimination against any

15455
07:46:02,580 --> 07:46:04,927
other religious group so that

15456
07:46:04,927 --> 07:46:05,628
policies protecting one site

15457
07:46:05,628 --> 07:46:08,280
don't go into unintentionally

15458
07:46:09,132 --> 07:46:09,732
create inequality or confusion

15459
07:46:09,732 --> 07:46:10,499
about protected speech.

15460
07:46:10,499 --> 07:46:13,499
We already have federal and

15461
07:46:14,270 --> 07:46:17,870
state laws in place to protect

15462
07:46:18,708 --> 07:46:19,442
people against antisemitism.

15463
07:46:19,442 --> 07:46:20,108
There's you know if the council

15464
07:46:20,108 --> 07:46:20,476
wants to adopt your time has

15465
07:46:20,476 --> 07:46:22,476
concluded.

15466
07:46:24,547 --> 07:46:25,470
My apologies Natalie, if you

15467
07:46:25,470 --> 07:46:27,470
can please unmute.

15468
07:46:28,885 --> 07:46:29,218
After that is Valentina Natalie

15469
07:46:29,218 --> 07:46:30,520
.

15470
07:46:30,520 --> 07:46:33,520
Natalie I probably should have

15471
07:46:35,992 --> 07:46:36,325
come up I can't unmute for you

15472
07:46:36,325 --> 07:46:37,920
.

15473
07:46:37,920 --> 07:46:40,692
I will need to move on.

15474
07:46:42,640 --> 07:46:42,565
Oh hello.

15475
07:46:42,565 --> 07:46:43,320
There you go.

15476
07:46:43,320 --> 07:46:45,320
Please proceed.

15477
07:46:46,335 --> 07:46:47,103
I would like to point out how

15478
07:46:47,103 --> 07:46:48,700
Zionism or Zionist or Zio is

15479
07:46:48,700 --> 07:46:50,640
being used as a code and slur

15480
07:46:50,640 --> 07:46:51,341
for Jew.

15481
07:46:51,341 --> 07:46:51,941
Many of us in the Jewish

15482
07:46:51,941 --> 07:46:52,408
community are Zionists.

15483
07:46:52,408 --> 07:46:54,408
We believe in

15484
07:46:56,846 --> 07:46:57,513
the self-determination of Jews

15485
07:46:57,513 --> 07:46:58,147
and their ancestral homeland

15486
07:46:58,147 --> 07:46:58,481
which is the definition of

15487
07:46:58,481 --> 07:47:00,481
Zionism.

15488
07:47:01,117 --> 07:47:01,884
The truth is the Middle East

15489
07:47:01,884 --> 07:47:02,385
would be safer if more people

15490
07:47:02,385 --> 07:47:03,850
embraced Zionism.

15491
07:47:03,850 --> 07:47:05,455
The uae and Saudi We're going

15492
07:47:05,455 --> 07:47:05,888
to do the stage before OCTOBER

15493
07:47:05,888 --> 07:47:06,556
seven.

15494
07:47:06,556 --> 07:47:07,256
Let's criticize Netanyahu's

15495
07:47:07,256 --> 07:47:09,859
government and the far right.

15496
07:47:09,859 --> 07:47:10,226
Let's criticize Hamas and

15497
07:47:10,226 --> 07:47:10,860
the irgc.

15498
07:47:10,860 --> 07:47:11,728
That's my myopic focus on

15499
07:47:11,728 --> 07:47:14,764
Israel as an evil scapegoat of

15500
07:47:14,764 --> 07:47:15,498
the world is reaching

15501
07:47:15,498 --> 07:47:16,198
pathological levels compared to

15502
07:47:16,198 --> 07:47:19,798
the compare to the silence on

15503
07:47:20,602 --> 07:47:21,403
Sudan and the irgc.

15504
07:47:21,403 --> 07:47:22,380
The war in Gaza was the direct

15505
07:47:22,380 --> 07:47:22,375
result of the OCTOBER 7th

15506
07:47:22,375 --> 07:47:24,375
attack.

15507
07:47:24,707 --> 07:47:25,408
And many of these commentators

15508
07:47:25,408 --> 07:47:26,410
calling Israelis baby killers

15509
07:47:26,410 --> 07:47:26,776
should take a hard look at

15510
07:47:26,776 --> 07:47:29,776
Hamas that literally fired from

15511
07:47:30,446 --> 07:47:31,114
residential buildings and hid

15512
07:47:31,114 --> 07:47:31,848
in tunnels under schools and

15513
07:47:31,848 --> 07:47:34,848
won an information war by

15514
07:47:35,885 --> 07:47:36,486
nonstop screaming their quote

15515
07:47:36,486 --> 07:47:37,153
unquote martyrs online.

15516
07:47:37,153 --> 07:47:40,153
We need this pass because

15517
07:47:40,757 --> 07:47:41,324
antisemitism is showing up in

15518
07:47:41,324 --> 07:47:43,324
anti-Zionist rhetoric.

15519
07:47:45,895 --> 07:47:46,396
Thank you.

15520
07:47:46,396 --> 07:47:47,129
My apologies.

15521
07:47:47,129 --> 07:47:47,996
Valentina, if you can please on

15522
07:47:47,996 --> 07:47:51,334
mute After that will be Matthew

15523
07:47:51,334 --> 07:47:51,800
Valentino.

15524
07:47:51,800 --> 07:47:52,101
You hear me?

15525
07:47:52,101 --> 07:47:52,569
Yes.

15526
07:47:52,569 --> 07:47:52,936
Please proceed.

15527
07:47:52,936 --> 07:47:53,236
Thank you.

15528
07:47:53,236 --> 07:47:55,236
Hello.

15529
07:47:55,271 --> 07:47:56,106
My name is Valentina.

15530
07:47:56,106 --> 07:47:59,106
I'm a constituent of MR.

15531
07:48:00,376 --> 07:48:01,143
Whitman's.

15532
07:48:01,143 --> 07:48:04,743
I'm calling here today to urge

15533
07:48:05,849 --> 07:48:06,682
you to oppose this.

15534
07:48:06,682 --> 07:48:09,682
I'm deeply moved by everything

15535
07:48:10,387 --> 07:48:10,820
everything's been talking about

15536
07:48:10,820 --> 07:48:11,554
so far.

15537
07:48:11,554 --> 07:48:14,554
And I'm a Jewish resident.

15538
07:48:15,325 --> 07:48:16,192
But this does not make me feel

15539
07:48:16,192 --> 07:48:20,392
safer in my town of San Diego.

15540
07:48:20,797 --> 07:48:21,498
I am deeply critical of

15541
07:48:21,498 --> 07:48:22,980
the state of Israel and that

15542
07:48:22,980 --> 07:48:25,980
that is what I fear.

15543
07:48:25,669 --> 07:48:26,369
That I cannot speak openly

15544
07:48:26,369 --> 07:48:29,369
about my feelings towards this

15545
07:48:30,507 --> 07:48:31,107
foreign state and another

15546
07:48:31,107 --> 07:48:33,507
speaker said that this

15547
07:48:35,912 --> 07:48:36,613
definition could can be used

15548
07:48:36,613 --> 07:48:40,650
but it has been used The Trump

15549
07:48:40,650 --> 07:48:41,284
administration has used this

15550
07:48:41,284 --> 07:48:41,821
very definition to silence

15551
07:48:41,821 --> 07:48:43,821
speech on campuses.

15552
07:48:45,889 --> 07:48:46,556
So I urge you to oppose it.

15553
07:48:46,556 --> 07:48:47,570
Thank you for your time.

15554
07:48:47,570 --> 07:48:49,570
Next is Matthew.

15555
07:48:51,261 --> 07:48:54,261
If you can please unmute

15556
07:48:57,767 --> 07:48:58,860
Matthew.

15557
07:48:58,860 --> 07:48:58,635
Yes.

15558
07:48:58,635 --> 07:48:59,169
Yes I'll be there.

15559
07:48:59,169 --> 07:48:59,536
Yes, Please proceed.

15560
07:48:59,536 --> 07:49:01,536
Thank you.

15561
07:49:02,772 --> 07:49:03,206
I am a Jew and resident of

15562
07:49:03,206 --> 07:49:03,840
District two.

15563
07:49:03,840 --> 07:49:04,507
The people on this call do

15564
07:49:04,507 --> 07:49:06,507
understand that antisemitism

15565
07:49:08,411 --> 07:49:09,780
which denies Jews the right to

15566
07:49:09,780 --> 07:49:09,713
the same self-determination

15567
07:49:09,713 --> 07:49:12,713
aspired to by other groups

15568
07:49:13,483 --> 07:49:14,184
actually is antisemitic in its

15569
07:49:14,184 --> 07:49:14,884
essence the antisemitic double

15570
07:49:14,884 --> 07:49:15,485
standard that falsely applies

15571
07:49:15,485 --> 07:49:18,485
the terms of genocide in

15572
07:49:18,488 --> 07:49:19,189
Naziism to Israel while

15573
07:49:19,189 --> 07:49:19,889
unsurprisingly ignoring worse

15574
07:49:19,889 --> 07:49:22,889
atrocities by other nations in

15575
07:49:23,960 --> 07:49:24,661
the antisemitic slurs and

15576
07:49:24,661 --> 07:49:25,328
comments of many of the people

15577
07:49:25,328 --> 07:49:25,862
on this call themselves are

15578
07:49:25,862 --> 07:49:28,262
the exact reason why

15579
07:49:29,633 --> 07:49:30,133
the adoption should why this

15580
07:49:30,133 --> 07:49:30,801
should be adopted.

15581
07:49:30,801 --> 07:49:31,234
This is not about the Middle

15582
07:49:31,234 --> 07:49:33,234
East conflict.

15583
07:49:34,805 --> 07:49:35,472
It's about the safety of Jewish

15584
07:49:35,472 --> 07:49:36,173
standing against hate crimes

15585
07:49:36,173 --> 07:49:36,773
affect Jews disproportionately

15586
07:49:36,773 --> 07:49:39,773
in the U.S. Population.

15587
07:49:40,344 --> 07:49:40,877
Yes, even worse than

15588
07:49:40,877 --> 07:49:41,578
Islamophobia despite

15589
07:49:41,578 --> 07:49:41,911
antisemitic attempts to equate

15590
07:49:41,911 --> 07:49:42,479
the two.

15591
07:49:42,479 --> 07:49:44,879
Here's the key point.

15592
07:49:45,348 --> 07:49:46,820
Jews are not safe to worship or

15593
07:49:46,820 --> 07:49:49,682
organize in San Diego because a

15594
07:49:49,719 --> 07:49:50,287
feverish purposely engineered

15595
07:49:50,287 --> 07:49:50,654
anti-Zionist focus and

15596
07:49:50,654 --> 07:49:51,320
rhetoric.

15597
07:49:51,320 --> 07:49:53,720
Please adopt this definition

15598
07:49:55,826 --> 07:49:56,660
figure.

15599
07:49:56,660 --> 07:49:57,628
>> Next is Claire Snyder.

15600
07:49:57,628 --> 07:50:01,532
If you can please send me a

15601
07:50:01,532 --> 07:50:02,266
clear.

15602
07:50:02,266 --> 07:50:04,266
>> Good evening Councilmembers.

15603
07:50:06,536 --> 07:50:07,170
My name is Claire Snyder and

15604
07:50:07,170 --> 07:50:07,470
I'm a resident of District

15605
07:50:07,470 --> 07:50:09,470
three.

15606
07:50:11,775 --> 07:50:12,750
I urge you to vote no on this

15607
07:50:12,750 --> 07:50:12,943
item.

15608
07:50:12,943 --> 07:50:15,943
Antisemitism is real but this

15609
07:50:17,281 --> 07:50:19,681
definition conflates it with

15610
07:50:21,919 --> 07:50:22,586
Zionism and it would be

15611
07:50:22,586 --> 07:50:23,320
reducing our free speech to

15612
07:50:23,320 --> 07:50:26,320
make comments against the state

15613
07:50:27,925 --> 07:50:28,592
of Israel and Zionism which is

15614
07:50:28,592 --> 07:50:30,592
currently actively genocide

15615
07:50:34,164 --> 07:50:34,832
adding millions of people

15616
07:50:34,832 --> 07:50:35,232
across Palestine and across

15617
07:50:35,232 --> 07:50:37,232
the Levant.

15618
07:50:39,360 --> 07:50:39,736
I do not believe that

15619
07:50:39,736 --> 07:50:42,736
the people living in Palestine

15620
07:50:44,441 --> 07:50:45,175
or Iran in Syria and

15621
07:50:45,175 --> 07:50:48,175
Afghanistan would feel safer if

15622
07:50:50,581 --> 07:50:51,280
they accepted Zionism.

15623
07:50:51,280 --> 07:50:54,880
That's best for the call here.

15624
07:50:55,853 --> 07:50:56,553
So I urge you to vote now so

15625
07:50:56,553 --> 07:51:00,153
that we can continue to engage

15626
07:51:02,593 --> 07:51:03,293
in our peaceful advocacy and

15627
07:51:03,293 --> 07:51:03,661
free speech across this issue.

15628
07:51:03,661 --> 07:51:05,661
Thank you.

15629
07:51:10,234 --> 07:51:10,567
If you can please email Garrett

15630
07:51:10,567 --> 07:51:11,135
.

15631
07:51:11,135 --> 07:51:11,802
>> Yeah, I can't.

15632
07:51:11,802 --> 07:51:14,738
I mean there you go.

15633
07:51:14,738 --> 07:51:15,105
Hello.

15634
07:51:15,105 --> 07:51:15,572
Hello.

15635
07:51:15,572 --> 07:51:16,173
Please proceed.

15636
07:51:16,173 --> 07:51:19,173
Yes, we can hear you.

15637
07:51:20,411 --> 07:51:21,780
Yeah.

15638
07:51:21,780 --> 07:51:21,745
Um, during the first Trump

15639
07:51:21,745 --> 07:51:22,379
administration, Secretary of

15640
07:51:22,379 --> 07:51:24,779
State Mike Pompeo offered

15641
07:51:25,882 --> 07:51:26,584
the idea of using hra

15642
07:51:26,584 --> 07:51:27,284
definition to declare Amnesty

15643
07:51:27,284 --> 07:51:27,985
International and Human Rights

15644
07:51:27,985 --> 07:51:30,385
Watch anti-Semitic which would

15645
07:51:31,855 --> 07:51:32,656
threaten their funding.

15646
07:51:32,656 --> 07:51:33,357
So even if this resolution says

15647
07:51:33,357 --> 07:51:36,760
it doesn't want to affect free

15648
07:51:36,760 --> 07:51:37,361
speech, it will have effects.

15649
07:51:37,361 --> 07:51:37,995
Surely any definition of

15650
07:51:37,995 --> 07:51:39,995
antisemitism that declares

15651
07:51:43,670 --> 07:51:43,734
Amnesty International and human

15652
07:51:43,734 --> 07:51:44,680
Rights Watch anti Semitic is

15653
07:51:44,680 --> 07:51:44,735
barred.

15654
07:51:44,735 --> 07:51:45,236
While some MAY say that they

15655
07:51:45,236 --> 07:51:47,236
are purposefully

15656
07:51:49,140 --> 07:51:49,740
misinterpreting the definition

15657
07:51:49,740 --> 07:51:50,441
that does not matter Any

15658
07:51:50,441 --> 07:51:53,441
definition that can so easily

15659
07:51:55,146 --> 07:51:55,780
easily an opportunist It could

15660
07:51:55,780 --> 07:51:56,514
be interpreted as calling

15661
07:51:56,514 --> 07:51:57,181
Amnesty International and Human

15662
07:51:57,181 --> 07:52:00,181
Rights Watch anti Semitic is

15663
07:52:00,985 --> 07:52:01,619
what we have already seen its

15664
07:52:01,619 --> 07:52:02,860
misuse already so we can't

15665
07:52:02,860 --> 07:52:04,860
claim ignorance.

15666
07:52:06,424 --> 07:52:06,991
I implore you not to accept a

15667
07:52:06,991 --> 07:52:07,425
definition like this.

15668
07:52:07,425 --> 07:52:07,792
>> Thank you.

15669
07:52:07,792 --> 07:52:09,792
Thank you.

15670
07:52:13,163 --> 07:52:13,931
Netanyahu Yeah.

15671
07:52:13,931 --> 07:52:16,931
If you can please unmute

15672
07:52:18,635 --> 07:52:18,969
Netanya, Netanya Hi, this is

15673
07:52:18,969 --> 07:52:20,969
Netanya.

15674
07:52:22,740 --> 07:52:23,730
I am in District six with

15675
07:52:23,730 --> 07:52:23,807
Cantley.

15676
07:52:23,807 --> 07:52:28,700
I am asking for you to please

15677
07:52:28,412 --> 07:52:28,745
approve this resolution and

15678
07:52:28,745 --> 07:52:29,781
pass it.

15679
07:52:29,781 --> 07:52:34,510
I am a Jew and I am an American

15680
07:52:34,510 --> 07:52:34,752
and I am Marine veteran and

15681
07:52:34,752 --> 07:52:38,352
this is super important to me

15682
07:52:40,910 --> 07:52:40,791
to have a definition that we

15683
07:52:40,791 --> 07:52:41,920
can work with here in San

15684
07:52:41,920 --> 07:52:43,920
Diego.

15685
07:52:45,796 --> 07:52:46,363
We are not all like I'm no

15686
07:52:46,363 --> 07:52:46,798
foreign policy expert.

15687
07:52:46,798 --> 07:52:48,798
I love Israel.

15688
07:52:51,769 --> 07:52:52,470
I do not love their current

15689
07:52:52,470 --> 07:52:53,171
government just as I'm not so

15690
07:52:53,171 --> 07:52:56,171
keen on our current government

15691
07:52:57,475 --> 07:52:58,241
here in America.

15692
07:52:58,241 --> 07:52:59,110
But this doesn't mean that we

15693
07:52:59,110 --> 07:53:02,710
don't put down a definition to

15694
07:53:04,115 --> 07:53:04,715
help the Jews not deal with all

15695
07:53:04,715 --> 07:53:05,149
the antisemitism they're

15696
07:53:05,149 --> 07:53:07,149
dealing with.

15697
07:53:10,254 --> 07:53:10,621
Please pass this resolution.

15698
07:53:10,621 --> 07:53:12,422
Thank you.

15699
07:53:12,422 --> 07:53:16,622
Next is the If you can please

15700
07:53:18,529 --> 07:53:19,297
unmute.

15701
07:53:19,297 --> 07:53:22,297
Oh can you hear me?

15702
07:53:24,769 --> 07:53:25,236
Yes please proceed.

15703
07:53:25,236 --> 07:53:25,937
I am summer.

15704
07:53:25,937 --> 07:53:26,604
I am a graduate student in

15705
07:53:26,604 --> 07:53:27,272
public administration and I

15706
07:53:27,272 --> 07:53:31,472
hope to study law and I know

15707
07:53:32,176 --> 07:53:32,911
that I don't need a law degree

15708
07:53:32,911 --> 07:53:33,578
to know that this is infringing

15709
07:53:33,578 --> 07:53:36,460
on my First Amendment right.

15710
07:53:36,460 --> 07:53:36,748
Well but I define the anti

15711
07:53:36,748 --> 07:53:37,414
semitism as hostility towards

15712
07:53:37,414 --> 07:53:40,414
Jew its Jews It supplements

15713
07:53:40,852 --> 07:53:41,552
that definition with 11

15714
07:53:41,552 --> 07:53:42,186
illustrative examples seven of

15715
07:53:42,186 --> 07:53:42,754
which focus on Israel and

15716
07:53:42,754 --> 07:53:45,154
Zionism rather than on

15717
07:53:46,891 --> 07:53:47,525
discriminatory conduct directed

15718
07:53:47,525 --> 07:53:48,920
at Jewish people under its

15719
07:53:48,920 --> 07:53:48,692
framework even speech

15720
07:53:48,692 --> 07:53:50,692
condemning mass civilian

15721
07:53:53,197 --> 07:53:53,865
killing or using the term

15722
07:53:53,865 --> 07:53:54,465
genocide in reference to all

15723
07:53:54,465 --> 07:53:54,898
that can be construed as

15724
07:53:54,898 --> 07:53:56,898
anti-Semitic.

15725
07:53:58,202 --> 07:53:58,803
International law enshrines

15726
07:53:58,803 --> 07:53:59,470
the right of return for

15727
07:53:59,470 --> 07:54:00,710
Palestinian refugees United

15728
07:54:00,710 --> 07:54:02,710
Nations General Assembly

15729
07:54:03,474 --> 07:54:04,208
Resolution 194 states that

15730
07:54:04,208 --> 07:54:04,843
refugees can essentially return

15731
07:54:04,843 --> 07:54:05,543
to their homes and live at

15732
07:54:05,543 --> 07:54:08,543
peace with their neighbors and

15733
07:54:09,514 --> 07:54:10,148
should be permitted to do so

15734
07:54:10,148 --> 07:54:10,715
really predictable deeds.

15735
07:54:10,715 --> 07:54:11,349
And despite this legal

15736
07:54:11,349 --> 07:54:13,349
foundation, some prominent

15737
07:54:15,920 --> 07:54:16,621
organizations have misconstrued

15738
07:54:16,621 --> 07:54:17,288
schools like the Jewish United

15739
07:54:17,288 --> 07:54:20,888
Fund for the Right of Return

15740
07:54:22,930 --> 07:54:22,794
along with depictions of Israel

15741
07:54:22,794 --> 07:54:23,327
as a colonial state as

15742
07:54:23,327 --> 07:54:23,761
undeniable proof of

15743
07:54:23,761 --> 07:54:25,761
antisemitism.

15744
07:54:28,500 --> 07:54:32,100
We must Your time is included

15745
07:54:39,978 --> 07:54:40,320
if you can please And you more

15746
07:54:40,320 --> 07:54:40,678
.

15747
07:54:40,678 --> 07:54:41,790
>> Yes.

15748
07:54:41,790 --> 07:54:41,913
Thank you.

15749
07:54:41,913 --> 07:54:42,213
My name is Mark and I'm San

15750
07:54:42,213 --> 07:54:44,213
Diego.

15751
07:54:46,717 --> 07:54:47,519
i'm here to urge the council to

15752
07:54:47,519 --> 07:54:50,519
vote no When Agenda item 500

15753
07:54:52,223 --> 07:54:52,857
Yesterday we comedy to the 23

15754
07:54:52,857 --> 07:54:53,591
year since the killing of

15755
07:54:53,591 --> 07:54:56,591
Rachel Corrie a Jewish American

15756
07:54:58,596 --> 07:54:59,331
citizen and activist She was

15757
07:54:59,331 --> 07:55:02,331
killed by the Israeli military.

15758
07:55:03,468 --> 07:55:04,135
All three Americans were killed

15759
07:55:04,135 --> 07:55:07,735
during the past few years by

15760
07:55:08,600 --> 07:55:08,606
the Israeli army especially

15761
07:55:08,606 --> 07:55:09,241
over the past two years.

15762
07:55:09,241 --> 07:55:09,908
So how will this 500 limit

15763
07:55:09,908 --> 07:55:12,908
the criticism of the cameras

15764
07:55:14,179 --> 07:55:14,813
here if we see such crime and

15765
07:55:14,813 --> 07:55:17,213
other ongoing crimes were

15766
07:55:18,850 --> 07:55:19,517
committed by Israel, this 500

15767
07:55:19,517 --> 07:55:20,151
would say you are targeting

15768
07:55:20,151 --> 07:55:23,151
the only Jewish state and

15769
07:55:25,230 --> 07:55:25,891
that's anti Semitic.

15770
07:55:25,891 --> 07:55:26,258
Yes, we need to address anti

15771
07:55:26,258 --> 07:55:26,925
Semitism.

15772
07:55:26,925 --> 07:55:29,925
But another point to address

15773
07:55:30,562 --> 07:55:31,161
it, it is completely

15774
07:55:31,161 --> 07:55:31,830
insensitive and racist.

15775
07:55:31,830 --> 07:55:34,830
The city council is telling

15776
07:55:35,433 --> 07:55:36,100
those who lost 70,000 of their

15777
07:55:36,100 --> 07:55:36,768
own people including 20,000

15778
07:55:36,768 --> 07:55:39,768
children what they should or

15779
07:55:42,107 --> 07:55:42,474
should not say Please vote no

15780
07:55:42,474 --> 07:55:42,841
your time.

15781
07:55:42,841 --> 07:55:44,841
Thank you.

15782
07:55:47,120 --> 07:55:47,546
Sara Everingham Please unmute I

15783
07:55:47,546 --> 07:55:48,780
Can you hear me?

15784
07:55:48,780 --> 07:55:50,780
Yes please proceed.

15785
07:55:52,717 --> 07:55:53,151
I Good good.

15786
07:55:53,151 --> 07:55:53,852
Good evening.

15787
07:55:53,852 --> 07:55:54,553
Couple members I just want to

15788
07:55:54,553 --> 07:55:55,253
say I urge you to vote no on

15789
07:55:55,253 --> 07:55:57,653
this resolution and reject

15790
07:55:59,240 --> 07:55:59,458
the ihra definition of

15791
07:55:59,458 --> 07:56:00,192
antisemitism.

15792
07:56:00,192 --> 07:56:00,892
I find it confusing that all of

15793
07:56:00,892 --> 07:56:04,396
a sudden we want to talk about

15794
07:56:04,396 --> 07:56:05,162
Israel and foreign governments

15795
07:56:05,162 --> 07:56:05,797
Yet when we ask our city

15796
07:56:05,797 --> 07:56:06,331
council members to pass a

15797
07:56:06,331 --> 07:56:07,320
ceasefire resolution

15798
07:56:07,320 --> 07:56:09,432
acknowledging the genocide and

15799
07:56:10,301 --> 07:56:10,936
murder of Palestinians, our

15800
07:56:10,936 --> 07:56:11,569
city council members were

15801
07:56:11,569 --> 07:56:12,200
concerned that this was a

15802
07:56:12,200 --> 07:56:14,200
foreign issue.

15803
07:56:16,308 --> 07:56:17,750
We talk about Israel and this

15804
07:56:17,750 --> 07:56:17,709
is a core issue because this

15805
07:56:17,709 --> 07:56:18,343
very definition said that

15806
07:56:18,343 --> 07:56:20,343
incomplete This definition

15807
07:56:22,714 --> 07:56:23,810
conflates Judaism with

15808
07:56:23,810 --> 07:56:23,749
scientism.

15809
07:56:23,749 --> 07:56:24,449
So I urge you to listen to

15810
07:56:24,449 --> 07:56:27,552
those who have been calling in

15811
07:56:27,552 --> 07:56:28,153
those who have showed up to

15812
07:56:28,153 --> 07:56:28,854
the city council member

15813
07:56:28,854 --> 07:56:29,421
chambers to tell you that this

15814
07:56:29,421 --> 07:56:31,421
definition is harmful.

15815
07:56:34,125 --> 07:56:34,826
We will be replicating

15816
07:56:34,826 --> 07:56:35,527
the harmful impact that the of

15817
07:56:35,527 --> 07:56:36,161
the fascist federal government

15818
07:56:36,161 --> 07:56:39,761
is doing in our own city.

15819
07:56:40,499 --> 07:56:41,165
We do not want that and we want

15820
07:56:41,165 --> 07:56:41,767
to believe in our Democratic

15821
07:56:41,767 --> 07:56:42,467
leadership that they can

15822
07:56:42,467 --> 07:56:45,467
protect our freedom of speech.

15823
07:56:46,438 --> 07:56:47,390
This will be your legacy so

15824
07:56:47,390 --> 07:56:47,839
please vote no on this.

15825
07:56:47,839 --> 07:56:51,439
>> Thank you MRS. Yaron if you

15826
07:56:52,678 --> 07:56:53,512
can please unmute.

15827
07:56:53,512 --> 07:56:57,712
Hello, my name is Karen and I

15828
07:56:59,384 --> 07:57:00,520
am a resident of the city and

15829
07:57:00,520 --> 07:57:03,520
my partner and I oppose

15830
07:57:04,223 --> 07:57:04,923
the adoption of the definition

15831
07:57:04,923 --> 07:57:05,591
of Semitism because it only

15832
07:57:05,591 --> 07:57:07,991
serves to undermine and

15833
07:57:11,730 --> 07:57:12,970
legitimize pro-Palestine

15834
07:57:12,970 --> 07:57:12,664
movements.

15835
07:57:12,664 --> 07:57:13,331
The Israeli definition

15836
07:57:13,331 --> 07:57:15,331
wrongfully conflicts Zionism

15837
07:57:16,235 --> 07:57:16,935
with Judaism by equating

15838
07:57:16,935 --> 07:57:17,469
criticism of Israel's genocide

15839
07:57:17,469 --> 07:57:19,469
of Palestinians with

15840
07:57:22,641 --> 07:57:23,475
anti-Jewish sentiment.

15841
07:57:23,475 --> 07:57:24,109
Are we not allowed to stand

15842
07:57:24,109 --> 07:57:24,743
against the genocidal and

15843
07:57:24,743 --> 07:57:27,143
apartheid state of Israel?

15844
07:57:28,130 --> 07:57:28,680
Because that is what

15845
07:57:28,680 --> 07:57:29,415
the definition seeks to do.

15846
07:57:29,415 --> 07:57:33,150
I cannot morally stay silent at

15847
07:57:34,353 --> 07:57:34,987
the total massacre and violence

15848
07:57:34,987 --> 07:57:35,688
against Palestinians and I

15849
07:57:35,688 --> 07:57:36,188
urgently ask you all that item

15850
07:57:36,188 --> 07:57:38,188
as 500 is opposed.

15851
07:57:40,426 --> 07:57:44,260
Thank you Rebecca If you can

15852
07:57:46,364 --> 07:57:46,965
please unmute Rebecca.

15853
07:57:46,965 --> 07:57:48,965
>> Thank you.

15854
07:57:50,335 --> 07:57:50,936
My name is Rebecca Marks and I

15855
07:57:50,936 --> 07:57:51,803
live in District one.

15856
07:57:51,803 --> 07:57:52,671
I am a Jewish resident and I'm

15857
07:57:52,671 --> 07:57:56,271
urging you to please vote in

15858
07:57:56,308 --> 07:57:56,976
favor of adopting the dietary

15859
07:57:56,976 --> 07:57:58,976
definition of antisemitism.

15860
07:58:02,615 --> 07:58:03,382
I have friends who are afraid

15861
07:58:03,382 --> 07:58:04,116
to attend services or go to

15862
07:58:04,116 --> 07:58:07,716
Jewish events here in San Diego

15863
07:58:08,988 --> 07:58:09,321
in fear of antisemitic violent

15864
07:58:09,321 --> 07:58:09,989
attacks.

15865
07:58:09,989 --> 07:58:12,389
Being harassed I personally

15866
07:58:15,261 --> 07:58:15,927
have been called an f ing Jew.

15867
07:58:15,927 --> 07:58:16,395
People have called me a

15868
07:58:16,395 --> 07:58:17,620
genocidal offer.

15869
07:58:17,620 --> 07:58:20,620
I definitely know people who

15870
07:58:20,933 --> 07:58:21,667
have been spit on and harassed

15871
07:58:21,667 --> 07:58:22,334
at our universities, threatened

15872
07:58:22,334 --> 07:58:25,934
kids who are afraid to wear

15873
07:58:26,772 --> 07:58:27,473
their kippah.

15874
07:58:27,473 --> 07:58:30,473
And I you know, adopting

15875
07:58:32,779 --> 07:58:33,479
the definition would definitely

15876
07:58:33,479 --> 07:58:34,180
help address these issues that

15877
07:58:34,180 --> 07:58:34,914
we're having And I really hope

15878
07:58:34,914 --> 07:58:35,414
that you do the right thing and

15879
07:58:35,414 --> 07:58:37,814
you vote in favor.

15880
07:58:38,818 --> 07:58:39,221
Thank you.

15881
07:58:39,221 --> 07:58:41,221
Thank you.

15882
07:58:44,590 --> 07:58:45,458
And if you can please unmute

15883
07:58:45,458 --> 07:58:49,658
and I count on you for you.

15884
07:58:50,329 --> 07:58:51,397
There you go.

15885
07:58:51,397 --> 07:58:55,597
Hi, my name is Andy and I

15886
07:58:56,201 --> 07:58:57,236
resigned 1010 year ago.

15887
07:58:57,236 --> 07:59:02,360
I just want to say I am a

15888
07:59:02,440 --> 07:59:03,142
Somali and I have family and

15889
07:59:03,142 --> 07:59:06,142
people who live in Bethlehem.

15890
07:59:08,681 --> 07:59:09,480
Have been suffering from

15891
07:59:09,480 --> 07:59:11,480
dizziness.

15892
07:59:14,153 --> 07:59:14,854
So asthma is not Jewish and

15893
07:59:14,854 --> 07:59:17,854
asthma is not a Zionist.

15894
07:59:20,593 --> 07:59:21,461
So I would oppose this and I

15895
07:59:21,461 --> 07:59:25,661
would say do not vote for it.

15896
07:59:26,332 --> 07:59:27,200
Thank you.

15897
07:59:27,200 --> 07:59:30,800
>> Next is Lawrence if you can

15898
07:59:31,837 --> 07:59:32,138
please on you.

15899
07:59:32,138 --> 07:59:32,605
Yes.

15900
07:59:32,605 --> 07:59:34,605
Please proceed.

15901
07:59:39,444 --> 07:59:40,313
Thank you.

15902
07:59:40,313 --> 07:59:40,947
>> I noticed that long I lived

15903
07:59:40,947 --> 07:59:43,347
in Hillcrest for 15 years.

15904
07:59:45,117 --> 07:59:45,652
I am a Jew and being Zionist is

15905
07:59:45,652 --> 07:59:46,385
part of my identity.

15906
07:59:46,385 --> 07:59:47,860
I have an example at the San

15907
07:59:47,860 --> 07:59:47,453
Diego airport in Terminal one

15908
07:59:47,453 --> 07:59:49,453
last year.

15909
07:59:51,723 --> 07:59:52,425
This morning Star David

15910
07:59:52,425 --> 07:59:53,920
necklace and a shirt with only

15911
07:59:53,920 --> 07:59:53,459
Hebrew letters on it Nothing

15912
07:59:53,459 --> 07:59:55,459
political.

15913
07:59:57,463 --> 07:59:58,164
And I'm about to board my

15914
07:59:58,164 --> 07:59:58,831
flight and someone approached

15915
07:59:58,831 --> 07:59:59,465
me said Free Palestine and I

15916
07:59:59,465 --> 08:00:00,133
had to take a second look.

15917
08:00:00,133 --> 08:00:03,836
And I said to him I'm sorry.

15918
08:00:03,836 --> 08:00:04,571
Why are you targeting me and

15919
08:00:04,571 --> 08:00:05,138
getting harassing me like this?

15920
08:00:05,138 --> 08:00:05,838
I don't even know you.

15921
08:00:05,838 --> 08:00:06,572
And then my husband stepped in

15922
08:00:06,572 --> 08:00:07,400
the way to separate us before a

15923
08:00:07,400 --> 08:00:09,400
fight broke out.

15924
08:00:09,475 --> 08:00:10,109
And then he said You dirty Jew.

15925
08:00:10,109 --> 08:00:10,810
And I was like, wow.

15926
08:00:10,810 --> 08:00:11,443
The whole crowd was appalled.

15927
08:00:11,443 --> 08:00:14,647
I had to get off my flight

15928
08:00:14,647 --> 08:00:15,348
instead of calling the police

15929
08:00:15,348 --> 08:00:16,115
to not MISS My flight.

15930
08:00:16,115 --> 08:00:16,516
But I could have had him on a

15931
08:00:16,516 --> 08:00:17,383
no fly list.

15932
08:00:17,383 --> 08:00:20,320
But in reality without this icj

15933
08:00:20,320 --> 08:00:20,853
being voted on it gives

15934
08:00:20,853 --> 08:00:21,554
the green light for

15935
08:00:21,554 --> 08:00:22,155
anti-Semites like that to hide

15936
08:00:22,155 --> 08:00:22,488
behind and still target

15937
08:00:22,488 --> 08:00:24,488
assault.

15938
08:00:26,726 --> 08:00:27,460
So please I scarred for life

15939
08:00:27,460 --> 08:00:28,194
because I experience and I need

15940
08:00:28,194 --> 08:00:28,861
this to be passed to improve me

15941
08:00:28,861 --> 08:00:31,998
and every Jew in San Diego's

15942
08:00:31,998 --> 08:00:32,665
life to be protected from

15943
08:00:32,665 --> 08:00:33,366
discrimination like that is

15944
08:00:33,366 --> 08:00:36,366
uncalled for and it's needed.

15945
08:00:39,239 --> 08:00:39,805
Thank you.

15946
08:00:39,805 --> 08:00:40,540
Next is Orrin again.

15947
08:00:40,540 --> 08:00:41,207
If you raise your hand after

15948
08:00:41,207 --> 08:00:41,907
the beginning of time or you

15949
08:00:41,907 --> 08:00:45,507
won't be taken but you can

15950
08:00:46,179 --> 08:00:46,913
definitely submit your speaker

15951
08:00:46,913 --> 08:00:47,580
tips to city clerk at San Diego

15952
08:00:47,580 --> 08:00:50,783
Taco or Anne Robinson If you

15953
08:00:50,783 --> 08:00:51,217
can please unmute My apologies

15954
08:00:51,217 --> 08:00:51,851
please.

15955
08:00:51,851 --> 08:00:52,719
>> Again, please proceed.

15956
08:00:52,719 --> 08:00:56,319
Hi, my name is Warren Robinson

15957
08:00:56,723 --> 08:00:57,390
and another Jewish constituent

15958
08:00:57,390 --> 08:00:57,957
I live in district for and I

15959
08:00:57,957 --> 08:01:00,357
live in District nine.

15960
08:01:03,162 --> 08:01:03,830
Please vote no or send back to

15961
08:01:03,830 --> 08:01:04,563
the commission Who is chair

15962
08:01:04,563 --> 08:01:07,563
Tyler Duncan has requested this

15963
08:01:08,234 --> 08:01:08,768
and a few questions for

15964
08:01:08,768 --> 08:01:10,768
the council members.

15965
08:01:13,239 --> 08:01:13,973
Do you support the expulsion of

15966
08:01:13,973 --> 08:01:14,607
750,000 indigenous Palestinians

15967
08:01:14,607 --> 08:01:17,607
from their land and homes?

15968
08:01:19,450 --> 08:01:19,712
Yes you are a Zionist then Do

15969
08:01:19,712 --> 08:01:22,112
you support exclusive rights

15970
08:01:25,118 --> 08:01:25,884
for Jews above others Even on

15971
08:01:25,884 --> 08:01:26,886
their own lands then yes you

15972
08:01:26,886 --> 08:01:30,557
are a Zionist so you will vote

15973
08:01:30,557 --> 08:01:31,157
yes.

15974
08:01:31,157 --> 08:01:31,791
Do you instead support

15975
08:01:31,791 --> 08:01:32,459
liberation and justice for

15976
08:01:32,459 --> 08:01:33,126
Palestinian people including

15977
08:01:33,126 --> 08:01:36,726
the right to return to their

15978
08:01:37,263 --> 08:01:38,131
homes and land?

15979
08:01:38,131 --> 08:01:38,832
Then you are an anti Zionist so

15980
08:01:38,832 --> 08:01:42,432
you should vote now Do you

15981
08:01:43,536 --> 08:01:44,171
believe in a future where all

15982
08:01:44,171 --> 08:01:44,837
people in the land live in

15983
08:01:44,837 --> 08:01:47,237
freedom, safety and equality

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08:01:49,750 --> 08:01:49,376
Then your anti-Zionist vote no

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08:01:49,376 --> 08:01:50,430
.

15986
08:01:50,430 --> 08:01:50,677
True safety is built through

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08:01:50,677 --> 08:01:51,378
slowing down listening and

15988
08:01:51,378 --> 08:01:53,778
fighting against injustice Not

15989
08:01:55,681 --> 08:01:56,820
excusing it we keep us safe not

15990
08:01:56,820 --> 08:01:56,749
definitions.

15991
08:01:56,749 --> 08:02:00,349
>> Thank you for if you can

15992
08:02:03,990 --> 08:02:07,590
please unmute for you free If

15993
08:02:10,397 --> 08:02:11,264
you can please unmute.

15994
08:02:11,264 --> 08:02:14,864
Moving on Julia if you can

15995
08:02:15,702 --> 08:02:17,702
please on your.

15996
08:02:21,508 --> 08:02:22,410
Hi my name is Julia and I live

15997
08:02:22,410 --> 08:02:22,976
in District five.

15998
08:02:22,976 --> 08:02:26,576
I am a Jewish American and

15999
08:02:27,347 --> 08:02:27,881
the granddaughter of a

16000
08:02:27,881 --> 08:02:28,615
Holocaust survivor.

16001
08:02:28,615 --> 08:02:31,150
My grandmother narrowly escaped

16002
08:02:33,419 --> 08:02:34,221
the Nazis in Europe when she

16003
08:02:34,221 --> 08:02:34,554
was 18 years old and went into

16004
08:02:34,554 --> 08:02:36,554
hiding.

16005
08:02:39,426 --> 08:02:39,960
And I know firsthand what it

16006
08:02:39,960 --> 08:02:42,360
means to from hurt.

16007
08:02:45,665 --> 08:02:46,332
She knew firsthand but I know

16008
08:02:46,332 --> 08:02:46,933
from her experience what it

16009
08:02:46,933 --> 08:02:49,333
means to have dangerous

16010
08:02:50,904 --> 08:02:51,604
anti-Semitic rhetoric go

16011
08:02:51,604 --> 08:02:52,472
unchecked and go unchecked for

16012
08:02:52,472 --> 08:02:56,672
so long and gain so much power

16013
08:02:57,644 --> 08:02:58,145
that it leads to the murder of

16014
08:02:58,145 --> 08:02:58,578
6 million Jews in

16015
08:02:58,578 --> 08:03:00,578
the Holocaust.

16016
08:03:03,160 --> 08:03:03,883
And I'm telling you right now

16017
08:03:03,883 --> 08:03:04,584
as a Jew in America that that

16018
08:03:04,584 --> 08:03:07,584
exact process is happening in

16019
08:03:09,389 --> 08:03:10,230
America and the rhetoric

16020
08:03:10,230 --> 08:03:10,391
against Jews is extremely

16021
08:03:10,391 --> 08:03:11,258
dangerous.

16022
08:03:11,258 --> 08:03:15,458
My step father was beat up on

16023
08:03:15,896 --> 08:03:16,597
the street by a couple of guys

16024
08:03:16,597 --> 08:03:16,863
who pushed him down and killed

16025
08:03:16,863 --> 08:03:17,563
him.

16026
08:03:17,563 --> 08:03:21,763
And I think Jew because he was

16027
08:03:22,869 --> 08:03:23,470
carrying grocery bags with

16028
08:03:23,470 --> 08:03:25,870
Hebrew writing on them.

16029
08:03:27,674 --> 08:03:28,800
In 2002 your time has concluded

16030
08:03:28,800 --> 08:03:28,675
.

16031
08:03:28,675 --> 08:03:29,420
We have our last three

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08:03:29,420 --> 08:03:29,776
speakers.

16033
08:03:29,776 --> 08:03:33,280
Daniel if you can please unmute

16034
08:03:33,280 --> 08:03:33,846
and zoom user and then Eva

16035
08:03:33,846 --> 08:03:34,648
Daniel please unmute.

16036
08:03:34,648 --> 08:03:38,848
I thank you for taking my call.

16037
08:03:40,120 --> 08:03:40,621
I would like to ask you to vote

16038
08:03:40,621 --> 08:03:41,388
against that 500.

16039
08:03:41,388 --> 08:03:44,658
We know that major human rights

16040
08:03:44,658 --> 08:03:45,359
and civil rights organizations

16041
08:03:45,359 --> 08:03:45,993
have come out against adopting

16042
08:03:45,993 --> 08:03:47,993
this definition including

16043
08:03:50,798 --> 08:03:51,498
Amnesty International, Human

16044
08:03:51,498 --> 08:03:51,999
Rights Watch, the aclu which

16045
08:03:51,999 --> 08:03:52,666
you heard earlier,

16046
08:03:52,666 --> 08:03:53,166
the International Federation

16047
08:03:53,166 --> 08:03:55,166
for Human Rights.

16048
08:03:57,237 --> 08:03:57,838
I think it does open up some

16049
08:03:57,838 --> 08:03:58,539
new kinds of litigation.

16050
08:03:58,539 --> 08:04:02,139
In addition, it's been used as

16051
08:04:03,310 --> 08:04:03,944
a tool for Trump's defunding of

16052
08:04:03,944 --> 08:04:04,678
our institutions of higher

16053
08:04:04,678 --> 08:04:05,145
learning to the tune of several

16054
08:04:05,145 --> 08:04:07,145
billion dollars.

16055
08:04:08,782 --> 08:04:09,116
It's included in his executive

16056
08:04:09,116 --> 08:04:10,170
orders.

16057
08:04:10,170 --> 08:04:14,817
So we know that it is used to

16058
08:04:15,210 --> 08:04:15,723
silence and defund institutions

16059
08:04:15,723 --> 08:04:16,560
that are important to us in

16060
08:04:16,560 --> 08:04:18,560
general.

16061
08:04:20,627 --> 08:04:23,627
>> And we know that adopting

16062
08:04:26,667 --> 08:04:27,534
this resolution leads to

16063
08:04:27,534 --> 08:04:29,934
decreased interest in funding

16064
08:04:33,600 --> 08:04:33,641
and which certainly conflict

16065
08:04:33,641 --> 08:04:34,740
and does nothing to combat

16066
08:04:34,740 --> 08:04:36,740
anti-Semitism.

16067
08:04:39,446 --> 08:04:40,281
So please vote no.

16068
08:04:40,281 --> 08:04:40,648
>> Thank you for your time has

16069
08:04:40,648 --> 08:04:42,648
concluded.

16070
08:04:44,918 --> 08:04:45,519
Eva if you can please unmute I

16071
08:04:45,519 --> 08:04:46,220
thank you for listening.

16072
08:04:46,220 --> 08:04:48,620
Council members please approve

16073
08:04:51,292 --> 08:04:52,590
and vote yes for s500.

16074
08:04:52,590 --> 08:04:55,659
This is a resolution to pass

16075
08:04:59,100 --> 08:04:59,800
the definition of antisemitism

16076
08:04:59,800 --> 08:05:00,401
but free speech and then

16077
08:05:00,401 --> 08:05:01,680
there's antisemitism in.

16078
08:05:01,680 --> 08:05:03,637
We don't need examples from

16079
08:05:03,637 --> 08:05:04,238
human rights Foundation of

16080
08:05:04,238 --> 08:05:04,972
United Nations statutes.

16081
08:05:04,972 --> 08:05:07,972
Why does the Palestinian Muslim

16082
08:05:10,578 --> 08:05:11,278
problem here in America?

16083
08:05:11,278 --> 08:05:11,845
This resolution is for Jewish

16084
08:05:11,845 --> 08:05:14,845
members We are Jews in

16085
08:05:15,449 --> 08:05:16,150
the United States and we this

16086
08:05:16,150 --> 08:05:16,851
is freedom of religion and we

16087
08:05:16,851 --> 08:05:21,510
as you need you to protect us

16088
08:05:23,257 --> 08:05:23,958
And this is to be protected

16089
08:05:23,958 --> 08:05:24,592
from discrimination and from

16090
08:05:24,592 --> 08:05:24,925
hatred And it's beef with

16091
08:05:24,925 --> 08:05:25,525
hatred.

16092
08:05:25,525 --> 08:05:27,161
Please vote yes on this.

16093
08:05:27,161 --> 08:05:27,662
Thank you so much.

16094
08:05:27,662 --> 08:05:29,662
>> Thank you.

16095
08:05:31,532 --> 08:05:31,866
And our final speaker for

16096
08:05:31,866 --> 08:05:33,866
4934493.

16097
08:05:38,305 --> 08:05:41,750
Star six Academy for you star

16098
08:05:41,750 --> 08:05:41,475
six One more time I sent you

16099
08:05:41,475 --> 08:05:43,475
the prompt.

16100
08:05:47,949 --> 08:05:49,160
>> Why weren't you when you did

16101
08:05:49,160 --> 08:05:53,721
star six time you I can you Yes

16102
08:05:53,721 --> 08:05:54,221
please proceed Yes yes.

16103
08:05:54,221 --> 08:05:54,588
Sorry about that.

16104
08:05:54,588 --> 08:05:55,890
Hi there.

16105
08:05:55,890 --> 08:05:57,489
My name is Joshua.

16106
08:05:58,960 --> 08:05:59,660
I'm a resident of San Diego,

16107
08:05:59,660 --> 08:06:00,361
California And I think that a

16108
08:06:00,361 --> 08:06:03,361
lot of people were mentioning

16109
08:06:05,833 --> 08:06:06,567
that the definition of

16110
08:06:06,567 --> 08:06:07,680
antisemitism is wrong or really

16111
08:06:07,680 --> 08:06:07,735
missing the point.

16112
08:06:07,735 --> 08:06:10,135
It specifically says within

16113
08:06:10,905 --> 08:06:11,605
the definition that criticized

16114
08:06:11,605 --> 08:06:12,273
the criticism of Israel is as

16115
08:06:12,273 --> 08:06:15,873
long as it's similar to any

16116
08:06:17,111 --> 08:06:17,545
other country is not generally

16117
08:06:17,545 --> 08:06:18,212
anti-Semitic.

16118
08:06:18,212 --> 08:06:18,880
And if you actually look at

16119
08:06:18,880 --> 08:06:21,880
the statistics of what most

16120
08:06:23,250 --> 08:06:24,180
Jews are as I am a Jew and I'm

16121
08:06:24,180 --> 08:06:27,618
saying that majority of Jews in

16122
08:06:27,722 --> 08:06:28,456
this country according to polls

16123
08:06:28,456 --> 08:06:29,190
at least 80% of Jews in this

16124
08:06:29,190 --> 08:06:32,190
country are Zionist standard of

16125
08:06:32,627 --> 08:06:33,226
living means that the Jewish

16126
08:06:33,226 --> 08:06:33,861
people have the right to

16127
08:06:33,861 --> 08:06:34,562
self-determination and to

16128
08:06:34,562 --> 08:06:36,962
self-determination I mean and

16129
08:06:38,866 --> 08:06:39,601
to Israel That doesn't mean

16130
08:06:39,601 --> 08:06:40,301
that they all respect the Likud

16131
08:06:40,301 --> 08:06:43,901
Party or that they believe in

16132
08:06:44,572 --> 08:06:45,106
Netanyahu that just means that

16133
08:06:45,106 --> 08:06:45,773
you live in Israel.

16134
08:06:45,773 --> 08:06:46,374
That does not mean that

16135
08:06:46,374 --> 08:06:46,874
antisemitism is against

16136
08:06:46,874 --> 08:06:48,874
Palestinian.

16137
08:06:54,649 --> 08:06:55,283
Thank you.

16138
08:06:55,283 --> 08:06:55,950
That does conclude public

16139
08:06:55,950 --> 08:06:56,217
comment an item of 500 Thank

16140
08:06:56,217 --> 08:06:58,217
you.

16141
08:06:59,821 --> 08:07:00,488
Council PRESIDENT All right.

16142
08:07:00,488 --> 08:07:01,122
Thank you to the clerk for

16143
08:07:01,122 --> 08:07:03,522
hours 20 minutes before we

16144
08:07:04,591 --> 08:07:05,460
continue on let's give a big

16145
08:07:05,460 --> 08:07:09,600
round of applause for our city

16146
08:07:22,744 --> 08:07:26,344
for and all the city clerk

16147
08:07:28,682 --> 08:07:29,417
staff of course.

16148
08:07:29,417 --> 08:07:30,510
A little bumpy there but I

16149
08:07:30,510 --> 08:07:30,652
think we made it through.

16150
08:07:30,652 --> 08:07:32,652
I appreciate everybody's

16151
08:07:34,189 --> 08:07:34,856
patience and will enough to

16152
08:07:34,856 --> 08:07:35,356
participate in our informal

16153
08:07:35,356 --> 08:07:37,356
rules in chambers.

16154
08:07:40,628 --> 08:07:41,229
So with that we will now turn

16155
08:07:41,229 --> 08:07:41,929
it over to my council

16156
08:07:41,929 --> 08:07:44,329
colleagues for any questions,

16157
08:07:45,800 --> 08:07:46,567
comments and entertain.

16158
08:07:46,567 --> 08:07:47,335
Excuse me undertake a motion

16159
08:07:47,335 --> 08:07:50,935
and we will start with Council

16160
08:07:52,440 --> 08:07:53,140
member Whipper Thank you

16161
08:07:53,140 --> 08:07:53,875
Council PRESIDENT Thank you to

16162
08:07:53,875 --> 08:07:58,750
all of you here in chambers And

16163
08:07:58,613 --> 08:07:59,281
who called in who shared your

16164
08:07:59,281 --> 08:07:59,881
thoughts on this today And I

16165
08:07:59,881 --> 08:08:02,881
got to thank my council

16166
08:08:04,152 --> 08:08:04,719
colleagues as well and to

16167
08:08:04,719 --> 08:08:05,319
the entire city team.

16168
08:08:05,319 --> 08:08:08,319
This has been a lengthy

16169
08:08:09,758 --> 08:08:10,358
discussion as we heard today

16170
08:08:10,358 --> 08:08:11,250
for far too many Jewish

16171
08:08:11,250 --> 08:08:13,250
families including thousands

16172
08:08:15,960 --> 08:08:15,397
who live right here in San

16173
08:08:15,397 --> 08:08:15,997
Diego.

16174
08:08:15,997 --> 08:08:16,498
Anti-Semitism is not an

16175
08:08:16,498 --> 08:08:18,498
abstract concept.

16176
08:08:20,902 --> 08:08:21,703
It is something they live with

16177
08:08:21,703 --> 08:08:22,436
every single day and that is

16178
08:08:22,436 --> 08:08:26,360
why I am bringing this forward.

16179
08:08:27,542 --> 08:08:28,144
There have been anti-Semitic

16180
08:08:28,144 --> 08:08:28,843
incidents in my cultural

16181
08:08:28,843 --> 08:08:29,477
district and there has been a

16182
08:08:29,477 --> 08:08:31,877
rise in anti-Semitic hate

16183
08:08:33,214 --> 08:08:33,848
crimes citywide crimes that I

16184
08:08:33,848 --> 08:08:34,382
think everybody here would

16185
08:08:34,382 --> 08:08:36,782
agree are rooted in

16186
08:08:41,880 --> 08:08:41,890
anti-Semitism.

16187
08:08:41,890 --> 08:08:42,557
Again, I want to thank the City

16188
08:08:42,557 --> 08:08:43,258
Services and Task Force for

16189
08:08:43,258 --> 08:08:46,610
meeting with me about the rise

16190
08:08:46,610 --> 08:08:46,762
in anti-Semitic, the importance

16191
08:08:46,762 --> 08:08:47,462
of this action to so many

16192
08:08:47,462 --> 08:08:50,462
people in the Jewish community

16193
08:08:51,132 --> 08:08:51,765
And I want to thank our city of

16194
08:08:51,765 --> 08:08:52,467
San Diego Human Relations

16195
08:08:52,467 --> 08:08:53,101
Commission which is a diverse

16196
08:08:53,101 --> 08:08:53,702
body of community leaders

16197
08:08:53,702 --> 08:08:55,702
dedicated to confronting

16198
08:08:58,240 --> 08:08:58,974
discrimination at our city For

16199
08:08:58,974 --> 08:08:59,674
considering this and forwarding

16200
08:08:59,674 --> 08:09:03,274
a request to the city council

16201
08:09:03,979 --> 08:09:04,746
that we adopt this resolution

16202
08:09:04,746 --> 08:09:05,413
as have many other cities like

16203
08:09:05,413 --> 08:09:08,413
Los Angeles and Chicago and

16204
08:09:10,719 --> 08:09:11,485
what we can take Right Darcy,

16205
08:09:11,485 --> 08:09:12,870
for your work on this I'm sorry

16206
08:09:12,870 --> 08:09:12,521
that a couple of people

16207
08:09:12,521 --> 08:09:14,521
attacked you.

16208
08:09:16,224 --> 08:09:17,920
Those should have been directed

16209
08:09:17,920 --> 08:09:17,792
at me And I want to thank all

16210
08:09:17,792 --> 08:09:21,392
the members of the public who

16211
08:09:21,663 --> 08:09:22,297
made the comments on this

16212
08:09:22,297 --> 08:09:23,310
resolution this afternoon.

16213
08:09:23,310 --> 08:09:26,631
I appreciate all the people who

16214
08:09:27,936 --> 08:09:28,670
shared with us today how

16215
08:09:28,670 --> 08:09:29,371
important this resolution is to

16216
08:09:29,371 --> 08:09:30,500
them, how meaningful it is to

16217
08:09:30,500 --> 08:09:33,500
them that the city council

16218
08:09:33,408 --> 08:09:33,975
stand with the Jewish community

16219
08:09:33,975 --> 08:09:34,642
against anti-Semitism.

16220
08:09:34,642 --> 08:09:37,642
I also appreciate those who

16221
08:09:40,148 --> 08:09:40,848
want to protect free speech and

16222
08:09:40,848 --> 08:09:41,550
specifically those who want to

16223
08:09:41,550 --> 08:09:42,151
protect the right to criticize

16224
08:09:42,151 --> 08:09:44,551
the actions of Israel's

16225
08:09:45,654 --> 08:09:46,355
government or any government.

16226
08:09:46,355 --> 08:09:49,355
We should protect that right.

16227
08:09:51,126 --> 08:09:51,726
My view is that the resolution

16228
08:09:51,726 --> 08:09:52,294
does protect that right.

16229
08:09:52,294 --> 08:09:52,961
I will reiterate that

16230
08:09:52,961 --> 08:09:54,961
the resolution specifically

16231
08:09:57,799 --> 08:09:58,500
says quote Nothing in this

16232
08:09:58,500 --> 08:10:01,500
resolution is intended to nor

16233
08:10:03,405 --> 08:10:04,600
shall it be construed to limit

16234
08:10:04,600 --> 08:10:04,706
or infringe upon rights

16235
08:10:04,706 --> 08:10:07,706
protected by the United States

16236
08:10:08,944 --> 08:10:09,545
Constitution or the California

16237
08:10:09,545 --> 08:10:10,212
Constitution, including

16238
08:10:10,212 --> 08:10:13,812
the right to free speech and

16239
08:10:14,850 --> 08:10:15,751
expression.

16240
08:10:15,751 --> 08:10:16,385
My view is that this definition

16241
08:10:16,385 --> 08:10:18,785
of antisemitism also does

16242
08:10:20,923 --> 08:10:21,723
protect that right.

16243
08:10:21,723 --> 08:10:22,391
I think the language it says

16244
08:10:22,391 --> 08:10:24,791
quote criticism of Israel

16245
08:10:27,863 --> 08:10:28,597
similar to that leveled against

16246
08:10:28,597 --> 08:10:29,231
any other country should not be

16247
08:10:29,231 --> 08:10:31,231
regarded as anti-Semitic.

16248
08:10:33,235 --> 08:10:34,690
It's pretty straightforward.

16249
08:10:34,690 --> 08:10:38,269
I heard concern about a few of

16250
08:10:38,407 --> 08:10:39,274
the examples in the definition

16251
08:10:39,274 --> 08:10:39,975
too that I would point out that

16252
08:10:39,975 --> 08:10:42,375
the language introducing those

16253
08:10:44,780 --> 08:10:45,514
examples does not say that

16254
08:10:45,514 --> 08:10:48,514
those examples should always be

16255
08:10:51,119 --> 08:10:51,887
construed as antisemitism.

16256
08:10:51,887 --> 08:10:52,421
It does not say that those

16257
08:10:52,421 --> 08:10:52,855
examples are always

16258
08:10:52,855 --> 08:10:54,855
antisemitism.

16259
08:10:57,793 --> 08:10:58,527
It says that the examples could

16260
08:10:58,527 --> 08:11:01,527
taking into account the overall

16261
08:11:03,198 --> 08:11:03,899
context be viewed as

16262
08:11:03,899 --> 08:11:07,499
antisemitism And I think it is

16263
08:11:08,437 --> 08:11:09,137
true that there are times where

16264
08:11:09,137 --> 08:11:09,838
those examples could take into

16265
08:11:09,838 --> 08:11:12,838
account the overall context be

16266
08:11:15,344 --> 08:11:16,780
viewed as antisemitism.

16267
08:11:16,780 --> 08:11:19,678
As I read it this definition

16268
08:11:21,417 --> 08:11:22,510
makes a point of allowing for

16269
08:11:22,510 --> 08:11:22,384
criticism and allowing for

16270
08:11:22,384 --> 08:11:24,384
context.

16271
08:11:27,423 --> 08:11:27,822
I do not see that it restricts

16272
08:11:27,822 --> 08:11:28,491
free speech.

16273
08:11:28,491 --> 08:11:32,910
We've just had hours of free

16274
08:11:32,928 --> 08:11:33,528
speech here in these chambers

16275
08:11:33,528 --> 08:11:34,264
and nothing about this

16276
08:11:34,264 --> 08:11:34,930
resolution would prevent anyone

16277
08:11:34,930 --> 08:11:38,530
from coming to our next City

16278
08:11:39,134 --> 08:11:39,668
council meeting and saying

16279
08:11:39,668 --> 08:11:40,402
whatever they want.

16280
08:11:40,402 --> 08:11:43,402
No resolution this City council

16281
08:11:45,400 --> 08:11:45,608
passes will ever restrict

16282
08:11:45,608 --> 08:11:46,576
anyone's free speech.

16283
08:11:46,576 --> 08:11:50,776
But I will tell you what does

16284
08:11:51,280 --> 08:11:52,140
restrict free speech

16285
08:11:52,140 --> 08:11:54,414
anti-Semitic hatred when people

16286
08:11:57,453 --> 08:11:58,154
are literally afraid to speak

16287
08:11:58,154 --> 08:12:01,754
in Hebrew that is an actual

16288
08:12:03,225 --> 08:12:04,260
inhibition of their speech

16289
08:12:04,260 --> 08:12:04,560
where people are afraid to wear

16290
08:12:04,560 --> 08:12:06,960
their star of David.

16291
08:12:09,231 --> 08:12:09,832
That is an actual inhibition of

16292
08:12:09,832 --> 08:12:11,832
their religious freedom.

16293
08:12:15,237 --> 08:12:15,938
Make no mistake it is precisely

16294
08:12:15,938 --> 08:12:16,571
because members of the Jewish

16295
08:12:16,571 --> 08:12:17,306
community in San Diego are

16296
08:12:17,306 --> 08:12:20,906
experiencing hate in a way that

16297
08:12:21,176 --> 08:12:21,911
restrains their speech, their

16298
08:12:21,911 --> 08:12:22,612
freedoms that I believe we must

16299
08:12:22,612 --> 08:12:26,212
send a message that this city

16300
08:12:27,483 --> 08:12:27,984
council stands with the Jewish

16301
08:12:27,984 --> 08:12:28,418
community against

16302
08:12:28,418 --> 08:12:29,840
anti-Semitism.

16303
08:12:29,840 --> 08:12:29,752
I think that is an important

16304
08:12:29,752 --> 08:12:33,322
message to send and that is

16305
08:12:33,322 --> 08:12:33,923
what this resolution does And I

16306
08:12:33,923 --> 08:12:34,523
will make a motion that

16307
08:12:34,523 --> 08:12:35,258
the city council adopt a

16308
08:12:35,258 --> 08:12:37,658
resolution recognizing the rise

16309
08:12:39,728 --> 08:12:40,463
of anti-Semitism.

16310
08:12:40,463 --> 08:12:41,300
Affirming the city's commitment

16311
08:12:41,300 --> 08:12:41,697
to combating hate and

16312
08:12:41,697 --> 08:12:43,697
discrimination and adopting

16313
08:12:46,368 --> 08:12:47,690
the international Holocaust

16314
08:12:47,690 --> 08:12:47,736
Remembrance Alliance's working

16315
08:12:47,736 --> 08:12:48,104
definition of antisemitism.

16316
08:12:48,104 --> 08:12:50,104
Thank you.

16317
08:12:52,742 --> 08:12:53,142
Council PRESIDENT All right.

16318
08:12:53,142 --> 08:12:53,808
Thank you.

16319
08:12:53,808 --> 08:12:54,444
Council member Whitburn you

16320
08:12:54,444 --> 08:12:54,777
didn't use your last three

16321
08:12:54,777 --> 08:12:55,511
minutes.

16322
08:12:55,511 --> 08:12:57,880
If you want to be generous with

16323
08:12:57,880 --> 08:12:58,848
your colleagues, feel free.

16324
08:12:58,848 --> 08:12:59,582
>> So we have a motion by

16325
08:12:59,582 --> 08:13:00,116
Council member Whitburn to move

16326
08:13:00,116 --> 08:13:02,116
the recommendation.

16327
08:13:04,387 --> 08:13:04,687
We'll go next to council member

16328
08:13:04,687 --> 08:13:05,530
area.

16329
08:13:05,530 --> 08:13:07,530
Thank you.

16330
08:13:10,460 --> 08:13:11,160
Council PRESIDENT I think you

16331
08:13:11,160 --> 08:13:11,794
have also participated today.

16332
08:13:11,794 --> 08:13:14,794
I'll be honest I'm really

16333
08:13:15,965 --> 08:13:16,533
struggled today As everyone

16334
08:13:16,533 --> 08:13:16,999
knows I come from a

16335
08:13:16,999 --> 08:13:17,733
multi-ethnic and

16336
08:13:17,733 --> 08:13:20,733
multi-religious family and I am

16337
08:13:21,804 --> 08:13:22,238
a Jew a proud you and I know

16338
08:13:22,238 --> 08:13:23,500
anti-Semitism.

16339
08:13:23,500 --> 08:13:27,205
I know it as a descendant of

16340
08:13:27,543 --> 08:13:28,277
Sephardic Jews who spent over

16341
08:13:28,277 --> 08:13:29,120
400 years hiding and running in

16342
08:13:29,120 --> 08:13:33,149
search of safety to be who they

16343
08:13:33,149 --> 08:13:34,170
were and worship their GOD.

16344
08:13:34,170 --> 08:13:34,651
I know that the descendant of

16345
08:13:34,651 --> 08:13:37,510
Ashkenazi Jews who fought

16346
08:13:38,888 --> 08:13:39,589
the programs in Ukraine and I

16347
08:13:39,589 --> 08:13:40,288
don't just know for my lineage

16348
08:13:40,288 --> 08:13:44,460
I know it in life from growing

16349
08:13:44,460 --> 08:13:45,128
up in a community where actual

16350
08:13:45,128 --> 08:13:45,828
neo-Nazi skinheads felt more

16351
08:13:45,828 --> 08:13:48,228
comfortable being proud bigots

16352
08:13:50,533 --> 08:13:51,333
that I felt safe and felt safe

16353
08:13:51,333 --> 08:13:52,100
walking into my temple or my

16354
08:13:52,100 --> 08:13:55,100
Jewish identity be known by

16355
08:13:56,505 --> 08:13:56,839
those who hate us for being us

16356
08:13:56,839 --> 08:13:57,407
.

16357
08:13:57,407 --> 08:13:58,740
I know it from

16358
08:13:58,740 --> 08:13:58,775
the anti-Semitism I hear and

16359
08:13:58,775 --> 08:14:02,375
feel in these chambers and in

16360
08:14:02,978 --> 08:14:03,913
my day to day life.

16361
08:14:03,913 --> 08:14:04,614
And I want to say thank you to

16362
08:14:04,614 --> 08:14:07,614
the folks who share their

16363
08:14:08,785 --> 08:14:09,485
stories especially the young

16364
08:14:09,485 --> 08:14:10,186
folks that courageously shared

16365
08:14:10,186 --> 08:14:13,186
your story that resonated very

16366
08:14:14,757 --> 08:14:15,191
much with me because I know

16367
08:14:15,191 --> 08:14:15,558
anti-Semitism.

16368
08:14:15,558 --> 08:14:16,259
I hate it.

16369
08:14:16,259 --> 08:14:19,259
Anti-Semitism like any form of

16370
08:14:20,829 --> 08:14:21,531
hate and discrimination is vile

16371
08:14:21,531 --> 08:14:22,310
and should be fought fiercely

16372
08:14:22,310 --> 08:14:22,699
and relentlessly.

16373
08:14:22,699 --> 08:14:25,699
It's also a growing problem

16374
08:14:27,360 --> 08:14:27,603
across the political spectrum

16375
08:14:27,603 --> 08:14:28,237
and around the world.

16376
08:14:28,237 --> 08:14:28,938
Donald Trump and his maga

16377
08:14:28,938 --> 08:14:31,938
movement has provided a haven

16378
08:14:32,976 --> 08:14:33,543
for racists, bigots,

16379
08:14:33,543 --> 08:14:34,244
homophobes, allies of

16380
08:14:34,244 --> 08:14:36,244
Islamophobes and anti-Semites.

16381
08:14:38,782 --> 08:14:39,582
Nazis have been invited to dine

16382
08:14:39,582 --> 08:14:40,182
with Trump and he has regularly

16383
08:14:40,182 --> 08:14:40,884
perpetuated anti-Semitic

16384
08:14:40,884 --> 08:14:43,284
stereotypes while claiming to

16385
08:14:44,654 --> 08:14:44,954
be our quote unquote protector

16386
08:14:44,954 --> 08:14:45,722
.

16387
08:14:45,722 --> 08:14:46,288
And sadly the rise has not been

16388
08:14:46,288 --> 08:14:48,688
exclusive to far right

16389
08:14:50,660 --> 08:14:51,394
extremists more and more often

16390
08:14:51,394 --> 08:14:52,950
anti-Semitism has been accepted

16391
08:14:52,950 --> 08:14:54,495
or not appropriately rejected

16392
08:14:56,966 --> 08:14:57,701
and progressive spaces After

16393
08:14:57,701 --> 08:14:58,401
years of feeling like the world

16394
08:14:58,401 --> 08:15:02,100
is becoming safer for Jews, we

16395
08:15:02,706 --> 08:15:03,373
are we are slipping backwards

16396
08:15:03,373 --> 08:15:04,410
rather than the world being

16397
08:15:04,410 --> 08:15:04,374
safer for my son than it was

16398
08:15:04,374 --> 08:15:04,941
for me.

16399
08:15:04,941 --> 08:15:05,308
It actually feels more

16400
08:15:05,308 --> 08:15:07,308
dangerous.

16401
08:15:09,479 --> 08:15:09,879
The travesty and it must be

16402
08:15:09,879 --> 08:15:10,413
recognized.

16403
08:15:10,413 --> 08:15:12,813
It must be combated.

16404
08:15:14,984 --> 08:15:15,619
Unfortunately this resolution

16405
08:15:15,619 --> 08:15:16,319
in the examples contained

16406
08:15:16,319 --> 08:15:16,919
within the ihra definition are

16407
08:15:16,919 --> 08:15:20,519
not the way to do that.

16408
08:15:20,523 --> 08:15:21,157
There are two examples in

16409
08:15:21,157 --> 08:15:21,892
particular that are vague

16410
08:15:21,892 --> 08:15:22,559
reason answerable questions and

16411
08:15:22,559 --> 08:15:26,159
that could be used to label

16412
08:15:26,396 --> 08:15:27,163
speech rooted in Jewish

16413
08:15:27,163 --> 08:15:30,163
identity including my own as

16414
08:15:31,334 --> 08:15:32,350
anti-Semitic The first traits

16415
08:15:32,350 --> 08:15:32,736
apply in a double standard to

16416
08:15:32,736 --> 08:15:33,436
Israel as antisemitic I asked

16417
08:15:33,436 --> 08:15:35,836
proponents of this definition

16418
08:15:36,806 --> 08:15:37,507
questions loudest First, how

16419
08:15:37,507 --> 08:15:38,141
does one know when a double

16420
08:15:38,141 --> 08:15:38,642
standard is being applied?

16421
08:15:38,642 --> 08:15:41,420
Second, I'm a Jew.

16422
08:15:43,445 --> 08:15:43,780
I'm told I have a stake in

16423
08:15:43,780 --> 08:15:44,447
Israel.

16424
08:15:44,447 --> 08:15:45,115
Am I antisemitic for holding

16425
08:15:45,115 --> 08:15:45,682
Israel to a higher standard

16426
08:15:45,682 --> 08:15:48,218
than nations I have no

16427
08:15:48,218 --> 08:15:49,520
connection to?

16428
08:15:49,520 --> 08:15:49,753
Am I anti-American for holding

16429
08:15:49,753 --> 08:15:50,353
the United States to a higher

16430
08:15:50,353 --> 08:15:50,687
standard than any other

16431
08:15:50,687 --> 08:15:51,388
country?

16432
08:15:51,388 --> 08:15:54,758
I could not give clear answers

16433
08:15:54,758 --> 08:15:55,224
to the quote to those questions

16434
08:15:55,224 --> 08:15:55,926
from proponents.

16435
08:15:55,926 --> 08:15:56,626
I know what it looks like when

16436
08:15:56,626 --> 08:15:59,529
that question goes I answered

16437
08:15:59,529 --> 08:16:00,397
because I've already landed.

16438
08:16:00,397 --> 08:16:00,997
Last summer I wrote a piece

16439
08:16:00,997 --> 08:16:03,397
expressing my horror at

16440
08:16:04,967 --> 08:16:05,635
the violence in Gaza while also

16441
08:16:05,635 --> 08:16:06,336
condemning Hamas and calling

16442
08:16:06,336 --> 08:16:06,837
for the release of hostages a

16443
08:16:06,837 --> 08:16:07,571
representative of

16444
08:16:07,571 --> 08:16:09,971
the organization that presented

16445
08:16:11,441 --> 08:16:12,141
the human rights violations

16446
08:16:12,141 --> 08:16:12,876
Commission and who spoke here

16447
08:16:12,876 --> 08:16:13,543
today published a piece calling

16448
08:16:13,543 --> 08:16:16,543
me a feature of antisemitism

16449
08:16:17,180 --> 08:16:17,781
for writing it.

16450
08:16:17,781 --> 08:16:18,181
That's not hypothetical.

16451
08:16:18,181 --> 08:16:18,715
That's real.

16452
08:16:18,715 --> 08:16:19,282
That happened to me.

16453
08:16:19,282 --> 08:16:21,682
It's exactly what this

16454
08:16:22,986 --> 08:16:23,687
definition enables not by

16455
08:16:23,687 --> 08:16:24,354
everyone but by the bad actors

16456
08:16:24,354 --> 08:16:24,721
who purposely want to use it

16457
08:16:24,721 --> 08:16:26,721
that way.

16458
08:16:31,694 --> 08:16:32,362
The second example I raised in

16459
08:16:32,362 --> 08:16:33,300
the second second example I

16460
08:16:33,300 --> 08:16:33,697
raised concerns about tweets

16461
08:16:33,697 --> 08:16:35,697
comparisons of contemporary

16462
08:16:37,100 --> 08:16:37,568
Israeli policy to Nazi policy

16463
08:16:37,568 --> 08:16:38,335
as anti-Semitic.

16464
08:16:38,335 --> 08:16:39,360
I cannot support a definition

16465
08:16:39,360 --> 08:16:42,360
that makes any such comparison

16466
08:16:43,400 --> 08:16:43,774
categorically off limits If a

16467
08:16:43,774 --> 08:16:44,441
government called for the total

16468
08:16:44,441 --> 08:16:47,441
extermination I mean I think

16469
08:16:49,513 --> 08:16:50,113
people are forbidden from

16470
08:16:50,113 --> 08:16:50,714
calling it what it is.

16471
08:16:50,714 --> 08:16:51,348
The most important moral

16472
08:16:51,348 --> 08:16:53,748
reference point in modern

16473
08:16:55,519 --> 08:16:55,953
Jewish history cannot be placed

16474
08:16:55,953 --> 08:16:56,820
beyond reach.

16475
08:16:56,820 --> 08:16:57,287
>> It does not protect Jews.

16476
08:16:57,287 --> 08:16:57,955
It is honored.

16477
08:16:57,955 --> 08:17:00,691
It dishonors the concept of

16478
08:17:00,691 --> 08:17:01,558
never again.

16479
08:17:01,558 --> 08:17:02,225
Last week a man drove his truck

16480
08:17:02,225 --> 08:17:02,860
through the doors of Temple

16481
08:17:02,860 --> 08:17:05,260
Israel in West Bloomfield,

16482
08:17:07,297 --> 08:17:07,998
Michigan of more than 140

16483
08:17:07,998 --> 08:17:08,765
children more than five years

16484
08:17:08,765 --> 08:17:12,365
old and younger were inside an

16485
08:17:12,903 --> 08:17:13,437
act of violence against

16486
08:17:13,437 --> 08:17:13,937
the Jewish community

16487
08:17:13,937 --> 08:17:14,605
the anti-Semitic.

16488
08:17:14,605 --> 08:17:18,750
No place is safe at a school

16489
08:17:18,750 --> 08:17:18,608
and house of worship not even a

16490
08:17:18,608 --> 08:17:19,276
room full of babies.

16491
08:17:19,276 --> 08:17:22,276
My Iranian Muslim cousin who

16492
08:17:23,781 --> 08:17:24,447
lives near there responded to

16493
08:17:24,447 --> 08:17:25,115
that attack by joining with

16494
08:17:25,115 --> 08:17:28,115
members of her community to

16495
08:17:28,952 --> 08:17:29,653
write notes of love and support

16496
08:17:29,653 --> 08:17:29,987
the Jewish community of Temple

16497
08:17:29,987 --> 08:17:30,687
Israel.

16498
08:17:30,687 --> 08:17:31,355
They are working to make sure

16499
08:17:31,355 --> 08:17:34,355
those children know they are

16500
08:17:34,591 --> 08:17:35,359
loved.

16501
08:17:35,359 --> 08:17:36,600
She did this because she

16502
08:17:36,600 --> 08:17:39,600
recognizes the humanity in all

16503
08:17:39,429 --> 08:17:40,231
people that same love could

16504
08:17:40,231 --> 08:17:40,831
also move her to speak out

16505
08:17:40,831 --> 08:17:41,565
against actions taken by

16506
08:17:41,565 --> 08:17:44,565
the Israeli government that she

16507
08:17:45,469 --> 08:17:46,103
believes cause harm.

16508
08:17:46,103 --> 08:17:46,704
Under this definition that

16509
08:17:46,704 --> 08:17:47,371
speech could be labeled

16510
08:17:47,371 --> 08:17:49,771
anti-Semitic not because she

16511
08:17:50,674 --> 08:17:51,375
hates Jews but because someone

16512
08:17:51,375 --> 08:17:52,420
could argue her standards are

16513
08:17:52,420 --> 08:17:55,420
uneven and she cannot prove

16514
08:17:57,140 --> 08:17:57,715
otherwise.

16515
08:17:57,715 --> 08:17:58,448
A definition that cannot hold

16516
08:17:58,448 --> 08:18:01,452
both of these things at once is

16517
08:18:01,452 --> 08:18:02,119
not a tool for for fighting

16518
08:18:02,119 --> 08:18:02,920
anti-Semitism is a tool for

16519
08:18:02,920 --> 08:18:05,920
silencing people who care about

16520
08:18:08,920 --> 08:18:08,759
everyone.

16521
08:18:08,759 --> 08:18:09,459
>> They MAY have three

16522
08:18:09,459 --> 08:18:12,459
additional minutes as has been

16523
08:18:12,963 --> 08:18:13,664
said and be dropped or

16524
08:18:13,664 --> 08:18:14,331
testified before Congress four

16525
08:18:14,331 --> 08:18:14,898
times saying this definition

16526
08:18:14,898 --> 08:18:15,432
was never intended for

16527
08:18:15,432 --> 08:18:17,432
government adoption.

16528
08:18:18,536 --> 08:18:19,303
It was a data collection tool,

16529
08:18:19,303 --> 08:18:20,170
not a speech a speech standard.

16530
08:18:20,170 --> 08:18:23,107
And he has said he's watched

16531
08:18:23,107 --> 08:18:23,841
this weaponize for 15 years.

16532
08:18:23,841 --> 08:18:24,308
It's not an extremist critic.

16533
08:18:24,308 --> 08:18:24,775
It's an author.

16534
08:18:24,775 --> 08:18:26,775
He's not alone.

16535
08:18:28,112 --> 08:18:28,546
There have been a call for

16536
08:18:28,546 --> 08:18:29,245
human rights.

16537
08:18:29,245 --> 08:18:29,980
An organization of hundreds of

16538
08:18:29,980 --> 08:18:32,980
rabbis and cantors opposes this

16539
08:18:33,500 --> 08:18:33,384
definition for the same reasons

16540
08:18:33,384 --> 08:18:34,850
.

16541
08:18:34,850 --> 08:18:34,818
And Rabbi Michael Rathbun, who

16542
08:18:34,818 --> 08:18:35,553
leads a congregation right here

16543
08:18:35,553 --> 08:18:38,589
in San Diego, asked me to share

16544
08:18:38,589 --> 08:18:39,356
this with you today.

16545
08:18:39,356 --> 08:18:40,240
Jewish culture is built on open

16546
08:18:40,240 --> 08:18:42,424
dialog and respectful debate

16547
08:18:43,261 --> 08:18:43,627
which is also a foundation of

16548
08:18:43,627 --> 08:18:44,362
democracy.

16549
08:18:44,362 --> 08:18:44,961
This resolution is both bad for

16550
08:18:44,961 --> 08:18:47,361
both Jews and democracy.

16551
08:18:48,699 --> 08:18:49,400
It sends the false message that

16552
08:18:49,400 --> 08:18:50,101
the only way for Jews to be

16553
08:18:50,101 --> 08:18:50,735
safe is to criminalize others

16554
08:18:50,735 --> 08:18:53,135
opinions about Israel and

16555
08:18:53,871 --> 08:18:54,538
Palestine rather than trying to

16556
08:18:54,538 --> 08:18:55,205
chill dialog and discussion.

16557
08:18:55,205 --> 08:18:55,840
We insist Jews are safe when

16558
08:18:55,840 --> 08:18:58,840
democracy is safe and all

16559
08:18:59,310 --> 08:19:00,770
marginalized people are safe.

16560
08:19:00,770 --> 08:19:00,778
It simply cannot be that those

16561
08:19:00,778 --> 08:19:01,311
from within our community who

16562
08:19:01,311 --> 08:19:03,311
offer an alternative

16563
08:19:05,483 --> 08:19:06,150
perspective are automatically

16564
08:19:06,150 --> 08:19:08,550
dismissed as French Catholic

16565
08:19:10,488 --> 08:19:11,222
whitburn As I understand it.

16566
08:19:11,222 --> 08:19:11,822
The Human Relations Commissions

16567
08:19:11,822 --> 08:19:12,556
discussion to recommend

16568
08:19:12,556 --> 08:19:13,157
the adoption of this definition

16569
08:19:13,157 --> 08:19:15,557
did not include external

16570
08:19:15,725 --> 08:19:16,394
scholars, free speech experts

16571
08:19:16,394 --> 08:19:17,940
or Jewish committee members

16572
08:19:17,940 --> 08:19:17,795
outside of organizations that

16573
08:19:17,795 --> 08:19:20,640
are already staked a position

16574
08:19:20,640 --> 08:19:20,998
on this.

16575
08:19:20,998 --> 08:19:21,666
I see no evidence in the record

16576
08:19:21,666 --> 08:19:23,666
that alternative definitions

16577
08:19:25,403 --> 08:19:25,870
were presented to

16578
08:19:25,870 --> 08:19:26,804
the Commission.

16579
08:19:26,804 --> 08:19:27,104
>> Am I wrong about any of

16580
08:19:27,104 --> 08:19:29,104
that?

16581
08:19:30,875 --> 08:19:33,875
I would ask Nikole Maria

16582
08:19:35,112 --> 08:19:35,746
Ramirez who is a past chair to

16583
08:19:35,746 --> 08:19:36,481
share what that discussion

16584
08:19:36,481 --> 08:19:40,810
looked like if you would like

16585
08:19:43,286 --> 08:19:43,588
him to come up who by all means

16586
08:19:43,588 --> 08:19:44,355
okay.

16587
08:19:44,355 --> 08:19:47,355
>> I would invite the Colby

16588
08:19:48,693 --> 08:19:51,693
Ramirez to call Maria Ramirez

16589
08:19:53,297 --> 08:19:53,865
as a past chair of the San

16590
08:19:53,865 --> 08:19:55,865
Diego Human Relations

16591
08:19:58,168 --> 08:20:01,168
Commission and made the motion

16592
08:20:04,108 --> 08:20:04,876
to advance definition And

16593
08:20:04,876 --> 08:20:08,476
the question had to do with

16594
08:20:08,746 --> 08:20:09,280
the discussion and

16595
08:20:09,280 --> 08:20:09,747
participation around

16596
08:20:09,747 --> 08:20:10,470
the resolution.

16597
08:20:10,470 --> 08:20:12,470
Yeah.

16598
08:20:14,485 --> 08:20:14,885
If I if I MAY.

16599
08:20:14,885 --> 08:20:15,553
Go ahead.

16600
08:20:15,553 --> 08:20:17,953
If the conversation included

16601
08:20:19,991 --> 08:20:20,658
external scholars, free speech

16602
08:20:20,658 --> 08:20:21,159
experts or Jewish committee

16603
08:20:21,159 --> 08:20:21,859
members outside of

16604
08:20:21,859 --> 08:20:22,560
organizations that had already

16605
08:20:22,560 --> 08:20:24,762
stake the position in support

16606
08:20:24,762 --> 08:20:28,733
of this, we had we had public

16607
08:20:28,733 --> 08:20:29,100
announcement that this would be

16608
08:20:29,100 --> 08:20:29,801
discussed.

16609
08:20:29,801 --> 08:20:33,401
You have to remember that this

16610
08:20:34,272 --> 08:20:35,139
was first brought in in MARCH

16611
08:20:35,139 --> 08:20:35,740
of last year over a year ago

16612
08:20:35,740 --> 08:20:38,740
months and months and by

16613
08:20:40,780 --> 08:20:40,778
another former chair is that we

16614
08:20:40,778 --> 08:20:41,613
went through this for a whole

16615
08:20:41,613 --> 08:20:44,582
year and we had discussions on

16616
08:20:44,582 --> 08:20:45,283
it.

16617
08:20:45,283 --> 08:20:47,683
We met privately, individually

16618
08:20:49,521 --> 08:20:50,287
and publicly with different

16619
08:20:50,287 --> 08:20:50,588
people on both sides of this

16620
08:20:50,588 --> 08:20:52,588
issue.

16621
08:20:54,258 --> 08:20:54,959
We did our duty and we covered

16622
08:20:54,959 --> 08:20:57,959
every type of opinion, every

16623
08:21:00,131 --> 08:21:00,932
input that we could get.

16624
08:21:00,932 --> 08:21:01,733
Do you want to say something?

16625
08:21:01,733 --> 08:21:04,569
I'm not going to give you a

16626
08:21:04,569 --> 08:21:05,437
back and forth but I will say

16627
08:21:05,437 --> 08:21:06,700
that I do not hear an answer to

16628
08:21:06,700 --> 08:21:06,770
the question about whether

16629
08:21:06,770 --> 08:21:07,438
external scholars, free speech

16630
08:21:07,438 --> 08:21:09,838
experts or Jewish consumers

16631
08:21:10,141 --> 08:21:10,842
outside of organizations that

16632
08:21:10,842 --> 08:21:11,476
are already staked a position

16633
08:21:11,476 --> 08:21:14,476
on this were included in

16634
08:21:15,613 --> 08:21:16,247
the conversation from

16635
08:21:16,247 --> 08:21:16,948
the minutes they weren't.

16636
08:21:16,948 --> 08:21:19,751
I also say and gather what you

16637
08:21:19,751 --> 08:21:20,418
and I spoke about this It was

16638
08:21:20,418 --> 08:21:21,860
deeply frustrating that this

16639
08:21:21,860 --> 08:21:21,786
recommendation came forward

16640
08:21:21,786 --> 08:21:22,530
without any conversation with

16641
08:21:22,530 --> 08:21:24,530
me.

16642
08:21:24,656 --> 08:21:25,890
One of the two Jewish members

16643
08:21:25,890 --> 08:21:25,790
of this body.

16644
08:21:25,790 --> 08:21:28,790
It's not a personal complaint.

16645
08:21:29,227 --> 08:21:29,961
I think it's a reflection of

16646
08:21:29,961 --> 08:21:30,695
the same failure of inclusivity

16647
08:21:30,695 --> 08:21:34,320
that has defined the process as

16648
08:21:34,320 --> 08:21:34,665
a whole.

16649
08:21:34,665 --> 08:21:35,399
So I'm asking COUNCILMAN

16650
08:21:35,399 --> 08:21:36,100
Whitburn if you'd be willing to

16651
08:21:36,100 --> 08:21:36,735
return this item to the Human

16652
08:21:36,735 --> 08:21:38,735
Relations Commission with

16653
08:21:39,700 --> 08:21:39,704
specific direction to conduct a

16654
08:21:39,704 --> 08:21:40,338
more robust and inclusive

16655
08:21:40,338 --> 08:21:42,738
process one that includes

16656
08:21:44,175 --> 08:21:44,843
scholars, free speech experts,

16657
08:21:44,843 --> 08:21:45,543
religious leaders and Jewish

16658
08:21:45,543 --> 08:21:47,543
committee members representing

16659
08:21:49,514 --> 08:21:50,215
a diversity of perspective

16660
08:21:50,215 --> 08:21:50,815
perspectives We were prepared

16661
08:21:50,815 --> 08:21:52,617
for over a year on this.

16662
08:21:52,617 --> 08:21:56,817
It's time for you to do this

16663
08:22:02,494 --> 08:22:06,694
council to do its duty and to.

16664
08:22:07,320 --> 08:22:07,866
I'm going to let that slide.

16665
08:22:07,866 --> 08:22:10,866
But the disrespect of someone

16666
08:22:12,337 --> 08:22:12,837
from the disrespect is not oc

16667
08:22:12,837 --> 08:22:13,404
that you gave me.

16668
08:22:13,404 --> 08:22:15,404
>> It's not okay.

16669
08:22:16,908 --> 08:22:17,208
We worked for over a year on

16670
08:22:17,208 --> 08:22:17,576
that.

16671
08:22:17,576 --> 08:22:17,942
All right.

16672
08:22:17,942 --> 08:22:19,942
All right.

16673
08:22:21,480 --> 08:22:22,247
Let's let's hang tough.

16674
08:22:22,247 --> 08:22:22,881
I think you are going to

16675
08:22:22,881 --> 08:22:25,281
entertain an amendment or

16676
08:22:26,251 --> 08:22:26,918
something that was offering I

16677
08:22:26,918 --> 08:22:28,918
was offering consideration.

16678
08:22:30,322 --> 08:22:31,880
I am I am appalled right now.

16679
08:22:31,880 --> 08:22:34,880
Councilmember Rivera and I did

16680
08:22:34,893 --> 08:22:39,930
discuss this and I have a lot

16681
08:22:39,397 --> 08:22:40,310
of respect for his

16682
08:22:40,310 --> 08:22:40,665
thoughtfulness around this

16683
08:22:40,665 --> 08:22:43,650
subject, his own personal

16684
08:22:44,569 --> 08:22:45,370
experience with the subject

16685
08:22:45,370 --> 08:22:48,370
matter and the discussion that

16686
08:22:48,573 --> 08:22:49,474
we had around it And his

16687
08:22:49,474 --> 08:22:53,740
question has to do with whether

16688
08:22:53,712 --> 08:22:54,379
I would recommend sending this

16689
08:22:54,379 --> 08:22:57,379
back to the Human Relations

16690
08:22:58,750 --> 08:22:59,151
Commission for further

16691
08:22:59,151 --> 08:22:59,818
discussion.

16692
08:22:59,818 --> 08:23:03,488
I will say that my sense is

16693
08:23:03,488 --> 08:23:04,222
that if we were to do that

16694
08:23:04,222 --> 08:23:05,570
there would be a discussion

16695
08:23:05,570 --> 08:23:08,393
very similar to what we heard

16696
08:23:08,393 --> 08:23:08,927
today that there would continue

16697
08:23:08,927 --> 08:23:11,327
to be very different

16698
08:23:13,331 --> 08:23:14,320
perspectives on this that this

16699
08:23:14,320 --> 08:23:14,800
would once again be forwarded

16700
08:23:14,800 --> 08:23:18,360
to the City Council and that we

16701
08:23:18,360 --> 08:23:18,770
would have another discussion

16702
08:23:18,770 --> 08:23:19,137
very similar to the one that we

16703
08:23:19,137 --> 08:23:21,137
had today.

16704
08:23:22,975 --> 08:23:26,575
So I don't believe that there

16705
08:23:27,846 --> 08:23:28,513
would be value in setting this

16706
08:23:28,513 --> 08:23:28,913
back to the Human Relations

16707
08:23:28,913 --> 08:23:30,913
Commission.

16708
08:23:32,351 --> 08:23:36,540
I do think we heard a robust

16709
08:23:36,540 --> 08:23:39,540
variety of perspectives on this

16710
08:23:42,294 --> 08:23:42,827
and and that we should take

16711
08:23:42,827 --> 08:23:43,495
action this evening.

16712
08:23:43,495 --> 08:23:45,495
>> Thank you, Councilmember.

16713
08:23:45,998 --> 08:23:46,765
I appreciate that.

16714
08:23:46,765 --> 08:23:47,432
I think it's important to note

16715
08:23:47,432 --> 08:23:49,832
that multiple members of

16716
08:23:50,202 --> 08:23:50,869
the commission have said that

16717
08:23:50,869 --> 08:23:51,470
after learning what they've

16718
08:23:51,470 --> 08:23:53,870
learned and hearing more

16719
08:23:55,541 --> 08:23:56,740
perspectives, they would like

16720
08:23:56,740 --> 08:23:58,740
to reconsider this.

16721
08:23:59,912 --> 08:24:00,546
I don't think that that should

16722
08:24:00,546 --> 08:24:00,879
be dismissed out of hand.

16723
08:24:00,879 --> 08:24:01,513
I don't.

16724
08:24:01,513 --> 08:24:04,513
I'm going to be honest.

16725
08:24:04,616 --> 08:24:05,284
I don't know that folks realize

16726
08:24:05,284 --> 08:24:05,951
the depth of the waters that

16727
08:24:05,951 --> 08:24:08,951
they were stepping into when

16728
08:24:09,221 --> 08:24:10,155
they took this action.

16729
08:24:10,155 --> 08:24:10,956
I think some did and I think

16730
08:24:10,956 --> 08:24:14,556
others didn't And that is clear

16731
08:24:14,560 --> 08:24:15,126
from the request from those

16732
08:24:15,126 --> 08:24:15,661
folks to have another

16733
08:24:15,661 --> 08:24:17,161
opportunity at that.

16734
08:24:17,161 --> 08:24:20,761
But I respect that you brought

16735
08:24:22,134 --> 08:24:23,200
this forward.

16736
08:24:23,200 --> 08:24:23,302
I want to vote yes on something

16737
08:24:23,302 --> 08:24:25,302
today.

16738
08:24:27,372 --> 08:24:27,706
Anti-Semitism is obviously a

16739
08:24:27,706 --> 08:24:28,107
problem.

16740
08:24:28,107 --> 08:24:28,807
It is real.

16741
08:24:28,807 --> 08:24:32,407
It's a threat to my community.

16742
08:24:32,610 --> 08:24:33,411
It's a threat to my family.

16743
08:24:33,411 --> 08:24:36,411
But I cannot support something

16744
08:24:36,415 --> 08:24:37,820
that I do not believe in And

16745
08:24:37,820 --> 08:24:37,716
the definition as presented

16746
08:24:37,716 --> 08:24:38,830
with the examples that are

16747
08:24:38,830 --> 08:24:40,830
included.

16748
08:24:41,854 --> 08:24:42,755
I have seen weaponized against

16749
08:24:42,755 --> 08:24:46,692
my own speech in real life by

16750
08:24:46,692 --> 08:24:47,493
folks who are in this chamber

16751
08:24:47,493 --> 08:24:51,631
right now so I can't vote yes

16752
08:24:51,631 --> 08:24:52,364
on this as presented.

16753
08:24:52,364 --> 08:24:53,650
Again anti-Semitism is real.

16754
08:24:53,650 --> 08:24:53,365
The threat to my community is

16755
08:24:53,365 --> 08:24:55,365
real.

16756
08:24:56,335 --> 08:24:57,690
My son deserves to grow up in a

16757
08:24:57,690 --> 08:24:57,803
world that takes that seriously

16758
08:24:57,803 --> 08:24:58,471
And that's why I can't vote yes

16759
08:24:58,471 --> 08:25:00,940
for a definition that falls

16760
08:25:00,940 --> 08:25:01,641
short and why I'm asking my

16761
08:25:01,641 --> 08:25:04,410
colleagues to demand something

16762
08:25:05,311 --> 08:25:05,911
more inclusive and more worthy

16763
08:25:05,911 --> 08:25:06,345
of this very important

16764
08:25:06,345 --> 08:25:06,912
conversation.

16765
08:25:06,912 --> 08:25:07,279
>> Thank you, Council

16766
08:25:07,279 --> 08:25:09,279
PRESIDENT.

16767
08:25:10,480 --> 08:25:10,448
All right.

16768
08:25:10,448 --> 08:25:10,950
Come on.

16769
08:25:10,950 --> 08:25:11,950
Let's hold tight.

16770
08:25:11,950 --> 08:25:14,886
Let's see if we can get through

16771
08:25:14,886 --> 08:25:15,588
this.

16772
08:25:15,588 --> 08:25:17,988
So Councilmember Ella Rivera,

16773
08:25:19,358 --> 08:25:20,910
you got one additional minute

16774
08:25:20,910 --> 08:25:20,926
from one of your colleagues

16775
08:25:20,926 --> 08:25:24,526
because I want to keep all

16776
08:25:25,598 --> 08:25:26,331
the bookkeeping and COUNCILMAN.

16777
08:25:26,331 --> 08:25:26,999
We're not going to count

16778
08:25:26,999 --> 08:25:27,332
variance against your three

16779
08:25:27,332 --> 08:25:29,235
minutes.

16780
08:25:29,235 --> 08:25:29,768
So you still have that three

16781
08:25:29,768 --> 08:25:32,168
minutes in the bank.

16782
08:25:33,571 --> 08:25:33,906
So thank you, Councilmember

16783
08:25:33,906 --> 08:25:34,673
Rivera.

16784
08:25:34,673 --> 08:25:34,974
We'll go next to council member

16785
08:25:34,974 --> 08:25:35,674
Campo.

16786
08:25:35,674 --> 08:25:37,977
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

16787
08:25:37,977 --> 08:25:38,711
Thank you to the District three

16788
08:25:38,711 --> 08:25:39,445
staff for your presentation and

16789
08:25:39,445 --> 08:25:39,979
thank you to all the members of

16790
08:25:39,979 --> 08:25:40,412
the public for your

16791
08:25:40,412 --> 08:25:42,412
participation.

16792
08:25:42,515 --> 08:25:43,215
On either side of the debate I

16793
08:25:43,215 --> 08:25:43,983
appreciate you being here and

16794
08:25:43,983 --> 08:25:47,252
telling us what you think For

16795
08:25:47,252 --> 08:25:47,954
thousands of years the Jewish

16796
08:25:47,954 --> 08:25:48,321
people have battled for their

16797
08:25:48,321 --> 08:25:50,321
existence.

16798
08:25:51,791 --> 08:25:52,525
The Jewish people should never

16799
08:25:52,525 --> 08:25:52,825
have had to fight those battles

16800
08:25:52,825 --> 08:25:54,825
alone.

16801
08:25:56,929 --> 08:25:57,630
i support this motion and I

16802
08:25:57,630 --> 08:25:58,297
will second this motion today

16803
08:25:58,297 --> 08:26:01,670
not because I'm the council

16804
08:26:01,670 --> 08:26:01,701
member for the original Jewish

16805
08:26:01,701 --> 08:26:04,101
neighborhoods of San Diego

16806
08:26:06,500 --> 08:26:06,339
though I am and not because I

16807
08:26:06,339 --> 08:26:07,106
have to.

16808
08:26:07,106 --> 08:26:07,840
Soon to be three synagogues and

16809
08:26:07,840 --> 08:26:10,776
the forbade of East County in

16810
08:26:10,776 --> 08:26:11,377
my district though I do I

16811
08:26:11,377 --> 08:26:13,777
honestly believe this is

16812
08:26:14,881 --> 08:26:15,581
the right thing to do.

16813
08:26:15,581 --> 08:26:18,581
The resolution is clear Free

16814
08:26:19,785 --> 08:26:20,520
speech will not be curtailed.

16815
08:26:20,520 --> 08:26:21,221
Council member Whitburn just

16816
08:26:21,221 --> 08:26:24,221
explained it very clearly This

16817
08:26:24,657 --> 08:26:25,324
resolution is a tool to protect

16818
08:26:25,324 --> 08:26:27,724
people from anti-Semitism a

16819
08:26:29,495 --> 08:26:30,196
society that cannot protect its

16820
08:26:30,196 --> 08:26:32,596
Jewish citizens cannot protect

16821
08:26:34,533 --> 08:26:35,134
democracy and a society that

16822
08:26:35,134 --> 08:26:37,534
won't protect its Jewish

16823
08:26:38,905 --> 08:26:39,371
citizens can hardly call itself

16824
08:26:39,371 --> 08:26:40,106
a democracy.

16825
08:26:40,106 --> 08:26:42,506
Protecting the Jewish community

16826
08:26:43,409 --> 08:26:44,277
begins at the very least with

16827
08:26:44,277 --> 08:26:47,277
clearly defining the harm it

16828
08:26:48,515 --> 08:26:50,515
faces.

16829
08:26:52,952 --> 08:26:53,519
Last summer I visited Israel.

16830
08:26:53,519 --> 08:26:55,919
I visited Yad Vashem.

16831
08:26:56,255 --> 08:26:58,655
That's the world's Holocaust

16832
08:27:01,261 --> 08:27:02,280
Remembrance Center.

16833
08:27:02,280 --> 08:27:05,999
It's a memorial to the name of

16834
08:27:05,999 --> 08:27:08,999
those lost to the Holocaust.

16835
08:27:09,869 --> 08:27:10,570
And to this day only about 5

16836
08:27:10,570 --> 08:27:11,271
million of the 6 million Jews

16837
08:27:11,271 --> 08:27:11,871
murdered in the Holocaust have

16838
08:27:11,871 --> 08:27:14,271
been identified by name.

16839
08:27:15,274 --> 08:27:17,274
1 million remain unidentified.

16840
08:27:19,479 --> 08:27:20,346
So to me remembering

16841
08:27:20,346 --> 08:27:23,946
the Holocaust is a duty and

16842
08:27:24,217 --> 08:27:26,217
defining antisemitism clearly

16843
08:27:29,122 --> 08:27:29,489
is the first step in living out

16844
08:27:29,489 --> 08:27:30,189
that duty.

16845
08:27:30,189 --> 08:27:33,189
The resolution before us which

16846
08:27:34,194 --> 08:27:34,894
is the ira definition at its

16847
08:27:34,894 --> 08:27:37,294
core is about defining

16848
08:27:39,331 --> 08:27:42,331
antisemitism and where it shows

16849
08:27:43,569 --> 08:27:44,237
up here in our communities.

16850
08:27:44,237 --> 08:27:44,871
>> It's about standing with

16851
08:27:44,871 --> 08:27:46,871
historically marginalized

16852
08:27:48,174 --> 08:27:48,775
communities that is that are

16853
08:27:48,775 --> 08:27:51,175
reeling from yet another

16854
08:27:52,914 --> 08:27:53,913
horrific violent attack which

16855
08:27:53,913 --> 08:27:57,513
far too many are quick to

16856
08:28:02,870 --> 08:28:02,393
minimize and even worse justify

16857
08:28:02,393 --> 08:28:04,393
.

16858
08:28:06,993 --> 08:28:07,627
So let me be clear merely

16859
08:28:07,627 --> 08:28:09,627
criticizing any government

16860
08:28:12,132 --> 08:28:12,499
including Israel's is not anti

16861
08:28:12,499 --> 08:28:13,132
Semitism.

16862
08:28:13,132 --> 08:28:16,132
The Jewish people like any

16863
08:28:16,336 --> 08:28:17,303
community are not monolithic.

16864
08:28:17,303 --> 08:28:21,174
There is a wide range of views

16865
08:28:21,174 --> 08:28:21,842
including Significa in

16866
08:28:21,842 --> 08:28:24,242
criticism of the Israeli

16867
08:28:25,912 --> 08:28:26,880
government.

16868
08:28:26,880 --> 08:28:30,383
>> I saw that in Israel from

16869
08:28:30,383 --> 08:28:31,184
Israeli citizens.

16870
08:28:31,184 --> 08:28:34,184
But when that criticism crosses

16871
08:28:35,188 --> 08:28:35,922
into hatred of Jewish people

16872
08:28:35,922 --> 08:28:36,488
that's where our responsibility

16873
08:28:36,488 --> 08:28:39,488
to name it comes up.

16874
08:28:40,226 --> 08:28:40,860
So I understand the concerns of

16875
08:28:40,860 --> 08:28:41,528
some of my colleagues and

16876
08:28:41,528 --> 08:28:41,995
members of the public about

16877
08:28:41,995 --> 08:28:42,429
this resolution.

16878
08:28:42,429 --> 08:28:44,429
I understand.

16879
08:28:45,640 --> 08:28:45,699
And when people express good

16880
08:28:45,699 --> 08:28:48,990
faith concerns about free

16881
08:28:49,236 --> 08:28:49,903
speech, I absolutely listen And

16882
08:28:49,903 --> 08:28:52,903
I believe those concerns are

16883
08:28:52,973 --> 08:28:54,973
addressed here within

16884
08:28:58,780 --> 08:28:58,451
the language of the resolution

16885
08:28:58,451 --> 08:28:59,246
.

16886
08:28:59,246 --> 08:28:59,945
And we have a responsibility to

16887
08:28:59,945 --> 08:29:01,945
confront antisemitism clearly

16888
08:29:03,416 --> 08:29:04,117
and directly.

16889
08:29:04,117 --> 08:29:06,517
>> anti-Semitism is the oldest

16890
08:29:07,787 --> 08:29:08,388
hatred in the world and it

16891
08:29:08,388 --> 08:29:09,550
never truly disappears.

16892
08:29:09,550 --> 08:29:12,550
It waits for moments of

16893
08:29:13,590 --> 08:29:13,893
complacency to return.

16894
08:29:13,893 --> 08:29:17,493
We've seen it rise in different

16895
08:29:17,764 --> 08:29:18,432
forms across the centuries.

16896
08:29:18,432 --> 08:29:21,432
Sadly, even in our own

16897
08:29:22,502 --> 08:29:23,270
community here in San Diego in

16898
08:29:23,270 --> 08:29:26,270
2023, in my neighborhood on my

16899
08:29:27,341 --> 08:29:28,700
neighbors doorsteps,

16900
08:29:28,700 --> 08:29:30,700
individuals replacing fliers

16901
08:29:31,912 --> 08:29:32,646
filled with conspiracies and

16902
08:29:32,646 --> 08:29:35,716
lies about the Jewish people in

16903
08:29:35,716 --> 08:29:38,716
an attempt to radicalize people

16904
08:29:41,288 --> 08:29:41,855
to inspire violence.

16905
08:29:41,855 --> 08:29:42,422
>> We stood up.

16906
08:29:42,422 --> 08:29:44,822
We proposed new rules.

16907
08:29:46,920 --> 08:29:46,460
California passed ab 3024 in

16908
08:29:46,460 --> 08:29:48,460
response.

16909
08:29:49,997 --> 08:29:53,597
And one reason I took that

16910
08:29:54,801 --> 08:29:55,602
exercise so seriously is

16911
08:29:55,602 --> 08:29:59,202
because when I was meeting with

16912
08:29:59,840 --> 08:30:00,707
members of my Jewish community

16913
08:30:00,707 --> 08:30:04,307
in Del Cerro in one person's

16914
08:30:04,778 --> 08:30:07,178
living room, Daron Schwartz

16915
08:30:09,160 --> 08:30:09,750
pleaded with me that day that

16916
08:30:09,750 --> 08:30:12,750
the Jewish community should not

16917
08:30:13,953 --> 08:30:14,288
be left to fend for themselves

16918
08:30:14,288 --> 08:30:15,550
.

16919
08:30:15,550 --> 08:30:17,524
I believe the word he used was

16920
08:30:17,524 --> 08:30:21,724
We should not have to be a

16921
08:30:22,596 --> 08:30:23,363
shield all on our own.

16922
08:30:23,363 --> 08:30:23,997
He said We need more voices

16923
08:30:23,997 --> 08:30:26,397
people of different races,

16924
08:30:26,800 --> 08:30:27,468
people of different

16925
08:30:27,468 --> 08:30:29,868
generations, people like me,

16926
08:30:31,839 --> 08:30:32,273
everyone to speak up against

16927
08:30:32,273 --> 08:30:34,273
antisemitism.

16928
08:30:36,509 --> 08:30:37,311
And he's right Of course firing

16929
08:30:37,311 --> 08:30:40,911
is a small thing compared to

16930
08:30:41,810 --> 08:30:41,748
what happened in 2019 when

16931
08:30:41,748 --> 08:30:42,483
the harbor out of Poway just

16932
08:30:42,483 --> 08:30:45,953
miles from here was the site of

16933
08:30:45,953 --> 08:30:46,286
a deadly anti-Semitic Semitic

16934
08:30:46,286 --> 08:30:46,954
attack.

16935
08:30:46,954 --> 08:30:50,554
On the last day of Passover.

16936
08:30:51,925 --> 08:30:52,492
Lori Gilbert Kaye MAY her

16937
08:30:52,492 --> 08:30:53,293
memory be a blessing.

16938
08:30:53,293 --> 08:30:56,293
That tragedy reminds us that

16939
08:30:56,597 --> 08:30:57,331
anti-Semitic tism is not a

16940
08:30:57,331 --> 08:31:00,331
distant problem that belongs to

16941
08:31:00,668 --> 08:31:01,100
another country or another era

16942
08:31:01,100 --> 08:31:01,768
.

16943
08:31:01,768 --> 08:31:02,469
It's a scourge that's here in

16944
08:31:02,469 --> 08:31:05,469
our community, in my community

16945
08:31:05,672 --> 08:31:06,372
and we need tools to combat it.

16946
08:31:06,372 --> 08:31:09,372
Tools like the ihra Definition

16947
08:31:10,410 --> 08:31:11,111
which provide a framework.

16948
08:31:11,111 --> 08:31:11,845
Historically antisemitism has

16949
08:31:11,845 --> 08:31:15,445
been described as the canary in

16950
08:31:15,549 --> 08:31:16,216
the coal mine of society

16951
08:31:16,216 --> 08:31:18,616
because hatred towards Jews

16952
08:31:20,221 --> 08:31:20,821
when it begins to spread it

16953
08:31:20,821 --> 08:31:21,522
rarely stays confined to

16954
08:31:21,522 --> 08:31:24,522
the Jewish community for long.

16955
08:31:25,920 --> 08:31:25,726
It's a warning sign that

16956
08:31:25,726 --> 08:31:27,726
tolerance, intolerance and

16957
08:31:29,830 --> 08:31:30,531
extremism are taking root more

16958
08:31:30,531 --> 08:31:33,531
broadly because we cannot name

16959
08:31:34,000 --> 08:31:34,702
the hatred Clearly we cannot

16960
08:31:34,702 --> 08:31:35,680
protect the democracy we claim

16961
08:31:35,680 --> 08:31:37,680
to serve.

16962
08:31:38,706 --> 08:31:39,572
The noted Jewish sage and

16963
08:31:39,572 --> 08:31:43,172
teacher Hillel once wrote and I

16964
08:31:44,111 --> 08:31:44,711
quote If I am not for myself,

16965
08:31:44,711 --> 08:31:47,711
who will be for me?

16966
08:31:48,382 --> 08:31:48,782
And if I am only for myself,

16967
08:31:48,782 --> 08:31:50,782
what am I?

16968
08:31:53,187 --> 08:31:53,853
That wisdom speaks not to just

16969
08:31:53,853 --> 08:31:54,588
millennia of Jewish identity

16970
08:31:54,588 --> 08:31:54,955
but to civic responsibility for

16971
08:31:54,955 --> 08:31:56,955
everyone.

16972
08:31:58,920 --> 08:31:58,793
Today this Council has

16973
08:31:58,793 --> 08:31:59,360
the opportunity to say clearly

16974
08:31:59,360 --> 08:32:01,360
that standing against

16975
08:32:02,697 --> 08:32:03,397
antisemitism is not only about

16976
08:32:03,397 --> 08:32:03,931
protecting one community, it's

16977
08:32:03,931 --> 08:32:04,331
about protecting all

16978
08:32:04,331 --> 08:32:06,331
communities.

16979
08:32:07,602 --> 08:32:08,135
It's about defending

16980
08:32:08,135 --> 08:32:08,869
pluralistic values.

16981
08:32:08,869 --> 08:32:12,469
Folks in this room also know

16982
08:32:12,473 --> 08:32:12,773
that Hill's quote did not end

16983
08:32:12,773 --> 08:32:13,541
there.

16984
08:32:13,541 --> 08:32:17,211
He goes on to ask the all

16985
08:32:17,211 --> 08:32:20,211
important question If not now

16986
08:32:22,318 --> 08:32:22,850
when will I say to my

16987
08:32:22,850 --> 08:32:23,383
colleagues and to my

16988
08:32:23,383 --> 08:32:24,510
constituents and to

16989
08:32:24,510 --> 08:32:26,954
the thousands of members of

16990
08:32:26,954 --> 08:32:27,654
every community in San Diego

16991
08:32:27,654 --> 08:32:28,880
standing before us physically

16992
08:32:28,880 --> 08:32:28,722
and virtually?

16993
08:32:28,722 --> 08:32:31,292
I have an answer to that

16994
08:32:31,292 --> 08:32:31,858
question.

16995
08:32:31,858 --> 08:32:34,258
The time is now.

16996
08:32:36,363 --> 08:32:37,980
Stand against antisemitism now.

16997
08:32:37,980 --> 08:32:37,665
Right now the fight against

16998
08:32:37,665 --> 08:32:40,650
antisemitism is not a

16999
08:32:40,867 --> 08:32:41,202
responsibility for some distant

17000
08:32:41,202 --> 08:32:41,968
future.

17001
08:32:41,968 --> 08:32:44,968
It's a responsibility for now

17002
08:32:45,740 --> 08:32:46,540
the moment to stand against

17003
08:32:46,540 --> 08:32:47,241
hatred is not someday or when

17004
08:32:47,241 --> 08:32:49,241
it's politically comfortable.

17005
08:32:50,511 --> 08:32:51,211
It is now.

17006
08:32:51,211 --> 08:32:51,912
Attacks against the Jewish

17007
08:32:51,912 --> 08:32:52,179
community are happening right

17008
08:32:52,179 --> 08:32:54,179
now.

17009
08:32:56,117 --> 08:32:56,784
Synagogues are being firebombed

17010
08:32:56,784 --> 08:32:57,418
and vandalized right now and

17011
08:32:57,418 --> 08:33:00,418
young people are being fed

17012
08:33:01,220 --> 08:33:01,656
conspiracies right now being

17013
08:33:01,656 --> 08:33:03,656
taught Holocaust denialism

17014
08:33:05,393 --> 08:33:06,260
right now.

17015
08:33:06,260 --> 08:33:09,860
So we need frameworks to combat

17016
08:33:09,931 --> 08:33:10,998
that right now.

17017
08:33:10,998 --> 08:33:14,598
Let us not leave Hill's final

17018
08:33:14,872 --> 08:33:15,536
question unanswered.

17019
08:33:15,536 --> 08:33:18,536
We should answer it with

17020
08:33:19,306 --> 08:33:19,974
clarity and with conviction.

17021
08:33:19,974 --> 08:33:20,774
The question before us is

17022
08:33:20,774 --> 08:33:23,774
whether we will stand against

17023
08:33:24,780 --> 08:33:24,678
antisemitism.

17024
08:33:24,678 --> 08:33:26,800
The answer must be now.

17025
08:33:26,800 --> 08:33:29,800
I'll be voting in support.

17026
08:33:31,252 --> 08:33:31,753
Thank you.

17027
08:33:31,753 --> 08:33:32,587
>> All right.

17028
08:33:32,587 --> 08:33:35,523
So we have a motion by

17029
08:33:35,523 --> 08:33:36,224
Councilmember Whitburn and a

17030
08:33:36,224 --> 08:33:36,657
second by council member Camp

17031
08:33:36,657 --> 08:33:37,391
Hill to move.

17032
08:33:37,391 --> 08:33:40,280
The recommendation will go next

17033
08:33:40,280 --> 08:33:40,862
to council member Campbell.

17034
08:33:40,862 --> 08:33:43,262
>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

17035
08:33:45,166 --> 08:33:45,867
And thank you Ryan Dorsey for

17036
08:33:45,867 --> 08:33:46,533
the presentation and thank you

17037
08:33:46,533 --> 08:33:48,933
specially to my colleague

17038
08:33:50,237 --> 08:33:50,805
Councilmember Whitburn for

17039
08:33:50,805 --> 08:33:51,673
bringing this forward.

17040
08:33:51,673 --> 08:33:55,376
And I want to thank you and

17041
08:33:55,376 --> 08:33:56,144
COUNCILMAN Campo for your

17042
08:33:56,144 --> 08:33:59,144
excellent words and for delving

17043
08:33:59,881 --> 08:34:02,881
so deeply into the entire

17044
08:34:04,452 --> 08:34:05,253
matter of this resolution and

17045
08:34:05,253 --> 08:34:05,687
taking all that you did into

17046
08:34:05,687 --> 08:34:07,687
consideration.

17047
08:34:09,624 --> 08:34:10,258
And I want to start by

17048
08:34:10,258 --> 08:34:10,891
explaining that this item

17049
08:34:10,891 --> 08:34:13,891
before us is a resolution.

17050
08:34:14,596 --> 08:34:15,363
It is not a law.

17051
08:34:15,363 --> 08:34:18,963
a resolution is not a law.

17052
08:34:19,330 --> 08:34:19,367
Freedom in America still

17053
08:34:19,367 --> 08:34:21,367
exists.

17054
08:34:24,238 --> 08:34:25,500
This resolution will only stand

17055
08:34:25,500 --> 08:34:28,500
against hatred of the Jewish

17056
08:34:28,877 --> 08:34:29,744
people.

17057
08:34:29,744 --> 08:34:30,344
We're living in a time when two

17058
08:34:30,344 --> 08:34:32,744
of the world's leading

17059
08:34:34,115 --> 08:34:37,715
democratic nations the U.S. And

17060
08:34:38,860 --> 08:34:38,686
Israel due to their current

17061
08:34:38,686 --> 08:34:39,354
leadership have lost

17062
08:34:39,354 --> 08:34:42,954
the respect of many of their

17063
08:34:43,725 --> 08:34:44,392
own people and their own

17064
08:34:44,392 --> 08:34:46,792
citizens and other citizens

17065
08:34:47,896 --> 08:34:50,296
from around the world.

17066
08:34:54,836 --> 08:34:55,203
Most people believe Israel is a

17067
08:34:55,203 --> 08:34:55,937
democracy.

17068
08:34:55,937 --> 08:34:58,937
The detail escort the gentleman

17069
08:34:58,940 --> 08:35:00,940
out.

17070
08:35:03,780 --> 08:35:03,578
>> We've been doing so well You

17071
08:35:03,578 --> 08:35:04,312
as an out.

17072
08:35:04,312 --> 08:35:06,810
>> I've already explained that

17073
08:35:06,810 --> 08:35:06,681
I'm not going to go back and

17074
08:35:06,681 --> 08:35:07,480
talk about it again.

17075
08:35:07,480 --> 08:35:09,480
>> Okay.

17076
08:35:11,190 --> 08:35:11,586
So very simple.

17077
08:35:11,586 --> 08:35:13,986
I didn't say that.

17078
08:35:15,824 --> 08:35:19,424
You know I didn't say that.

17079
08:35:21,830 --> 08:35:22,497
And that's the problem with why

17080
08:35:22,497 --> 08:35:25,497
you're going on here today.

17081
08:35:26,968 --> 08:35:29,368
And okay, that's good.

17082
08:35:30,438 --> 08:35:31,600
But then what?

17083
08:35:31,600 --> 08:35:33,406
I haven't spoken yet.

17084
08:35:34,676 --> 08:35:35,443
And okay.

17085
08:35:35,443 --> 08:35:35,911
>> I've been accused of a

17086
08:35:35,911 --> 08:35:37,911
double standard.

17087
08:35:39,814 --> 08:35:40,315
We'll invite you to leave

17088
08:35:40,315 --> 08:35:40,882
the room as well.

17089
08:35:40,882 --> 08:35:41,650
We need to get on.

17090
08:35:41,650 --> 08:35:42,500
We're so close to wrapping our

17091
08:35:42,500 --> 08:35:44,500
briefing up.

17092
08:35:44,586 --> 08:35:45,860
Please don't clap.

17093
08:35:45,860 --> 08:35:45,821
Please don't clap.

17094
08:35:45,821 --> 08:35:48,821
This is only about disruption.

17095
08:35:50,258 --> 08:35:50,826
It is not about any party.

17096
08:35:50,826 --> 08:35:51,494
>> But okay.

17097
08:35:51,494 --> 08:35:53,894
Double standard And Parker.

17098
08:35:59,601 --> 08:36:00,350
See I got it.

17099
08:36:00,350 --> 08:36:02,350
My apologies.

17100
08:36:09,277 --> 08:36:11,677
Council member Campbell And

17101
08:36:14,483 --> 08:36:16,483
there anyone?

17102
08:36:32,768 --> 08:36:33,168
All of you.

17103
08:36:33,168 --> 08:36:35,168
Thank you.

17104
08:36:37,205 --> 08:36:39,205
Council PRESIDENT.

17105
08:36:40,876 --> 08:36:41,510
We are living in a time when

17106
08:36:41,510 --> 08:36:42,210
two of the world's leading

17107
08:36:42,210 --> 08:36:44,610
democratic nations the United

17108
08:36:46,581 --> 08:36:50,181
States and Israel due to their

17109
08:36:50,752 --> 08:36:51,419
current leadership have lost

17110
08:36:51,419 --> 08:36:55,190
the respect of many of their

17111
08:36:55,958 --> 08:36:56,458
own people and citizens from

17112
08:36:56,458 --> 08:36:57,250
around the globe.

17113
08:36:57,250 --> 08:36:59,425
Most people believe in

17114
08:37:01,950 --> 08:37:01,897
the right of all people to live

17115
08:37:01,897 --> 08:37:04,897
in peace and free from

17116
08:37:06,340 --> 08:37:06,734
discrimination and hatred.

17117
08:37:06,734 --> 08:37:09,134
To quote PRESIDENT Lincoln,

17118
08:37:10,672 --> 08:37:11,406
this too shall pass the good

17119
08:37:11,406 --> 08:37:15,600
people of the United States and

17120
08:37:15,243 --> 08:37:15,778
hopefully Israel will prevail

17121
08:37:15,778 --> 08:37:18,178
at the voting booth.

17122
08:37:20,449 --> 08:37:21,490
As an American, I feel

17123
08:37:21,490 --> 08:37:23,449
compelled to speak today

17124
08:37:25,220 --> 08:37:25,920
against the harassment or

17125
08:37:25,920 --> 08:37:28,320
discrimination based on actual

17126
08:37:30,626 --> 08:37:33,260
or perceived Jewish identity,

17127
08:37:35,640 --> 08:37:35,764
ancestry or faith.

17128
08:37:35,764 --> 08:37:38,764
When rhetoric crosses the line

17129
08:37:40,102 --> 08:37:40,669
into harmful stereotypes,

17130
08:37:40,669 --> 08:37:42,669
collective blame or

17131
08:37:44,840 --> 08:37:45,206
dehumanizing language it does

17132
08:37:45,206 --> 08:37:47,206
real harm.

17133
08:37:49,678 --> 08:37:50,346
It creates fear.

17134
08:37:50,346 --> 08:37:50,713
It isolates members of our

17135
08:37:50,713 --> 08:37:52,713
community.

17136
08:37:54,785 --> 08:37:58,385
And it undermines the values we

17137
08:37:58,754 --> 08:37:59,870
are here to uphold as Americans

17138
08:37:59,870 --> 08:38:00,122
.

17139
08:38:00,122 --> 08:38:04,322
Let me be clear This is there

17140
08:38:04,560 --> 08:38:05,294
is no place for anti-Semitism

17141
08:38:05,294 --> 08:38:08,294
in this council chamber in

17142
08:38:09,731 --> 08:38:10,232
the city of San Diego or in

17143
08:38:10,232 --> 08:38:12,232
the entire world.

17144
08:38:14,370 --> 08:38:15,730
We can and should have

17145
08:38:15,730 --> 08:38:17,730
thoughtful, respectful dialog

17146
08:38:19,374 --> 08:38:20,174
but hate in any form against

17147
08:38:20,174 --> 08:38:23,774
any group cannot be part of

17148
08:38:24,212 --> 08:38:25,130
that conversation.

17149
08:38:25,130 --> 08:38:25,681
This is exactly why adopting

17150
08:38:25,681 --> 08:38:28,810
this working definition of

17151
08:38:29,552 --> 08:38:30,219
antisocial modernism from

17152
08:38:30,219 --> 08:38:30,852
the International Holocaust

17153
08:38:30,852 --> 08:38:33,252
Remembrance Alliance is so

17154
08:38:34,723 --> 08:38:35,591
important.

17155
08:38:35,591 --> 08:38:39,930
The I h r a is an

17156
08:38:39,930 --> 08:38:39,728
intergovernmental body made up

17157
08:38:39,728 --> 08:38:41,728
of 35 different countries.

17158
08:38:44,300 --> 08:38:44,967
It serves as a global forum to

17159
08:38:44,967 --> 08:38:47,367
share best practices and

17160
08:38:48,471 --> 08:38:50,871
develop practical tools to

17161
08:38:53,476 --> 08:38:53,809
identify and as to address

17162
08:38:53,809 --> 08:38:55,809
hate.

17163
08:38:57,279 --> 08:38:58,470
They adopted this particular

17164
08:38:58,470 --> 08:39:00,447
definition in 2016 ten years

17165
08:39:01,951 --> 08:39:02,618
ago long before the current

17166
08:39:02,618 --> 08:39:06,218
battles that are going on in

17167
08:39:07,550 --> 08:39:07,757
the world now long before

17168
08:39:07,757 --> 08:39:10,157
the terrible current political

17169
08:39:11,627 --> 08:39:12,595
climate.

17170
08:39:12,595 --> 08:39:15,595
As the definition states quote

17171
08:39:16,832 --> 08:39:17,700
anti-Semitism is a certain

17172
08:39:17,700 --> 08:39:21,300
perception of Jews which MAY be

17173
08:39:25,508 --> 08:39:25,832
expressed as hatred toward Jews

17174
08:39:25,832 --> 08:39:26,476
.

17175
08:39:26,476 --> 08:39:27,175
It helps institutions and

17176
08:39:27,175 --> 08:39:29,575
communities to recognize that

17177
08:39:30,412 --> 08:39:30,880
anti-Semitism can be present in

17178
08:39:30,880 --> 08:39:32,880
its many forms.

17179
08:39:35,785 --> 08:39:36,485
Sandy Eggo is a city that

17180
08:39:36,485 --> 08:39:39,485
stands firmly against hate in

17181
08:39:40,656 --> 08:39:43,381
all its forms against anybody

17182
08:39:43,381 --> 08:39:43,681
including the Muslim community

17183
08:39:43,681 --> 08:39:44,382
.

17184
08:39:44,382 --> 08:39:47,382
By adopting this definition we

17185
08:39:48,419 --> 08:39:49,120
reaffirm our commitment to

17186
08:39:49,120 --> 08:39:51,120
protecting religious freedom,

17187
08:39:52,924 --> 08:39:53,624
confronting antisemitism and

17188
08:39:53,624 --> 08:39:56,624
ensuring that every member of

17189
08:39:57,662 --> 08:39:58,263
our community can live without

17190
08:39:58,263 --> 08:39:58,997
fur, without fear.

17191
08:39:58,997 --> 08:40:01,997
I will support this resolution.

17192
08:40:02,767 --> 08:40:03,301
Thank you.

17193
08:40:03,301 --> 08:40:03,934
All right.

17194
08:40:03,934 --> 08:40:04,302
Thank you, Council member

17195
08:40:04,302 --> 08:40:04,902
Campbell.

17196
08:40:04,902 --> 08:40:05,403
And again, apologies for

17197
08:40:05,403 --> 08:40:07,403
the interruption.

17198
08:40:08,640 --> 08:40:09,410
We'll go next to council member

17199
08:40:09,410 --> 08:40:11,410
Von Wilpert.

17200
08:40:13,770 --> 08:40:13,745
>> Thank you And thank you to

17201
08:40:13,745 --> 08:40:14,446
the volunteers on the Human

17202
08:40:14,446 --> 08:40:15,800
Relations Commission and to my

17203
08:40:15,800 --> 08:40:15,780
colleagues and to all who

17204
08:40:15,780 --> 08:40:18,180
participated in our democracy

17205
08:40:21,153 --> 08:40:21,986
Today.

17206
08:40:21,986 --> 08:40:22,587
I want to start with a very

17207
08:40:22,587 --> 08:40:24,587
uncomfortable truth that

17208
08:40:26,291 --> 08:40:26,657
antisemitism is not a relic of

17209
08:40:26,657 --> 08:40:27,326
the past.

17210
08:40:27,326 --> 08:40:30,326
Anti seven anti Semitism is

17211
08:40:30,595 --> 08:40:31,263
rising to levels rising to

17212
08:40:31,263 --> 08:40:31,663
levels we have not seen in

17213
08:40:31,663 --> 08:40:32,364
generations.

17214
08:40:32,364 --> 08:40:35,133
Last year we watched in horror

17215
08:40:35,133 --> 08:40:35,833
as the news broke on DECEMBER

17216
08:40:35,833 --> 08:40:36,501
14th of a shooting at Sydney's

17217
08:40:36,501 --> 08:40:39,501
Bondi Beach where two gunmen

17218
08:40:39,504 --> 08:40:40,205
opened fire on a Jewish

17219
08:40:40,205 --> 08:40:40,772
celebration killing 15 people

17220
08:40:40,772 --> 08:40:41,406
celebrating Hanukkah.

17221
08:40:41,406 --> 08:40:45,600
Less than a month later, a

17222
08:40:45,510 --> 08:40:46,245
violent anti violent anti

17223
08:40:46,245 --> 08:40:49,245
Semitic act hit home especially

17224
08:40:50,820 --> 08:40:50,782
for me.

17225
08:40:50,782 --> 08:40:51,517
When arsonists heavily damaged

17226
08:40:51,517 --> 08:40:53,517
Mississippi's largest synagogue

17227
08:40:55,120 --> 08:40:55,820
before dawn, I lived in Jackson

17228
08:40:55,820 --> 08:40:56,522
for three years when I worked

17229
08:40:56,522 --> 08:40:56,988
there as a civil rights lawyer

17230
08:40:56,988 --> 08:40:58,988
in Mississippi.

17231
08:40:59,240 --> 08:40:59,691
When I reached out to my

17232
08:40:59,691 --> 08:41:00,910
friends there to express my

17233
08:41:00,910 --> 08:41:00,792
condolences.

17234
08:41:00,792 --> 08:41:03,762
They told me this was the same

17235
08:41:03,762 --> 08:41:04,630
synagogue in Jackson that

17236
08:41:04,630 --> 08:41:05,364
the Ku Klux had bombed in 1967

17237
08:41:05,364 --> 08:41:08,364
because the rabbi had supported

17238
08:41:09,100 --> 08:41:12,871
civil rights at the time In our

17239
08:41:12,871 --> 08:41:13,472
own community in San Diego in

17240
08:41:13,472 --> 08:41:14,106
2019 the Polish bombed

17241
08:41:14,106 --> 08:41:14,640
synagogue attack laid bare

17242
08:41:14,640 --> 08:41:15,730
the deadly reach of

17243
08:41:15,730 --> 08:41:17,730
antisemitism.

17244
08:41:19,440 --> 08:41:19,777
Even here as a self-proclaimed

17245
08:41:19,777 --> 08:41:21,447
white supremacist armed with an

17246
08:41:21,447 --> 08:41:22,470
air of 15 killed one worshiper

17247
08:41:22,470 --> 08:41:22,580
and injured three others

17248
08:41:22,580 --> 08:41:23,181
including the rabbi.

17249
08:41:23,181 --> 08:41:26,181
That shooter lived in my

17250
08:41:26,618 --> 08:41:27,319
district.

17251
08:41:27,319 --> 08:41:27,886
Synagogues were attacked with

17252
08:41:27,886 --> 08:41:29,886
disturbing regularity.

17253
08:41:31,757 --> 08:41:32,424
Last week in seven days we saw

17254
08:41:32,424 --> 08:41:34,824
seven attacks on synagogues

17255
08:41:36,280 --> 08:41:36,895
here and around the world.

17256
08:41:36,895 --> 08:41:37,763
And just a few weeks ago on

17257
08:41:37,763 --> 08:41:40,466
JANUARY 30th in this very room

17258
08:41:40,466 --> 08:41:41,200
my public safety committee held

17259
08:41:41,200 --> 08:41:44,800
a hearing on the prosecution of

17260
08:41:44,902 --> 08:41:45,570
anti-Semitic felony hate crimes

17261
08:41:45,570 --> 08:41:46,472
committed here in San Diego.

17262
08:41:46,472 --> 08:41:50,420
We heard members of this body

17263
08:41:50,420 --> 08:41:50,776
heard firsthand how Jewish

17264
08:41:50,776 --> 08:41:53,176
schools, community centers have

17265
08:41:54,145 --> 08:41:54,546
to operate behind security

17266
08:41:54,546 --> 08:41:55,281
checkpoints.

17267
08:41:55,281 --> 08:41:55,947
We heard how many students were

17268
08:41:55,947 --> 08:41:58,347
bullied in their classrooms

17269
08:41:59,217 --> 08:41:59,952
just because they were Jewish.

17270
08:41:59,952 --> 08:42:00,653
For many Jewish families today

17271
08:42:00,653 --> 08:42:03,530
simply participating in their

17272
08:42:04,757 --> 08:42:05,324
life going to Temple, sending

17273
08:42:05,324 --> 08:42:05,957
kids to Hebrew school,

17274
08:42:05,957 --> 08:42:06,658
attending a Hanukkah party

17275
08:42:06,658 --> 08:42:08,961
means going under armed guard

17276
08:42:08,961 --> 08:42:09,628
and through metal detectors.

17277
08:42:09,628 --> 08:42:10,329
Participating openly in your

17278
08:42:10,329 --> 08:42:13,329
culture and your history, your

17279
08:42:13,399 --> 08:42:13,899
identity should never require

17280
08:42:13,899 --> 08:42:14,499
armed protection.

17281
08:42:14,499 --> 08:42:16,899
>> During our time on

17282
08:42:18,270 --> 08:42:18,771
the council this council has

17283
08:42:18,771 --> 08:42:19,471
worked to confront

17284
08:42:19,471 --> 08:42:20,105
anti-Semitism and all forms of

17285
08:42:20,105 --> 08:42:23,105
hate directly by shining a

17286
08:42:23,208 --> 08:42:23,909
light on it by pushing for

17287
08:42:23,909 --> 08:42:24,543
stronger coordination between

17288
08:42:24,543 --> 08:42:26,943
law enforcement or Jewish

17289
08:42:27,146 --> 08:42:27,847
community leaders to expand

17290
08:42:27,847 --> 08:42:28,280
Holocaust education even here

17291
08:42:28,280 --> 08:42:28,847
in San Diego.

17292
08:42:28,847 --> 08:42:31,247
With Ruth Remember Us

17293
08:42:32,685 --> 08:42:34,685
The Holocaust Project.

17294
08:42:37,590 --> 08:42:38,257
Today's resolution sends a

17295
08:42:38,257 --> 08:42:38,957
simple message that hate and

17296
08:42:38,957 --> 08:42:41,357
violence towards Jewish people

17297
08:42:42,161 --> 08:42:43,950
has no place in our community.

17298
08:42:43,950 --> 08:42:43,562
But we need to be clear about

17299
08:42:43,562 --> 08:42:45,562
something else.

17300
08:42:46,899 --> 08:42:47,466
In America, the right to free

17301
08:42:47,466 --> 08:42:48,670
speech is fundamental.

17302
08:42:48,670 --> 08:42:48,500
People have the right to

17303
08:42:48,500 --> 08:42:50,500
express views.

17304
08:42:51,971 --> 08:42:52,638
We disagree with even if that

17305
08:42:52,638 --> 08:42:55,638
speech makes our blood boil.

17306
08:42:56,575 --> 08:42:57,430
Adopting this definition is not

17307
08:42:57,430 --> 08:42:57,777
about policing.

17308
08:42:57,777 --> 08:43:01,800
Speech in the city should never

17309
08:43:01,800 --> 08:43:01,781
use it for that purpose.

17310
08:43:01,781 --> 08:43:02,447
It's about making clear where

17311
08:43:02,447 --> 08:43:03,820
our values are and recognize

17312
08:43:03,820 --> 08:43:05,482
that anti-Semitism when it

17313
08:43:05,617 --> 08:43:06,185
crosses that line into

17314
08:43:06,185 --> 08:43:06,584
violence, vandalism or

17315
08:43:06,584 --> 08:43:08,584
harassment.

17316
08:43:11,230 --> 08:43:11,757
For many people Jewish people a

17317
08:43:11,757 --> 08:43:12,491
connection to Israel is part of

17318
08:43:12,491 --> 08:43:15,161
their identity faith and story

17319
08:43:15,161 --> 08:43:16,128
As a people.

17320
08:43:16,128 --> 08:43:16,861
And I know we all have very

17321
08:43:16,861 --> 08:43:19,861
deep and passionate views about

17322
08:43:20,399 --> 08:43:20,799
Israel and Palestine and for

17323
08:43:20,799 --> 08:43:21,567
good reason.

17324
08:43:21,567 --> 08:43:24,770
But this comes down to basic

17325
08:43:24,770 --> 08:43:25,471
decency with each other

17326
08:43:25,471 --> 08:43:25,805
compassion and respect for one

17327
08:43:25,805 --> 08:43:26,538
another.

17328
08:43:26,538 --> 08:43:29,538
Whether you support Israel, our

17329
08:43:29,841 --> 08:43:30,542
passion about Palestinian

17330
08:43:30,542 --> 08:43:34,142
rights or support both as many

17331
08:43:34,914 --> 08:43:35,481
of us do, we all have to be

17332
08:43:35,481 --> 08:43:35,981
better to each other.

17333
08:43:35,981 --> 08:43:37,981
And words matter.

17334
08:43:39,552 --> 08:43:40,218
Criticizing policies of

17335
08:43:40,218 --> 08:43:40,853
the Israeli government just

17336
08:43:40,853 --> 08:43:43,253
like criticizing any other

17337
08:43:43,656 --> 08:43:44,423
government including our own.

17338
08:43:44,423 --> 08:43:45,124
Here in this room in this

17339
08:43:45,124 --> 08:43:48,124
nation is protected speech and

17340
08:43:48,527 --> 08:43:49,950
part of a healthy debate.

17341
08:43:49,950 --> 08:43:49,796
The very definition of

17342
08:43:49,796 --> 08:43:52,196
anti-Semitism we are adopting

17343
08:43:53,498 --> 08:43:54,200
today says that criticism of

17344
08:43:54,200 --> 08:43:54,834
Israel similar to that leveled

17345
08:43:54,834 --> 08:43:55,400
against any other country

17346
08:43:55,400 --> 08:43:57,800
cannot be regarded as

17347
08:43:58,704 --> 08:43:59,438
anti-Semitic.

17348
08:43:59,438 --> 08:44:03,380
I've been clear on this too.

17349
08:44:03,309 --> 08:44:03,943
I believe that policies like

17350
08:44:03,943 --> 08:44:04,644
annexation and settlement

17351
08:44:04,644 --> 08:44:05,110
expansion and settler violence

17352
08:44:05,110 --> 08:44:07,110
are wrong.

17353
08:44:08,214 --> 08:44:08,980
Palestinians deserve dignity,

17354
08:44:08,980 --> 08:44:09,248
security and a state of their

17355
08:44:09,248 --> 08:44:10,149
own.

17356
08:44:10,149 --> 08:44:12,919
And for Jewish people I also

17357
08:44:12,919 --> 08:44:13,553
believe that Jewish people

17358
08:44:13,553 --> 08:44:14,387
deserve to live safely and

17359
08:44:14,387 --> 08:44:17,987
securely in Israel and not be

17360
08:44:18,570 --> 08:44:18,757
demonized for it.

17361
08:44:18,757 --> 08:44:19,125
These values are not mutually

17362
08:44:19,125 --> 08:44:21,125
exclusive.

17363
08:44:22,996 --> 08:44:23,862
In fact they are mutually.

17364
08:44:23,862 --> 08:44:24,630
We need to do this together for

17365
08:44:24,630 --> 08:44:26,999
security and peace for all

17366
08:44:26,999 --> 08:44:27,799
people.

17367
08:44:27,799 --> 08:44:30,799
>> And when the very definition

17368
08:44:32,772 --> 08:44:33,473
of anti Semitism the way I read

17369
08:44:33,473 --> 08:44:34,173
it has room for distinguishing

17370
08:44:34,173 --> 08:44:36,573
between speech That is

17371
08:44:37,944 --> 08:44:38,645
criticism of Israel similar to

17372
08:44:38,645 --> 08:44:41,645
that leveled against any other

17373
08:44:41,947 --> 08:44:42,548
country and criticism of a

17374
08:44:42,548 --> 08:44:43,216
Jewish homeland that is

17375
08:44:43,216 --> 08:44:45,616
dangerous and often crosses

17376
08:44:47,190 --> 08:44:47,887
the line into anti-Semitism.

17377
08:44:47,887 --> 08:44:51,190
In fact I'm reading it here.

17378
08:44:51,190 --> 08:44:51,858
This definition includes 11

17379
08:44:51,858 --> 08:44:54,258
examples that describe ways

17380
08:44:56,290 --> 08:44:56,696
that Jews MAY experience and

17381
08:44:56,696 --> 08:44:59,960
says anti-Semitism today MAY

17382
08:45:00,400 --> 08:45:00,933
experience taking into account

17383
08:45:00,933 --> 08:45:02,933
the overall context.

17384
08:45:05,972 --> 08:45:06,706
So under this definition I do

17385
08:45:06,706 --> 08:45:07,600
not view anything that you said

17386
08:45:07,600 --> 08:45:07,707
today.

17387
08:45:07,707 --> 08:45:10,142
Counsel Elie Rivera and I very

17388
08:45:10,142 --> 08:45:10,910
much appreciate your passion

17389
08:45:10,910 --> 08:45:11,744
how hard this is for you.

17390
08:45:11,744 --> 08:45:14,880
>> I don't do anything you said

17391
08:45:14,880 --> 08:45:15,715
today is anti-Semitic.

17392
08:45:15,715 --> 08:45:16,449
But the caller who called in in

17393
08:45:16,449 --> 08:45:19,449
this public comment tonight and

17394
08:45:20,186 --> 08:45:20,920
said that in his view because

17395
08:45:20,920 --> 08:45:21,621
of the actions of the Israeli

17396
08:45:21,621 --> 08:45:24,210
government Jewish children in

17397
08:45:24,570 --> 08:45:25,240
public schools in San Diego

17398
08:45:25,240 --> 08:45:28,624
deserve to be spit on is

17399
08:45:29,829 --> 08:45:30,697
anti-Semitic.

17400
08:45:30,697 --> 08:45:33,697
And this definition stated that

17401
08:45:34,734 --> 08:45:35,468
context matters and we must

17402
08:45:35,468 --> 08:45:38,468
also reject those who cynically

17403
08:45:39,205 --> 08:45:39,873
weaponize it said Semitism for

17404
08:45:39,873 --> 08:45:40,573
their own political agendas.

17405
08:45:40,573 --> 08:45:42,973
Starting with PRESIDENT Donald

17406
08:45:44,770 --> 08:45:44,711
Trump, what Trump is doing to

17407
08:45:44,711 --> 08:45:45,311
attack our universities go

17408
08:45:45,311 --> 08:45:47,711
after asylum seekers in

17409
08:45:48,481 --> 08:45:49,249
the name of combating and anti

17410
08:45:49,249 --> 08:45:49,716
Semitism is as shameful as it

17411
08:45:49,716 --> 08:45:50,517
is transparent.

17412
08:45:50,517 --> 08:45:53,552
It has nothing to do with

17413
08:45:53,552 --> 08:45:54,220
protecting Jewish people's

17414
08:45:54,220 --> 08:45:54,887
safety but advancing Trump's

17415
08:45:54,887 --> 08:45:55,455
extremist agenda and further

17416
08:45:55,455 --> 08:45:57,455
dividing our country.

17417
08:45:58,658 --> 08:45:59,259
Donald Trump called

17418
08:45:59,259 --> 08:46:01,659
the neo-Nazis and white

17419
08:46:01,995 --> 08:46:02,495
supremacists at the 2017 Unite

17420
08:46:02,495 --> 08:46:03,230
the Right rally in

17421
08:46:03,230 --> 08:46:05,630
Charlottesville quote very fine

17422
08:46:06,533 --> 08:46:07,367
people.

17423
08:46:07,367 --> 08:46:08,167
>> He has hosted Holocaust

17424
08:46:08,167 --> 08:46:11,671
deniers for dinner at Mar a

17425
08:46:11,671 --> 08:46:12,305
Lago.

17426
08:46:12,305 --> 08:46:14,305
>> Trump is normalizing

17427
08:46:16,142 --> 08:46:16,743
the very forces fueling anti

17428
08:46:16,743 --> 08:46:17,410
Semitism and I oppose in

17429
08:46:17,410 --> 08:46:20,410
Washington and I won't stand

17430
08:46:20,747 --> 08:46:21,481
for it here in San Diego.

17431
08:46:21,481 --> 08:46:22,148
But for me tonight there is

17432
08:46:22,148 --> 08:46:24,548
also something missing from

17433
08:46:25,752 --> 08:46:26,620
this whole conversation today.

17434
08:46:26,620 --> 08:46:27,287
As I said at the very beginning

17435
08:46:27,287 --> 08:46:30,724
of my comments last month I

17436
08:46:30,724 --> 08:46:31,424
held a hearing here in this

17437
08:46:31,424 --> 08:46:32,125
very room at my public safety

17438
08:46:32,125 --> 08:46:35,328
committee on how the city can

17439
08:46:35,328 --> 08:46:36,195
do more to fight anti-Semitism

17440
08:46:36,195 --> 08:46:36,563
,act of hate and acts of

17441
08:46:36,563 --> 08:46:37,230
violence.

17442
08:46:37,230 --> 08:46:39,933
We weren't discussing just a

17443
08:46:39,933 --> 08:46:40,634
genuine definition.

17444
08:46:40,634 --> 08:46:41,134
We were discussing real action

17445
08:46:41,134 --> 08:46:43,134
and real victims.

17446
08:46:44,871 --> 08:46:45,538
They were some of you were here

17447
08:46:45,538 --> 08:46:46,390
with us and we shared very

17448
08:46:46,390 --> 08:46:46,840
touching stories.

17449
08:46:46,840 --> 08:46:47,540
But I have to say this room was

17450
08:46:47,540 --> 08:46:49,940
virtually empty for that

17451
08:46:52,545 --> 08:46:53,346
hearing.

17452
08:46:53,346 --> 08:46:54,470
So yes, I very much appreciate

17453
08:46:54,470 --> 08:46:54,747
the passion we are seeing here

17454
08:46:54,747 --> 08:46:57,150
today and I'm glad people are

17455
08:46:57,150 --> 08:46:57,784
engaged in our government.

17456
08:46:57,784 --> 08:46:58,685
These are serious issues.

17457
08:46:58,685 --> 08:47:01,822
But I'll be honest I'm also

17458
08:47:01,822 --> 08:47:02,488
disappointed because we should

17459
08:47:02,488 --> 08:47:03,290
all be here and just as

17460
08:47:03,290 --> 08:47:06,290
passionate and engaged if not

17461
08:47:06,927 --> 08:47:07,627
more about actually confronting

17462
08:47:07,627 --> 08:47:10,627
anti-Semitism as we are about

17463
08:47:11,265 --> 08:47:13,665
how to define it.

17464
08:47:16,169 --> 08:47:16,803
>> So I know this hrc

17465
08:47:16,803 --> 08:47:17,504
definition is not perfect.

17466
08:47:17,504 --> 08:47:20,504
It is a working definition.

17467
08:47:21,608 --> 08:47:22,209
I welcome other perspectives

17468
08:47:22,209 --> 08:47:22,643
and continued input from

17469
08:47:22,643 --> 08:47:23,277
the community.

17470
08:47:23,277 --> 08:47:26,513
But as part of the public

17471
08:47:26,513 --> 08:47:27,140
comment on this item we all

17472
08:47:27,140 --> 08:47:27,747
received an email.

17473
08:47:27,747 --> 08:47:30,517
We read the written comments to

17474
08:47:30,517 --> 08:47:31,184
you and I received a very

17475
08:47:31,184 --> 08:47:31,918
thoughtful letter from Rabbi

17476
08:47:31,918 --> 08:47:34,888
Jason Nevarez, the senior rabbi

17477
08:47:34,888 --> 08:47:35,689
a congregation Beth Israel here

17478
08:47:35,689 --> 08:47:36,456
in San Diego who had hoped to

17479
08:47:36,456 --> 08:47:39,959
meet the day of the Tree of

17480
08:47:39,959 --> 08:47:40,594
Life Memorial after a shooting

17481
08:47:40,594 --> 08:47:42,994
the worst shooting against

17482
08:47:44,731 --> 08:47:45,599
Jewish people in this nation.

17483
08:47:45,599 --> 08:47:49,636
So many people came to mourn at

17484
08:47:49,636 --> 08:47:50,337
Congregation Beth Israel that

17485
08:47:50,337 --> 08:47:50,737
night and 2023 that I couldn't

17486
08:47:50,737 --> 08:47:51,472
even get in.

17487
08:47:51,472 --> 08:47:53,840
And I warned the people in

17488
08:47:53,840 --> 08:47:54,507
the parking lot of all races,

17489
08:47:54,507 --> 08:47:56,907
all faiths, all identities.

17490
08:47:59,513 --> 08:48:00,114
He wrote to us and said the I h

17491
08:48:00,114 --> 08:48:02,514
r a definition provides

17492
08:48:03,884 --> 08:48:04,585
guidance not punishment and

17493
08:48:04,585 --> 08:48:05,152
serves as an educational tool

17494
08:48:05,152 --> 08:48:07,552
to help civic leaders,

17495
08:48:08,955 --> 08:48:09,556
educators and law enforcement

17496
08:48:09,556 --> 08:48:10,257
respond more and more

17497
08:48:10,257 --> 08:48:10,591
effectively when anti-Semitism

17498
08:48:10,591 --> 08:48:12,591
appears.

17499
08:48:13,659 --> 08:48:14,294
And we ask my colleagues for a

17500
08:48:14,294 --> 08:48:14,661
minute if anyone has one.

17501
08:48:14,661 --> 08:48:16,661
>> Okay.

17502
08:48:19,199 --> 08:48:20,340
Adopting the hra definition.

17503
08:48:20,340 --> 08:48:22,434
Rabbi Navarro's writes Also

17504
08:48:23,370 --> 08:48:23,903
does not place Jewish concerns

17505
08:48:23,903 --> 08:48:24,304
above those of other

17506
08:48:24,304 --> 08:48:26,304
communities.

17507
08:48:27,574 --> 08:48:28,275
San Diego must remain vigilant

17508
08:48:28,275 --> 08:48:28,976
against racism, Islamophobia,

17509
08:48:28,976 --> 08:48:30,976
xenophobia, anti-black hatred

17510
08:48:32,913 --> 08:48:33,613
and every form of bigotry.

17511
08:48:33,613 --> 08:48:34,281
Naming antisemitism clearly is

17512
08:48:34,281 --> 08:48:37,281
one part of that broader

17513
08:48:37,484 --> 08:48:38,520
commitment to protecting every

17514
08:48:38,520 --> 08:48:40,452
community in our city.

17515
08:48:42,523 --> 08:48:43,190
I want to thank the rabbi for

17516
08:48:43,190 --> 08:48:43,490
his leadership and beautiful

17517
08:48:43,490 --> 08:48:45,490
words.

17518
08:48:46,826 --> 08:48:47,428
And I want to thank everybody

17519
08:48:47,428 --> 08:48:48,620
for being here tonight.

17520
08:48:48,620 --> 08:48:50,462
I support this resolution

17521
08:48:51,498 --> 08:48:52,199
because I support free speech

17522
08:48:52,199 --> 08:48:52,666
in this country and I support

17523
08:48:52,666 --> 08:48:55,660
the need to have

17524
08:48:56,270 --> 08:48:56,871
the responsibility to call out

17525
08:48:56,871 --> 08:48:57,437
hate and protect our

17526
08:48:57,437 --> 08:48:58,105
communities even when

17527
08:48:58,105 --> 08:48:58,439
the issues are difficult and

17528
08:48:58,439 --> 08:49:00,439
complex.

17529
08:49:01,541 --> 08:49:02,276
Everyone, including the Jewish

17530
08:49:02,276 --> 08:49:02,776
community deserves to feel safe

17531
08:49:02,776 --> 08:49:05,176
here in San Diego.

17532
08:49:05,579 --> 08:49:06,180
Just like every community.

17533
08:49:06,180 --> 08:49:06,580
>> Thank you.

17534
08:49:06,580 --> 08:49:06,947
All right.

17535
08:49:06,947 --> 08:49:08,947
Thank you.

17536
08:49:11,170 --> 08:49:11,885
Council member Von Wilpert.

17537
08:49:11,885 --> 08:49:13,853
We'll go next to council member

17538
08:49:13,853 --> 08:49:16,253
Foster Thank you Council

17539
08:49:19,426 --> 08:49:23,260
PRESIDENT And thank you to my

17540
08:49:23,663 --> 08:49:24,298
colleagues to Council member

17541
08:49:24,298 --> 08:49:27,298
Whitburn and his staff for

17542
08:49:28,903 --> 08:49:32,503
the work that has gone into

17543
08:49:33,907 --> 08:49:34,675
this thus far and also I just

17544
08:49:34,675 --> 08:49:37,675
want to acknowledge my my

17545
08:49:38,345 --> 08:49:39,460
colleagues.

17546
08:49:39,460 --> 08:49:42,460
I haven't seen this emotion

17547
08:49:43,184 --> 08:49:46,184
that I'm seeing here from

17548
08:49:47,922 --> 08:49:48,689
the members so I feel a little

17549
08:49:48,689 --> 08:49:52,289
I must say I feel uncomfortable

17550
08:49:57,980 --> 08:49:58,232
at this present moment but just

17551
08:49:58,232 --> 08:50:02,200
as I begin I just want to say

17552
08:50:02,200 --> 08:50:04,402
clearly and intentionally that

17553
08:50:06,474 --> 08:50:07,140
I denounce all forms of racism

17554
08:50:07,140 --> 08:50:09,140
,discrimination, hatred,

17555
08:50:11,612 --> 08:50:14,120
bigotry and that includes

17556
08:50:15,850 --> 08:50:16,684
anti-Semitism.

17557
08:50:16,684 --> 08:50:17,117
This is not something that I

17558
08:50:17,117 --> 08:50:19,117
take lightly.

17559
08:50:21,789 --> 08:50:22,590
It's something that I discuss

17560
08:50:22,590 --> 08:50:26,294
every day here at the city of

17561
08:50:26,294 --> 08:50:29,294
San Diego And it's something

17562
08:50:30,531 --> 08:50:30,832
that I'm very passionate about

17563
08:50:30,832 --> 08:50:31,598
.

17564
08:50:31,598 --> 08:50:35,798
I've been at the city of San

17565
08:50:35,936 --> 08:50:36,571
Diego now for going on 12 years

17566
08:50:36,571 --> 08:50:39,571
And quite honestly I think

17567
08:50:40,509 --> 08:50:41,375
sometimes it's easier to walk

17568
08:50:41,375 --> 08:50:44,975
away but I keep getting drawn

17569
08:50:45,245 --> 08:50:48,845
back because I truly believe we

17570
08:50:54,455 --> 08:50:58,655
can be a better San Diego and

17571
08:50:59,394 --> 08:51:03,594
often you hear me say as a

17572
08:51:04,980 --> 08:51:04,465
black man in America life is

17573
08:51:04,465 --> 08:51:06,465
difficult.

17574
08:51:09,203 --> 08:51:13,374
I'm 54 years old and I am still

17575
08:51:13,374 --> 08:51:16,974
met with hate and it's hate

17576
08:51:20,414 --> 08:51:23,414
that my people feel daily.

17577
08:51:25,420 --> 08:51:26,186
We don't have the ability to

17578
08:51:26,186 --> 08:51:27,622
not wear a certain piece of

17579
08:51:27,622 --> 08:51:30,622
jewelry or to wear certain

17580
08:51:32,994 --> 08:51:33,961
pieces of clothing.

17581
08:51:33,961 --> 08:51:38,161
We are viewed on the color of

17582
08:51:38,266 --> 08:51:39,167
our skin and that's something

17583
08:51:39,167 --> 08:51:42,503
that we have to walk in every

17584
08:51:42,503 --> 08:51:43,204
day.

17585
08:51:43,204 --> 08:51:46,804
I remember the stories of my

17586
08:51:47,141 --> 08:51:47,775
family in Georgia and being

17587
08:51:47,775 --> 08:51:49,444
light skinned and certain

17588
08:51:49,444 --> 08:51:52,444
family members being able to

17589
08:51:55,382 --> 08:51:56,251
pass but not everyone had that

17590
08:51:56,251 --> 08:51:59,851
ability But it was a real

17591
08:52:00,121 --> 08:52:00,788
reality.

17592
08:52:00,788 --> 08:52:03,788
Violence was a real reality.

17593
08:52:04,258 --> 08:52:07,858
I say I went to Hampton

17594
08:52:08,997 --> 08:52:09,697
University as a young man early

17595
08:52:09,697 --> 08:52:10,431
in my years at Hampton.

17596
08:52:10,431 --> 08:52:14,310
There was a young black boy

17597
08:52:18,730 --> 08:52:18,840
that was found hung at a park.

17598
08:52:18,840 --> 08:52:22,440
It was something that I will

17599
08:52:22,911 --> 08:52:23,445
never ever forget and that was

17600
08:52:23,445 --> 08:52:25,845
in my freshman year.

17601
08:52:28,160 --> 08:52:28,683
And it's something that I never

17602
08:52:28,683 --> 08:52:31,820
thought that I would see or

17603
08:52:31,820 --> 08:52:32,754
have to experience.

17604
08:52:32,754 --> 08:52:36,954
I lived in Chicago for a period

17605
08:52:37,292 --> 08:52:37,993
of time where a young man rode

17606
08:52:37,993 --> 08:52:40,993
his bike into the wrong

17607
08:52:41,662 --> 08:52:44,662
neighborhood by White Sox Park

17608
08:52:48,937 --> 08:52:49,804
and was almost beat to death.

17609
08:52:49,804 --> 08:52:50,572
>> And these are real realities

17610
08:52:50,572 --> 08:52:54,760
And it goes back to my comments

17611
08:52:54,760 --> 08:52:57,760
where I said America's not

17612
08:52:58,313 --> 08:52:59,140
perfect but it's about how we

17613
08:52:59,140 --> 08:53:02,140
conduct ourselves and what we

17614
08:53:02,783 --> 08:53:05,183
bring to the table.

17615
08:53:07,956 --> 08:53:08,723
I think we can all say that I

17616
08:53:08,723 --> 08:53:12,894
don't think any of us have an

17617
08:53:12,894 --> 08:53:13,327
issue with a definition for

17618
08:53:13,327 --> 08:53:15,327
anti-Semitism.

17619
08:53:17,990 --> 08:53:17,699
I think all of us will agree

17620
08:53:17,699 --> 08:53:20,990
that this is wrong.

17621
08:53:21,937 --> 08:53:22,771
Anti-Semitism is wrong.

17622
08:53:22,771 --> 08:53:26,371
Any type of hate is wrong

17623
08:53:27,141 --> 08:53:27,608
whether it's race, religious,

17624
08:53:27,608 --> 08:53:29,608
gender identity.

17625
08:53:32,147 --> 08:53:32,747
I think you have consensus

17626
08:53:32,747 --> 08:53:33,115
amongst this council and

17627
08:53:33,115 --> 08:53:35,115
the mayor.

17628
08:53:37,184 --> 08:53:37,986
I don't want to speak on behalf

17629
08:53:37,986 --> 08:53:38,453
of the mayor but I think I know

17630
08:53:38,453 --> 08:53:40,453
him pretty well.

17631
08:53:42,570 --> 08:53:44,570
Unexcelled table.

17632
08:53:46,661 --> 08:53:47,796
Um, I do have some questions.

17633
08:53:47,796 --> 08:53:52,234
Um, I am a process person and I

17634
08:53:52,234 --> 08:53:55,834
do understand, um, what we are

17635
08:53:55,937 --> 08:53:56,237
trying to accomplish here today

17636
08:53:56,237 --> 08:53:57,500
.

17637
08:53:57,500 --> 08:54:00,605
But one thing that my office

17638
08:54:01,543 --> 08:54:02,244
did find difficult as we tried

17639
08:54:02,244 --> 08:54:05,844
to go through and prepare for

17640
08:54:05,914 --> 08:54:06,615
this hearing we tried to go

17641
08:54:06,615 --> 08:54:10,215
back and look at just exactly

17642
08:54:10,852 --> 08:54:11,687
what the hrc did.

17643
08:54:11,687 --> 08:54:12,487
And as we went back through

17644
08:54:12,487 --> 08:54:15,591
the record I didn't I was not

17645
08:54:15,591 --> 08:54:15,924
able to find a copy of meeting

17646
08:54:15,924 --> 08:54:16,625
minutes.

17647
08:54:16,625 --> 08:54:16,958
I can have a little more time

17648
08:54:16,958 --> 08:54:18,958
please.

17649
08:54:20,280 --> 08:54:23,628
I did not find meeting minutes.

17650
08:54:24,867 --> 08:54:25,567
I could not access the video to

17651
08:54:25,567 --> 08:54:28,567
watch the actual meeting that

17652
08:54:30,172 --> 08:54:30,739
took place to see what

17653
08:54:30,739 --> 08:54:31,539
the conversation was.

17654
08:54:31,539 --> 08:54:33,939
Who was included in

17655
08:54:34,409 --> 08:54:35,444
the conversation?

17656
08:54:35,444 --> 08:54:39,347
Um so Ryan if you can help me

17657
08:54:39,347 --> 08:54:40,820
to understand um, what took

17658
08:54:40,820 --> 08:54:43,682
place, what did not take place,

17659
08:54:44,753 --> 08:54:45,487
why is that information not

17660
08:54:45,487 --> 08:54:49,230
available for the public to see

17661
08:54:49,230 --> 08:54:49,557
is based on what I sat through

17662
08:54:49,557 --> 08:54:51,957
and have seen today.

17663
08:54:52,995 --> 08:54:55,995
This is a very important

17664
08:54:58,567 --> 08:54:59,340
conversation on all sides of

17665
08:54:59,340 --> 08:55:01,340
the discussion.

17666
08:55:02,271 --> 08:55:03,720
And so I would think that that

17667
08:55:03,720 --> 08:55:05,472
type of transparency is

17668
08:55:07,876 --> 08:55:08,510
necessary as we are talking

17669
08:55:08,510 --> 08:55:11,510
about something that is so

17670
08:55:12,614 --> 08:55:13,348
impactful to everyone's lives

17671
08:55:13,348 --> 08:55:14,282
in the city of San Diego.

17672
08:55:14,282 --> 08:55:17,882
So can you help me to

17673
08:55:18,530 --> 08:55:18,754
understand what took place

17674
08:55:18,754 --> 08:55:21,154
because no information was

17675
08:55:23,920 --> 08:55:23,692
available And thank you Council

17676
08:55:23,692 --> 08:55:24,425
member for the question.

17677
08:55:24,425 --> 08:55:27,610
Um, I received that information

17678
08:55:27,610 --> 08:55:27,796
from the executive Director

17679
08:55:27,796 --> 08:55:30,796
that works with the Human

17680
08:55:32,340 --> 08:55:32,835
Relations Commission.

17681
08:55:32,835 --> 08:55:33,568
And I would invite anyone

17682
08:55:33,568 --> 08:55:36,568
that's from the Human Relations

17683
08:55:37,573 --> 08:55:38,507
Commission that's here today.

17684
08:55:38,507 --> 08:55:41,844
And I can tell you I don't know

17685
08:55:41,844 --> 08:55:42,511
about the process in which, you

17686
08:55:42,511 --> 08:55:43,212
know, minutes are uploaded.

17687
08:55:43,212 --> 08:55:43,679
That's a process question for

17688
08:55:43,679 --> 08:55:45,679
the commission.

17689
08:55:46,915 --> 08:55:47,683
But I would invite any of them

17690
08:55:47,683 --> 08:55:48,384
up to here today to know what

17691
08:55:48,384 --> 08:55:51,120
that or really what that

17692
08:55:51,120 --> 08:55:51,853
process like.

17693
08:55:51,853 --> 08:55:52,587
But I see the executive

17694
08:55:52,587 --> 08:55:55,524
director here if we can

17695
08:55:55,524 --> 08:55:56,492
understand.

17696
08:55:56,492 --> 08:55:57,225
I just as I was sitting on

17697
08:55:57,225 --> 08:56:01,363
the dais went to the website to

17698
08:56:01,363 --> 08:56:02,630
look for the information and I

17699
08:56:02,630 --> 08:56:02,565
saw other than the agenda from

17700
08:56:02,565 --> 08:56:04,565
the MARCH meeting.

17701
08:56:05,634 --> 08:56:09,834
i have not seen any other types

17702
08:56:10,439 --> 08:56:11,107
of documentation.

17703
08:56:11,107 --> 08:56:13,507
Good evening Council members

17704
08:56:15,377 --> 08:56:15,677
and thank you for your question

17705
08:56:15,677 --> 08:56:16,245
.

17706
08:56:16,245 --> 08:56:17,313
Councilmember Posture.

17707
08:56:17,313 --> 08:56:20,916
If you if you do in fact go to

17708
08:56:20,916 --> 08:56:21,550
the website MARCH is there

17709
08:56:21,550 --> 08:56:22,184
the MARCH when we had this

17710
08:56:22,184 --> 08:56:24,584
meeting when we had

17711
08:56:25,787 --> 08:56:26,488
the individuals come forward

17712
08:56:26,488 --> 08:56:29,488
before the commission to give

17713
08:56:29,892 --> 08:56:33,492
testimony as well as we also

17714
08:56:34,163 --> 08:56:34,863
did the actual minutes

17715
08:56:34,863 --> 08:56:35,431
the minutes showed up in JUNE

17716
08:56:35,431 --> 08:56:37,831
for the MARCH meeting.

17717
08:56:40,102 --> 08:56:40,936
And so that was on the website

17718
08:56:40,936 --> 08:56:44,730
And it did in fact see

17719
08:56:44,730 --> 08:56:47,730
the unanimous decision that was

17720
08:56:48,711 --> 08:56:49,478
made up by all the commission.

17721
08:56:49,478 --> 08:56:50,246
And then you have copies of

17722
08:56:50,246 --> 08:56:53,846
the minutes that are that are

17723
08:56:53,950 --> 08:56:54,983
here for MARCH 19th.

17724
08:56:54,983 --> 08:56:58,854
And then we will get you a copy

17725
08:56:58,854 --> 08:56:59,721
of the ones from JUNE as well.

17726
08:56:59,721 --> 08:57:03,492
So if I can clarify I'm on

17727
08:57:03,492 --> 08:57:04,360
the website now, sir.

17728
08:57:04,360 --> 08:57:07,960
Yes sir, I am at the 319 2025

17729
08:57:08,630 --> 08:57:08,364
meeting that says MARCH 19th

17730
08:57:08,364 --> 08:57:10,364
2025.

17731
08:57:12,802 --> 08:57:13,636
It's a pdf When I open that

17732
08:57:13,636 --> 08:57:14,136
file it only shows the agenda

17733
08:57:14,136 --> 08:57:14,437
for said meeting.

17734
08:57:14,437 --> 08:57:16,437
Right.

17735
08:57:18,140 --> 08:57:19,175
You said it came up in JUNE.

17736
08:57:19,175 --> 08:57:22,211
When I go to the JUNE meeting I

17737
08:57:22,211 --> 08:57:24,211
see a 618 2025.

17738
08:57:26,816 --> 08:57:27,417
What I see is a link that says

17739
08:57:27,417 --> 08:57:29,417
to JUNE 18th 2025.

17740
08:57:32,210 --> 08:57:32,989
And it says Adjourned.

17741
08:57:32,989 --> 08:57:33,389
And it it is an adjournment of

17742
08:57:33,389 --> 08:57:35,389
the meeting.

17743
08:57:36,425 --> 08:57:37,225
So I do not see the meeting

17744
08:57:37,225 --> 08:57:39,625
minutes or the appropriate

17745
08:57:41,731 --> 08:57:42,398
documentation that details out

17746
08:57:42,398 --> 08:57:42,698
the conversations that took

17747
08:57:42,698 --> 08:57:44,698
place.

17748
08:57:46,736 --> 08:57:47,403
I do understand your statement

17749
08:57:47,403 --> 08:57:51,300
sir and the minutes for that

17750
08:57:51,674 --> 08:57:52,442
meeting are in fact I sent

17751
08:57:52,442 --> 08:57:56,420
those out to both college here

17752
08:57:57,346 --> 08:57:58,810
as well as the new chair for

17753
08:57:58,810 --> 08:58:00,583
for those minutes And they were

17754
08:58:00,583 --> 08:58:01,284
they I found both of minutes

17755
08:58:01,284 --> 08:58:03,684
clearly covered the actual

17756
08:58:06,656 --> 08:58:07,323
MARCH meeting.

17757
08:58:07,323 --> 08:58:08,124
So they are there sir.

17758
08:58:08,124 --> 08:58:11,627
And if you'd like me to send

17759
08:58:11,627 --> 08:58:11,927
those to you I can put to you.

17760
08:58:11,927 --> 08:58:13,927
Right.

17761
08:58:15,310 --> 08:58:15,898
Well I don't think it's again

17762
08:58:15,898 --> 08:58:16,600
I'm looking at it now, sir and

17763
08:58:16,600 --> 08:58:16,900
I'm telling you they are not

17764
08:58:16,900 --> 08:58:17,200
there.

17765
08:58:17,200 --> 08:58:19,200
Okay.

17766
08:58:20,803 --> 08:58:21,303
And so I can appreciate what

17767
08:58:21,303 --> 08:58:23,303
you're indicating.

17768
08:58:25,608 --> 08:58:26,276
But my question is where would

17769
08:58:26,276 --> 08:58:28,676
one find that documentation?

17770
08:58:32,815 --> 08:58:33,582
Well, sir, it seems like I have

17771
08:58:33,582 --> 08:58:34,150
before the documentation to you

17772
08:58:34,150 --> 08:58:34,651
if you didn't me on

17773
08:58:34,651 --> 08:58:35,885
the website, sir.

17774
08:58:35,885 --> 08:58:36,385
But how would the public find

17775
08:58:36,385 --> 08:58:37,520
that information?

17776
08:58:37,520 --> 08:58:40,520
Well, we publish that that

17777
08:58:41,958 --> 08:58:42,658
actual information that we

17778
08:58:42,658 --> 08:58:43,359
published the minutes that is

17779
08:58:43,359 --> 08:58:45,695
there and for whatever reason

17780
08:58:45,695 --> 08:58:46,496
if you can't find them I don't

17781
08:58:46,496 --> 08:58:47,197
know but I will send those to

17782
08:58:47,197 --> 08:58:50,533
you and to the general public

17783
08:58:50,533 --> 08:58:51,467
as well.

17784
08:58:51,467 --> 08:58:55,667
This is a mayoral This is a

17785
08:58:56,305 --> 08:58:56,673
mayoral commission, correct?

17786
08:58:56,673 --> 08:58:57,741
Yes, sir.

17787
08:58:57,741 --> 08:59:01,444
Cora, can you take a moment and

17788
08:59:01,444 --> 08:59:02,145
see what you see on the website

17789
08:59:02,145 --> 08:59:02,645
and what's there and direct me

17790
08:59:02,645 --> 08:59:03,146
to where it's at?

17791
08:59:03,146 --> 08:59:05,546
Or am I incorrect?

17792
08:59:05,748 --> 08:59:06,282
I'm seeing the same thing

17793
08:59:06,282 --> 08:59:06,950
you're seeing here.

17794
08:59:06,950 --> 08:59:07,350
You're seeing the same thing

17795
08:59:07,350 --> 08:59:07,817
I'm seeing.

17796
08:59:07,817 --> 08:59:08,284
That's correct.

17797
08:59:08,284 --> 08:59:08,584
Council member.

17798
08:59:08,584 --> 08:59:10,584
Okay.

17799
08:59:10,754 --> 08:59:11,387
I think we'll have to follow up

17800
08:59:11,387 --> 08:59:11,988
afterwards and check with

17801
08:59:11,988 --> 08:59:12,722
the Office of Boards and

17802
08:59:12,722 --> 08:59:15,325
Commissions to make sure all of

17803
08:59:15,325 --> 08:59:16,126
our commissions are trained

17804
08:59:16,126 --> 08:59:16,793
properly on how to post meeting

17805
08:59:16,793 --> 08:59:19,193
minutes and meeting recorded

17806
08:59:20,863 --> 08:59:21,163
recordings as required.

17807
08:59:21,163 --> 08:59:21,764
Okay.

17808
08:59:21,764 --> 08:59:22,698
Thank you for that.

17809
08:59:22,698 --> 08:59:26,102
And and I'm just making this

17810
08:59:26,102 --> 08:59:29,702
this I'm bringing this to light

17811
08:59:30,730 --> 08:59:30,774
because again as we are talking

17812
08:59:30,774 --> 08:59:31,441
about something significant as

17813
08:59:31,441 --> 08:59:34,441
this, I think it's important

17814
08:59:35,979 --> 08:59:36,745
that we are transparent, we are

17815
08:59:36,745 --> 08:59:40,345
inclusive and that we have a

17816
08:59:41,840 --> 08:59:41,751
documentation trail as we talk

17817
08:59:41,751 --> 08:59:42,520
about robust conversations.

17818
08:59:42,520 --> 08:59:44,520
Right.

17819
08:59:46,723 --> 08:59:49,723
My colleague mentioned that it

17820
08:59:51,610 --> 08:59:51,662
appears that there was a one

17821
08:59:51,662 --> 08:59:52,262
sided conversation that

17822
08:59:52,262 --> 08:59:52,629
the conversation was not

17823
08:59:52,629 --> 08:59:54,629
inclusive.

17824
08:59:56,366 --> 08:59:56,866
Is that accurate?

17825
08:59:56,866 --> 08:59:58,866
Somewhat accurate.

17826
09:00:01,605 --> 09:00:02,339
I'd like to think Ryan, if you

17827
09:00:02,339 --> 09:00:03,390
were staffing this and you guys

17828
09:00:03,390 --> 09:00:06,390
are championing this this item

17829
09:00:06,309 --> 09:00:07,770
that you did your due

17830
09:00:07,770 --> 09:00:10,770
diligence, can you respond to

17831
09:00:11,882 --> 09:00:12,182
that?

17832
09:00:12,182 --> 09:00:12,849
Yeah.

17833
09:00:12,849 --> 09:00:13,283
Thank you for the question

17834
09:00:13,283 --> 09:00:13,983
Councilmember.

17835
09:00:13,983 --> 09:00:17,120
I would take that from exactly

17836
09:00:17,120 --> 09:00:17,821
the Commissioner's that I heard

17837
09:00:17,821 --> 09:00:21,421
from which was that there was

17838
09:00:21,791 --> 09:00:22,459
in fact a robust discussion in

17839
09:00:22,459 --> 09:00:23,193
fact there was both sides

17840
09:00:23,193 --> 09:00:26,793
represented on this issue And I

17841
09:00:27,330 --> 09:00:28,970
would take those commissioners

17842
09:00:28,970 --> 09:00:28,765
who were sworn in commissioners

17843
09:00:28,765 --> 09:00:29,465
for the city of San Diego I

17844
09:00:29,465 --> 09:00:32,768
would take them at their word

17845
09:00:32,768 --> 09:00:33,680
that that was what happened.

17846
09:00:33,680 --> 09:00:35,680
Okay.

17847
09:00:37,873 --> 09:00:41,473
Um, I guess my next question

17848
09:00:42,412 --> 09:00:43,180
would be in just as I'm

17849
09:00:43,180 --> 09:00:46,780
gathering my thoughts and as I

17850
09:00:48,184 --> 09:00:51,784
look at what the discourse that

17851
09:00:53,190 --> 09:00:57,990
i saw play out in this room and

17852
09:00:58,195 --> 09:00:58,862
I want to go to the letter that

17853
09:00:58,862 --> 09:01:00,862
two commissioners recently

17854
09:01:04,801 --> 09:01:05,502
submitted and in here it says

17855
09:01:05,502 --> 09:01:06,203
The mission of the standing of

17856
09:01:06,203 --> 09:01:08,538
the city of San Diego's Human

17857
09:01:08,538 --> 09:01:09,173
Relations Commission is to

17858
09:01:09,173 --> 09:01:09,840
create an atmosphere that

17859
09:01:09,840 --> 09:01:11,840
promotes amicable relations

17860
09:01:12,309 --> 09:01:15,909
among all members of the San

17861
09:01:17,681 --> 09:01:19,681
Diego community.

17862
09:01:23,420 --> 09:01:24,540
And I just have to say as you

17863
09:01:24,540 --> 09:01:24,755
look at the conversation,

17864
09:01:24,755 --> 09:01:27,755
the discourse that took place

17865
09:01:29,580 --> 09:01:29,860
on all sides, it really left me

17866
09:01:29,860 --> 09:01:32,860
with the impression that this

17867
09:01:34,297 --> 09:01:37,297
conversation was is not done.

17868
09:01:39,736 --> 09:01:40,437
And so that is concerning to me

17869
09:01:40,437 --> 09:01:44,370
as you are representing to me

17870
09:01:44,975 --> 09:01:45,642
that there was an inclusive

17871
09:01:45,642 --> 09:01:48,642
process and open process and

17872
09:01:50,481 --> 09:01:51,215
all sides at the table or all

17873
09:01:51,215 --> 09:01:54,215
sides of this conversation were

17874
09:01:55,319 --> 09:01:56,220
representative at the table.

17875
09:01:56,220 --> 09:01:59,820
So I do find that concerning.

17876
09:02:01,324 --> 09:02:01,992
The other thing that I must say

17877
09:02:01,992 --> 09:02:05,592
as I listened to the public

17878
09:02:07,131 --> 09:02:07,798
comment and what I haven't been

17879
09:02:07,798 --> 09:02:11,398
able to connect to is truly

17880
09:02:12,710 --> 09:02:12,703
what the intentions of what we

17881
09:02:12,703 --> 09:02:15,103
are trying to accomplish.

17882
09:02:16,906 --> 09:02:21,106
As you have heard that this is

17883
09:02:22,279 --> 09:02:25,279
nonbinding, that this does not

17884
09:02:28,585 --> 09:02:29,286
solve the issue or diminish

17885
09:02:29,286 --> 09:02:29,687
anti-Semitism at anti Semitic

17886
09:02:29,687 --> 09:02:31,687
activities.

17887
09:02:34,759 --> 09:02:35,459
You hear a young person come

17888
09:02:35,459 --> 09:02:36,460
and say I experienced this and

17889
09:02:36,460 --> 09:02:40,640
I want to be able to go to

17890
09:02:40,640 --> 09:02:40,497
school and not have

17891
09:02:40,497 --> 09:02:41,332
the problems.

17892
09:02:41,332 --> 09:02:44,735
Can you explain to me how this

17893
09:02:44,735 --> 09:02:47,735
solves those concerns and those

17894
09:02:50,674 --> 09:02:51,475
safety issues?

17895
09:02:51,475 --> 09:02:52,176
Yeah, I think Councilmember I

17896
09:02:52,176 --> 09:02:52,843
think you know, because cities

17897
09:02:52,843 --> 09:02:55,843
are not just zoning bodies.

17898
09:02:56,380 --> 09:02:57,114
They also set norms.

17899
09:02:57,114 --> 09:02:57,715
They respond to hate incidents.

17900
09:02:57,715 --> 09:02:59,715
They support affected

17901
09:03:02,353 --> 09:03:03,530
communities and they try and

17902
09:03:03,530 --> 09:03:06,653
stop a city I think cannot

17903
09:03:07,758 --> 09:03:08,458
respond coherently to anti

17904
09:03:08,458 --> 09:03:09,930
Semitism if it refuses to

17905
09:03:09,930 --> 09:03:09,460
define what it's trying to

17906
09:03:09,460 --> 09:03:11,460
recognize.

17907
09:03:13,764 --> 09:03:14,498
And so I think a city that

17908
09:03:14,498 --> 09:03:15,232
wants to confront anti-Semitism

17909
09:03:15,232 --> 09:03:18,832
should be willing to define it.

17910
09:03:18,969 --> 09:03:19,403
Otherwise every incident start

17911
09:03:19,403 --> 09:03:20,137
from scratch.

17912
09:03:20,137 --> 09:03:20,704
>> So let me ask this question

17913
09:03:20,704 --> 09:03:23,104
of the city attorneys.

17914
09:03:25,209 --> 09:03:25,910
Does this document solve

17915
09:03:25,910 --> 09:03:29,510
the issue of someone driving a

17916
09:03:30,347 --> 09:03:31,215
vehicle into a synagogue

17917
09:03:31,215 --> 09:03:34,215
prosecution of hate crimes or

17918
09:03:36,586 --> 09:03:37,154
crimes in general would fall

17919
09:03:37,154 --> 09:03:37,988
under the penal code?

17920
09:03:37,988 --> 09:03:42,188
So we have the existing I think

17921
09:03:42,493 --> 09:03:43,227
the aclu called in and said we

17922
09:03:43,227 --> 09:03:45,663
have existing penal codes, hate

17923
09:03:45,663 --> 09:03:46,364
crimes, things of the sort that

17924
09:03:46,364 --> 09:03:46,764
take care of these issues.

17925
09:03:46,764 --> 09:03:48,764
Correct.

17926
09:03:52,470 --> 09:03:53,104
Yes.

17927
09:03:53,104 --> 09:03:53,804
Thank you Council member.

17928
09:03:53,804 --> 09:03:54,472
There are penal code sections

17929
09:03:54,472 --> 09:03:58,720
on point that do address in

17930
09:03:58,743 --> 09:03:59,109
defining crimes.

17931
09:03:59,109 --> 09:03:59,977
>> Okay.

17932
09:03:59,977 --> 09:04:04,147
So so at the end of the day as

17933
09:04:04,147 --> 09:04:04,816
we are trying to deal with

17934
09:04:04,816 --> 09:04:07,216
the uptake of anti-Semitism,

17935
09:04:10,787 --> 09:04:11,456
the actual violent acts, things

17936
09:04:11,456 --> 09:04:15,560
of that nature, we do have

17937
09:04:16,927 --> 09:04:17,628
things in place and I'm asking

17938
09:04:17,628 --> 09:04:18,396
from a position of is there

17939
09:04:18,396 --> 09:04:22,466
something else we need to do to

17940
09:04:22,466 --> 09:04:23,000
make sure that we are creating

17941
09:04:23,000 --> 09:04:23,667
a safe environment?

17942
09:04:23,667 --> 09:04:26,667
That that's where I'm going

17943
09:04:31,442 --> 09:04:32,243
with my question.

17944
09:04:32,243 --> 09:04:35,843
I would say that existing civil

17945
09:04:36,647 --> 09:04:37,347
rights law prohibit

17946
09:04:37,347 --> 09:04:38,490
discrimination but they do not

17947
09:04:38,490 --> 09:04:38,716
provide a clear framework for

17948
09:04:38,716 --> 09:04:41,116
identifying modern forms of

17949
09:04:42,887 --> 09:04:43,654
antisemitism.

17950
09:04:43,654 --> 09:04:44,388
Ira Help ira helps institutions

17951
09:04:44,388 --> 09:04:46,788
understand how antisemitism can

17952
09:04:49,159 --> 09:04:49,827
manifest today including

17953
09:04:49,827 --> 09:04:50,528
through conspiracy theories,

17954
09:04:50,528 --> 09:04:52,928
Holocaust Holocaust denial and

17955
09:04:55,166 --> 09:04:55,566
certain forms of anti-Jewish

17956
09:04:55,566 --> 09:04:56,334
rhetoric.

17957
09:04:56,334 --> 09:04:59,934
Existing law and ira are not

17958
09:05:01,380 --> 09:05:02,730
are are complementary tools.

17959
09:05:02,730 --> 09:05:06,273
>> I don't I don't know if I

17960
09:05:08,120 --> 09:05:08,880
necessarily connected the dots

17961
09:05:08,880 --> 09:05:09,514
And I just as I listen to my

17962
09:05:09,514 --> 09:05:11,914
colleague from the public

17963
09:05:14,118 --> 09:05:14,985
safety the public safety chair,

17964
09:05:14,985 --> 09:05:15,653
I think she did put a call a

17965
09:05:15,653 --> 09:05:19,253
very specific call that I do

17966
09:05:20,291 --> 09:05:20,991
believe as to what actions can

17967
09:05:20,991 --> 09:05:21,559
we take to actually look at

17968
09:05:21,559 --> 09:05:23,559
curbing antisemitism.

17969
09:05:25,329 --> 09:05:26,300
And the two issues I think my

17970
09:05:26,300 --> 09:05:26,497
colleague other probably took

17971
09:05:26,497 --> 09:05:28,497
some action on.

17972
09:05:31,336 --> 09:05:31,970
What was it The fliers and

17973
09:05:31,970 --> 09:05:34,970
the hate mail and certain

17974
09:05:36,273 --> 09:05:37,800
things like that.

17975
09:05:37,800 --> 09:05:37,776
I guess I'm asking are there

17976
09:05:37,776 --> 09:05:38,476
other things that we need to be

17977
09:05:38,476 --> 09:05:40,876
considering in addition to

17978
09:05:42,814 --> 09:05:43,648
something like this to actually

17979
09:05:43,648 --> 09:05:47,848
see what I think is going to

17980
09:05:48,190 --> 09:05:48,619
address the concerns of a young

17981
09:05:48,619 --> 09:05:49,220
person being able to be

17982
09:05:49,220 --> 09:05:51,620
themselves who they are

17983
09:05:54,759 --> 09:05:55,493
represent their culture.

17984
09:05:55,493 --> 09:05:56,261
Are there other things that we

17985
09:05:56,261 --> 09:06:00,461
need to do or other things that

17986
09:06:00,498 --> 09:06:01,165
are going to come about this?

17987
09:06:01,165 --> 09:06:01,866
You know, I'm driving this

17988
09:06:01,866 --> 09:06:04,866
question because I feel like

17989
09:06:07,806 --> 09:06:08,473
there's as I look at it again I

17990
09:06:08,473 --> 09:06:08,840
go back to being an African

17991
09:06:08,840 --> 09:06:09,474
American.

17992
09:06:09,474 --> 09:06:10,107
I feel like there's other

17993
09:06:10,107 --> 09:06:12,677
things that we need to do.

17994
09:06:12,677 --> 09:06:13,377
I don't see I see similarities

17995
09:06:13,377 --> 09:06:16,977
in the issues in the concerns

17996
09:06:18,183 --> 09:06:18,817
and the safety of what our

17997
09:06:18,817 --> 09:06:19,651
Jewish friends go through.

17998
09:06:19,651 --> 09:06:23,251
And so that's why I'm asking

17999
09:06:25,220 --> 09:06:25,523
the question in the manner in

18000
09:06:25,523 --> 09:06:26,390
which I'm asking.

18001
09:06:26,390 --> 09:06:29,127
So Council Member to be fair to

18002
09:06:29,127 --> 09:06:29,794
everyone you've had your five

18003
09:06:29,794 --> 09:06:30,362
plus three and plus someone

18004
09:06:30,362 --> 09:06:31,620
give you another two.

18005
09:06:31,620 --> 09:06:34,620
I understand and I appreciate

18006
09:06:35,333 --> 09:06:36,670
that But we'll give you what

18007
09:06:36,670 --> 09:06:36,401
somebody is giving you one more

18008
09:06:36,401 --> 09:06:36,901
minute.

18009
09:06:36,901 --> 09:06:38,901
I appreciate that.

18010
09:06:41,439 --> 09:06:42,140
I would say, you know, I think

18011
09:06:42,140 --> 09:06:42,774
one of the first things we do

18012
09:06:42,774 --> 09:06:43,408
recognizing when we have a

18013
09:06:43,408 --> 09:06:46,408
problem is defining it And

18014
09:06:46,711 --> 09:06:47,178
that's what exactly this

18015
09:06:47,178 --> 09:06:47,812
resolution does.

18016
09:06:47,812 --> 09:06:48,446
I would invite up we have

18017
09:06:48,446 --> 09:06:50,846
the executive director of

18018
09:06:52,350 --> 09:06:53,217
anti-Semitism Task Force.

18019
09:06:53,217 --> 09:06:57,417
I could speak more to it if

18020
09:06:58,790 --> 09:07:02,390
you'd like The answer like oh,

18021
09:07:04,729 --> 09:07:05,496
I'm going to be with Ryan.

18022
09:07:05,496 --> 09:07:06,197
We need to define antisemitism

18023
09:07:06,197 --> 09:07:06,464
before we can do anything with

18024
09:07:06,464 --> 09:07:08,464
it.

18025
09:07:11,303 --> 09:07:11,737
So first we need to have an

18026
09:07:11,737 --> 09:07:12,437
understanding.

18027
09:07:12,437 --> 09:07:13,710
The second thing is work with

18028
09:07:13,710 --> 09:07:16,671
people Now that we have a

18029
09:07:16,942 --> 09:07:17,609
definition of antisemitism and

18030
09:07:17,609 --> 09:07:18,176
work with law enforcement.

18031
09:07:18,176 --> 09:07:18,710
Make sure they receive

18032
09:07:18,710 --> 09:07:19,244
the right training.

18033
09:07:19,244 --> 09:07:21,244
They understand what

18034
09:07:23,147 --> 09:07:23,782
antisemitism looks like in

18035
09:07:23,782 --> 09:07:24,483
the city of San Diego.

18036
09:07:24,483 --> 09:07:25,116
Now we work with the school

18037
09:07:25,116 --> 09:07:27,516
boards and with educators.

18038
09:07:29,153 --> 09:07:29,521
We bring in Holocaust

18039
09:07:29,521 --> 09:07:30,155
education.

18040
09:07:30,155 --> 09:07:30,689
We bring in, you know,

18041
09:07:30,689 --> 09:07:32,689
Holocaust survivors.

18042
09:07:35,600 --> 09:07:35,560
We do that all the time.

18043
09:07:35,560 --> 09:07:36,194
Stand with us.

18044
09:07:36,194 --> 09:07:38,594
Introduce them to schools.

18045
09:07:40,320 --> 09:07:40,732
We first need a definition

18046
09:07:40,732 --> 09:07:41,299
though Without a definition we

18047
09:07:41,299 --> 09:07:41,900
can't even have these

18048
09:07:41,900 --> 09:07:43,900
conversations because if

18049
09:07:46,704 --> 09:07:47,372
everybody has in their mind a

18050
09:07:47,372 --> 09:07:48,400
different definition of what

18051
09:07:48,400 --> 09:07:51,400
antisemitism is, then we can

18052
09:07:52,377 --> 09:07:53,780
actually address it and this is

18053
09:07:53,780 --> 09:07:53,378
why we're here voting on it

18054
09:07:53,378 --> 09:07:54,120
today.

18055
09:07:54,120 --> 09:07:57,612
So I guess I'll end here.

18056
09:07:58,349 --> 09:07:59,117
I appreciate that.

18057
09:07:59,117 --> 09:07:59,985
I think at the end of the day

18058
09:07:59,985 --> 09:08:04,723
what I hear is no matter if we

18059
09:08:04,723 --> 09:08:05,490
still have more work to do to

18060
09:08:05,490 --> 09:08:06,910
do what I think is to really

18061
09:08:06,910 --> 09:08:08,491
address the concerns and

18062
09:08:10,162 --> 09:08:11,630
the issues that exist.

18063
09:08:11,630 --> 09:08:11,763
And I will say this Not only do

18064
09:08:11,763 --> 09:08:12,531
we need is there more work to

18065
09:08:12,531 --> 09:08:15,531
do as we talked about

18066
09:08:15,767 --> 09:08:16,467
the Jewish community but I

18067
09:08:16,467 --> 09:08:17,503
think there's more work to do

18068
09:08:17,503 --> 09:08:21,874
as a whole which is why I think

18069
09:08:21,874 --> 09:08:22,507
the conversation of being

18070
09:08:22,507 --> 09:08:24,907
inclusive is so important.

18071
09:08:26,878 --> 09:08:27,745
And I think at times that we

18072
09:08:27,745 --> 09:08:31,945
try to address one offs we tend

18073
09:08:33,518 --> 09:08:34,352
to do a great disservice.

18074
09:08:34,352 --> 09:08:34,953
The other thing that I will ask

18075
09:08:34,953 --> 09:08:35,754
is and I haven't had

18076
09:08:35,754 --> 09:08:38,754
the information but it's my

18077
09:08:39,658 --> 09:08:40,359
understanding that there are

18078
09:08:40,359 --> 09:08:42,759
other definitions that exist.

18079
09:08:44,930 --> 09:08:45,364
I did not see it in the in

18080
09:08:45,364 --> 09:08:47,364
the documents.

18081
09:08:52,471 --> 09:08:53,138
Why Can you tell me why this

18082
09:08:53,138 --> 09:08:56,138
very specific one was picked

18083
09:08:57,142 --> 09:08:57,911
versus other things that exist

18084
09:08:57,911 --> 09:08:58,577
or that are being that are

18085
09:08:58,577 --> 09:08:59,277
discussed and are out there

18086
09:08:59,277 --> 09:09:01,677
that other organizations tend

18087
09:09:03,716 --> 09:09:04,483
to promote and use?

18088
09:09:04,483 --> 09:09:05,184
>> Yeah I think Councilmember

18089
09:09:05,184 --> 09:09:05,885
because I was the most widely

18090
09:09:05,885 --> 09:09:07,885
adopted governmental framework

18091
09:09:09,788 --> 09:09:10,489
and gives the city a recognized

18092
09:09:10,489 --> 09:09:11,223
already usable tool that does

18093
09:09:11,223 --> 09:09:11,657
not mean alternative frameworks

18094
09:09:11,657 --> 09:09:13,657
are worthless.

18095
09:09:15,327 --> 09:09:16,270
It just means as the broader

18096
09:09:16,270 --> 09:09:16,728
institutional uptake that when

18097
09:09:16,728 --> 09:09:19,431
I mentioned in my presentation

18098
09:09:19,431 --> 09:09:22,431
that throughout the world that

18099
09:09:23,302 --> 09:09:25,702
has been widely used.

18100
09:09:30,750 --> 09:09:30,908
So just simply it's broader.

18101
09:09:30,908 --> 09:09:31,643
>> Again, I would just say

18102
09:09:31,643 --> 09:09:32,244
the ira is the most widely used

18103
09:09:32,244 --> 09:09:34,244
governmental framework.

18104
09:09:36,480 --> 09:09:36,582
So the city is choosing

18105
09:09:36,582 --> 09:09:37,283
the most established

18106
09:09:37,283 --> 09:09:40,283
operational tool not trying to

18107
09:09:42,621 --> 09:09:43,322
end every academic disagreement

18108
09:09:43,322 --> 09:09:43,756
but it's just obviously

18109
09:09:43,756 --> 09:09:44,389
the standard.

18110
09:09:44,389 --> 09:09:44,689
Did I misunderstand you at

18111
09:09:44,689 --> 09:09:45,291
that?

18112
09:09:45,291 --> 09:09:46,920
You use the word broader

18113
09:09:46,920 --> 09:09:48,920
previously?

18114
09:09:52,564 --> 09:09:53,650
I said I said broadly used

18115
09:09:53,650 --> 09:09:53,332
across the world.

18116
09:09:53,332 --> 09:09:53,632
Yes.

18117
09:09:53,632 --> 09:09:53,999
Okay.

18118
09:09:53,999 --> 09:09:55,999
All right.

18119
09:09:58,470 --> 09:10:00,870
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

18120
09:10:05,144 --> 09:10:05,811
That concludes my line of

18121
09:10:05,811 --> 09:10:06,111
questioning at this moment.

18122
09:10:06,111 --> 09:10:06,711
Okay.

18123
09:10:06,711 --> 09:10:07,460
Thank you, Councilmember

18124
09:10:07,460 --> 09:10:09,460
Foster.

18125
09:10:11,170 --> 09:10:11,584
We'll go next to Council

18126
09:10:11,584 --> 09:10:13,984
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

18127
09:10:17,156 --> 09:10:17,857
Thinking as PRESIDENT I want to

18128
09:10:17,857 --> 09:10:18,457
start this discussion by being

18129
09:10:18,457 --> 09:10:19,570
clear which is that anti

18130
09:10:19,570 --> 09:10:22,570
Semitism is real, it is

18131
09:10:22,427 --> 09:10:23,129
persistent and it has been

18132
09:10:23,129 --> 09:10:23,596
rising in very troubling ways

18133
09:10:23,596 --> 09:10:24,263
in recent years.

18134
09:10:24,263 --> 09:10:27,263
We've seen this not just

18135
09:10:29,267 --> 09:10:29,568
nationally but here locally as

18136
09:10:29,568 --> 09:10:30,268
well.

18137
09:10:30,268 --> 09:10:30,903
I'm certainly appalled by some

18138
09:10:30,903 --> 09:10:33,903
of the stories members of

18139
09:10:34,740 --> 09:10:35,341
the public have shared about

18140
09:10:35,341 --> 09:10:36,800
their experiences in our

18141
09:10:36,800 --> 09:10:38,800
community with anti-Semitic

18142
09:10:41,213 --> 09:10:42,140
hate in our district as you

18143
09:10:42,140 --> 09:10:42,715
might have heard from one of

18144
09:10:42,715 --> 09:10:43,415
the earlier public commenters.

18145
09:10:43,415 --> 09:10:46,415
Our office is working directly

18146
09:10:46,852 --> 09:10:47,486
with the local about after hate

18147
09:10:47,486 --> 09:10:48,186
fliers were distributed at

18148
09:10:48,186 --> 09:10:48,855
their doors scattered in their

18149
09:10:48,855 --> 09:10:51,855
parking lot into the street

18150
09:10:52,892 --> 09:10:53,626
picked up by other residents

18151
09:10:53,626 --> 09:10:53,926
and even middle schoolers next

18152
09:10:53,926 --> 09:10:54,660
door.

18153
09:10:54,660 --> 09:10:55,360
These kinds of incidents have a

18154
09:10:55,360 --> 09:10:58,360
real impact on people's sense

18155
09:10:58,965 --> 09:10:59,598
of safety and belonging.

18156
09:10:59,598 --> 09:11:00,233
I've also visited multiple

18157
09:11:00,233 --> 09:11:02,633
congregations and a Jewish

18158
09:11:05,872 --> 09:11:06,438
community center all in my

18159
09:11:06,438 --> 09:11:07,173
district and I've seen

18160
09:11:07,173 --> 09:11:10,173
firsthand the level of security

18161
09:11:11,309 --> 09:11:12,440
that is now necessary which in

18162
09:11:12,440 --> 09:11:12,645
itself speaks to the reality of

18163
09:11:12,645 --> 09:11:13,212
what many in our Jewish

18164
09:11:13,212 --> 09:11:15,212
community are facing.

18165
09:11:18,170 --> 09:11:18,651
I just want to acknowledge that

18166
09:11:18,651 --> 09:11:19,180
this is not unique to one

18167
09:11:19,180 --> 09:11:19,719
community.

18168
09:11:19,719 --> 09:11:22,719
We've seen similar patterns of

18169
09:11:23,489 --> 09:11:24,157
increased hate and targeting in

18170
09:11:24,157 --> 09:11:27,757
recent years in the form of

18171
09:11:29,662 --> 09:11:30,296
Islamophobia anti lgbtq hate

18172
09:11:30,296 --> 09:11:30,997
and even anti-Asian hate.

18173
09:11:30,997 --> 09:11:33,997
When one community is targeted

18174
09:11:35,367 --> 09:11:35,968
it undermines safety and

18175
09:11:35,968 --> 09:11:38,968
belonging for all of us.

18176
09:11:41,507 --> 09:11:41,974
Anti-Semitism must be addressed

18177
09:11:41,974 --> 09:11:42,675
and challenged.

18178
09:11:42,675 --> 09:11:46,275
I also think it's important to

18179
09:11:47,313 --> 09:11:47,981
acknowledge the concerns that

18180
09:11:47,981 --> 09:11:48,681
are being raised today about

18181
09:11:48,681 --> 09:11:49,248
First Amendment rights, about

18182
09:11:49,248 --> 09:11:51,648
free speech and about

18183
09:11:53,219 --> 09:11:53,853
the ability to express views

18184
09:11:53,853 --> 09:11:54,520
including criticism of any

18185
09:11:54,520 --> 09:11:56,520
government including Israel.

18186
09:11:59,392 --> 09:12:00,930
Those are fundamental

18187
09:12:00,930 --> 09:12:00,526
principles and they should not

18188
09:12:00,526 --> 09:12:01,360
be dismissed.

18189
09:12:01,360 --> 09:12:04,960
I do not believe that those

18190
09:12:05,598 --> 09:12:06,332
speaking in favor of the very

18191
09:12:06,332 --> 09:12:07,000
definition should be assumed to

18192
09:12:07,000 --> 09:12:10,000
be seeking to suppress free

18193
09:12:11,704 --> 09:12:12,305
speech when they are simply

18194
09:12:12,305 --> 09:12:12,672
seeking to protect their

18195
09:12:12,672 --> 09:12:14,672
community.

18196
09:12:17,109 --> 09:12:17,844
Similarly, I do not believe

18197
09:12:17,844 --> 09:12:18,545
that those speaking out against

18198
09:12:18,545 --> 09:12:19,245
this definition or expressing

18199
09:12:19,245 --> 09:12:22,245
criticism of Israel should be

18200
09:12:24,184 --> 09:12:24,617
broadly labeled as

18201
09:12:24,617 --> 09:12:25,285
anti-Semitic.

18202
09:12:25,285 --> 09:12:28,885
It is concerning to me that

18203
09:12:30,230 --> 09:12:30,757
Councilmember Isla Rivera as a

18204
09:12:30,757 --> 09:12:31,324
Jewish community member of this

18205
09:12:31,324 --> 09:12:31,990
council has expressed

18206
09:12:31,990 --> 09:12:34,390
frustration about not being

18207
09:12:35,694 --> 09:12:36,396
engaged in this discussion and

18208
09:12:36,396 --> 09:12:39,396
I recognize that not everyone

18209
09:12:40,800 --> 09:12:41,501
MAY agree but no one should

18210
09:12:41,501 --> 09:12:42,202
have their Jewish identity or

18211
09:12:42,202 --> 09:12:45,202
heritage questioned based on a

18212
09:12:46,239 --> 09:12:47,106
difference of opinion.

18213
09:12:47,106 --> 09:12:47,774
At the end of the day I do

18214
09:12:47,774 --> 09:12:50,174
believe that this resolution

18215
09:12:52,979 --> 09:12:53,613
presents a nonbinding framework

18216
09:12:53,613 --> 09:12:54,346
that defines anti-Semitism

18217
09:12:54,346 --> 09:12:57,346
while also stating that nothing

18218
09:12:58,518 --> 09:12:59,850
in this action changes or

18219
09:12:59,850 --> 09:12:59,486
limits constitutional

18220
09:12:59,486 --> 09:13:00,153
protections.

18221
09:13:00,153 --> 09:13:03,753
I firmly believe that we can

18222
09:13:05,325 --> 09:13:06,260
both take a clear stand against

18223
09:13:06,260 --> 09:13:06,526
anti-Semitism and continue to

18224
09:13:06,526 --> 09:13:08,526
uphold and protect

18225
09:13:11,364 --> 09:13:12,165
the fundamental rights that are

18226
09:13:12,165 --> 09:13:12,632
core to who we are as a member

18227
09:13:12,632 --> 09:13:14,632
of this Council.

18228
09:13:16,436 --> 09:13:17,103
I will always respect any

18229
09:13:17,103 --> 09:13:17,804
speaker's right to criticize

18230
09:13:17,804 --> 09:13:18,171
any government body including

18231
09:13:18,171 --> 09:13:20,171
this one.

18232
09:13:22,809 --> 09:13:23,476
With all this in mind that I am

18233
09:13:23,476 --> 09:13:25,876
supporting this item today.

18234
09:13:28,214 --> 09:13:28,848
More importantly, I don't

18235
09:13:28,848 --> 09:13:29,316
believe this is the end of

18236
09:13:29,316 --> 09:13:30,116
the discussion.

18237
09:13:30,116 --> 09:13:34,316
There's more work to be done to

18238
09:13:34,554 --> 09:13:35,321
address anti-Semitism to ensure

18239
09:13:35,321 --> 09:13:35,956
that our efforts do not do so

18240
09:13:35,956 --> 09:13:38,956
and suppress the rights of

18241
09:13:39,793 --> 09:13:40,526
those who might disagree.

18242
09:13:40,526 --> 09:13:41,227
Today's discussion has made

18243
09:13:41,227 --> 09:13:44,227
clear how deeply and divergent

18244
09:13:46,633 --> 09:13:47,266
our communities feel even how

18245
09:13:47,266 --> 09:13:47,601
around how antisemitism is

18246
09:13:47,601 --> 09:13:49,601
defined.

18247
09:13:51,838 --> 09:13:56,380
That divide is real and it must

18248
09:13:58,278 --> 09:13:58,611
be addressed as we move

18249
09:13:58,611 --> 09:13:59,346
forward.

18250
09:13:59,346 --> 09:14:00,460
I'd like to ask that our Human

18251
09:14:00,460 --> 09:14:02,460
Relations Commission continue

18252
09:14:03,817 --> 09:14:04,550
the difficult work of helping

18253
09:14:04,550 --> 09:14:05,118
us navigate how we protect free

18254
09:14:05,118 --> 09:14:07,118
speech while upholding

18255
09:14:09,623 --> 09:14:10,589
fundamental rights.

18256
09:14:10,589 --> 09:14:14,789
I would also ask that we ensure

18257
09:14:16,129 --> 09:14:16,763
that other forms of hatred are

18258
09:14:16,763 --> 09:14:17,497
equally addressed and even

18259
09:14:17,497 --> 09:14:19,897
defined including but certainly

18260
09:14:21,667 --> 09:14:22,335
not limited to Islamophobia

18261
09:14:22,335 --> 09:14:24,735
anti lgbtq hate, anti-Asian

18262
09:14:28,107 --> 09:14:28,708
hate and that we continue to

18263
09:14:28,708 --> 09:14:29,475
engage a broad range of

18264
09:14:29,475 --> 09:14:32,475
perspectives so that we truly

18265
09:14:33,647 --> 09:14:34,281
stand for all of our

18266
09:14:34,281 --> 09:14:34,947
marginalized communities.

18267
09:14:34,947 --> 09:14:35,549
I think what I'd like to ask

18268
09:14:35,549 --> 09:14:37,949
the council PRESIDENT Of

18269
09:14:39,853 --> 09:14:40,520
the City Attorney's office is

18270
09:14:40,520 --> 09:14:41,154
whether it would actually be

18271
09:14:41,154 --> 09:14:41,822
appropriate to propose an

18272
09:14:41,822 --> 09:14:44,822
amendment to today's item to

18273
09:14:45,250 --> 09:14:47,425
include that request of

18274
09:14:50,597 --> 09:14:50,897
the Human Relations Commission

18275
09:14:50,897 --> 09:14:51,598
.

18276
09:14:51,598 --> 09:14:52,299
I've always had a particular

18277
09:14:52,299 --> 09:14:52,933
bias just to make the request

18278
09:14:52,933 --> 09:14:53,601
and get an acknowledgment

18279
09:14:53,601 --> 09:14:54,100
rather than building it into

18280
09:14:54,100 --> 09:14:56,100
the motion.

18281
09:14:57,870 --> 09:14:58,438
That's my personal bias.

18282
09:14:58,438 --> 09:14:58,872
Is it possible for

18283
09:14:58,872 --> 09:15:00,872
the attorney?

18284
09:15:02,909 --> 09:15:03,377
Yes.

18285
09:15:03,377 --> 09:15:04,110
Thank you.

18286
09:15:04,110 --> 09:15:04,711
It is generally preferred to

18287
09:15:04,711 --> 09:15:05,445
make the request but not

18288
09:15:05,445 --> 09:15:06,113
include it in the motion but it

18289
09:15:06,113 --> 09:15:08,513
is certainly permissible to

18290
09:15:09,160 --> 09:15:09,783
make the request.

18291
09:15:09,783 --> 09:15:10,550
>> I can't remember which

18292
09:15:10,550 --> 09:15:14,750
friend I would ask if you would

18293
09:15:14,788 --> 09:15:15,422
include an amendment to

18294
09:15:15,422 --> 09:15:16,123
the motion that includes a

18295
09:15:16,123 --> 09:15:19,123
request of the Human Relations

18296
09:15:21,828 --> 09:15:22,563
Commission to be sure I just

18297
09:15:22,563 --> 09:15:23,263
have it right from what I wrote

18298
09:15:23,263 --> 09:15:26,833
to ensure that other forms of

18299
09:15:26,833 --> 09:15:27,534
hatred are equally addressed

18300
09:15:27,534 --> 09:15:28,135
and even defined including but

18301
09:15:28,135 --> 09:15:28,868
certainly not limited to

18302
09:15:28,868 --> 09:15:31,868
Islamophobia anti lgbtq hate as

18303
09:15:42,216 --> 09:15:42,983
well as anti-Asian hate.

18304
09:15:42,983 --> 09:15:43,684
Rather than conflate that with

18305
09:15:43,684 --> 09:15:43,950
the motion that is in front of

18306
09:15:43,950 --> 09:15:44,818
us.

18307
09:15:44,818 --> 09:15:45,319
I would like to take that up as

18308
09:15:45,319 --> 09:15:47,319
a separate motion.

18309
09:15:51,358 --> 09:15:51,926
I would support it.

18310
09:15:51,926 --> 09:15:53,926
Is that possible?

18311
09:15:57,932 --> 09:15:58,599
I will allow it.

18312
09:15:58,599 --> 09:15:59,300
Let's deal with this motion,

18313
09:15:59,300 --> 09:15:59,700
get a vote and then we'll go

18314
09:15:59,700 --> 09:16:01,700
back to you.

18315
09:16:04,470 --> 09:16:05,138
Council PRESIDENT Bottomley

18316
09:16:05,138 --> 09:16:05,506
That concludes my comments.

18317
09:16:05,506 --> 09:16:07,506
All right.

18318
09:16:09,243 --> 09:16:09,944
Thank you.

18319
09:16:09,944 --> 09:16:10,844
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

18320
09:16:10,844 --> 09:16:14,444
Thank you to all my colleagues

18321
09:16:18,652 --> 09:16:19,520
for your powerful words.

18322
09:16:19,520 --> 09:16:20,120
I want to thank each of you

18323
09:16:20,120 --> 09:16:20,855
that came before council

18324
09:16:20,855 --> 09:16:23,855
especially those who have stuck

18325
09:16:25,226 --> 09:16:25,960
it out for the entirety even

18326
09:16:25,960 --> 09:16:26,560
the four that were escorted out

18327
09:16:26,560 --> 09:16:26,894
over the course of that

18328
09:16:26,894 --> 09:16:27,595
meeting.

18329
09:16:27,595 --> 09:16:29,995
I appreciate their willingness

18330
09:16:31,332 --> 09:16:31,899
to come and talk and certainly

18331
09:16:31,899 --> 09:16:32,266
those who participated

18332
09:16:32,266 --> 09:16:32,900
remotely.

18333
09:16:32,900 --> 09:16:33,601
I want to thank the Human

18334
09:16:33,601 --> 09:16:36,100
Relations Commission for their

18335
09:16:37,470 --> 09:16:38,138
work on Councilmember Lipman

18336
09:16:38,138 --> 09:16:41,738
and the d3 team for bringing

18337
09:16:42,676 --> 09:16:43,610
this item forward.

18338
09:16:43,610 --> 09:16:44,211
I'm not looking for a lot of

18339
09:16:44,211 --> 09:16:44,911
love but I had to make a

18340
09:16:44,911 --> 09:16:47,911
decision about whether to talk

18341
09:16:48,682 --> 09:16:49,383
at this and as soon as council

18342
09:16:49,383 --> 09:16:50,840
member Whitburn said I want to

18343
09:16:50,840 --> 09:16:53,684
bring this forward I said yes

18344
09:16:54,455 --> 09:16:55,122
and we scheduled it for

18345
09:16:55,122 --> 09:16:57,522
the earliest possible date.

18346
09:17:00,327 --> 09:17:01,620
I recognize that this

18347
09:17:01,620 --> 09:17:01,796
discussion is taking place amid

18348
09:17:01,796 --> 09:17:02,429
uncertainty in the Middle East.

18349
09:17:02,429 --> 09:17:05,429
It is impossible to ignore

18350
09:17:07,100 --> 09:17:07,802
the reverberations of those

18351
09:17:07,802 --> 09:17:08,468
military actions here at home.

18352
09:17:08,468 --> 09:17:09,170
Many of our communities are

18353
09:17:09,170 --> 09:17:12,170
facing real concern, real hurt

18354
09:17:12,340 --> 09:17:12,773
and real trauma in the face of

18355
09:17:12,773 --> 09:17:13,474
this conflict.

18356
09:17:13,474 --> 09:17:14,175
And as a council we strive to

18357
09:17:14,175 --> 09:17:14,875
hear from all our constituents

18358
09:17:14,875 --> 09:17:18,475
above all to ensure that every

18359
09:17:18,913 --> 09:17:19,447
single resident feel safe and

18360
09:17:19,447 --> 09:17:20,140
welcome in our city.

18361
09:17:20,140 --> 09:17:22,414
The spirit of today's

18362
09:17:24,518 --> 09:17:25,219
conversation is to consider

18363
09:17:25,219 --> 09:17:25,886
adopting a working definition

18364
09:17:25,886 --> 09:17:26,220
is not a departure from our

18365
09:17:26,220 --> 09:17:28,220
values.

18366
09:17:30,591 --> 09:17:31,225
It presents an opportunity to

18367
09:17:31,225 --> 09:17:31,859
reaffirm our commitment to

18368
09:17:31,859 --> 09:17:32,527
stand against hate and to

18369
09:17:32,527 --> 09:17:32,993
foster communities that care

18370
09:17:32,993 --> 09:17:34,993
for one another.

18371
09:17:35,963 --> 09:17:36,664
It is clear that hate and in

18372
09:17:36,664 --> 09:17:37,297
particular hate against Jewish

18373
09:17:37,297 --> 09:17:40,297
communities is on the rise

18374
09:17:42,360 --> 09:17:42,370
globally, nationally and

18375
09:17:42,370 --> 09:17:43,700
locally.

18376
09:17:43,700 --> 09:17:43,738
This trend to support it must

18377
09:17:43,738 --> 09:17:47,338
end and it must be reversed.

18378
09:17:48,420 --> 09:17:48,676
Hate has no place in our city.

18379
09:17:48,676 --> 09:17:51,676
As many have have has

18380
09:17:53,130 --> 09:17:53,781
acknowledged this action won't

18381
09:17:53,781 --> 09:17:54,482
stop anti Semitism but it does

18382
09:17:54,482 --> 09:17:57,482
offer the possibility of hope

18383
09:17:59,487 --> 09:18:00,187
and a reaffirmation of our

18384
09:18:00,187 --> 09:18:00,555
city's values and a commitment

18385
09:18:00,555 --> 09:18:01,389
to safety.

18386
09:18:01,389 --> 09:18:04,989
One of the privileges of going

18387
09:18:05,727 --> 09:18:06,294
last is also to put a context

18388
09:18:06,294 --> 09:18:08,294
in this conversation.

18389
09:18:10,965 --> 09:18:11,632
I think you've heard despite

18390
09:18:11,632 --> 09:18:12,366
each my council members in

18391
09:18:12,366 --> 09:18:12,967
their own particular way that a

18392
09:18:12,967 --> 09:18:14,967
unanimous feeling about

18393
09:18:17,538 --> 09:18:18,239
anti-Semitism is unacceptable

18394
09:18:18,239 --> 09:18:18,940
and that we as a council are

18395
09:18:18,940 --> 09:18:21,340
committed to do everything

18396
09:18:23,110 --> 09:18:23,811
within our power, our

18397
09:18:23,811 --> 09:18:24,245
jurisdiction to fight against

18398
09:18:24,245 --> 09:18:26,245
anti-Semitism.

18399
09:18:30,170 --> 09:18:30,685
I also did not hear any

18400
09:18:30,685 --> 09:18:33,210
criticism about the mayor's

18401
09:18:33,210 --> 09:18:36,210
office City hall or police

18402
09:18:39,594 --> 09:18:40,261
department our working

18403
09:18:40,261 --> 09:18:40,961
definition of hate before we

18404
09:18:40,961 --> 09:18:43,961
got here and how we've

18405
09:18:45,399 --> 09:18:46,134
addressed the rise in hate

18406
09:18:46,134 --> 09:18:48,534
crimes clearly has dramatically

18407
09:18:51,739 --> 09:18:52,440
an unacceptably risen.

18408
09:18:52,440 --> 09:18:53,141
But I didn't hear anybody

18409
09:18:53,141 --> 09:18:56,141
complain or city employees and

18410
09:18:57,545 --> 09:18:58,346
how the city employees behave

18411
09:18:58,346 --> 09:18:59,470
And I think that's an important

18412
09:18:59,470 --> 09:18:59,414
distinction that we should all

18413
09:18:59,414 --> 09:19:01,414
recognize.

18414
09:19:03,951 --> 09:19:04,318
This is going in a different

18415
09:19:04,318 --> 09:19:05,190
direction.

18416
09:19:05,190 --> 09:19:08,619
Above and beyond what the city

18417
09:19:09,924 --> 09:19:10,591
is already doing and doing well

18418
09:19:10,591 --> 09:19:13,591
with the resources we have.

18419
09:19:15,697 --> 09:19:16,331
We are in challenging times.

18420
09:19:16,331 --> 09:19:16,965
The mayor is committed.

18421
09:19:16,965 --> 09:19:17,665
The council is committed.

18422
09:19:17,665 --> 09:19:20,665
Our police force is committed

18423
09:19:21,350 --> 09:19:21,703
as well.

18424
09:19:21,703 --> 09:19:22,404
And it's a struggle we'll

18425
09:19:22,404 --> 09:19:22,670
continue to face and meet head

18426
09:19:22,670 --> 09:19:24,670
on.

18427
09:19:27,408 --> 09:19:28,109
My thought I'd have to I

18428
09:19:28,109 --> 09:19:28,943
struggle a little bit because

18429
09:19:28,943 --> 09:19:33,143
I'm a little bit of a policy

18430
09:19:33,214 --> 09:19:33,882
wonk and I think perhaps a

18431
09:19:33,882 --> 09:19:34,682
little deeper in about words

18432
09:19:34,682 --> 09:19:38,282
because I have found council of

18433
09:19:38,920 --> 09:19:39,654
ministers or council members

18434
09:19:39,654 --> 09:19:40,355
and administrations in the past

18435
09:19:40,355 --> 09:19:43,355
have somehow gotten lost when

18436
09:19:44,920 --> 09:19:44,626
they think about the big idea

18437
09:19:44,626 --> 09:19:45,259
and then they forget

18438
09:19:45,259 --> 09:19:45,760
the details about how they

18439
09:19:45,760 --> 09:19:47,760
actually execute.

18440
09:19:50,765 --> 09:19:51,466
I would have felt despite

18441
09:19:51,466 --> 09:19:55,660
the amazing work by the Human

18442
09:19:56,537 --> 09:19:57,272
Relations Commission, despite

18443
09:19:57,272 --> 09:20:00,872
the good work by District three

18444
09:20:01,742 --> 09:20:02,477
and the 4 or 5 six hours now

18445
09:20:02,477 --> 09:20:06,770
going on, I don't think anybody

18446
09:20:06,982 --> 09:20:07,682
spent more time on this than

18447
09:20:07,682 --> 09:20:07,983
the ira in putting forth their

18448
09:20:07,983 --> 09:20:09,983
work.

18449
09:20:14,880 --> 09:20:14,689
I reflected on the work that

18450
09:20:14,689 --> 09:20:15,457
they did and the careful

18451
09:20:15,457 --> 09:20:19,570
language they put in to their

18452
09:20:20,950 --> 09:20:20,962
document.

18453
09:20:20,962 --> 09:20:23,962
On MAY 26th, 2016 210 years to

18454
09:20:25,966 --> 09:20:26,667
get it in front of us I find

18455
09:20:26,667 --> 09:20:29,667
this language and the adoption

18456
09:20:32,140 --> 09:20:32,807
of this language to be a much

18457
09:20:32,807 --> 09:20:33,507
more powerful action by us.

18458
09:20:33,507 --> 09:20:37,107
I actually see some thumbs up.

18459
09:20:37,111 --> 09:20:37,914
Thank you.

18460
09:20:37,914 --> 09:20:38,512
It goes beyond just the non

18461
09:20:38,512 --> 09:20:40,512
legally binding working

18462
09:20:43,118 --> 09:20:43,885
definition.

18463
09:20:43,885 --> 09:20:44,586
They said it twice non legally

18464
09:20:44,586 --> 09:20:46,986
binding working definition of

18465
09:20:49,958 --> 09:20:50,420
an asset as separatism in this

18466
09:20:50,420 --> 09:20:52,420
document.

18467
09:20:55,531 --> 09:20:59,731
They also took the time to say

18468
09:21:01,169 --> 09:21:01,837
to guide our hra in their work.

18469
09:21:01,837 --> 09:21:02,437
The following examples MAY

18470
09:21:02,437 --> 09:21:04,437
serve as illustrations.

18471
09:21:06,975 --> 09:21:07,508
A much softer tone than what

18472
09:21:07,508 --> 09:21:09,508
our resolution says.

18473
09:21:13,382 --> 09:21:13,915
They also included additional

18474
09:21:13,915 --> 09:21:14,616
language at the end.

18475
09:21:14,616 --> 09:21:17,160
Anti-Semitic acts are criminal

18476
09:21:19,655 --> 09:21:19,922
when they are so defined by

18477
09:21:19,922 --> 09:21:20,622
law.

18478
09:21:20,622 --> 09:21:21,356
Criminal acts are anti-Semitic

18479
09:21:21,356 --> 09:21:22,570
when the targets of attacks and

18480
09:21:22,570 --> 09:21:25,657
I won't read the whole thing.

18481
09:21:26,828 --> 09:21:29,198
And I Semitic discrimination is

18482
09:21:29,198 --> 09:21:29,731
a denial to dual and I'll take

18483
09:21:29,731 --> 09:21:30,499
my three minutes.

18484
09:21:30,499 --> 09:21:30,966
>> This is the language I would

18485
09:21:30,966 --> 09:21:32,966
have preferred.

18486
09:21:35,404 --> 09:21:36,700
I think this really reflects

18487
09:21:36,700 --> 09:21:40,270
what H.R. A ira was really

18488
09:21:41,376 --> 09:21:42,144
doing and what everybody spoke

18489
09:21:42,144 --> 09:21:42,611
to eloquently about what was so

18490
09:21:42,611 --> 09:21:44,611
very important.

18491
09:21:47,820 --> 09:21:47,816
In a perfect world this is what

18492
09:21:47,816 --> 09:21:48,283
would have gotten written up in

18493
09:21:48,283 --> 09:21:48,950
the resolution.

18494
09:21:48,950 --> 09:21:52,550
I am a little concerned and

18495
09:21:53,956 --> 09:21:54,690
there is always an opportunity

18496
09:21:54,690 --> 09:21:55,290
As council member Campbell said

18497
09:21:55,290 --> 09:21:55,590
it's only a resolution.

18498
09:21:55,590 --> 09:21:57,590
It is.

18499
09:21:59,940 --> 09:22:00,610
Let me be very blunt The lowest

18500
09:22:00,610 --> 09:22:00,796
form of what we can do and it's

18501
09:22:00,796 --> 09:22:01,330
the easiest thing We don't have

18502
09:22:01,330 --> 09:22:03,730
to go to committee.

18503
09:22:05,100 --> 09:22:05,734
It can be direct talking to

18504
09:22:05,734 --> 09:22:06,434
the council which gives us

18505
09:22:06,434 --> 09:22:09,434
opportunity to change if it's

18506
09:22:11,640 --> 09:22:12,374
causing problems And I would

18507
09:22:12,374 --> 09:22:13,108
look to each of you no matter

18508
09:22:13,108 --> 09:22:17,613
which side you are on to let us

18509
09:22:17,613 --> 09:22:17,912
know if it is causing problems

18510
09:22:17,912 --> 09:22:18,680
.

18511
09:22:18,680 --> 09:22:19,314
If it is causing the police

18512
09:22:19,314 --> 09:22:20,150
department to go off into

18513
09:22:20,150 --> 09:22:23,150
different directions if it is

18514
09:22:23,786 --> 09:22:24,419
causing other groups to accuse

18515
09:22:24,419 --> 09:22:25,540
people of things that this

18516
09:22:25,540 --> 09:22:28,540
thing was not intended to.

18517
09:22:29,124 --> 09:22:29,925
So your work is not done yet

18518
09:22:29,925 --> 09:22:30,559
and I know for many of you your

18519
09:22:30,559 --> 09:22:30,992
work is never done in this

18520
09:22:30,992 --> 09:22:32,992
conversation.

18521
09:22:35,166 --> 09:22:35,864
Having said that, a different

18522
09:22:35,864 --> 09:22:38,864
resolution in a different era

18523
09:22:40,769 --> 09:22:41,690
and something less passionate

18524
09:22:41,690 --> 09:22:43,690
about.

18525
09:22:47,376 --> 09:22:48,143
I was on the border of seeing

18526
09:22:48,143 --> 09:22:48,811
voting no on this because I

18527
09:22:48,811 --> 09:22:49,510
wanted the ira work and not

18528
09:22:49,510 --> 09:22:52,510
the resolution and that means

18529
09:22:53,248 --> 09:22:53,849
no respect to my council

18530
09:22:53,849 --> 09:22:55,849
colleague going forward.

18531
09:22:58,354 --> 09:22:59,870
But I will be voting in support

18532
09:22:59,870 --> 09:22:59,822
of this with the understanding

18533
09:22:59,822 --> 09:23:00,622
that we MAY come back if it

18534
09:23:00,622 --> 09:23:03,622
turns to be problematic for

18535
09:23:05,226 --> 09:23:05,961
some.

18536
09:23:05,961 --> 09:23:06,662
I have predicted we can always

18537
09:23:06,662 --> 09:23:07,296
go back and fix something that

18538
09:23:07,296 --> 09:23:10,296
is not cast in concrete.

18539
09:23:11,633 --> 09:23:12,467
That is not legally binding and

18540
09:23:12,467 --> 09:23:16,372
as I would have said is a

18541
09:23:16,372 --> 09:23:17,720
working definition, not

18542
09:23:17,720 --> 09:23:17,606
the definition going forward.

18543
09:23:17,606 --> 09:23:20,600
So please come back.

18544
09:23:22,344 --> 09:23:23,780
Please keep us informed.

18545
09:23:23,780 --> 09:23:23,746
The Human Relations Commission

18546
09:23:23,746 --> 09:23:27,946
I also ask you to take that

18547
09:23:28,617 --> 09:23:29,510
input and to bring us back

18548
09:23:29,510 --> 09:23:29,718
going forward.

18549
09:23:29,718 --> 09:23:33,318
Part of my reason for voting

18550
09:23:34,490 --> 09:23:35,124
yes is we have an awful lot of

18551
09:23:35,124 --> 09:23:35,524
advisory boards staffed by

18552
09:23:35,524 --> 09:23:36,159
volunteers.

18553
09:23:36,159 --> 09:23:36,492
I want to show a level of

18554
09:23:36,492 --> 09:23:37,226
respect.

18555
09:23:37,226 --> 09:23:40,629
I think it missed the mark a

18556
09:23:40,629 --> 09:23:41,263
little bit but I want to show

18557
09:23:41,263 --> 09:23:41,997
the respect and take some

18558
09:23:41,997 --> 09:23:45,597
action today so I will be

18559
09:23:47,200 --> 09:23:50,602
supported of that as I said.

18560
09:23:52,700 --> 09:23:52,374
>> Council member Ila

18561
09:23:52,374 --> 09:23:53,420
PRESIDENT.

18562
09:23:53,420 --> 09:23:53,776
There's just one thing I do

18563
09:23:53,776 --> 09:23:54,343
want to say and I mean this

18564
09:23:54,343 --> 09:23:56,343
with complete respect.

18565
09:23:57,613 --> 09:24:00,613
Because this is my truth.

18566
09:24:03,853 --> 09:24:04,520
The definition is already being

18567
09:24:04,520 --> 09:24:05,254
weaponised and I know that.

18568
09:24:05,254 --> 09:24:08,254
So there's this conversation if

18569
09:24:09,358 --> 09:24:10,260
you're happening about this

18570
09:24:10,260 --> 09:24:10,760
this conversation if you're

18571
09:24:10,760 --> 09:24:13,760
having about that as a

18572
09:24:16,499 --> 09:24:17,990
hypothetical and if it happened

18573
09:24:17,990 --> 09:24:17,499
in the future we need to

18574
09:24:17,499 --> 09:24:18,367
address it.

18575
09:24:18,367 --> 09:24:21,871
And what I'm sharing is that

18576
09:24:21,871 --> 09:24:22,538
since the presentation to

18577
09:24:22,538 --> 09:24:23,105
the Immigration commission,

18578
09:24:23,105 --> 09:24:25,505
the proponents of this

18579
09:24:27,109 --> 09:24:27,810
the folks who are associated

18580
09:24:27,810 --> 09:24:28,510
with those who presented have

18581
09:24:28,510 --> 09:24:31,510
weaponized my words against me

18582
09:24:33,949 --> 09:24:34,650
to say that I despite all

18583
09:24:34,650 --> 09:24:35,384
the stories experiences that I

18584
09:24:35,384 --> 09:24:37,784
shared and feeling antisemitism

18585
09:24:39,856 --> 09:24:40,522
through my through the words

18586
09:24:40,522 --> 09:24:41,290
and actions that I've taken.

18587
09:24:41,290 --> 09:24:45,490
So I want to get that on

18588
09:24:46,280 --> 09:24:46,696
the record again because I have

18589
09:24:46,696 --> 09:24:49,696
it feels quite honestly like

18590
09:24:51,701 --> 09:24:52,402
it's being not dismissed by

18591
09:24:52,402 --> 09:24:52,702
everyone but dismissed by too

18592
09:24:52,702 --> 09:24:53,369
many.

18593
09:24:53,369 --> 09:24:53,668
And I do have a problem with

18594
09:24:53,668 --> 09:24:55,668
that.

18595
09:24:57,606 --> 09:24:58,700
Thank you.

18596
09:24:58,700 --> 09:24:58,775
All right.

18597
09:24:58,775 --> 09:25:01,775
I have about 35 seconds left.

18598
09:25:04,614 --> 09:25:05,313
I think he has worked very

18599
09:25:05,313 --> 09:25:05,748
seriously at seeing what he's

18600
09:25:05,748 --> 09:25:06,482
talking about.

18601
09:25:06,482 --> 09:25:07,183
i know what he's talking about.

18602
09:25:07,183 --> 09:25:10,286
For all of you that came stay

18603
09:25:10,286 --> 09:25:10,952
the entire six hours, whatever

18604
09:25:10,952 --> 09:25:11,387
it's been who fought so very

18605
09:25:11,387 --> 09:25:13,387
hard for this.

18606
09:25:15,525 --> 09:25:16,191
I'm holding you to account to

18607
09:25:16,191 --> 09:25:19,191
do self-control And to those

18608
09:25:20,930 --> 09:25:21,830
who are opposed to this

18609
09:25:21,830 --> 09:25:26,536
the same for you and to let us

18610
09:25:26,536 --> 09:25:27,300
know we are a city that does

18611
09:25:27,300 --> 09:25:27,804
not invite hate.

18612
09:25:27,804 --> 09:25:31,404
I do not understand why haters

18613
09:25:32,808 --> 09:25:33,443
are going to hate and are going

18614
09:25:33,443 --> 09:25:34,770
to find somebody to hate.

18615
09:25:34,770 --> 09:25:37,677
But this is a big pivotal

18616
09:25:37,913 --> 09:25:38,615
moment and it's going to take

18617
09:25:38,615 --> 09:25:39,314
every one of us to actually

18618
09:25:39,314 --> 09:25:41,714
deliver what Councilmember Eli

18619
09:25:44,120 --> 09:25:44,820
Rivera has been exposed to,

18620
09:25:44,820 --> 09:25:45,521
what each of you have been

18621
09:25:45,521 --> 09:25:46,154
exposed to your families, your

18622
09:25:46,154 --> 09:25:48,554
kids, your relatives, your

18623
09:25:50,627 --> 09:25:51,327
friends is unacceptable And

18624
09:25:51,327 --> 09:25:51,927
we're only going to get there

18625
09:25:51,927 --> 09:25:54,927
if we're all joining in

18626
09:25:55,732 --> 09:25:56,432
respecting what each of us says

18627
09:25:56,432 --> 09:25:56,866
I'm going I'm going to get off

18628
09:25:56,866 --> 09:25:57,633
my soapbox.

18629
09:25:57,633 --> 09:26:01,604
But I think you get my point

18630
09:26:01,604 --> 09:26:02,305
going forward and do not

18631
09:26:02,305 --> 09:26:02,772
disappoint those of us who are

18632
09:26:02,772 --> 09:26:04,772
voting on this.

18633
09:26:06,909 --> 09:26:07,509
Do not disappoint Councilmember

18634
09:26:07,509 --> 09:26:07,844
Lipman for bringing this

18635
09:26:07,844 --> 09:26:08,578
forward.

18636
09:26:08,578 --> 09:26:12,178
The city attorney wants to talk

18637
09:26:12,248 --> 09:26:13,160
to Yes.

18638
09:26:13,160 --> 09:26:13,750
Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

18639
09:26:13,750 --> 09:26:17,350
Just to clarify before the vote

18640
09:26:17,553 --> 09:26:18,321
is taken there was some mention

18641
09:26:18,321 --> 09:26:18,754
of a potential additional or

18642
09:26:18,754 --> 09:26:19,389
second motion.

18643
09:26:19,389 --> 09:26:22,989
Once the vote is taken on

18644
09:26:23,292 --> 09:26:24,930
the motion currently on

18645
09:26:24,930 --> 09:26:24,827
the floor, the item will be

18646
09:26:24,827 --> 09:26:25,261
concluded and there cannot be a

18647
09:26:25,261 --> 09:26:25,929
second motion.

18648
09:26:25,929 --> 09:26:29,529
But can you give us legal

18649
09:26:29,799 --> 09:26:30,466
advice about how to get council

18650
09:26:30,466 --> 09:26:33,466
PRESIDENT Pro tem Because i

18651
09:26:34,204 --> 09:26:34,804
think there is a general level

18652
09:26:34,804 --> 09:26:35,538
of support for that.

18653
09:26:35,538 --> 09:26:36,271
The two options would be to

18654
09:26:36,271 --> 09:26:39,871
make the request of the mayor's

18655
09:26:40,309 --> 09:26:41,440
office to work with

18656
09:26:41,440 --> 09:26:44,440
the commission to address those

18657
09:26:46,160 --> 09:26:46,616
questions or alternatively you

18658
09:26:46,616 --> 09:26:47,170
could put the request in

18659
09:26:47,170 --> 09:26:47,651
the motion.

18660
09:26:47,651 --> 09:26:48,350
The first option would be

18661
09:26:48,350 --> 09:26:48,985
preferred but you could put it

18662
09:26:48,985 --> 09:26:52,585
in a motion that would be

18663
09:26:54,925 --> 09:26:55,791
legally permissible.

18664
09:26:55,791 --> 09:26:56,492
Well as Robert rolls in his

18665
09:26:56,492 --> 09:27:00,229
grave I'll leave it up to you.

18666
09:27:00,229 --> 09:27:00,931
Council member Whitburn but

18667
09:27:00,931 --> 09:27:03,931
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

18668
09:27:05,368 --> 09:27:05,869
could you again reiterate what

18669
09:27:05,869 --> 09:27:06,435
your request was?

18670
09:27:06,435 --> 09:27:08,835
I've talked about it.

18671
09:27:11,410 --> 09:27:11,641
We're clearly at the moment but

18672
09:27:11,641 --> 09:27:12,375
it is to request Human

18673
09:27:12,375 --> 09:27:14,775
Relations Commission to address

18674
09:27:16,312 --> 09:27:17,130
and define additional forms of

18675
09:27:17,130 --> 09:27:17,713
racial discrimination and hate

18676
09:27:17,713 --> 09:27:20,713
ensuring we continue to engage

18677
09:27:20,984 --> 09:27:21,585
a broad range of perspectives

18678
09:27:21,585 --> 09:27:24,585
in order to support all

18679
09:27:32,228 --> 09:27:33,630
marginalized communities.

18680
09:27:33,630 --> 09:27:36,630
I would be comfortable making

18681
09:27:37,334 --> 09:27:38,330
that request from the dais and

18682
09:27:38,330 --> 09:27:38,702
I think that there would be

18683
09:27:38,702 --> 09:27:39,340
consensus about making that

18684
09:27:39,340 --> 09:27:41,340
request.

18685
09:27:42,671 --> 09:27:43,373
I would be reluctant to

18686
09:27:43,373 --> 09:27:46,373
incorporate it into the motion

18687
09:27:47,811 --> 09:27:48,879
that's on the floor.

18688
09:27:48,879 --> 09:27:53,790
But to the members of the Human

18689
09:27:53,483 --> 09:27:54,184
Relations Commission I would

18690
09:27:54,184 --> 09:27:57,184
respectfully ask if you would

18691
09:27:58,922 --> 09:28:01,922
be willing to consider at

18692
09:28:04,494 --> 09:28:05,194
the commission that which

18693
09:28:05,194 --> 09:28:05,629
the Council PRESIDENT Pro tem

18694
09:28:05,629 --> 09:28:05,963
is requesting.

18695
09:28:05,963 --> 09:28:07,963
>> Yes.

18696
09:28:09,432 --> 09:28:10,300
Thank you.

18697
09:28:10,300 --> 09:28:10,734
I want to introduce you to our

18698
09:28:10,734 --> 09:28:12,734
newest chair.

18699
09:28:14,705 --> 09:28:15,138
Uh, Chair Jones.

18700
09:28:15,138 --> 09:28:17,138
Stephen Jones.

18701
09:28:20,430 --> 09:28:20,811
And he can make that decision.

18702
09:28:20,811 --> 09:28:21,578
One thing that I had mentioned

18703
09:28:21,578 --> 09:28:25,178
to Ryan was that possibly we

18704
09:28:26,216 --> 09:28:26,850
could provide you with a list

18705
09:28:26,850 --> 09:28:27,484
of the things that we are

18706
09:28:27,484 --> 09:28:29,884
currently working on that

18707
09:28:31,554 --> 09:28:32,222
address this sort of thing hate

18708
09:28:32,222 --> 09:28:34,622
within the very various

18709
09:28:36,960 --> 09:28:39,960
communities and then provide a

18710
09:28:41,665 --> 09:28:42,366
way that we can, you know, have

18711
09:28:42,366 --> 09:28:43,320
some discourse about what you

18712
09:28:43,320 --> 09:28:46,632
would like to see more of.

18713
09:28:47,104 --> 09:28:47,805
And thank you Chair Jones.

18714
09:28:47,805 --> 09:28:48,505
>> You heard the request of

18715
09:28:48,505 --> 09:28:51,505
the council PRESIDENT Pro tem

18716
09:28:52,443 --> 09:28:53,143
Would you be willing to docket

18717
09:28:53,143 --> 09:28:53,477
consideration of his request?

18718
09:28:53,477 --> 09:28:55,477
>> Sure.

18719
09:28:57,581 --> 09:28:58,448
My name is DR. Stephen Jones.

18720
09:28:58,448 --> 09:28:59,160
I am the new chair of the Human

18721
09:28:59,160 --> 09:29:01,160
Relations Commission.

18722
09:29:02,419 --> 09:29:02,720
It is an honor to be before you

18723
09:29:02,720 --> 09:29:03,553
.

18724
09:29:03,553 --> 09:29:04,540
Let me say that Thank you for

18725
09:29:04,540 --> 09:29:04,788
the deliberation.

18726
09:29:04,788 --> 09:29:08,388
Yes, we as a commission will

18727
09:29:08,492 --> 09:29:09,192
take that on because hate in

18728
09:29:09,192 --> 09:29:12,192
any direction weakens us all.

18729
09:29:12,395 --> 09:29:13,330
Thank you.

18730
09:29:13,330 --> 09:29:17,530
I would like to take the time

18731
09:29:19,350 --> 09:29:19,770
to apologize to COUNCILMAN

18732
09:29:19,770 --> 09:29:23,173
Saylor There there I think in a

18733
09:29:23,173 --> 09:29:23,807
heated moment I misspoke and

18734
09:29:23,807 --> 09:29:24,541
certainly did not mean to

18735
09:29:24,541 --> 09:29:27,541
disrespect you So I sincerely

18736
09:29:33,317 --> 09:29:33,784
apologize.

18737
09:29:33,784 --> 09:29:35,784
All right.

18738
09:29:38,222 --> 09:29:38,889
We generally recognize Robert's

18739
09:29:38,889 --> 09:29:39,623
Rules of Order but we have

18740
09:29:39,623 --> 09:29:43,223
allowed the maker of the motion

18741
09:29:43,360 --> 09:29:43,927
to control the motion going

18742
09:29:43,927 --> 09:29:46,327
forward on the floor.

18743
09:29:48,666 --> 09:29:49,300
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Katz

18744
09:29:49,300 --> 09:29:49,967
for PRESIDENT I'm going to

18745
09:29:49,967 --> 09:29:52,367
respectfully request that if

18746
09:29:53,436 --> 09:29:54,137
it's not going to be included

18747
09:29:54,137 --> 09:29:54,838
in the motion because I think

18748
09:29:54,838 --> 09:29:57,838
it's important here today I'm

18749
09:29:57,842 --> 09:29:58,542
supporting the item as it is.

18750
09:29:58,542 --> 09:29:59,209
I think it's important and

18751
09:29:59,209 --> 09:30:02,346
we've made the case for that

18752
09:30:02,346 --> 09:30:02,913
But I think it's also fair to

18753
09:30:02,913 --> 09:30:03,647
that there we actually

18754
09:30:03,647 --> 09:30:04,470
acknowledge the work that needs

18755
09:30:04,470 --> 09:30:06,470
to be done.

18756
09:30:06,950 --> 09:30:07,718
The Human Relations Commission

18757
09:30:07,718 --> 09:30:08,586
has already said that there are

18758
09:30:08,586 --> 09:30:12,186
embarking on that work and so

18759
09:30:12,857 --> 09:30:13,590
us putting it in writing even

18760
09:30:13,590 --> 09:30:14,325
if the resolution is the lowest

18761
09:30:14,325 --> 09:30:17,661
form of what this council can

18762
09:30:17,661 --> 09:30:18,362
do is a commitment that I think

18763
09:30:18,362 --> 09:30:18,963
deserves to be made and that I

18764
09:30:18,963 --> 09:30:21,363
believe would be broadly

18765
09:30:22,990 --> 09:30:22,800
supported by this Council.

18766
09:30:22,800 --> 09:30:23,400
The PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee you

18767
09:30:23,400 --> 09:30:24,670
have the commitment from

18768
09:30:24,670 --> 09:30:27,670
the mayor's office to charge

18769
09:30:27,204 --> 09:30:27,871
the hrc to take those actions

18770
09:30:27,871 --> 09:30:28,506
and the Office of Boards and

18771
09:30:28,506 --> 09:30:29,173
Commissions will track and

18772
09:30:29,173 --> 09:30:31,808
monitor that to ensure that

18773
09:30:31,808 --> 09:30:32,475
that's delivered.

18774
09:30:32,475 --> 09:30:33,177
Council PRESIDENT I will

18775
09:30:33,177 --> 09:30:33,844
respectfully ask for a vote on

18776
09:30:33,844 --> 09:30:36,947
that amendment if it is not

18777
09:30:36,947 --> 09:30:37,314
going to be accepted.

18778
09:30:37,314 --> 09:30:39,314
>> Okay.

18779
09:30:40,517 --> 09:30:41,585
Well let's give the city clerk

18780
09:30:41,585 --> 09:30:45,185
is there a second to his

18781
09:30:45,823 --> 09:30:46,691
amendment?

18782
09:30:46,691 --> 09:30:49,691
I'll give it to Councilmember

18783
09:30:50,928 --> 09:30:51,628
Foster So we'll need to take a

18784
09:30:51,628 --> 09:30:55,228
moment and let the city clerk

18785
09:30:55,599 --> 09:30:56,233
get that up on the screen so

18786
09:30:56,233 --> 09:30:59,233
everybody and if you have

18787
09:31:00,437 --> 09:31:04,370
anything that you can share a

18788
09:31:05,243 --> 09:31:06,243
point of clarification I guess

18789
09:31:06,243 --> 09:31:10,443
as an amendment we can bring it

18790
09:31:14,418 --> 09:31:15,152
without pre public information

18791
09:31:15,152 --> 09:31:15,720
72 hours ahead of the meeting

18792
09:31:15,720 --> 09:31:16,200
That is right agenda.

18793
09:31:16,200 --> 09:31:18,200
Okay.

18794
09:31:18,456 --> 09:31:21,456
Just wanted to get that

18795
09:31:23,600 --> 09:31:23,761
clarified since it's a request

18796
09:31:23,761 --> 09:31:24,629
it's a request or amendment

18797
09:31:24,629 --> 09:31:27,365
which is what It's an amendment

18798
09:31:27,365 --> 09:31:30,365
to embed the request into

18799
09:31:31,268 --> 09:31:32,350
the motion.

18800
09:31:32,350 --> 09:31:35,635
Then it's not really a request.

18801
09:31:36,974 --> 09:31:37,609
It's and you know the council

18802
09:31:37,609 --> 09:31:41,120
has in many cases input it

18803
09:31:41,120 --> 09:31:41,612
requests as a part of our

18804
09:31:41,612 --> 09:31:44,120
motions And so council

18805
09:31:45,315 --> 09:31:46,184
PRESIDENT Notably I the second

18806
09:31:46,184 --> 09:31:49,220
of my motion and I just

18807
09:31:49,220 --> 09:31:51,589
conferred we believe that

18808
09:31:51,589 --> 09:31:53,989
including your language in

18809
09:31:56,861 --> 09:31:57,495
the motion in addition to

18810
09:31:57,495 --> 09:32:00,495
the resolution that we are

18811
09:32:01,733 --> 09:32:02,633
bringing forward is in line

18812
09:32:02,633 --> 09:32:06,833
with what we would like to see

18813
09:32:06,971 --> 09:32:07,538
the city advance So we will

18814
09:32:07,538 --> 09:32:07,939
incorporate that into

18815
09:32:07,939 --> 09:32:09,939
the motion.

18816
09:32:11,643 --> 09:32:12,343
Okay.

18817
09:32:12,343 --> 09:32:14,743
Without objection from Council

18818
09:32:15,546 --> 09:32:15,846
PRESIDENT Pro Tem and a second

18819
09:32:15,846 --> 09:32:16,113
agree?

18820
09:32:16,113 --> 09:32:16,814
Yes.

18821
09:32:16,814 --> 09:32:19,214
Council PRESIDENT I'll explain

18822
09:32:20,510 --> 09:32:23,510
why the resolution as drafted

18823
09:32:24,222 --> 09:32:25,189
by Council member weapons team

18824
09:32:25,189 --> 09:32:25,857
and what to put in front of us

18825
09:32:25,857 --> 09:32:28,857
is still exactly what was

18826
09:32:29,927 --> 09:32:30,628
before us.

18827
09:32:30,628 --> 09:32:31,229
There's just an additional

18828
09:32:31,229 --> 09:32:33,629
level of addressing what

18829
09:32:34,699 --> 09:32:35,333
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Pro

18830
09:32:35,333 --> 09:32:38,333
Tem Lee was talking about.

18831
09:32:39,270 --> 09:32:39,971
So the resolution supporting

18832
09:32:39,971 --> 09:32:42,371
the ihra definition condemning

18833
09:32:43,741 --> 09:32:44,442
antisemitism and directing

18834
09:32:44,442 --> 09:32:45,900
the city clerk and the mayor's

18835
09:32:45,900 --> 09:32:48,900
staff to use the ihra

18836
09:32:49,179 --> 09:32:49,814
definition as an educational

18837
09:32:49,814 --> 09:32:50,548
tool in helping identify

18838
09:32:50,548 --> 09:32:50,882
antisemitism remains completely

18839
09:32:50,882 --> 09:32:52,882
intact.

18840
09:32:54,850 --> 09:32:54,753
Nothing about that is changing.

18841
09:32:54,753 --> 09:32:57,753
What's added in there is

18842
09:32:58,789 --> 09:32:59,591
the additional direction which

18843
09:32:59,591 --> 09:33:00,291
I from what I could hear

18844
09:33:00,291 --> 09:33:00,958
council member would say if it

18845
09:33:00,958 --> 09:33:03,358
was a separate motion

18846
09:33:03,828 --> 09:33:04,162
altogether it would have passed

18847
09:33:04,162 --> 09:33:06,162
anyway.

18848
09:33:08,266 --> 09:33:09,100
So because the ihra definition

18849
09:33:09,100 --> 09:33:09,833
is not a changed the resolution

18850
09:33:09,833 --> 09:33:13,433
as is printed by the city

18851
09:33:13,638 --> 09:33:14,339
attorney presented to the city

18852
09:33:14,339 --> 09:33:15,720
clerk and ultimately delivered

18853
09:33:15,720 --> 09:33:17,442
to the mayor is going to remain

18854
09:33:17,442 --> 09:33:18,109
exactly the same.

18855
09:33:18,109 --> 09:33:18,777
I think that it's an

18856
09:33:18,777 --> 09:33:19,411
appropriate adjustment and I

18857
09:33:19,411 --> 09:33:21,946
think that we should move

18858
09:33:21,946 --> 09:33:22,447
forward.

18859
09:33:22,447 --> 09:33:23,181
>> All right.

18860
09:33:23,181 --> 09:33:26,181
Without objection, can the city

18861
09:33:27,520 --> 09:33:27,751
clerk put up a new screen that

18862
09:33:27,751 --> 09:33:30,751
adds both the original motion

18863
09:33:31,723 --> 09:33:35,323
as well as this new language

18864
09:33:37,950 --> 09:33:37,423
that's been added?

18865
09:33:37,423 --> 09:33:37,995
Yes.

18866
09:33:37,995 --> 09:33:38,563
Give us two minutes.

18867
09:33:38,563 --> 09:33:38,930
Do you have additional

18868
09:33:38,930 --> 09:33:40,930
comments?

18869
09:33:41,365 --> 09:33:42,670
Yeah, I will Just thank

18870
09:33:42,670 --> 09:33:42,467
Councilmember Cappo for making

18871
09:33:42,467 --> 09:33:44,467
that point.

18872
09:33:46,371 --> 09:33:47,105
I think it is right.

18873
09:33:47,105 --> 09:33:47,805
I will explain my additional

18874
09:33:47,805 --> 09:33:50,805
hesitation being that this is

18875
09:33:51,710 --> 09:33:52,343
all about language and so I

18876
09:33:52,343 --> 09:33:55,343
want to be cautious about

18877
09:33:56,280 --> 09:33:57,480
adjusting language on the fly.

18878
09:33:57,480 --> 09:33:57,749
But I do think that

18879
09:33:57,749 --> 09:34:00,149
Councilmember Campo is correct

18880
09:34:01,519 --> 09:34:05,119
in his assessment of the fact

18881
09:34:05,590 --> 09:34:06,457
that both things continue on

18882
09:34:06,457 --> 09:34:06,891
And so I think it makes sense

18883
09:34:06,891 --> 09:34:07,325
to include it.

18884
09:34:07,325 --> 09:34:09,325
So thank you.

18885
09:34:38,356 --> 09:34:38,690
Thank you

18886
09:34:38,690 --> 09:34:40,690
.

18887
09:34:43,662 --> 09:34:44,363
I'm sorry.

18888
09:34:44,363 --> 09:34:44,629
Are you back on the lights?

18889
09:34:44,629 --> 09:34:44,930
Yes.

18890
09:34:44,930 --> 09:34:46,930
Sorry.

18891
09:34:48,333 --> 09:34:49,100
I just I want to I appreciate

18892
09:34:49,100 --> 09:34:49,634
the amendment put forward by

18893
09:34:49,634 --> 09:34:52,340
council PRESIDENT Pro tem.

18894
09:34:52,537 --> 09:34:53,305
I think it's important and I

18895
09:34:53,305 --> 09:34:54,172
think this is a better action

18896
09:34:54,172 --> 09:34:57,676
as a result of it At the same

18897
09:34:57,676 --> 09:34:58,443
time because in my opinion

18898
09:34:58,443 --> 09:35:01,443
the item be before us

18899
09:35:02,714 --> 09:35:03,415
the resolution before us did

18900
09:35:03,415 --> 09:35:04,490
not include the broad range of

18901
09:35:04,490 --> 09:35:06,449
perspectives that we were

18902
09:35:07,520 --> 09:35:08,220
asking to be included in the in

18903
09:35:08,220 --> 09:35:11,220
defining other forms of hate.

18904
09:35:12,591 --> 09:35:15,591
The other efforts to combat

18905
09:35:17,262 --> 09:35:17,963
discrimination because I do not

18906
09:35:17,963 --> 09:35:18,697
from the record see that that

18907
09:35:18,697 --> 09:35:21,697
broad range of perspectives was

18908
09:35:22,330 --> 09:35:22,667
included in the drafting of

18909
09:35:22,667 --> 09:35:23,368
the resolution before us.

18910
09:35:23,368 --> 09:35:23,969
I still will not be supporting

18911
09:35:23,969 --> 09:35:26,938
the motion although I do

18912
09:35:26,938 --> 09:35:27,539
believe that it's better as a

18913
09:35:27,539 --> 09:35:27,906
result of the amendment.

18914
09:35:27,906 --> 09:35:28,272
Thank you.

18915
09:35:28,272 --> 09:35:28,640
All right.

18916
09:35:28,640 --> 09:35:30,640
Thank you.

18917
09:35:31,310 --> 09:35:32,110
Council member Ella Rivera Not

18918
09:35:32,110 --> 09:35:32,711
to anybody else like Thank you

18919
09:35:32,711 --> 09:35:32,977
Council member Whitburn Thank

18920
09:35:32,977 --> 09:35:34,977
you.

18921
09:35:36,114 --> 09:35:36,815
Council Member Campo Thank you.

18922
09:35:36,815 --> 09:35:39,815
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

18923
09:35:40,919 --> 09:35:41,620
So that is the motion on

18924
09:35:41,620 --> 09:35:42,187
the screen which includes both

18925
09:35:42,187 --> 09:35:44,187
the original proposal,

18926
09:35:45,524 --> 09:35:46,158
the original action as well as

18927
09:35:46,158 --> 09:35:48,558
the additional request to

18928
09:35:50,395 --> 09:35:50,696
the Human Relations Commission

18929
09:35:50,696 --> 09:35:51,363
.

18930
09:35:51,363 --> 09:35:51,764
So with nobody else in

18931
09:35:51,764 --> 09:35:53,764
the lights.

18932
09:35:55,670 --> 09:35:55,567
Clerk Please call the roll.

18933
09:35:55,567 --> 09:35:56,268
>> Thank you.

18934
09:35:56,268 --> 09:35:56,769
Council PRESIDENT I've started

18935
09:35:56,769 --> 09:35:58,769
the voting system.

18936
09:36:03,776 --> 09:36:04,443
Please cast your vote and that

18937
09:36:04,443 --> 09:36:05,110
passes 8 to 1 with council

18938
09:36:05,110 --> 09:36:08,110
member Ella Rivera voting no

18939
09:36:31,136 --> 09:36:33,536
Thank you Council PRESIDENT

18940
09:36:41,547 --> 09:36:42,313
Just two times for applause.

18941
09:36:42,313 --> 09:36:42,982
So with that we will now

18942
09:36:42,982 --> 09:36:43,649
adjourn Council to the next

18943
09:36:43,649 --> 09:36:45,649
regularly scheduled council

18944
09:36:46,452 --> 09:36:48,553
meeting on Monday, APRIL 6th,

18945
09:36:48,553 --> 09:36:51,553
2026 at 10 A.M. We are