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Packed public comment centers on Gaza, calls for CalPERS divestment and a sister‑city with Gaza; council hears opposing views
Summary
A long public comment period at the Arcadia City Council meeting featured competing calls for the city to send a letter urging CalPERS to divest from companies tied to the Israel‑Gaza conflict and for the city to refrain from taking such positions or from recognizing groups linked to terrorism.
A prolonged public comment period at Wednesday’s Arcadia City Council meeting focused heavily on the Israel‑Gaza war, with many speakers urging the council to send a letter to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) asking it to divest from companies that some residents say are complicit in violence in Gaza, and with other speakers urging the city not to endorse such actions.
Supporters of divestment and a Gaza sister‑city said a letter would be a minimal, symbolic action that aligns the city with other municipalities and with the city of Eureka, which the speakers noted recently transmitted a similar letter. “We are asking Arcadia to leave behind performative proclamations and to take real action,” said a speaker identified as a local organizer; several callers on Zoom and in the chamber asked council to send CalPERS a…
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