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Resident urges South Pasadena to declare itself a sanctuary city during public comment
Summary
During public comment, Yvonne LaRose asked the commission to support declaring South Pasadena a sanctuary city for migrants and to affirm women's reproductive‑health protections, citing state Senate Bill 54 and recent immigration enforcement incidents in the region.
Yvonne LaRose told the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission during public comment on April 14 that she wants the city to declare itself a sanctuary city to protect migrants from immigration enforcement and to support reproductive health choices for women.
“I would like for the city to declare it a sanctuary city,” LaRose said, and she referenced California’s legislative framework, saying “we already have ... I think it’s a Senate Bill 54,” as part of her rationale. LaRose described recent regional immigration enforcement activity, saying that ICE had staged at a retail site in Alhambra in March and that people she characterized as deported had been sent to El Salvador. She characterized the incidents as evidence that local residents could be at risk “of becoming identified in such a way.”
LaRose framed her request as an appeal for the city to make an explicit statement that migrants are “safe here,” and to include protections for women’s health decisions. The comments were given in the public‑comment period; no staff or commission action on the request was recorded during the meeting.
Separately, Colin Campbell of South Pasadena introduced himself and described volunteering to help develop technology requirements for a database to support fire evacuation; he offered his assistance to city staff but the commission took no action on his offer.
