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Public commenters urge South Pasadena to declare sanctuary city and offer AI evacuation tool for fire response
Summary
Two public commenters addressed the commission: Yvonne LaRose urged the city to declare itself a sanctuary for migrants and to protect reproductive‑health access; Colin Campbell offered to volunteer requirements work on an evacuation database for the fire department and said he had sought large federal/state funding.
During the public‑comment period the Public Safety Commission heard two substantive comments. Yvonne LaRose urged the city to declare itself a sanctuary to protect migrants from deportation and to affirm access to reproductive‑health choices. “Therefore, I would like for the city to declare it a sanctuary city,” LaRose said, citing recent local incidents and broader national developments she described as motivating her request.
Nut graf: LaRose’s remarks were a public comment appeal; the commission did not take formal action on the request at the meeting. She described recent enforcement activity in the region and asked the city for a public statement that “you are safe here.”
Colin Campbell, a South Pasadena resident, introduced himself and offered to volunteer to develop requirements for a database to help the Los Angeles County Fire Department with evacuation planning. He said he had previously met with local officials and claimed he “submitted a budget of $238,500,000,000 for federal and state aid” and that he was volunteering his time to draft requirements and support a government‑integrated technology effort.
The commission received both comments and did not act on either request at the meeting. Commissioners thanked speakers and noted the comments would be part of the public record.
