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Residents criticize limits on public comment, allege property liens and discriminatory inspections; request masked open‑carry ban
Summary
Speakers at the Citizens Forum raised multiple grievances about the city's public‑comment procedures, alleged an illegal Medicaid lien on private property, criticized building‑department enforcement in Black neighborhoods, and requested an ordinance to ban masked open carry of firearms.
Multiple residents used the Citizens Forum to register complaints about how public comment is handled at council meetings, to report personal property and enforcement grievances, and to request new local ordinances.
Linda Kamhi (identified in the transcript as a citizen speaker) said she had signed up to speak at a prior meeting but was not allowed under what she described as the mayor’s “new policy this year limiting public comment.” Kamhi also asserted that “in 2024, Aftab was absent for 7 of the 40 citizen forums, which is 17.5% of public comment,” and asked why voters should support a mayor who…
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