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League of Women Voters asks Arcadia council to endorse Humboldt community support letter for immigrants
Summary
The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County presented a draft community support letter and asked the council to sign on; staff and council said they would consider the request and noted endorsement timing in early October.
Anne Hartline, representing the League of Women Voters of Humboldt County, asked the Arcadia City Council on Sept. 17 to endorse a Humboldt County "community support" letter affirming support for immigrants and other marginalized residents.
Hartline said the letter originated with boards of supervisors in multiple California counties and described the local League's outreach to the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission and the Board of Supervisors, both of which she said previously voted to support the letter. She said the League and allied organizations plan to publish signatories in local media in October and requested the council's endorsement or, if the full council did not endorse, encouraged individual council members to sign personally.
Hartline read excerpts that state the signatories "seek to assure our community that we will continue to stand firmly in support of our family members, friends, coworkers, and neighbors no matter where they are from" and listed legal and policy protections referenced in the draft, including Humboldt County's sanctuary ordinance (Measure K), the California Values Act (SB 54), the Truth Act (AB 2792 as cited in the draft), the Trust Act (AB 4 as cited), and the California Education Code. She said the League would welcome additional community and organization signatories and that the letter was available on the League's website and in its publications.
Council members asked how community members could sign; Hartline said the League website and direct contact via email were options. The council did not take a formal vote at the meeting; Hartline said she expected the council's consideration in early October and welcomed individual council signatures if the entire council did not endorse the letter.
