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Public commenters urge eviction moratorium after ICE raids, report vendor harassment and urge voter registration
Summary
During general public comment residents urged the council to act after local ICE activity and proposed an eviction moratorium; other commenters raised street vendor safety and parking concerns near the Aquarium and urged voter registration outreach for older adults.
Several members of the public used the Sept. 16 public comment period to press the City Council on immigration enforcement, housing protections and street‑vendor issues.
Lou Rosen described recent ICE activity in the region and called for the council to consider an emergency eviction moratorium, arguing such a moratorium would allow workers at high‑risk workplaces who fear raids to stay home without losing housing. Rosen also urged the city to pressure a local hotel — identified in his remarks as housing ICE agents —…
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