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Speaker at Boulder council meeting criticizes leaders over Gaza, council enforces sign-size rule
Summary
During open comment at the Aug. 7, 2025, Boulder City Council meeting, speaker Sarah Napier criticized city leaders for supporting Israel and warned of children dying; the council’s presiding officer and the deputy city attorney enforced meeting decorum and a sign-size rule requiring oversized signs to be removed from the chamber.
Sarah Napier told the Boulder City Council during the Aug. 7 open-comment period that "thousands and thousands of children are going to die," and criticized elected officials for sending tax dollars to Israel.
"Where is your humanity? Because for months and months and months, we have asked you to do the bare minimum," Napier said. "Your legacy is gonna be 20 years from now, we're gonna have to apologize for you guys. You're gonna have to make…
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