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Residents demand repeal of Modesto mask ordinance after June 14 arrests; council says review will proceed
Summary
Dozens of speakers at the June 24 Modesto City Council meeting urged repeal of Modesto Municipal Code 4‑23.02(13) and immediate dismissal of charges from arrests during June 14 protests. Councillors said the Community Police Review Board will review the June 14 actions and the ordinance.
Dozens of Modesto residents told the City Council on June 24 that police used excessive force and discriminatory tactics at two protests on June 14, and they asked the council to repeal Modesto Municipal Code 4‑23.02, subsection 13 — the city's mask rule for demonstrations — and to drop charges against people who were arrested.
Speakers described arrests they said were made without warning, often by officers who arrived in unmarked vehicles and tactical gear. Giancarlo, a representative of the Central Valley Black Indigenous People of Color Coalition, asked the council for a "full repeal of Modesto Municipal Code 4‑23.02, section 13," and called for an independent investigation and immediate dismissal of arrests from June 14. Harlan Diven, a local attorney, said the arrests looked "pretextual" and…
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