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Public commenters press committee to restore virtual public comment and improve outreach to people without housing
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged the committee to reopen virtual public comment, criticized outreach and enforcement practices toward people experiencing homelessness, and asked the committee to continue the item on outreach. The committee continued the agenda item to the next meeting by unanimous vote.
Public commenters at the start of the meeting urged the committee to restore virtual public comment and criticized the city’s outreach and enforcement of encampment cleanups.
A public commenter who identified himself with organizers described the lack of remote comment options as discriminatory toward unhoused and disabled constituents who cannot physically reach the hearing. “Open the damn…
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