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Residents and faith groups urge repeal of Modesto mask ordinance; CPRB ad hoc committee to review
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Community Police Review Board meeting urged the board to recommend repeal of Modesto Municipal Ordinance 4-23.02, citing First Amendment and civil‑rights concerns. The boardad hoc committee reviewing the ordinance reported plans for community outreach, a bilingual survey and a draft recommendation to the city.
Several residents and community organizations urged the Community Police Review Board on Aug. 20 to recommend that Modesto City Council repeal Ordinance 4-23.02, the city—s mask restriction at protests, saying the provision chills speech and risks discriminatory enforcement.
The calls for repeal came during the board—s public comment period. Mary Rogers, a Modesto resident, told the board: "I urge the police oversight board to request that the city council remove the mask wearing restrictions from Ordinance 4-23.02." Celia Garcia Perez, reading a letter from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County Social Justice Team, said the group "stand[s] in solidarity" with Central Valley BIPOC and the ACLU in…
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