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Resident urges Bakersfield to support SB 509, denounce transnational repression
Summary
A resident urged the council to encourage Gov. Newsom to sign SB 509 and to issue a local policy statement condemning transnational repression; the speaker cited concerns about influence by foreign-affiliated groups and requested that the city disavow engagement with organizations alleged to act on behalf of foreign governments.
During the public comment period on Sept. 24 a resident urged the Bakersfield City Council to encourage Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Senate Bill 509 and to adopt a policy statement condemning transnational repression (TNR) of diaspora communities. The speaker asked the city to disavow engagement with organizations he said had ties to foreign governments.
The commenter described TNR as a trend in which…
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