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Residents tell council they have experienced intimidation by officers and raise concerns about ICE tactics and free speech
Summary
Multiple residents used the public‑comment period at the Nov. 4 Pasadena City Council meeting to allege police misconduct, report citation and signage disputes, and ask the council to oppose aggressive immigration enforcement tactics. Commenters asked the council to investigate and to report back.
Several Pasadena residents used the council's public‑comment period on Nov. 4 to raise allegations about local law enforcement conduct, question past incident reporting, and ask the city to take a public stance on aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
Resident Steven Alvarez told the council he kneels during the Pledge of Allegiance as a form of expression and accused city services and the police department of being "weaponized" against him after he followed permitting and inspection processes. Alvarez said the conduct has silenced his ability to speak to elected officials and described the situation as a violation of his civil rights: "You spit in the face of the constitution when I exercise freedom of speech," he said.
Resident Eric Sanchez cited the First Amendment, the…
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