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Family members and community clash at Port meeting over Jelly’s eviction after fatal shooting
Summary
Public comment at the Port Commission focused on the pending eviction of Jelly’s nightclub after a fatal shooting outside the venue; family members urged eviction, while the club’s owners and supporters said Jelly’s complied with police and cited cultural and economic harm if closed.
A long public-comment period at the Port Commission meeting on Aug. 24 centered on the pending termination of Jelly’s lease after a fatal shooting occurred outside the club several weeks earlier.
Family members of the deceased urged the commission to treat Jelly’s as a public nuisance and to deny efforts by the club to resist eviction. “To allow Jelly’s to continue doing business as usual would be a slap in the face of each and every family member,” said a speaker identifying himself as…
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