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Rules Committee refers contested Gaza ceasefire resolution to full Board after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than four hours of public testimony and debate, the Rules Committee voted 2–1 to refer to the full Board of Supervisors a resolution calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages; a separate motion to adopt Chair Dorsey’s one‑sided amendments failed.
The Rules Committee took up a resolution authored by Supervisor Dean Preston calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian aid, the release of hostages and condemnation of antisemitism, anti‑Palestinian prejudice and islamophobia. The item drew exceptionally large public turnout: the committee heard more than two hundred one‑minute public comments representing a broad spectrum of views — health care workers, union leaders, Palestinian and Jewish residents, advocacy groups, and…
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