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Committee backs resolution for Tree of Life victims, urges renewed push for gun‑law reforms
Summary
The committee adopted a resolution expressing support for the Tree of Life synagogue and urging common‑sense gun‑law changes; supervisors, a state senator and Jewish community leaders tied national mass‑shootings to local calls for better security and legislative action. The measure passed as a committee report after a clerical amendment.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee unanimously moved a resolution Dec. 11 declaring support for the Tree of Life synagogue and the broader Jewish community after the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting in Pittsburgh and calling for renewed common‑sense gun‑law reforms. Supervisor Stephanie introduced the item and framed the measure as part of ongoing local and state efforts to prevent gun violence.
Supervisor Stephanie said the committee gathered to remember the dead and to press for action, describing local impacts on families and students and noting an interfaith vigil held the previous day. "We have to continue to call attention to the…
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