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Daly City delays vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution after hours of public testimony
Summary
Daly City Council continued a proposed bilateral ceasefire resolution to its May 28 meeting after a packed public-comment period in which dozens of residents urged both support and opposition. The move followed the mayor's announcement that a council member was absent and the council lacked a full body to act.
Mayor Jocelyn C. Manalo told the packed chamber that agenda item 16, a proposed resolution calling for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza, would be continued to the council's next meeting on May 28 because one council member was absent. She said the council wanted a full body present before voting.
That announcement set the tone for an extended public-comment period in which more than a hundred residents and local advocates took one-minute turns urging the council either to pass a ceasefire without amendments or to reject the measure. Speakers included local clergy, nurses, teachers,…
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