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Residents urge Monrovia to memorialize man killed after ICE raid and to strengthen tree protections
Summary
Speakers at public comment pressed the council to create a permanent memorial for Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez and urged stronger tree canopy protections and updates to Monrovia’s oak tree ordinance, citing habitat, heat and wildfire concerns.
Multiple residents used the public comment period on Dec. 2 to press the council on two community priorities: a permanent memorial for Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez and stronger protections for Monrovia’s urban forest.
Martha Mack, who said she formerly lived in Monrovia, described witnessing an ICE enforcement action at the Home Depot and said the community should mark the life of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez with a permanent monument. Sherry Lochner said clergy and…
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