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Temecula council holds workshop on future of advisory commissions after public pleas to preserve equity-focused panel
Summary
At an Aug. 5 workshop, residents urged Temecula's City Council not to disband the Ready (equity) and Community Services commissions; staff outlined a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) timeline and council signaled it will use GPAC findings and the Quality of Life Master Plan to shape any new advisory body.
Temecula held a joint workshop on Aug. 5 to review the council's earlier decision to reorganize advisory bodies and to gather commissioner and resident input on what, if any, new community-facing group should replace the Community Services and Ready commissions.
Members of the public who attended urged the council to keep a standing, visible body to address diversity, equity and community concerns. Brent Burton, a retired Los Angeles County Fire captain, said the Ready Commission 'which he called 'the city's ''eyes and ears''''''''''''''' had addressed incidents of racial taunting and gave residents an outlet: "This commission doesn't cost the city any money. It's the eyes and ears for this city to look at these specific issues," he said. Toya McByrton said she loves Temecula but described seeing flags and…
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