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Residents urge Upland council to act on ICE raids, call for traffic calming and review of LED signage
Summary
During public comment at the March 23 meeting residents urged the council to respond to ICE activity affecting local families, called for immigrant‑support policies and a day‑labor site, demanded traffic calming on 14th Street after repeated near‑misses, and asked the council to delay consideration of a larger LED sign at City Hall and review CEQA and code compliance.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the March 23 Upland City Council meeting to press the council on immigration enforcement, traffic safety and proposed new LED signage.
Eric P opened public comments with an emotional reading about recent ICE actions and community trauma, saying the raids have left people feeling unsafe and calling the situation "a modern day fascist regime." He urged the council to act locally to make residents feel safer even if federal policy cannot be changed.
Tina Silva, who identified herself as a volunteer for…
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