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Former council member Cheryl Davila alleges 'genocide,' criticizes time limits in public comment

Berkeley Joint Powers Financing Authority · December 4, 2025
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Cheryl Davila, identified by the clerk as a former council member, used her public comment time to allege a 'genocide,' criticize council pay raises in 2020 and shortened comment periods, and asked to restart her time; the chair ended her time after a short remarks and the meeting adjourned.

Cheryl Davila, identified by the clerk as a former council member, used her allotted public comment period at the Berkeley Joint Powers Financing Authority meeting Tuesday to allege a “genocide,” criticize council pay raises in 2020 and complain that public-comment times have been shortened.

Davila told the authority,…

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