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New Berkeley councilmember pledges to protect nonviolent student protesters, cites Gaza encampment
Summary
In remarks after being welcomed to the council, Councilmember Cecilia Luna Parra pledged city-level restraint against penalizing nonviolent student protesters and expressed support for the Gaza solidarity encampment at UC Berkeley’s Mario Savio Steps.
Councilmember Cecilia Luna Parra used her first remarks at the Berkeley City Council on May 7 to outline how she intends to represent District 7 and to make a public pledge about student protest enforcement.
Speaking after the council certified the District 7 special election results, Luna Parra said she is "the first undergraduate student, the first Latina, and the…
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