The third and final reading on whether to keep or rescind the Malicious Harms Ordinance is today at 6 p.m. in City Chambers. As far as I know, they will not be taking public comments before the vote, but we can surely let them know how we feel about their final vote.

We have spent countless hours writing letters to the editor, letters to the Mayor and members of the city council, I fear to no avail.

There are two issues that concern me. First, there’s a misconception that this ordinance only protects members of the LGBTQ+ community. Nothing could be further from the truth. My friends with brown skin are followed throughout Walmart because they suspect them of being shoplifters. This has been going on with my friend for 30 years in this community. You can imagine this does not make her an

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