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Elly Levy, who is from Israel, speaks to the council in support of the ceasefire resolution during the April 9, 2024, city council meeting.In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater. Put a value on the impact of our year-round coverage. Help us continue to highlight LA stories, hold the powerful accountable, and amplify community voices. Your support keeps our reporting free for all to use. Stand with us today.
Over the past few months, at least a dozen cities in Southern California, including Cudahy, Pasadena, Long Beach, and Santa Ana have passed resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolutions are non-binding, still community members and election experts say they can create change and influence national politics.
"The ceasefire resolution is not symbolic," community activist Samuel Brown-Vazquez told the La Puente city council. "The ceasefire resolution is something that you guys can send in a letter to the president of the United States, to the White House, and you can say, we, La Puente, are taking action on this."La Puente passed the ceasefire resolution. So did El Monte, Alhambra, and Bell Gardens.
“I’d like to see our time and efforts spent on things here in Montclair and in our general region that we can do something about,”Chino Hills resident Selena Harrigan disagreed. She's been showing up to every council meeting there pushing the city to take action. Sadhwani pointed to the mid-2000s, when there was a push for local city councils to adopt sanctuary city resolutions. While the resolutions were initially symbolic, she said, they eventually gained"greater teeth" and allowed voters “to plant their flag in the sand" about human rights issues.
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