A pro-Palestine advocate is running to replace District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez when his tenure ends next year.
District 8 City Council candidate Sakib Shaikh previously served as on the board of the Muslim Children's Education and Civic Center and as Manny Pelaez's director of constituent services.
Shaikh told the Report he feels no animosity towards Pealez. Still, Shaikh added that he was upset when the councilman and potential mayoral candidate"It was painful to hear 'no' from the council on the resolution," Shaikh told the Report. Word of Shaikh's run for office comes as groups including the Party for Socialism and Liberation continue to lobby council for a resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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