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File Number: 20-388
<br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has experienced a history of housing discrimination,
<br />recognized by Mayor Maltester during a City Council meeting on March 29, 1972. The policy
<br />statement was made by the Mayor followed a cross burning incident at a San Leandro home.
<br />Mayor Maltester stated: “The City Council of San Leandro recognizes there is a problem and it is
<br />for this reason that the City Council has approved the appointment of the Mayor’s Advisory
<br />Committee on Housing” (Chronology of the City of San Leandro Efforts to End Housing
<br />Discrimination and Promote Community Diversity, San Leandro.org,
<br /><https://www.sanleandro.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=3761> (last visited Jul. 20,
<br />2020)); and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 27, 2016, the San Leandro Police Department was notified of graffiti
<br />containing racial slurs directed at Hispanics and African Americans located in the amphitheater
<br />wall of San Leandro’s Marina Park (Racist Graffiti Found in San Leandro Park, CBS SF Bay
<br />Area, <https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/03/28/racist-graffiti-san-leandro-marina-park/>
<br />(last visited Jul. 20, 2020)); and
<br />WHEREAS, according to The Mercury News, on May 23, 2020, a woman was arrested for
<br />leaving notes outside of the homes of people of color in the city of San Leandro, advising them to
<br />return to their home countries (Ethan Baron, Racist notes targeted people of color in San
<br />Leandro, woman arrested, The Mercury News,
<br /><https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/23/racist-notes-targeted-people-of-color-in-san-leandro-
<br />woman-arrested/> (last visited Jul. 20, 2020)); and
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<br />WHEREAS, these actions go against the values of the City, and threaten the safety,
<br />livelihood, welfare, and diversity of the San Leandro community; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City has a diverse population, made up of 37.7% Caucasian, 10.7% African
<br />American, 1.0% American Indian, 34.5% Asian, 1.0% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander,
<br />6.6% identified as multiracial, 27.3% Hispanic/Latino, and 23.3% identified as White alone (not
<br />Hispanic or Latino) (please note, these percentages add up to more than 100% because some
<br />people self-identify with more than one ethnic group) (Quick Facts, United States Census Bureau,
<br /><https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanleandrocitycalifornia/INC110218> (last visited
<br />Jul. 23, 2020)); and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro is an inclusive Sanctuary City that welcomes
<br />individuals from different races, religions, and backgrounds (City of San Leandro Resolution No.
<br />2017-023 , City of San Leandro Website,
<br /><https://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cityhall/sanctuarycity.asp> (last visited Jul. 20, 2020)); and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro condemns hate groups driven by racism, white
<br />supremacy, xenophobia, and all other forms of intolerance and bigotry.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES as
<br />follows:
<br />That the City of San Leandro supports the federal designation of the Ku Klux Klan as a
<br />terrorist organization, because its stated goals and actions accord with the definition of terrorism
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