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I hope the commission to includes a discussion on not just adhering to the letter, but also the spirit, of ‘right to attend and participate’
I understand disabling remote verbs comment (but hope a solution is found) and don’t think staff or public officials should have to endure hate speech or worse from people abusing the first amendment.
That said, approximately 3 in 10 Sacramentans don’t have a drivers license, making attending many meeting impossible without taking time off of work. At this point participating in meetings via e-comment is not really participation. More often than than not committees/commissions don’t even acknowledge e-comments (this commission is better than most - thank you) and it’s difficult to know if anyone has even read them, much less seriously considered their content.
Additionally, the city recently passed an internal rule disallowing e-comments to even be read into the record and it seems to be getting harder and harder to participate in these public processes every day.
I wish I had an answer to suggest and don’t think subjecting staff or you all to hate speech should be it, but hope you all can have a robust discussion on ways the public can continue to participate in their city processes and decisions.
Sincerely,
Matt Anderson
Resident, D4
Please do not go to Sun Spa, located at 6804 Fruitridge Rd #A
Sacramento, CA, 95820, They will claim that they are too busy for you.