Livonia has an unfortunate history as one of our country’s largest “Sundown Towns” - “all white” municipalities or neighborhoods that practiced a form of segregation by excluding non-whites through a combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation, policing and violence. We urge the Livonia Police Department to set a higher standard of policing by strengthening accountability mechanisms and securing critical reforms to end police brutality, biased racial profiling, and policing targeting youth and communities of color. It’s time to not only address the racism and inequality that exists in our own community, but to address it with intention and ambition. Be a part of the Livonia Citizens Caring About Black Lives movement by following us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1183500345325924 Read about the Campaign Zero initiative - https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision

As both acquisition and cleanup are under threat of defunding, I fully support retaining the funding and reactivating the Santa Fe County / NMED remediation program to clean up lead, mercury, and arsenic from the abandoned Cash Entry mine North of the State Park washing through the Cerrillos Gravel Products parcel. It's essential for the public welfare that these contaminates be remediated and permanently capped in the abandoned gravel pit. Cleanup is necessary for this largest most significant prehistoric Native American turquoise mine, Mt. Chalchihuitl, to be acquired, protected, and safely appreciated by the public. This acquisition will also add to the economic wellbeing of the Park and the people of the Turquoise Trail area, and New Mexico. I therefore fully support the acquisitions and remediation program that taxpayers have funded, and I support the purchase of all lands needed for the cleanup program and for inclusion in the Cerrillos Hills State Park.

SARS-CoV-2 is ravaging our communities. It is highly infectious and it is spreading like wildfire. Our hospitals are filling up and resources are scarce. It is our government’s responsibility to ensure our safety, and something must be done to prevent further deaths in our communities.

It’s Important because a lot of us don’t know our history or what Juneteenth is about. I want this to educate my community because I didn’t really know what Juneteenth was about until I was an adult. I want my community to be celebrated because we built this country.

We put our lives and our families lives at risk with minimal protection. When were asked to wear N95 masks we get dirty ones and have to use same one for a week. Instead of quitting we showed up. We did not have to risk our lives and we do. We could of walked away anytime and gotten another job and we STAYED.

Symbolic value is important. Statues represent the ethos and values of the people of California, as well as placing honor in the character, successes or challenges a figure symbolizes. It is time to replace the California statues in Washington, DC with public comment opportunity.

Mississippi is currently being represented by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, and James Zachariah George, Confederate General. These statues were donated to National Statuary Hall in 1931. Earlier this year, there was even word that James Z. George was moved to the boiler room of the U.S. Capitol because his legacy was too contemptible to mention during Capitol tours. Also, neither of these figures were even born in Mississippi. The National Statuary Hall Collection is a chamber in the United States Capitol comprised of individual states donating two statues each to honor deceased people notable in that state's history that is seen by people from across the world. Since its opening, National Statuary Hall has had at least seven states replace their statues including Mississippi's neighbor Alabama with four more states undergoing the process of replacement. This trend was made possible by legislation enacted in 2000 as a way to bring the Hall Collection into the 21st century. Mississippi has the highest percentage of black people in America at a whopping 37.3% according to the 2010 census. Furthermore, Mississippi has the highest number of black elected officials. So, why is Mississippi being represented nationally by figures that are known for dehumanizing a considerable part of Mississippi's demographic? This is not how Mississippi deserves to be represented today. With a history as rich as Mississippi's, we are currently missing a prime opportunity to showcase our biggest and brightest such as B.B. King, Eudora Welty, Medgar Evers, Jim Henson, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dr. James D. Hardy, Elvis Presley, and many more. This national moment calls for swift, decisive action. I urge you to use your platform and publicly support the replacement of Mississippi's national Confederate statues. Together, we are all one Mississippi. Let's get this done!

Because city has not met with the community and was never approved by the residents of Little Village.We are the tax payers and will not allow this company to make profit of our land.

In a protest situation, even though peaceful, crowds can become unpredictable placing the horse in harm's way. This was witnessed last week when a brick was thrown at a horse's face in Dallas, TX, causing injury. There are other ways to gauge crowd size that are less expensive and do not put these animals in danger (i.e., drone).

We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. This is not something the community should take lightly. With community members now enjoying the warmer weather, dog feces has created an enormous issue regarding the safety of our people. The HOA fees of $180 should be put to better use this summer, as the members of the community cannot use the public pool or parks due to COVID19. This should not even be questioned as community members must be heard to make our community safer. Homeowner's needs are not met by the excessive fees we are currently paying since public amenities are closed.

In a moment of global crisis — the racism crisis, the police violence crisis, the pandemic crisis — we must not forget that climate change looms behind all of our struggles for justice and better lives. As our existential tipping point approaches, the humble beaver could be a valuable ally in mitigating the impacts of global warming on the forests, waters, farms and cities of Oregon and the Northwest. The beaver is a keystone species that creates habitat for many other plants and animal. Beavers can sequester water at high elevations in natural structures that feed streams, rivers and reservoirs during dry seasons. Beaver wetlands slow and divert wildfires. Vegetation submerged in beaver ponds captures and stores carbon that would otherwise add to the greenhouse gas burden in our atmosphere. Before the arrival of Hudson's Bay Company trappers three centuries ago, tens of millions of beavers controlled the hydrology of North America. If beavers are allowed to repopulate our public wild lands, they will help protect our domestic and agricultural water supplies for centuries to come. All we need to do is cease our extermination campaign. Beavers will rebound and do the work for which they evolved ... at no charge to our public or private bank accounts.

Ted Wheeler has failed time, and time again to listen to the people of Portland. He has failed to be transparent with his texts and connections with any White Nationalist groups. Furthermore, he is the Police Commissioner, and he is responsible for unethically ordering the Portland Police Bureau to turn off their body cams, and in addition block out their badge numbers. His Police have fired on a crowd of over 4,000 with CS gas, shot people unprovoked with rubber bullets, in addition they are targeting the PRESS clearly holding their passes, his Police are inciting violence through aggressive intimidation, and assault on innocent people. We are in the middle of a global pandemic, and meanwhile he failed to meet his promise to listen to Portlanders' many pleas to stop firing gas at the crowd. In addition, it is very dangerous, and could further cause complications with folks suffering from respiratory ailments. Not only this, but the Police have fired into residential neighborhoods with people's windows wide open. He is not fit to be Mayor, we demand his resignation effective immediately! Last but most important, we need a thorough investigation into the PPB, their broken systemic, and racist Police system that needs to be met with immediate addressing. We need serious reform, and we need you to listen to the city of Portland.