Public Comment

While the rest of the world affirms the necessity of acknowledging and addressing racism, while the rest of the world comes together to organize against systemic racism and teach more accurate history, Berkeley joins Florida in its Trumpian effort to whitewash homeless arrest quotas and racist texts while distancing and silencing its new Police Accountability Board. While the rest of the world celebrates a monument to Emmett Till and his mother, Berkeley absolves itself of racism in a secret report that the City Manager interprets on our behalf as clearing all parties. 

The City of Berkeley need not worry about its own racist name; Bishop Berkeley would be proud of this city. And we could still change the name; we can call it Florida.