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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council Terminating the Proclamation of a Local Emergency By the Director of Emergency Services Due to Civil Unrest
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WHEREAS, the Emergency Services Act, California Government Code sections 8558(c) and 8630 authorize the proclamation of a local emergency when conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a city exist; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 8630 such an emergency may be proclaimed by the governing body or by an official designated by ordinance adopted by the governing body; and
WHEREAS, subsection (a) of San Leandro Municipal Code section 3-4-124 provides that the Director of Emergency Services is empowered to proclaim the existence of a "local emergency" if the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with authority granted under the above provisions of state and local law, the Director of Emergency Services beginning on May 31, 2020 did proclaim the existence of a local emergency and imposed a curfew; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services' proclamation was due to people gathered throughout the country to protest in response to George Floyd's death while being detained by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020; and
WHEREAS, although the majority of protesters acted peacefully and lawfully, some protests throughout the state and in surrounding Bay Area cities, such as San Francisco, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, and San Leandro, resulted in injuries to persons and destruction of property; and
WHEREAS, posts on social media sites, including Twitter, indicated that protests were organized in San Leandro, and that some protesters were being encouraged to riot and act in a violent and destructive manner and to wreak havoc within San Leandro; and
WHEREAS, civil unrest including property damage and potential looting began in San Leandro at approximately 4:30 p.m. on May ...
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