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California Senator Melendez (R) grills Assemblymember Wicks(D) on the language of AB 2223 - Reproductive Health. Senator Pan(d) gets flustered and calls a recess.

Bill De Blasio shut down all Gyms but his own. Nancy Pelosi and Lori Lightfoot got their hair done while millions sacrificed. Gavin Newsom dined indoors while Small Business were being closed, many never to reopen. London Breed felt like dancing while the elderly were being isolated. Incalculable damage has been caused to our children, the disadvantaged and the elderly under their command. https://twitter.com/mazemoore/status/1539189627210326019?s=21&t=8DcV03_pWWy_glYcU1xD_A

Raquel Hernandez at SBCC 8/26 - Brave Faculty member speaks for all who are being silenced, bullied and discriminated against at SBCC

Trustee Parker at SBCC 6/16/22 Response to Trustee Gallardo’s question about what their reasoning for maintaining the mandate is. Rumble Link. klparker1@pipeline.sbcc.edu

Trustee Gallardo at SBCC 6/16/22 Probes the other members of the board about the lack of reasoning behind their decision to keep her and others off campus. vggallardo@sbcc.edu

Trustee Croninger at SBCC 6/16/22 Disagrees with Trustee Gallardo that Students of Color are not coming back due to the mandate, suggests the opposite. Also states if we would have done what Australia did, force vaccinate the population, we would have saved 900,000 lives. Rumble Link. mscroninger@sbcc.edu

Trustee Gallardo at SBCC 6/16/22 Lone voice of dissent against the Vaccine Mandates. Mentions it is the most racist policy they have: how can this happen when they have pledged to create Equity? vggallardo@sbcc.edu

Student Trustee Rajaosera at SBCC 6/16/22 Trustee Gallardo asked for her to give a students perspective. She acknowledges the Mandate is negatively affecting people and asks for change. Will the board listen? Why have they ignored the student Trustees? Rumble Link. rrajaosera@pipeline.sbcc.edu

Trustee Parker at SBCC 6/16/22 Response to Public Comment. States that they are not taking a vote but all Trustees announced their positions so we know what will happen when they do. She does mention the Collaborative process that will ultimately decide the policy, INPUT IS NECESSARY. She requests more local science and local data analysis, states County Public Health is no help. klparker1@pipeline.sbcc.edu

Maria at SBCC 6/16/22 Regular attendee and advocate for medical freedom calls out the board for illegally requiring a letter from a religious leader.

Justin at SBCC 6/16/22 SBCC Alumni and Father, who met his wife at SBCC, calls in to request the board have a change of heart. People start business and romantic relationships at City College and then stick around because they have ties to the community, we are losing generations. www.standupsb.com

Trustee Haslund at SBCC 6/16/22 Supports Vaccine Mandates because Alpha Variant is still around. haslund@sbcc.edu

Trustee Miller at SBCC 6/16/22 DEFINITELY supports continuing the Vaccine Mandates but calls into question the Mask Mandates because it is a visual difference. Perception is everything for bureaucrats. rmiller6@sbcc.edu

Trustee Croninger at SBCC 6/16/22 Supports Vaccine Mandate and wants to look at updating it to add boosters. mscroninger@sbcc.edu

Trustee Everett at SBCC 6/16/22 Speaks in support of keeping the Vaccine Mandate as policy and also wants to make sure people know the pandemic is not over.

Trustee Abboud at SBCC 6/16/22 Voices support for Vaccine Mandate but not check-in tables. As seen in the hot mic, Abboud takes the lead and the board will generally follow.

Elizabeth at SBCC 6/16 Wife, Mom and local Teacher tells her story. Powerful comment and plea for her son and our community!

Betsy at SBCC 6/16 Student comments on Resolution 1 - Covid Mitigation. Reminds the board of the survey results. Resolution 1 is posing barriers to student learning and access.

California Assembly votes to amend SB866, Vaccine Consent for minors, from 12 years old to 15 years old. Buffy Wicks(D) reads amendments into record for Scott Weiner's(D) bill. Heath Flora(R) calls for a roll call vote and it passes. Santa Barbara/Ventura representative Steve Bennett(D) voted YES. Dahle(R) who is on the ballot in November against Gavin Newsom voted NO. The bill now goes back to the Senate because it was changed so they will vote on it again. It will eventually need 40 votes in the Assembly to pass and then will be sent to the Governor to be signed into law.

Mike Stoker speaks during a Voter Forum held at Goleta Public Library 5/24/22

Liz Auchincloss at SBCC 5/24 “Corrects” Trustee Gallardo regarding her calling out of the hypocrisy of Interim President Murillo’s MOU allowing faculty to not wear masks. Trustee Gallardo comes back with a fiery response in support of students and parents.

Monie De Wit at SBUSD 5/24 Former School board candidate talks about the poor choice in literacy curriculum.

Alejandra Gutierrez at SBUSD 5/24 Santa Barbara City Council member speaks in support of Simms Moten and Hilda Maldonado

Caleb Chadwick at SBUSD 5/24 Woodworking/Carpentry Teacher describes the treatment he received from the district.

Veronica Gallardo at SBUSD 5/24 Speaks in support for Caleb Chadwick, the beloved Woodworking/Carpentry teacher who was treated terribly by the administration.