Fallout from the Santa Cruz City Council’s decision Jan. 10 to reject a cease-fire resolution escalated to an anonymous death threat made against Mayor Fred Keeley, one police said they found credible. This week, the maker of the threat was identified.
Santa Cruz City Council Israel-Hamas cease-fire debate
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In aftermath of Santa Cruz’s failed cease-fire vote: Criticism, death threats and a community divided
Unnecessary division was a reason local governments wanted to avoid resolutions calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Yet, division is precisely where Santa Cruz has landed following a a tense city council vote last week.
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A broken window, effigies and expletives: Inside the 10-hour Santa Cruz City Council debate over a cease-fire resolution
The Santa Cruz City Council’s most contentious meeting in memory centered around a geopolitical issue 7,000 miles away, with impassioned calls from the community to take a stand and elected officials deciding to go in a different direction.
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After 10 hours, fiery clashes and a broken window, Santa Cruz City Council calls for Israel-Hamas peace — but not cease-fire
Public debate over an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution before the Santa Cruz City Council pushed the meeting into the early morning hours of Wednesday, with the council voting 5-2 against a call for a cease-fire and instead adopting a resolution that called for peace but dropped references to a cease-fire.
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Santa Cruz city, county elected leaders split on Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Both the Santa Cruz City Council and the county’s board of supervisors heard calls Tuesday to adopt a cease-fire resolution on the Israel-Hamas war. Supervisors rejected a resolution by a 3-2 margin, while the city council voted 5-2 to direct two councilmembers to draft a resolution to put to a Jan. 9 vote.