Overview
- Council members declined to add the censure as an emergency item, with several saying there was not enough time to review the measure.
- Mayor Eduardo Martinez voted no and argued the late addition violated Brown Act norms and amounted to a punitive action.
- More than 150 people signed up to speak at City Hall, filling an overflow room as residents split between calls for resignation and support for the mayor.
- The proposed censure seeks repair rather than removal by requiring meetings with Jewish leaders, antisemitism and cultural-sensitivity training, and a charitable donation.
- The vice mayor said the council will likely consider the item on January 20, as regional Jewish groups press for removal and others advocate education and dialogue.