- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
City Council Quotes
Real words from the frontlines of local government.
These city council quotes come from candidates and elected officials describing what it actually takes to win a seat and serve a community, echoing races decided by only a handful of votes. See more civic reflections in our Commissioner quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it.
- Come
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mayors, city council members, and legislators come and go, but neighborhoods don't go anywhere.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the documentary 'True Son' illustrates, my campaign for city council started really small - with eight mostly political neophytes in my living room and with young people knocking on doors.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
There had to be something more important than me being comfortable, me being OK, and me being that one person that made it from Stockton. That's why I decided to run for city council in 2012.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things will only improve when the people - all of us - say to authorities, 'I will hold you responsible.' We should all be showing up at city council meetings, lighting up every community with activism and mobilization.
- Deputy
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- Nov 07, 2020