"The resolution called for formally admonishing the mayor for amplifying social media posts containing what some consider antisemitic conspiracy theories following the Dec. 14, 2025, mass shooting of a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach. "We're not censoring the mayor from speaking. This is actually trying to heal the community," Vice Mayor Cesar Zepeda said during the meeting Tuesday. "As a council, this is on us.""
"In addition to disavowing the mayor's posts, the resolution called for him to meaningfully engage with the Jewish community, participate in at least 16 hours of in-person training on antisemitism and 6 hours of cultural sensitivity and unconscious bias training, redistribute part of his pay to community organizations focused on building community and step down from regional bodies for a year to focus on rebuilding trust."
An attempt to admonish Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez over social media posts drew hours of public comment from supporters and detractors packed into City Council Chambers and the city auditorium. Vice Mayor Cesar Zepeda and Councilmember Jamelia Brown brought a censure resolution accusing the mayor of amplifying posts some consider antisemitic after the Dec. 14, 2025 mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach. The resolution sought disavowal of the posts, engagement with the Jewish community, specified training hours on antisemitism and cultural sensitivity, partial pay redistribution to community organizations, and a year-long step down from regional bodies. A vote to consider the measure as an emergency item failed 2-5, with Zepeda and Brown as the only supporters; several councilmembers cited procedural concerns and free political speech.
Read at The Mercury News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]