After Deadline Public Comment Item #17(3)From:Ali Sapirman
To:Clerk
Cc:Corey Smith; Deborah Schneider
Subject:Public Comment Item #17
Date:Tuesday, April 18, 2023 4:05:41 PM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Los Gatos Town Council,
My name is Ali Sapirman and I am writing on behalf of the Housing Action Coalition to
express our vehement disapproval of Commissioner Kylie Clark’s wholly unwarranted
censure by the Council.
Commissioner Clark has not violated any rule or code of conduct. She does not have
any conflict(s) of interest. And according to the Los Gatos Town Code of Conduct, her
comments were clearly expressing her “personal opinion” that she chose to make in
her capacity as a private citizen.
All of which is why the American Civil Liberties Union has deemed the
Council’s reckless censure clearly unconstitutional, retaliatory, and deliberately
intended to chill future speech.
We stand together with the ACLU and countless other Bay Area community leaders
and organizations in calling on the Council to immediately revoke Commission Clark’s
censure and issue an appropriate public apology.
Thank you for your swift attention to this matter.
In solidarity,
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Ali Sapirman | Pronouns: They/Them
South Bay & Peninsula Organizer | Housing Action Coalition50 Otis St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Cell: (407) 739-8818 | Email: ali@housingactioncoalition.org
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