“There are so many people who are urging the world for peace that I think it is important that we stand with [them].”
— Supervisor John Avalos, trying to explain the need for the Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution urging the U.S. to pull troops out of Afghanistan. The resolution passed, despite “no” votes by supervisors Michela Alioto-Pier, Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd. (Resolution .pdf here: Download Afghanistan Resolution.)
Also on Tuesday, the board passed a resolution “Supporting Irish Unification” and gave final approval for a law sending a total of $150,000 in aid to Indonesia, Samoa and the Philippines. Here are the resolutions in .pdf: Download Irish Unification and Download Philippines Samoa Indonesia
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