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June 8, 2021
Council Meeting: June 8, 2021 Santa Monica, California
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CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services
Department
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services
Department
Date: June 8, 2021
13.A Request of Councilmember de la Torre that, in recognition of the 30 year
anniversary of the unsolved 1991 act of hate that targeted Mexican/Latino
students at Santa Monica High and residents of Santa Monica, the Santa
Monica City Council: (1) acknowledge the harm caused by the incident and
express regret that the investigation did not produce justice for those
affected; (2) in the spirit of healing and to work towards reconciliation,
direct the Chief of Police to provide an internal report to the Council on the
investigation’s conclusions and findings, including whether the United
States Postal Inspection Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation was
engaged in the matter; (3) direct that this report be shared with the Public
Safety Reform and Oversight Commission for review and subsequent
recommendations regarding best practices for the reporting, investigation,
and follow up on hate crimes, as mandated by State and Federal laws and
statutes; (4) declare a week in 2022 to be “Santa Monica Hate Crimes
Awareness Week” aligned with the to be announced 2022 National Crime
Victims' Rights Week; and (5) direct staff to promote hate crime prevention
and awareness efforts through a social media and public information
campaign coordinated around Santa Monica Hate Crimes Awareness Week.
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