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Resolution: RES 71-2024
File Number: 24-503
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
Enactment Number: RES 71-2024
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
PERMANENT BILATERAL CEASEFIRE; CALLING FOR
THE RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES; IN SUPPORT OF
ALLOWING HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA; AND
CALLING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SECURITY
OF ALL INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN ISRAEL AND
PALESTINE.
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco adopted a comprehensive update to the General Plan
in 2022 with a stated vision that South San Francisco is a place where everyone can thrive within a diverse
and inclusive community which ensures all people have an equitable opportunity to reach their full potential
regardless of their religion or country of origin; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco acknowledges the suffering of the peoples of
Palestine and Israel, who have been denied the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential, and
affirms our shared humanity; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco condemns the killing of all innocents before, during,
and after October 7, 2023, and calls for the release of all hostages; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco advocates for the safety, dignity, freedom, and
equality of all people, regardless of religion, race, or nationality; and
WHEREAS, international organizations such as Amnesty International, the United Nations,
including the United Nations Security Council, the World Health Organization, International Rescue
Committee, and many others have made a call for a ceasefire to prevent the further loss of life of civilians
and to be in accordance with international law; and
WHEREAS, cities across the United States and the Bay Area, including Albany, Sacramento, East
Palo Alto, Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, and Chicago, have adopted ceasefire
resolutions, numbering over 100 local governments to date; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco recognizes that the current crisis takes place within a
long history and affirms that, for a pathway to lasting peace and justice to be developed, the root causes of
the crisis need to be addressed; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco recognizes the rise in anti -Arab racism,
anti -Palestinian racism, anti -Israeli hate, antisemitism, and Islamophobia are leaving our communities
feeling increasingly unsafe and isolated - from college campuses and K-12 schools to our local religious
organizations throughout the United States and even locally.
City of South San Francisco
File Number: 24-503 Enactment Number: RES 71-2024
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
that the City condemns anti -Arab, anti -Palestinian, anti -Israeli, antisemitic, and Islamophobic hate in all its
forms, rejects any attempt to hold a community collectively responsible for the conflict, and urges the
international community to work with the Israeli and Palestinian people to find a just and lasting peace.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco is in
support of allowing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco calls for
an immediate permanent bilateral ceasefire, for the release of the hostages, and for the protection of the
security of all innocent civilians in Israel and Palestine.
At a meeting of the City Council on 5/8/2024, a motion was made by Councilmember Addiego,
seconded by Mayor Coleman, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 4 Mayor Coleman, Vice Mayor Flores, Councilmember Addiego, and
Councilmember Nagales
Abstain: 1 Councilmember Nicolas
Attest by
Rosa ovea Acosta, City Clerk
City of South San Francisco