Monterey Council to Continue Rainbow Crosswalk Vote, Pass Budget

Monterey Council to continue rainbow crosswalk vote, pass budget

MONTEREY – The first city council meeting of June is expected to garner a bit more public engagement than usual, as the council will vote on implementing a rainbow crosswalk in addition to approving budget measures for the next fiscal year and potentially making more permanent changes to the Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program. During a special meeting May 23, the council voted to continue the discussion on whether to create a rainbow…

Solano Pride leaders react to controversy

Following public comment at Tuesday evening’s heated Vacaville City Council meeting, pro-Pride Month speakers gathered outside the council chambers to share a moment, collect themselves, and hug one another. “We didn’t know what to expect,” Solano Pride Center Executive Director Will McGarvey said. “I was a little surprised that there was as much religious expression that was directly pointed at us as a community, as if members of our community …

Vaca Council to revisit Pride proclamation, policy after heated debate

The Vacaville City Council will revisit its proclamation policy and consider allowing the vice mayor to sign a 2025 Pride Month proclamation, following Mayor John Carli’s third consecutive year of declining to sign a proclamation submitted by the Solano Pride Center for the month of June. The council voted 4-3 to bring the matters back for further action, which will be agendized next month, possibly at a special meeting of the council. Mayor Car…