Santa Cruz City Council to Bush: No war in Iran

By Shanna McCord, Santa Fe Sentinel

City leaders launched a pre-emptive strike at the Bush administration Tuesday, declaring their opposition to any possible military action in Iran. The City Council, after a two-hour debate, passed a resolution that denounces the war in Iraq and the possibility of military involvement with Iran, one of Iraq’s neighbors accused of supplying weapons to Shiite militias in Iraq.“It is appropriate for this council and others to speak up and take a strong stand,” Councilman Mike Rotkin said. “I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror. I think this is one of those times to take a stand”The resolution passed 5-2 with council members Ryan Coonerty and Lynn Robinson voting no.

The three-page resolution was a last-minute item put forth by Mayor Emily Reilly after she heard Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, speak at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium last Tuesday. Waters encouraged people to act out against the war.

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Mayor Emily Reilly and Council Members can be reached at 831-420-5020 or [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

(fyi: Ryan Coonerty and Lynn Robinson were the dissenting votes)

activist contacts include: Sherry Conable 831-459-7259 Louis Lafortune 831-588-8487 Celia Scott 831-423-0796