Initiatives election date (Item 20)

Said the city has delayed and obstructed for a year and the Court of Appeal rejected its emergency appeal just hours before; urged the 2026 ballot.

50-year CdM resident said free and fair elections are fundamental and the only path forward is the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Laid out the litigation timeline and said the city's own delays caused the timing crunch that now justifies the 2028 deferral.

Said her mind is blown that the city would spend one more dime after courts struck down its arguments twice — just put it on the ballot.

Said the staff's 'complex, interrelated measures' explanation makes no sense — the district voting change removes two words and needs two minutes, not two years.

50-year resident said kicking the can to 2028 means most councilmembers won't be here to answer for it — a 'very cowardly way to have left.'

Called the ongoing staff gymnastics troubling and said the city is being rewarded for causing the delays courts have repeatedly ruled against.