DAVIS, Calif. — The council on Tuesday appeared to seek to ease immediate tensions by crafting a unanimous compromise, though the deeper divisions in the community remain unresolved.
In a unanimous series of votes Tuesday night, the Davis City Council adopted three sets of actions responding to recommendations that emerged from the Human Relations Commission’s MAPA process, formally acknowledging discrimination against Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and allied residents, reaffirming protections against antisemitism and all forms of harassment, and approving additional anti-bias education efforts for the broader community.
The council first voted 5-0 to approve recommendations recognizing anti-Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and ally discrimination in Davis, affirming free speech rights including advocacy for justice for Palestine and the Palestinian people, and committing the city to anti-bias training for staff and council…