The San Mateo City Council Monday will consider commissioning a Black Lives Matter mural on B Street or another street in the city.
The council during the meeting will also consider a resolution of support for the movement. Co-authorized in partnership with Black leaders in the community, the resolution affirms “the inherent dignity of all of our community members and holds ourselves to the highest standards of equity and justice,” among other sentiments, according to a staff report.
The resolution was proposed by Councilwoman Amourence Lee and the mural was proposed by a resident, according to the report.
Proposed locations for the mural include B Street between Second and Third avenues, Saratoga Drive near the police administration building, 20th Avenue near City Hall and also Central Park, according to the report.
Staff is recommending the mural be painted on B Street between Second and Third avenues because it believes that location would provide the greatest visibility to the mural, according to the report.
Moving forward with the mural would require a relatively small amount of staff time to coordinate with artists and ensure the streets are closed during the painting process and there would be minimal maintenance involved, according to the report.
“These costs are expected to be absorbed in the departmental operating budgets,” the report states.
The council will also review the San Mateo Police Department’s budget and policies during a study session at 5 p.m. before the regular meeting.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The conference ID is 856 1547 8014.
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What does paint on the street have to do with equity and justice? Where is the mural in honor or St. Matthew, or a statue honoring the elderly of San Mateo who built the city (eg with their sales tax and other contributions over decades) who will outnumber other residents faster over time.
We are ALL equal according to our brilliant US Constitution. This BLM mural would be pandering to the BLM special interest group ....trained and funded by Marxist anarchists, whose intent is to terrify and destroy America, and our way of life.
Blacks are a very small percentage of San Mateo (2%). How is that this group would be allowed to move in and make such a monumental statement in our City Center? And one that seeks destruction of all that we citizens have worked for decades?
And, haven't businesses suffered enough with Covid shutdowns? Pay attention to other cities across our Nation with murals and ongoing protests. Shoppers and patrons stay out of town, away from businesses. And you are contemplating doing this to San Mateo shoppers and businesses? Many will permanently shut down and stay away. They are telling us this all over the US.
It's up to us to reclaim and protect our lives, America and San Mateo for ALL. Reject this outrageous radical proposal.
It's time to take a stand !!. No Mural !!
The shutdowns due to Covid19 could have been much shorter if we had a proactive competent administration in Washington rather than the incompetent corrupt Trump administration. In a further attempt to lie about the virus he has directed the CDC to stop collecting data on it and transferred data collection to TeleTracking technologies of PA in a no bid 10 million dollar contract with the control of info retained by the white house. In a couple of months Trump will declare the virus gone and everyone can go back to normal functions. The only normal functions will be the death count will continue to increase and fools will believe Trump.
Spend our public funds on activities that are of value to the broad range of citizens, such as solving this case https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/new-info-on-1979-payless-murders/article_69597ca0-efc8-576b-886e-7d56822420f4.html
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