Cities, or municipalities have charters that are recorded contracts between a local community. Counties are granted power by the cities within them, and they accomplish tasks that cities cannot achieve on their own… yet. The strength of a city’s governance is most visible where one city allows alcohol sales on Sunday and the neighboring community doesn’t. A city with 150,000 residents has different needs than a city with 3.9 million, or 23,000 so each community is recognized with local governance.
Rare as it is, individual cities have the authority and the obligation to stand up to overreaching guidelines or policies that affect their residents. Seventeen cities in Los Angeles County have voted ‘No Confidence’ in District Attorney George Gascon. These cities refuse to allow their voters to be ravaged by crime or blight. The community of Beverly Hills strictly enforces their local parking and street ordinances while neighboring Hollywood allows the homeless to camp on public sidewalks. As long as local laws do not conflict with the federal or state constitution, a community directs their future at the voters will.
Oroville California declared itself a constitutional city to free their residents from mask and vaccine mandates imposed by the State of California and Butte County. Neither entity to date has chosen to sue the defiant city for their opposition. In court, the State or County would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt why they, not the local elected officials, have the power to direct the community. This is a case that Goliath would surely lose and this is what we’re trying to do in Palmdale. Can you imagine if Red Bull sued the man for libel because he said it didn’t give him wings?
We are David and they are Goliath but in no version of the historic tale does the bigger aggressor come out on top. Especially when you’re standing up for people’s freedom. Our council voted ‘No Confidence’ in the Los Angeles County Health Department December of 2020, we should immediately defend our residents with Ordinance 1577:
Section 1. No Palmdale government entity, or its subdivisions, agents, or assigns shall be permitted to issue vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or other standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status to a third party, or otherwise publish or share any individual’s COVID-19 vaccination record or similar health information.
Section 2. Businesses in Palmdale are prohibited from requiring patrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business.
Section 3. The City and all businesses in Palmdale shall not require the COVID-19 vaccination, regular COVID-19 testing or screening as a requirement of employment.
Section 4. All businesses must comply with this order to be eligible for permits, grants or contracts issued or funded through the City of Palmdale.
Great writer & orator you are! Palmdale Freedom Coalition is only getting warmed up. We’re going to have a long overdue housecleaning party of our beautiful city.