Council members didn t respond Monday to those who emotionally argued for a resolution supporting a cease-fire in Palestine and Israel because it is a local issue.
Jayme Renfro, a UNI political science professor, will illustrate how the color-coded maps (redlining) that the federal government used to rank housing loan readiness ranked Waterloo in the riskiest category.
Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green rejected a proclamation to recognize June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, citing his Christian values. After residents at a city council meeting this week expressed embarrassment and fear at his decision, Green responded.
Mayor Rob Green said his religious beliefs prevented him from signing a Pride Month proclamation. But he had a change of heart after hearing from residents.
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Another member of the Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission has resigned, the sixth member to do so in recent months.
Another member of the Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission has resigned, the sixth in recent months to do so. The resignation of board member Evan Renfro came just two weeks after he was appointed to the embattled commission, which has been plagued by turnover and core questions about its responsibilities going forward.
The turmoil comes after city officials changed the board’s mission from investigating discrimination allegations to focusing on outreach and education.
In a scathing resignation letter addressed to Mayor Robert Green and members of the city council, Renfro lambasted both the commission and city leaders as seized by inaction and unable to address “real issues of racism” in the northeast Iowa city of about 41,000.