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In effort to make Encinitas a more welcoming place for all types of people, the city will form an Equity Committee to offer advice on a wide range of issues, the City Council unanimously decided last week.
“We’re trying to lift up those who have historically been disenfranchised,” Mayor Catherine Blakespear said as she introduced the proposal.
Blakespear, who put together the idea with Councilwoman Kellie Shay Hinze, said Encinitas has some two dozen groups and individuals active in diversity-related issues and the new city-sponsored committee will bring these folks together to offer the city advice on everything from housing to policing concerns.