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Detention facility ban

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Last discussed May 18, 2026.

Public comments (5)

SupportiveChowMay 18, 2026

Pomona native and volunteer urging the council to use its code authority to ban detention centers and protect residents.

City Council and Housing Authority — May 18, 2026 · 1:50:57 →
SupportiveKyle BMay 18, 2026

Former planning commissioner who warned that even if mega-detention centers are scaled back, smaller decentralized facilities could come — the city must be proactive.

City Council and Housing Authority — May 18, 2026 · 1:48:27 →
SupportiveMark McReynoldsMay 18, 2026

Invoked the brass plaque at the fairgrounds commemorating the 1942 roundup of 5,415 Japanese Americans, urging the council to say no detention centers in Pomona.

City Council and Housing Authority — May 18, 2026 · 1:49:02 →
SupportiveJudith TiersmaMay 18, 2026

Seven-year resident urging the council to ban detention centers as inconsistent with Pomona's compassionate identity.

City Council and Housing Authority — May 18, 2026 · 1:48:22 →
SupportiveDwayne SmithMay 18, 2026

50-year resident supporting the ban on practical grounds: water/sewer strain, public health burdens, and lost property tax revenue.

City Council and Housing Authority — May 18, 2026 · 1:57:02 →