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San Jose moves to bring back virtual public comment, with new safeguards
SAN JOSE IS POISED to bring back virtual public comments during its meetings, two years after the city cut the option due to hate speech concerns. The reintroduction of remote participation, which could come as soon as the June 8 budget hearing, is a response to a new state law mandating digital access for a variety of public […] The post San Jose moves to bring back virtual public comment, with new safeguards appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Jose moves to bring back virtual public comment, with new safeguards, SAN JOSE IS POISED to bring back virtual public comments during its meetings, two years after the city cut the option due to hate speech concerns. The reintroduction of remote participation, which could come as soon as the June 8 budget hearing, is a response to a new state law mandating digital access for a variety of public […] The post San Jose moves to bring back virtual public comment, with new safeguards appeared first on Local News Matters .
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