The City Council meeting on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, was disrupted by antisemitic and racist hate speech. The City Council does not tolerate such actions and strongly condemns them. The comments were made remotely via the online participation platform during the public hearing portion of the proposed rental registry ordinance. The participants were removed from the meeting, and the City has also had the meeting recording edited to remove the offensive comments. While it may not always be possible to prevent hate speech from occurring during public comments, the Council will continue to take measures to make it more difficult to express such views. The City apologizes to those who were harmed by this incident.