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Submitted On: <br />Jan 30, 2026, 10:55PM PST <br />City Council Regular Meeting - <br />Submit your written public <br />comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Full Name First Name: Brian <br />Last Name: Jenkins <br />Email (this entry is disclosable if <br />included)[email protected] <br />Meeting type Regular Meeting <br />Agenda Item Number N/A <br />Comments In the interest of public safety, what is the city of Pleasanton's plan for <br />responding to ICE if we see escalated and unlawful actions of ICE, CBP, and <br />DHS's behalf against our people? Pre-planning may be the difference <br />between maximum survivability for our residents or unacceptable losses. <br />If there is not a plan I have some strong suggestions. <br />Is there a plan in place to request rapid support from the Governor to deploy <br />the California National Guard, and any local organized armed non-violent <br />militia groups for self-defence? <br />Militia groups could act as force multipliers if Pleasanton PD and the guard <br />force is outnumbered, they of course would need to be trained in de- <br />escalation tactics. These individuals would be the people to assist the police <br />arrest people posing as federal agents who are not conducting themselves in <br />lawful ways. If we are not prepared the amount of damage done to our <br />community is likely difficult to measure. <br />Given what we know about ICE's activities over the last several months, in <br />particular in Chicago and Minneapolis, the injustices occurring to individuals <br />who are having their rights violated, an action plan is necessary. <br />Community members must have training to keep themselves safe, they need <br />to be prepared for chemical and nerve agents to be used against them which <br />are not permitted even in wartime environments according to the geneva <br />conventions. Gas masks should be provided or information about the type to <br />use to protect ourselves from known chemecal and nerve agents. <br />People need to be prepared to protect their hearing and potential long term <br />damage if and when LRAD's are deployed. Training videos should be made <br />available and directions should be made available to make concave shields, <br />and hearing protection should be made available. People need to be careful <br />not to stand alone as this makes them vulnerable and easy targets for