At a June 11 Downey City Council meeting, Councilmember Claudia Frometa addressed what she labeled as disparaging comments about the city during a June 3 LGBTQ+ Pride flag-raising ceremony.
Downey's City Council voted 3-2 to approve a neutral flag policy in the city, reversing a previous policy that allowed for the flying of other flags, including the LGBTQ+ Pride flag.
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May 16, 2024 Fireworks erupted during the city of Downey's regular meeting Tuesday night, with the council voting 3-2 to ban the LGBQ+ Pride flag, hiding it behind a "neutral flag policy" that will ban such displays; the item was brought forward for a vote by Mayor Pro Tem Hector Sosa. It was a mean-spirited vote given the fact that…