April 2022 as Fair Housing Month
WHEREAS, April 11, 2022 will mark the 54th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, which enunciates a national policy of fair housing for all who live in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, and national origin; and
WHEREAS, economic stability, community health, and human relations in all communities are improved by diversity and integration, and fair housing is beneficial to the community; and WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness; and WHEREAS, this proclamation is symbolic of San Leandro’s belief in the right of each and every member of our community to peacefully enjoy their homes and the unique quality of our City, State, and Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pauline Russo Cutter, Mayor of the City of San Leandro, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2022 as “Fair Housing Month” in the City of San Leandro to establish San Leandro as an inclusive community committed to fair housing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the City of San Leandro to be
affixed this 4th day of April, 2022.