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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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DATE: June 2, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Gun Violence Awareness Day and Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present the Gun Violence Awareness Day and Month proclamation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
June is recognized nationally as Gun Violence Awareness Month, and Gun Violence
Awareness Day is observed on the first Friday of June. This year on June 5, advocates will
demonstrate their support of gun violence awareness by wearing orange in remembrance of
Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago when she was a young
teen.
With this proclamation, the City renews its commitment to reduce gun violence and encourage
responsible gun ownership in our community and country.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Gun Violence Awareness Day and Month Proclamation
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Attachment 1
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“Gun Violence Awareness Day and Month”
WHEREAS, every day, 130 people in the United States are killed by gun violence and more than 200 are shot and wounded, with an average of nearly
19,000 gun-related homicides every year; and
WHEREAS, California has an average of 3,314 gun-related deaths every year, with a rate of 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with 48% of gun deaths in
California by suicide, a crisis that costs the state $41.9 billion each year, of which $1.1 billion is paid by taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, gun-related homicides and assaults are concentrated in cities, with more than half of all gun-related deaths in the nation occurring in 42
cities; and
WHEREAS, cities across the nation, including Dublin, work tirelessly to protect their residents from gun-related violence; and
WHEREAS, support of the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens goes hand in hand with keeping guns away from those who are a danger
to themselves and others; and
WHEREAS, on the first Friday in June, advocates will wear orange to raise awareness about gun violence and honor gun violence victims and
survivors. Wearing orange is in remembrance of Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot at age 15 on a playground in Chicago. The tradition was started by a
group of Hadiya’s friends to commemorate her life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim Friday, June 5, 2026 to be Gun Violence
Awareness Day, and the month of June to be Gun Violence Awareness Month in the City of Dublin. The City of Dublin will light The Wave in orange for
June 5-7, 2026 to help raise awareness about gun violence and encourages all citizens to support their local communities’ efforts to prevent the tragic
effects of gun violence, and to honor and value human life.
DATED: June 2, 2026
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