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5 1 within Orange County where she feels unsafe, and this must change. She said one 2 cannot object if one is not willing to listen first. 3 Ashley Campbell said the previous speaker mentioned the "power to quell people 4 who don't sound like us," which summarizes the difficulties she faces in Orange County 5 as someone who is not progressive. She said she is surround by people of power who 6 wish to silence people who lean more to the right ideologically. She said she is here to 7 speak her truth. She said she had an exchange with Commissioner Marcoplos on 8 Facebook, and she wanted to have a civil conversation with him about the Linda Sarsour 9 event. She said she asked him if he had office hours, but he did not; and she asked if he 10 met with constituents outside of meetings, and he said yes. She said she asked if she 11 could meet with him about Linda Sarsour, and he said to send him an email, as he is not 12 interested in talking to her because of past comments she has made, and that he said he 13 has no respect for her. She said she emailed Commissioner Marcoplos, but she received 14 no response other than the FAQ page that was distributed about the Linda Sarsour 15 event. She said she protested against the talk, but did attend it, and Linda Sarsour 16 referred to people with her beliefs as white supremacists. She said there was no chance 17 for dialogue. She said the event was not allowed to be recorded and there was a last 18 minute decision to allow staff to search people. She did not agree with either of these 19 decisions, and felt that latter may not even be legal. 20 Sarah Cross thanked Orange County for bringing Linda Sarsour to speak. She 21 said she was angry because she had to pass through white supremacists, etc. on 22 Sunday to get to her seat. She said she will not stay silent in the hatred of Muslims, and 23 it is the responsibility of the BOCC to address this white supremacy. She said the current 24 national administration is the root of current anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. She said 25 she is a Jewish woman, and knows that she is not safe is Linda Sarsour, a Muslim 26 woman is not safe. 27 Miriam Thompson said the event on Sunday to celebrate Women's History Month 28 was an example of the Board's sureness of purpose. She said the speaker had to face 29 loud and hatred rhetoric outside of the event, which she rose above and offered engaging 30 and inspiring comments. She reviewed some of the highlights of the speech. 31 Lorena Morelock said she has no vehicle and utilizes County transportation, with 32 which she has had many problems. She said she reached out to one of the 33 Commissioners, who blew her off. She said she wanted answers about transportation, 34 and would like to know how best to communicate with the Board. 35 Riley Ruske is a US citizen and combat veteran, and is abhorred that his taxpayer 36 monies were used to bring Linda Sarsour to Orange County. He asked the BOCC to 37 rescind the transit tax, since light rail is dead and to cut the wasteful spending on 38 transportation. 39 Marc Xavier thanked the Board of County Commissioners and the HRC for 40 bringing Linda Sarsour to speak on Sunday, and he would like her speech put on line in 41 its entirety. 42 43 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 44 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 45 below.) 46 47 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 48 Commissioner Dorosin said earlier this week Democrats introduced a series of bills 49 about LBGQT rights, including a non-discrimination provision that would add sexual orientation