REMARKS
Council Member De La Rosa addresses safety concerns for seniors and the community
1:05:43
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Council Member De La Rosa emphasizes the importance of balancing workforce support with community safety, particularly focusing on the risks faced by seniors.
- She shares an incident where a 90-year-old person in her district was hit by a bike and was in a coma for months
- The Council Member stresses that such crashes can be deadly for seniors
- She highlights the need to strike a balance between supporting workers and ensuring community safety
Carmen De La Rosa
1:05:43
However, it is also important that we keep in mind that as we keep that workforce safe, we also need to keep our community safe, and that is the balance that we're trying strike.
1:05:52
You know, I had a situation in my district where a 90 year old person in our district where you live too, commissioner, a 90 year person was hit by a bike, and the and the person was basically in a coma for months.
1:06:03
You know, for our seniors, these crashes can be deadly.
