Council Member Stevens supports horse carriage bill, calls out harassment

Permission to explain my vote.

Permission granted.

Although I will be voting in support of 943A, I would be remiss if I didn't call out some of the unacceptable behavior of some of the advocates who resorted to harassment, hateful and racist rhetoric.

Advocates should never come at the expense of someone else's dignity.

Now that we are moving this bill forward, I hope that they bring the same energy and passion and commitment to fighting for black and brown communities who deserve the same level of advocacy, attention, and support.

Our community deserves nothing less.

I also would like to give a special shout out to Sandy Nurse, who got a very tough bill across the finish line.

And if someone was going to do it, we know it would be her.

So shout out to you for doing the hard work.

Thank you.

Thank you.