Union City Issues a Statement About Community Values

From Union City: Union City is one of the most diverse cities in California, comprised of many different cultural, racial, ethnic, and religious groups who live together in peace and are tolerant of one another. A unique feature of our small-knit community is that we are unified through our diversity, and our community shares a commitment to our core values of safety, tolerance, and caring.

These core values would not be possible without the support of our residents, and we are thankful for the unyielding strength and compassion of the people in our city. We urge our community to continue to demonstrate compassion, caring, and the commitment to peace that makes Union City a safe place to live.
Our community is represented by a diverse City Council who work to set direction for the City with a focus on inclusion, community health and public safety. This ensures that all of our residents have access to a high quality of life and feel safe in our homes, schools, businesses and public spaces.

The Union City Police Department policy requires that all of its members are committed to equal enforcement of the law and equal service to the public. Commitment to this ideal increases the effectiveness of the police department to protect and serve the entire community, while recognizing the dignity of all people.

The City’s Human Relations Commission is a community institution that is in place to safeguard the human and civil rights of every community member. The commission also strives to build an environment where every person can realize their highest potential, unhampered by discrimination or bullying.

Recent events across the country have increased concerns in a number of communities, as episodes of intolerance, exclusion, and violence have become more frequent, more public, and more virulent. Recently, law-abiding citizens of our community have approached us with fears about the potential for hostility and intolerance. As a community where over 40% of our residents are first-generation immigrants, we firmly believe that everyone has a basic right to live in peace without fear of being discriminated against or targeted because of their skin color, country of origin, gender, religion, orientation, or immigration status.

If you have personally witnessed or experienced intolerance, discrimination or hate toward anyone in our community, please contact the Human Relations Commission by phone at (510) 675-5400 or by email to uchrccommissioners@unioncity.org. Your message is confidential. Another option is to report it to the Alameda County District Attorney’s hotline for hate-related crimes at (510) 208-4824.

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