Remarks by Amanda P. Sandoval
8 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Madam President. Just want to say a big thank you to my community who showed up on Friday. We had the movie in the park at Zuni Park on 52nd and Zuni. And it started out with a huge rainstorm that blew all these canopies across the park. And then all of a sudden there was a double rainbow that led to the north side because we were a pot of gold. Just joking. Everywhere was pot of gold. But it really did have a double rainbow. And just a huge shout out to my aide, Alessandra. She put her heart and soul into that. We had a resource fair. We had resource counselors. We had you name…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Torres, for bringing this forward. I got comments from several of my constituents asking me to support this proclamation, and one of them sent me an article, and within the article, It says section 106 is the real core of the National Historic Preservation Act because it protects sites and buildings whether they have official historic designation or not. It also at its best mandates, let me repeat that, mandates public engagement. That's what we're here for. We're supposed to be part of the public engagement. That's the essence of 106. said preservationist…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Proclamation 1200, whereas recognizing August 24th to 28th, 2026 as Smart Week, whereas firearm injuries are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States. and whereas the Best Be Smart campaign was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership in order to reduce child gun deaths, and whereas SMART stands for Secure All Firearms in Homes and Vehicles, model responsible behavior around firearms, ask about the presence of unsecured firearms in other homes, recognize the role of firearms in suicide, and tell others about these actions. And whereas the Be Smart…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you all for bringing this to my attention. I was talking to someone probably about a month ago, a constituent of mine, and he's one of 13 children, which you don't hear about anymore. And he was telling me about his brother and how one day when he had just gotten a new job and his brother, who was 15, had helped him moved out of his apartment. And his brother and his brother's friends went home for lunch. And they found his brother's gun. And they were playing with it. And they thought they unloaded all the ammunition from the gun. And he was joking around with his friends…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you so much. I'd like to invite Sheila Wheeler and Krista Overly.”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. We have a couple of cool events happening in the north side this week. So we've been doing an outdoor yoga series at the old historic carousel dome on 38th and Tennyson. We've brought an hour of free yoga. And this week, it's bilingual yoga because a lot of people's native language is Spanish. So it's from 6 to 7 at 38th and Tennyson at the old historic English carousel dome. So just bring a yoga mat. And then this Friday is our annual Zoo Night Park resource fair slash movie in the park. We're featuring How to Train Your Dragon. The fun starts at 6 p.m. and the…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“That's it. Thanks. Thank you. Council Member Sandoval. Thank you. Next Wednesday, we are hosting yoga at Elitch's Carousel at the Dome on 38th. It's free at 6 to 7. If there's rain, you don't have to worry because we are in a sheltered location. So just go to the corner of 38th and Tennyson next Wednesday from 6 to 7. And then next Friday, I'm hosting my annual Zuni Park movie in the park, and that is taking place on Friday the 28th. The fun starts at 6 p.m., so come anytime to 52nd and Zuni. And then we had a fun thing happen in the north side last week. I just want to give a shout out to…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026