Martinez council forms subcommittee to shepherd through anti-racism task force

The Martinez City Council has named two members to an ad hoc committee meant to help guide the city in forming an anti-racism and anti-discrimination, pro-inclusion and equity task force after backlash forced the council to change directions.

Councilmembers Lara DeLaney and Mark Ross will lead the search for answers in a community hit hard last summer by protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, an African American man who died while in custody in May. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is currently on trial for murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s death.