Targeted by hate speech, Pleasant Hill joins others in restricting remote public comment

The City of Pleasant Hill said it will become the latest Bay Area city to suspect remote comments during public meetings, after it was targeted this week by hate speech. 

Pleasant Hill joins San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Union City, Concord, San Ramon, Livermore, and Sonoma County as municipalities that have restricted Zoom and phone-in public comments during public meetings, which became popular during the pandemic as a way for boards to hear from constituents.