Brenda Licitra for City Council

On The Record

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This is an archive of public comments made on video at Ridgecrest City Council meetings dating from March 2025.

  • CoreCivic ICE Detention Center in Cal City

    Summary: Ridgecrest 50501 has been visiting detainees being held inside the CoreCivic ICE Detention Center in Cal City for the last 2 months. The community has been extremely generous with raising over $2,000 in…

  • Diminished trust in the Ridgecrest PD

    Topic: Promotion of an officer to Captain who had been involved in sexual harassments violates the trust of the public and sets a bad precedence of acceptable behavior in the police department. City Council…

  • Flock: Townhall request

    Topic: Support for the police but against the Flock system. Background on the surveillance economy and pervious Flock town halls. [5 minute limit cut full comment short.] Outcome: Mayor Endicott asks Chief Yesit to…

  • Petition against Flock

    Topic: Petition announcement against the Flock Tracking System and request that the council add the topic to the agenda.

  • Event Announcement: NK2

    Topic: Event Announcement, No Kings 2. Clarification of org policy.

  • Cal-City ICE DC

    Topic: Petition announcement against the CoreCivic Cal-City Detention Center and history reflection of Manzanar.

  • 2026 Budget Meeting: Flock question

    Background: Chief Yesit describes Flock being used as a deterrent to someone who had served 9 years in prison and was in Ridgecrest, but did not commit a crime in Ridgecrest. Response: Request for…

  • Ridgecrest is in a tailspin

    Topic: Request that City Council pushes for Rep. Vince Fong host a townhall in Ridgecrest after a 9% permanent headcount reduction at China Lake due to the DRPs and 145% tariffs on goods from…

  • At Risk Population

    Topic: Stories from meeting at the at risk population in Ridgecrest.