By Nick McConnell

The Solano Pride Center has issued a statement in the aftermath of Vacaville Mayor John Carli’s decision not to sign the city’s Pride proclamation, also expressing frustration with the City of Vacaville for a lack of communication surrounding a flag-raising ceremony for the pride flag.

“The Board of the Solano Pride Center shares our sadness that the Mayor of the City of Vacaville continues to use his position to give cover for the discrimination many in our community experience there,” the statement reads.

The organization’s board of directors outlined its frustration with the changes in language between the proposed proclamation and that of the city’s final product. The proclamation, authored by Carli and signed by Vice Mayor Greg Ritchie did not contain the word Pride, and did not mention the LGBTQ community until the final paragraph. The wording was similar to that of previous years, but the phrase “build and celebrate” was removed and replaced with “while building.”

Source: Solano Pride issues statement on Carli flap – The Vacaville Reporter