Heated exchange after racially charged comments at San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting

The county Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to keep a vaccine mandate for new employees in place, following a lengthy and occasionally contentious public hearing that included a heated exchange involving an individual speaker and Supervisor Nora Vargas after the speaker made several personal attacks on board members and a public health official.

The new vote was taken in response to a letter challenging the mandate, which was originally passed on Oct. 5, also by a 3-2 vote. Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and Vice Chairwoman Nora Vargas voted yes. Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond were opposed.

Tuesday's meeting included some often-vitriolic public testimony, including one speaker who made a racially charged comment directed at county Public Health Director Dr. Wilma Wooten, who is Black. The man who identified himself as Jason Robo also insulted several of the supervisors during his comments.

The remark Robo made about Wooten prompted an angry response from Supervisor Vargas, who peppered her retort with an expletive.

[terik]

why are the comments turned of on some youtube videos....why can't people voice their beliefs right or freedom and if the government is not doing it gods honest job then they deserve to hear people complaining about corruption and secret meetings and clubs

[Angelum_Band]

The San Diego County Board of Supervisor is vulgar and corrupted. Full stop.

[RichardsWorld]

We are adults. This video isn't made for kids. You can show us the unedited video.

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Thumbs up if you think most Republicans support this kind of behavior.

[mcap]

The lady was yelling he can’t say that, the guy at the end says the first amendment says he can say what he wants.

Talk out of both sides of your mouth much San Diego county?

[zas]

If you have a valid point for why something should or shouldn't be done get to the point yeah don't don't slander someone it's not that necessary you need to get your point across that's what's most important cuz if they see you as a loser or is somebody who's just flapping his lips then they're going to take you seriously straight to the point but I have a feeling that won't happen people are just too angry and they lose control

[sunracer]

Keep up the good work Brandon👍
Great job bringing the country together!

[jaytree]

We coming for all you at the news to...

[nikkifelipe]

That woman? Needs to be replaced. That’s not how you act in a public office. God, what an embarrassment the board.

[bongofury]

Selective outrage strikes again.

Decapitated orange man: funny.