Despite vocal opposition expressed at their meeting tonight, the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to approve Ramat HaNegev, Israel as the ninth Sister City to Boulder.  The Council also approved an application for Kathmandu, Nepal to join the ranks of Boulder’s Sister City program.

This post will be updated with quotes as we get them, and a full story will be posted next week.  Boulder Jewish News congratulates Tara Winer, President and Alexis Adler, Executive Director, and the rest of the staff and volunteers with the Boulder-Ramat HaNegev Sister City Initiative, as well as Osnat Fox, Colorado Shlichah from JEWISHcolorado for all their efforts in making this happen.

Read the story from the Boulder Daily Camera.