HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-21-2021_Open Session_General Comments_Bautista, Nataly_Street Vendors_RedactedFrom:Lyzzeth Mendoza
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Subject:Fwd: 4/21/2021 Open Session
Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:54:58 PM
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From: Nataly Bautista
Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 12:35 PM
Subject: 4/21/2021 Open Session
To: <Sanchez_Th@sbcity.org>, <field_ro@sbcity.org>, <valdivia_jo@sbcity.org>,
<Ibarra_Sa@sbcity.org>, <fredshorett@charter.net>, <Reynoso_Be@sbcity.org>,
<calvin_ki@sbcity.org>, <Figueroa_Ju@sbcity.org>, <Alexander_da@sbcity.org>
Dear Mayor, City Manager, and members of the Council,
I am contacting you today to demand all council members and staff to find funding to support
the San Bernardino street vendor community. We need to learn from cities like Los Angeles
who have used millions from their budget to invest in modernized carts and technician
assistance to navigate bureaucracy. On the evening of Friday, April 16th eight San Bernardino
Police officers criminalized street vendors by issuing misdemeanors. We also witnessed two
Business Registration staff cite people which put our folks into further poverty.
Vendors are forced to sign contracts that compromise them and put them in further debt. These
shameful and racist practices hurt small businesses who only contribute to the local economy.
We call on the San Bernardino Police to stop all enforcement immediately until the city and
community work on solutions that are accessible to vendors. I also ask the City Council to
amend its code and remove enforcement power from the Police who have proven that their
goal is to further criminalize communities of color, especially Latino and immigrant people.
Sincerely,
Nataly Bautista
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Lyzzeth Mendoza
Policy Manager
Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ICIJ)
www.facebook.com/IC4IJ
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