San Mateo County Sheriff's Office moves into new building across from old headquarters. Photo of the new San Mateo County Sheriff's Office headquarters at 330 Bradford St. in downtown Redwood City, California. The five-story facility across from the Hall of Justice will be open to the public on June 3, 2024. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Office via Bay City News)
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office will operate from a new headquarters in downtown Redwood City beginning next Monday.
Ten Sheriff's Office divisions will move into a five-story building at 330 Bradford St. that was formerly the Old Maguire Jail across from the Sheriff's Office's current headquarters at the Hall of Justice, where it has been located for more than 60 years, according to a county spokesman.
The county approved a $35 million conversion of 53,000 square feet of detention space for office use after the jail was relocated when the Maple Street Correctional Center was completed in 2016.
The Arrillaga Foundation and the late John Arrillaga Sr., a Silicon Valley real estate developer who died in 2022, also provided funding. The building is named for Arrillaga.
The facility includes an executive conference room dedicated to the memory of the late San Mateo County Supervisor and Sheriff Don Horsley, who died in November.
The building will provide improved communication, coordination and efficiency for the Sheriff's Office, as well as allow for greater public access, according to a county budget report on the project. The building was also designed to maximize energy efficiency.
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said as the Sheriff's Office's mission evolves, so must its facilities.
“Serving as the heart of our community-facing services, this modernized facility brings our main public-facing offices under one roof, offers amenities that prioritize the well-being of our employees, and much more. We welcome San Mateo County to our new headquarters, and look forward to serving the community from this location for the next 60 years and beyond,” Corpus said.
The building will house the Civil Office, Corrections Administrative Classification Unit, Investigations Office, Prosecutor's Office, Headquarters Patrol Office, Professional Standards Office, Property and Evidence Office, Records Office, Sheriff's Administration, and Technical Services Office.
The relocation of the Hall of Justice will free up 40,000 square feet of office space for other county government uses.
An opening ceremony will take place in the coming months.
San Mateo County programs and services are at risk under the $4.2 billion budget plan amid growing concerns that the state of California could claim revenue.
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County Executive Mike Callagy unveiled a $4.2 billion budget plan amid growing concerns that the state of California could demand county revenue to balance its own books in a tough economic environment.
While the county continues to provide programs and services, Callagy warned that fiscal hurdles stemming from a shortfall in vehicle license fees (a form of property tax), coupled with changes in the state budget, threaten what is now a balanced budget.
“The current economic environment poses challenges to the financial stability of our county,” Callagy said. “We advocate for a cautious fiscal approach given the difficult economic times we face.”
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget on June 25.
According to Callagy, over two fiscal years, the state owes the county more than $100 million in vehicle license fee revenue.
Without the funding, budget officials will face enormous challenges that could result in cuts to key services and initiatives including core programs addressing the housing and homelessness crisis, he said.
This key source of local revenue, which accounts for 18 percent of the county's general operating fund, is not included in Governor Newsom's proposed state budget, raising alarms not only in the county center but in cities across San Mateo County facing similar uncertainties.
The Governor Gavin Newsom This month, the U.S. government projected a budget deficit of about $56 billion over the next two fiscal years, which it plans to balance through $30 billion in ongoing, one-time spending cuts.
With budget hearings underway in Sacramento, it remains uncertain how potential cuts in state funding will affect local programs.
So the fiscal outlook could look very different in September, when the Board of Supervisors will consider a final budget with revisions for fiscal year 2024-25.
Calling for “a balance between responsible budgeting and the continued delivery of essential services,” Callagy recommends adding five positions to the Department of Housing to support efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing, as well as adding five positions to the Department of Emergency Management to bolster resiliency measures and help residents plan and prepare.
In addition, it suggests adding two positions to the newly created Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to help protect workers' rights, as well as a broad range of investments in capital projects to improve parks and complete the Cordilleras Health and Healing Campus.
At the June 25 meeting, supervisors will also consider staff recommendations on where to invest $12 million in services for children, families and seniors.
Civic coalitions have submitted 6,395 voter signatures to the Redwood City Clerk in an effort to pressure the City Council to put a rent control resolution on the November ballot. Photo: affordableredwoodcity.com
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Civic coalitions have submitted 6,395 voter signatures to the Redwood City Clerk in an effort to pressure the City Council to put a rent control resolution on the November ballot.
According to the Affordable Redwood City organization, the proposal seeks to keep the city affordable, diverse and vibrant for those who live, work or study there.
In this regard, it details that the rent control resolution:
Keeps Redwood City rents affordable and protects tenants from massive rent increases.
Provides a fair rental return for our local family landlords.
Prevents unfair evictions by protecting tenants who follow the rules.
Help people put down roots and support strong neighborhoods in Redwood City by preventing displacement.
It can only be changed or amended by a vote of you, the people, not the government.
Faith in Action Bay Area leaders and community partners said rent increases will be limited to a reasonable amount so residents can focus on making ends meet without fear of their rent increasing each year, while ensuring a fair return for mom-and-pop landlords.
Faith in Action Bay Area leaders and community partners said rent increases will be limited to a reasonable amount so residents can focus on making ends meet without fear of their rent going up each year, while ensuring a fair return for mom-and-pop landlords. Photo: affordableredwoodcity.com
They detailed that “it will also protect tenants from unfair evictions and address the problems of harassment by unscrupulous corporate landlords that have been well documented in Redwood City for years.”
After tenants move into a home, landlords could raise rent each year by no more than 5 percent (or 60 percent of the inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower).
Landlords can request a larger rent increase if their operating expenses have increased. This measure does not limit rent increases between tenancies. Single-family homes, condominiums, and all new units built since 1995 are exempt from the rent stabilization portion of this measure. Photo: affordableredwoodcity.com
Landlords can request a larger rent increase if their operating expenses have increased. This measure does not limit rent increases between tenancies. Single-family homes, condominiums, and all new units built since 1995 are exempt from the rent stabilization portion of this measure.
“The measure clarifies and strengthens the ‘just cause for eviction,’ requiring landlords to provide one of a list of approved reasons before evicting a tenant, to prohibit arbitrary and unfair evictions that destabilize families and neighborhoods. It also provides fair relocation benefits to tenants who are evicted for a reason that is not their fault,” they state in their statement. web site.
They noted that the Redwood City Manager and City Council will oversee the city's rental program that will set annual guidelines, provide community education, connect tenants and landlords with legal services, collect data on rental rates, and oversee the petition and hearing process.
They noted that the Redwood City Manager and City Council will oversee the city's rental program that will set annual guidelines, provide community education, connect tenants and landlords with legal services, collect data on rental rates, and oversee the petition and hearing process. Photo: affordableredwoodcity.com
It is worth noting that the 6,395 signatures of registered voters collected and submitted to City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, are well above the 4,389 required to place the referendum on the ballot, in addition to having several months before the deadline to submit proposals, which is in August.
After the signatures were submitted, the petitions were counted by the City Clerk's Office staff at the Redwood City Library, with the petitioners present.
Once the necessary signatures were confirmed, they were accepted. Now all that remains is to verify them, and if so, the city council will vote to determine whether the proposal will be on the November ballot.
The threat of bird flu can directly affect food security, directly affecting farms and migrant farm workers, the latter being those who present a greater risk, which is why experts call for being alert and taking precautions in response to calls from health authorities.
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The threat of bird flu can directly affect food security, directly affecting farms and migrant farm workers, the latter being those who present a greater risk, which is why experts call for being alert and taking precautions in response to calls from health authorities.
In addition to bird flu, COVID variants are a topic that has not stopped alerting specialists; the new FLiRT variant is presented as the most mutated, which is why they predict a new wave of the disease in the summer.
Dr. Maurice Pitesky, an associate professor specializing in highly pathogenic avian influenza modeling at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explained that influenza is most prevalent in ducks.
“Ducks and birds travel thousands of miles and in the summer when they are in the Arctic, which is when they reproduce, is the time when all the birds start to get infected, then different versions of avian influenza emerge, that is how you have these unique combinations,” said the expert during a press conference held by Ethnic Media Services.
What happens, he explained, is that these travelling birds come into contact with domesticated animals such as chickens and hens, which leads to a combination of viruses.
"For example, we can have infected aquatic birds and when they defecate, they expel these viruses, but it is also transmitted through the respiratory system and they may expel something from their beaks and, if it comes into contact with something domesticated, it can be infected there.", added the professor Pitesky.
The epidemiologist of poultry health and food safety also said that the most affected population groups are immigrants, since many of them work on farms and are therefore in direct contact and are at greater risk, despite having protective equipment.
Finally, he commented that more and new options must be sought to ensure control of viruses that affect animals, especially birds, since chicken is a food available to many due to its low cost and accessibility, so having a shortage would directly affect food security, which is very important for global stability.
Dr. Peter Chin Hong, professor of medicine and associate dean for Regional Campuses at the UCSF School of Medicine, said there have been 880 human cases of bird flu, of which 50 percent have been fatal; there have also been many cases in cows and many more are expected. "It's no longer a question of whether it will happen or not, but when it will happen.”, he pointed out.
There have been two fatal cases in Texas and there are more to come, as there is no way to prevent infections 100 percent. In light of this, authorities are preparing to be ready with tests, medications, vaccines and much more to avoid regrettable losses.
Chin Hong explained that there is no complete record of infections, since many agricultural workers are immigrants and, for fear of being reported, do not seek help; in this way, if many cases are detected, farms or ranches could be closed, which would affect the economy of these places, so some avoid this.
Dr. Benjamin Neuman, professor of biology and chief virologist at the Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M University, spoke about COVID and the Omicron variant and its current subvariants, which disappeared and appeared in different spaces, “the advantage we have is that today we have the ability to predict.”
He commented that the characteristics of the new strain can be predicted with only sequence information, as well as how much this virus can grow and how it can evade immunity, among other capabilities that allow preparation.
The KP.2 or FliRT variant of COVID, he pointed out, is not as apt to adapt to human cells, unlike previous variants, however, these have many mutations never seen before, with large and competitive growth, so it has high human resistance, so the vaccine does not provide a guarantee.
Neuman commented that these viruses are dangerous unlike a normal flu, since the latter “comes and goes along the same path,” but the new viruses can move to other parts of the body, generating strange symptoms and infections in various parts that are not common, and that is where they become fatal cases.
Experts agreed that, although bird flu does not have the characteristics to become a pandemic, one must "be open to the possibilities," since it depends on how the virus behaves in the global community, how much it can be contained, and the measures to mitigate the disease.
Gateway Rising, ubicado a lo largo de Willow Road en Menlo Park, es un complejo de viviendas asequibles que reserva unidades para residentes que ganan menos que el ingreso medio del área. Foto: Cortesía de San Mateo County Executive Office
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Gateway Rising ha abierto sus puertas bajo el concepto de complejo de apartamentos de alta gama para jóvenes profesionales, pero a precios asequibles, en Hacker Way (hogar de Meta) en Menlo Park, y a tan solo unas cuadras de distancia de Googleplex, el complejo de la gigante tecnológica Google.
El desarrollo de una cuadra a lo largo de Willow Road al este de la autopista 101 cuenta con 140 unidades junto con un gimnasio, estacionamiento para bicicletas, una sala común con cocina, mesas de picnic y mucho más. Los edificios están conectados con pasillos ventilados y cerrados con vidrio del piso al techo; Los exteriores se inclinan hacia líneas limpias y colores cálidos.
Funcionarios junto con los residentes de Gateway, se reunieron el pasado viernes para cortar una cinta roja en el desarrollo asequible más nuevo del condado de San Mateo.
“Estas casas son un testimonio de los esfuerzos sostenidos para prevenir el desplazamiento en una de las regiones más caras del país”, dijo Iliana Rodríguez, asistente ejecutiva del condado de San Mateo.
En ese sentido, la funcionaria refirió que “Gateway Rising también representa la visión del condado de que, aquí en el condado de San Mateo y Silicon Valley, rodeados de centros de empleo y servicios, seguirán estando disponibles viviendas asequibles para residentes con una amplia gama de ingresos”.
Gateway Rising reemplaza un complejo de apartamentos de la década de 1960 construido en un momento en que las políticas de vivienda discriminatorias y de línea roja dirigían a personas y familias afrodescendientes y latinos a vivir al este de la autopista 101.
Para proteger el área y a los residentes locales de la gentrificación, las agencias públicas se asociaron con el desarrollador de viviendas sin fines de lucro MidPen Housing. Juntos, desarrollaron un plan para reemplazar los apartamentos estilo jardín con una obra maestra de un desarrollo que, señalaron, seguiría siendo asequible.
“La revitalización integral de Gateway es una verdadera ganancia para la comunidad, ya que nos permite reconstruir algunas de las viviendas más obsoletas y al mismo tiempo agregar nuevas casas”, refirió Matthew O. Franklin, presidente y director ejecutivo de MidPen Housing.
De los 140 apartamentos de Gateway Rising, 81 están ocupados por residentes que regresan, siete están reservados para familias sin hogar y los 51 restantes son para hogares que ganan hasta 80 por ciento del ingreso medio del área.
Las contribuciones del Condado incluyen un préstamo de 5.1 millones de dólares del Fondo de Vivienda Asequible del Condado, financiado en gran parte por el impuesto local sobre las ventas de medio centavo de la Medida K, que proporciona fondos locales para las necesidades locales.
La asistencia también incluye un préstamo de 250 mil dólares de los fondos de reserva de la Autoridad de Vivienda y 81 vales de vivienda basados en proyectos, que permiten a los inquilinos pagar el alquiler según sus ingresos.
For the first time, Mexico will have a scientist in the presidency, a doctor in environmental engineering, a master in energy engineering and a graduate in physics.
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, científica, política y académica, llega con una sólida experiencia producto de su paso por diversas instancias de la administración pública, donde mostró sobrada capacidad para gobernar y hacer un uso eficiente de los recursos disponibles.
El arribo al poder ejecutivo de una académica como la doctora Sheinbaum, hará más notoria la nefasta herencia de las cúpulas prianists en las universidades públicas; la pudrición al interior de las cortes que encubren delitos y liberan criminales: y la decadencia de la derecha que osó lanzar como candidata a Xóchitl Gálvez, una persona cuya vulgaridad e ignorancia contrasta con la ilustrada arrogancia de los autoproclamados “intelectuales” que la apadrinan.
Esa derecha, cada vez más cercana a las posiciones del neofascismo español y argentino, ha optado por atrincherarse en la doble moral y el fanatismo religioso que aplasta a las mujeres, en el miedo al comunismo, y en el sentimiento anti-chairo opuesto al igualamiento ciudadano.
México con Claudia, como lo hace ahora Andrés Manuel López Obrador, mostrará que es posible desmantelar el oprobio y detener el belicismo que tiene en vilo a la especie humana.
Sheinbaum conducirá con mano inteligente los destinos de una nación que, por su tamaño y fortaleza histórica, económica y cultural, está llamada a consolidar su liderazgo latinoamericano y ser protagonista mayor en el escenario internacional.
Los desastres de tres décadas de neoliberalismo son todavía visibles, y el Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional tendrá que redoblar su capacidad para enfrentar la guerra cultural y política con los sectores retrógrados opuestos a las reformas democráticas, y a la distribución del ingreso generado por el crecimiento económico.
Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun, by the Ecuadorian author Mónica Ojeda, a captivating, captivating, hypnotic and fascinating story; we talk about freedom and shamanism, but also about the deep and internal explosion of human beings.
This Saturday, Camilasbooks brings us “Electric Shamans at the Sun Festival” by the Ecuadorian author Mónica Ojeda, a recommendation that, in the words of the reviewer herself, is a captivating, captivating, hypnotic and fascinating story; we talk about freedom and shamanism, but also about the deep and internal explosion of human beings.
This is a novel that not only draws attention for its title, but also for its cover, as it is very colorful, while its name arouses the curiosity of anyone, as you begin to imagine various things that promise an unforgettable trip.
“Mónica immerses us in a wonderful and exquisite poetic prose that also takes us on a very intense journey where oral tradition and the horrors that exist in some places come together with a load of ancestral legends and myths,” says Camilasbooks.
“Electric shamans at the sun festival”It is a novel that undoubtedly invites us to delve into the unexplored and mysterious, as well as to immerse ourselves in this wonderful narrative, where the real merges with the supernatural.
This book is about Noa and Nicole, two friends who decide to escape from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to go to Ruido Solar, a music festival that lasts a couple of days and takes place in the Ecuadorian Andes, and that's how the adventure begins. They go with the idea of leaving everything behind and having an incredible time, but there comes a point when Noa begins to have a kind of ancestral connection and begins to change, this leads her to look for her father; from that moment on, many things happen where both girls must face a series of challenges and enigmas.
The story is complemented by a good plot, but the geographical space is also very striking and invites you to explore a unique narrative, with different voices. In addition, the book is divided into different parts that, as a whole, become exquisite.
To learn more about this recommendation, listen to Camilasbooks in her review this week.
As San Jose works to distribute a Google grant, residents want to make sure the city reviews spending at the Gardner Community Center. Photo: City of San Jose.
As San Jose works to distribute a sizable donation from Google, residents want to make sure the money goes to support their communities.
Part of Google’s $200 million donation to San Jose was $1 million to support the Gardner Community Center, with the goal of reopening the center with more programs for residents. However, after going back and forth for about four months, the city and residents still don’t agree on how that money should be spent.
The city has budgeted about $364,000 of that million to hire three full-time and two part-time employees for the community center over the next year. The city is also spending about $74,000 on one-time costs for equipment at the community center, including computers.
A budget proposal sent by the city to members of the Gardner Neighborhood Association planned to keep the new community center's programs open for two years and allocate about $454,000 per year for staffing. That will consume about $908,000 of the $1 million over the two years.
Chuck Cantrell, San Jose's planning commissioner and president of the Gardner Neighborhood Association, said the association had previously met with city parks director Jon Cicirelli about keeping the center open for more than two years. But the talks went nowhere, and it's unclear what might happen to the community center after those two years are up.
“We want the funds from Google’s very generous donation to benefit the community now. It’s an abstraction to say that if you let us hire all these people, then it will benefit the community,” Cantrell told San José Spotlight. “Well, how? And why at that level?”
Parks spokesman Ed Bautista said the department conducted community outreach in multiple forms, including sending mailers to approximately 1,400 neighborhood addresses and holding in-person community meetings, to develop budget plans.
He said some neighborhood association leaders disagree with the proposal. He added that having the center open for two years will help justify the city's continued funding.
“We received substantial input on exactly what programs they want to see in a fully managed community center and we believe the plan meets the needs and desires of the community feedback,” Bautista explained to San José Spotlight.
Cantrell said he wanted to see less money spent on staffing and more on scholarships.
Without scholarships, residents have to pay fees for the senior lunch program and an after-school program for children attending Gardner Elementary School. Cantrell said the after-school program costs about $2,000 per child per year.
Mahan’s office held a community meeting Monday on the city budget, in coordination with District 6 Councilman Dev Davis and the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association. More than a dozen Gardner residents and their supporters came to ask about the community center.
After the event, residents cornered the mayor to remove funding for the Gardner Community Center from this year’s budget. The community wanted more time to work out the details with the city. To save money, members of the Gardner Neighborhood Association suggested that area residents might be interested in helping run the community center.
“This community has been neglected for many years now. Not just one or two years, but more than 10 years,” said Claudia Gonzalez, secretary of the Gardner Neighborhood Association. “To make matters worse, we are a predominantly brown community. And now they are cutting our funding.”
Mahan told the group he is not familiar with the Gardner Community Center issue, but would try to learn more about it. He also recommended the group circulate a neighborhood petition to assess the community's agreement on removing the money from the budget and make a presentation to the City Council.
“Our team is working with the city parks department to understand what our options are ahead of the budget vote in June,” Tasha Dean, a spokesperson for the mayor, told San José Spotlight.
Fred Buzo, policy director for Davis' office, said the budget is only a proposal, so there is still time to amend it. Buzo said his office hopes to continue discussions with the Gardner Neighborhood Association and the community about how to best use the funds.
Cantrell said the need for a petition delegitimizes the neighborhood association, which is the organizing body for the Gardner community. She added that the Gardner Neighborhood Association is comprised primarily of people of color, while other neighborhood associations that are predominantly white, such as the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association, would not be treated this way.
“At a town hall for District 6, when Gardner is a District 6 community, we were not allowed to just ask and answer a question,” she told San Jose Spotlight. “This is part of the treatment we receive across the board. That’s why it’s so hard for us to survive here.”
The Board of Supervisors voted to award a nearly $11.5 million contract to prepare land for farmworker housing in Half Moon Bay. Photo: Manuel Ortiz P360P
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The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to award a nearly $11.5 million contract for grading and other site preparation work at the Half Moon Bay site where dozens of manufactured homes are planned for low-income farmworkers and their families.
The agreement with Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc would allow work on the Stone Pine Cove Farmworker Housing Project to begin this week.
The proposed project will be located on five acres at 880 Stone Pine Road, approximately one mile from downtown Half Moon Bay, just south of Highway 1.
“Typically, jurisdictions celebrate, holding groundbreaking ceremonies with special shovels and numerous officials to commemorate the beginning of work at the site. And perhaps one day we will hold such an event. But not today. Not this week. Right now we are answering the prayers of those waiting for a safe and healthy place to live with the urgency of this Board action,” said District Three Supervisor Ray Mueller.
The action follows the Board’s May 7 vote to allocate $5,999,360 to purchase and install 47 manufactured homes from Santa Cruz-based Bigfoot Homes for farmworkers and their families, including 19 households displaced by a Jan. 23, 2023, mass shooting at two farms.
With $5 million in assistance from California’s Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Subsidy Program, at least 28 units will be reserved for farmworker households seeking homeownership.
The Stone Pine Cove property is owned by the city and the project is a collaboration between San Mateo County and the City of Half Moon Bay, who have long recognized the urgent need to create safer, more affordable housing for farmworkers and their families.
“This project will help address the critical housing needs of some of our most vulnerable residents,” said Half Moon Bay Mayor Joaquin Jimenez.
“Through this partnership with the County we are pleased to be able to move forward. Our hope and intention is to continue to seek out other projects and partners that can provide additional affordable housing to those in need in the Half Moon Bay community,” he added.
Initial site work includes grading, paving roads and driveways, adding utility infrastructure, and creating building pads on which the manufactured housing units will be located.
The City has provided updates and requested feedback through community outreach meetings and will continue to share information as they enter the next phase of the project.
Stone Pine Cove is tentatively scheduled to be ready for occupancy in March 2025.
Donald Trump attacks immigrants, this time in the midst of his search for votes in New York, during an interview with New York radio station WABC, where he pointed out that those who cross the border from Mexico to the United States bring with them contagious diseases, in addition to calling them terrorists.
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It's nothing new for former President Donald Trump to attack immigrants. Throughout his political career, he has made a series of statements that directly allude to those who enter the country in search of a better quality of life. However, on this occasion, he did so in the midst of seeking votes in New York.
The Republican tycoon, who is seeking a second term in office, railed against the immigrant community during an interview with New York radio station WABC on Wednesday, saying that those who cross the border from Mexico to the United States bring with them contagious diseases, and calling them terrorists.
"They come as terrorists. There are a lot of terrorists and people with highly contagious diseases arriving," he stressed.
“You know, all of a sudden you see there's a race against tuberculosis. There's a trend toward things that we haven't talked about for years in this country,” Trump added.
In addition, he added that these immigrants who enter the United States speak unknown languages.
“We have no idea who they are or where they come from,” Trump said. “We have no idea. They speak languages we don’t even know. We have people with languages we don’t know anything about. It’s crazy.”
Attacking immigration is one of Trump's favorite points to attract his followers. In December 2023, he said that "they are poisoning the blood of our country. They are coming into our country from Africa, from Asia, and from all over the world."
“It is a very sad thing for our country. It is poisoning the blood of our country. It is very bad and people are coming with illnesses. People are coming with everything they can possibly have,” he added at a rally in New Hampshire.
Time and again, the Republican has made xenophobic speeches against migrants, claiming that they have caused the worst invasion the United States has ever suffered.
Despite all this, Trump is the favorite in 5 of the 6 key states to win the November elections (Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania), according to polls by The New York Times, which also noted that Democratic representative Joseph Biden has lost the support of young African-Americans and Hispanics, a large part of his electorate base, due to discontent over the economy and the war in Gaza.
Yesterday afternoon, Trump appeared in Crotona Park, in the South Bronx in New York, where he sought the support of Latinos and the African-American community, assuring them of security, prosperity and success in schools.
“The biggest negative impact is on our black population and our Hispanic population who are losing their jobs, losing their homes, losing everything they can lose,” Trump said.
At the rally, in a district where more than half the population is Hispanic and more than a quarter African-American, Trump argued that “millions” of immigrants are emptying their countries’ prisons, entering the United States illegally and committing “immigrant crimes.”
Amid chants of “Send them back” and “Build the wall,” Trump promised “the largest criminal deportation in history,” while suggesting that immigrants “are creating an army from within” because “they tend to be physically fit, between 19-25 years old, almost all of them are men, and they are of fighting age.”
