Calexico residents protest Mayor Rosie Fernandez
Demonstrators say enough is enough
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Calexico youth are taking the lead in the movement. They held a protest outside of the city council demanding their city change.
They are asking for clean water, to pass the eviction moratorium, distribution of state aid that was meant to combat the increasing homelessness crisis in Imperial County, resources for essential workers, redistribution of police department budget, and no-kill animal shelter to be approved. They also want Mayor Rosie Fernandez to resign.
“We need a resignation from Rosie, Rosie has four DUI’s accumulated four DUI’s that one got dismissed and 3 got put into one she’s corrupt. because no one else would’ve gotten away with four DUI’s,” said Ismael Arvizu, Student.
“So I feel it’s our responsibility as us students 2 first and 22nd-year-olds be here and remind our community that this is needed that we’re not asking for anything that shouldn’t be given to us,” said Ashley Dias, Student.
Just in the last decade alone the city of Calexico has been plagued with controversy from their police department being investigated by the FBI and Councilman David Romero being charged with corruption.
“We always have to look at the top as they say to kill the snake we gotta cut its head off umm and Rosie is just one of many pieces of Calexico that make Calexico what it is today people will say you can’t change anything it’s Calexico its never going to change that’s the mentality that keeps us like this umm right now its time for the youth there are movements happening all around the world why not here,” said Arvizu.
They have been reaching out to council members and have heard no response. They say that is why they are here.
“To hear us and to respond at least so we know what we have to do because if we can’t trust them to make a change for us and to try to you know listen to us then we got it we can take care of ourselves as citizens if there’s going to be a government that isn’t going to be active than we don’t need a government at all,” said Johanna Espinoza, Student.
They say they will keep protesting until their demands are met.
