Comments on Casa Latina Boycotts Tonight's Community Meeting

"Conservative" group?

I think the correct term you're looking for is far-right extremist Red Bushie group.

please. this is much more than "heated with racial overtones." not to mention "anti-immigrant overtones." the organization's name says it all: "save the central district"?! from scary mexicans looking for work, right?

thanks for posting this.

Are you going to go Josh? I hope so, and I hope that you'll post about it, and I hope Casa Latina is ready for this, because it looks like it can only get worse from here. Yikes.

Promises to be entertaining! I can't wait to hear the CD folks bitching about how the day laborer center will steal jobs away from those already living in the area. Can we get some representation there from the NAACP and La Migra too? Seriously though, the city is giving this outfit 250K??? That just seems wrong.

Emma@4,

The plan is to have a reporter there. And we will post about it.

judicial watch is in fact an extreme right xenophobic group and casa latina did the right thing. fuck em. theyre not just a conservative concerned group. theyre an extreme right wing group whose purpose is to promote an anti latino anti worker agenda. fuck em!! if they ( the so called opposition) want to associate with the extreme right than let them do it by themselves, but why should you go to a "meeting" where youre going to be called criminal and a whore. tomio has always been a republican, but this is low of him to bring this hate group into it. john carlson should be proud of them.

Thanks for this - I look forward to reading the reports.

also, the fuckers have no case. the city is providing funding to a legal and established organization with a 501 c 3. the city has nothing to fear and i am glad that conlin, james bible and others were standing with casa latina at the press conference today. fuck judicial watch! next thing you know this save the central district group is going to bring the minute men and the klan.

So all you of would be just fine living next door to a day-laborer center and have seen what it looks like now around their Belltown location? Glad to hear it! Why don't you offer up your addresses to CL so they can move somewhere where they are wanted? Problem solved!

Is there actually something worth protecting and preserving on 17th and Jackson?

Who is John Howell? Is he paid as mediator? By whom, how much?

Ok, so the Save the Central District website says that they are a multicultural coalition (wonder what the ratio and mix is). It also states that the crime rate around Casa Latina's Belltown facility is high and it acts as a nexus for other crimes throughout the Belltown area. Also, according to the website Casa Latina is on shaky financial footing and can't afford to add the extra security needed to ensure the safety of the neighborhood so the costs will be paid for by the city, etc... Sounds bizarre, BUT if any of this is even close to being true then no wonder they aren't showing up as they would be sure to be questioned on it. Much of what is on the website is surely pumped up, but in reality why would this day laborer center need to be relocated to a residential area with children? Wouldn't an area like SODO be better where the many of the actual employers might be located? Also, it's going to look just a little bad for the black community if even one of their organizations aligns with STCD as it will just look like racism from a community that is decrying that same thing in the exact same area with all of the development.

@9 - I live near 14th and Union and would much rather have Casa Latina build on the space that used to be 4 Angels cafe than have the monstrous luxury condos that are going up there.

@13 You must rent.

Maybe @13 owns a house, @14 ...

Oh god I wish we could use taxpayer resources to support prostitutes and legalize drugs.

The only real objection I could see a neighborhood having to this would be increased traffic. There's nothing to coordinate data between crime and the organized day labor setup Casa Latina is trying to build.

If people are going to site "neighborhood safety" as their primary concern, they are going to have to be specific.

Yes, I live near a few such centers.

#12: Crap, kids are going to be around? Everyone knows kids should be sheltered from working adults and mexicans until their 18th birthdays.

The following statement from the CASA rep makes me wish there was toothpaste for my brain:

"CASA Latina representatives have indicated that they will not participate in Monday's meeting. They believe that a presentation by a Judicial Watch representative is not consistent with the groundrules and goals established by our group - to create an agreement among the parties."

What the hell does this mean? If you're not absolutely certain you'll be able to convince your opponent that you are correct, you refuse to debate? On further review, that's exactly what it means, and I am officially no longer a fan of the CASA Latina Football League.

I heard Casa Latina got kicked out of Belltown, because Mayor Nickels wants to concentrate on "developing" the high-price area. That's prob why he gave them the $250,000, so they'd move out. If Judicial watch can face up to the city and they're misuse of tax money, I'm all for them. Plus you know the people that use day labor sites aren't all legal. If they were, why not get a regular job and save themselves from waiting in line?

Public Safety! Public Safety! That is the issue!
The question is: Are good neighbor agreements
legally binding and enforceable under law?!
rjb.