September 3, 1999
(To our E-mail correspondents... Please put your `real name' and not just your internet handle on any E mail you want to be carried in La Prensa San Diego. Your E-mail address will be included along with your real name if printed in our Friday's edition).
Imperial Beach City Council's Actions Questionable
I attended my first Imperial Beach City Council meeting Sept. 1st. I must say it was enlightening. The meeting lasted over 5 hours with two agenda items taking up most of the time. Item #17 involved a decision whether to grant a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a tattoo and body piercing shop that a Latina wished to establish in a commercial space on Palm Avenue.
The City Council debated old signage codes, visual blight but the bottom line was stated by a naive city councilwoman, Patricia McCoy who stated "We don't want a proliferation of this type of business. This dated incorrect and bigoted opinion of tattoo and body piercing shops is simply ridiculous"...
I am not sure what the entire prejudiced IB city council have against this honorable attempt by a Latina woman to operate a legitimate business is...
The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance that ends with the words: with liberty and justice for all. I ask for all but whom?... I am truly appalled.
Dennis Triglia
San Diego
(Note Mr. Triglia is a candidate for the 78th Assembly seat).
Your Opinions not Heard or Read in other Media
Your paper continues to give an opinion that many times goes unheard. So many people know the truth but will not listen, and there are those who do not understand. And then, there are those who are part of the operation and cannot change. They all make life interesting.
Continue, some people hear you and appreciate your effort.
Victor Resendez
Vicseoul@eec.co.kr
(Q-VO Vic Nice to hear from you from your new job in Seoul, Korea. Thanks for your comments. Send El Jefito a piece now and of your experiences. Folks here would enjoy hearing about your tour of duty!)
MALDEF 25th Annual Dinner
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's (MALDEF) 25th
Annual Los Angeles Dinner will take place on Thursday, November 11, 1999, at the Century Plaza Hotel and Towers. I would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to you and your colleagues to join MALDEF and the Walt Disney Company, this years Dinner Chair on this special occasion.
This year's honorees are Monique Lozano, Assoc. Publisher La Opinion, recipient of the Corporate Social Responsibility Award, and Jorge Jackson, Vice President, International Public affairs, GTE, recipient of the Community Service Award. Texas Governor George W. Bush, Jr, has been invited to serve as our Keynote speaker...
I look forward to seeing you on the 11th...
Antonia Hernandez
President & General Counsel
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