Inland Edition, June 12, 2020

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VOL. 5, N0. 12

JUNE 12, 2020

4th of July Vista show will go on By Steve Puterski

VISTA — The Fourth of July will go on. The City Council approved its continued celebration of Independence Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, although with several stipulations. Mainly, the city will open Brengle Terrace Park on July 4 to the first 600 vehicles at $20 per car. Residents must remain inside their vehicles during the fireworks celebration to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Councilwoman Amanda Rigby and Councilman John Franklin brought forward the issue during the June 9 meeting to discuss the options for the city and residents. Rigby said the Fourth of July event is one that should not be canceled. “The community seems fired up about it,” Councilman Joe Green said. “I want it to be a day they can celebrate.” Franklin said 7,000 to 8,000 come into the park. He also wondered about social distancing in the park to accommodate more people to enjoy the show. However, Franklin also discussed the vehicle option in an effort to not run afoul of the county’s health orders. “This is the celebration of our independence and I think it’s important to continue a sense of normalcy,” he said. “I trust our residents to gather and follow TURN TO 4TH OF JULY ON 11

HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS gathered at City Hall in Escondido on June 5 in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest, organized by two local high schoolers, is among the countless demonstrations across the United States protesting police brutality. Photo by Tigist Layne

‘We’d had enough of waiting’ Protest organized by high schoolers draws hundreds to Escondido City Hall By Tigist Layne

ESCONDIDO — A Black Lives Matter protest in Escondido drew hundreds of residents to City Hall, and it was peaceful from start to finish. The organizers were two high school students. Seventeen-year- olds Grace Lashley and Rayne Cantero from Escondido started by circulating a poster on social media that

called for a nonviolent protest on June 5 to demand “justice for the countless lives cut short because of police brutality in the U.S.” From there, news of the event spread through the community like wildfire. “We wanted to organize this event because we decided we’d had enough of waiting for the older people to do something in support of the Black Lives Matter

movement,” Cantero said. “So, we decided to take the responsibility and organize it ourselves.” The protest was one of countless demonstrations happening in cities across the United States in solidarity with a nationwide Black Lives Matter movement that was reignited recently by the deaths of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis

and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police in Louisville, Kentucky. Around 500 people filled the plaza in front of City Hall waving signs that read, “Black Lives Matter,” “Justice for Breonna Taylor,” “No Justice, No Peace,” “Abolish the Police” and numerous others. The protest remained peaceful as police stayed close by. The crowd chant-

ed, sang, danced, marched and waved at honking cars and onlookers who cheered them on. “I’m very proud of my community for having a good time, while not forgetting our message, which is that we have to fight against injustice,” Lashley said. The nationwide out-

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