EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 32
Jul y 30, 2020
Family, friends pay tribute to Lucy Reyes with balloon release
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Lucy Reyes is described as very loving and humble with the gift of hospitality. Lucy worked at Mitla Café her entire adult life, starting in 1951 at the age of 18 waiting tables until she recently retired a year ago. According to Mitla Café Manager Patti Oquendo, above, Lucy had no intention of retiring, joking they would have to kick her out. Lucy was beloved by the Mitla community and those she would come to meet in her decades of working at the restaurant. Born on July 25, 1933, Lucy passed away just shy of her 87th birthday on July 13, 2020. A balloon release took place on Lucy’s birthday this past Saturday at Mitla’s parking lot. More photos on P2.
Assemblymember Eloise Reyes collaborates with community organizations to pr ovide f ood to over 1,000 f amilies Community News
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alifornia has emerged as the leader in the COVID19 fight, not the leader in stopping this virus. California is now the leader in COVID-19 cases in the United States, surpassing New York. Helping to push the state towards achieving this bleak goal is San Bernardino County, which reported on Wednesday, July 22nd, 708 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional virus-related deaths. Confirming 25,775 cases of COVID-19 in the county — the fourth-highest case total in the state –– and 337 virus-related deaths, according to the County’s Dashboard. This cyclical Coronavirus experience has broken our state and local economy, recently causing the largest increase in unemployment claims in California in the Distribution, cont. on next pg.
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On Friday, July 24th, Assemblymember Eloise Reyes convened 6 organizations and groups of volunteers to distribute over a thousand food boxes to community members in need. The drivethru food distribution event took place at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino and served over 1,000 families.