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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Local vendors are demanding the resignation of Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias.
This follows Arias' claims that an ICE raid was scheduled astatine the Cherry Avenue Auction last month. The raid did not happen, but vendors accidental they are taking a fiscal deed with the drop successful attendance, arsenic galore are excessively frightened to visit.
"This hasn't affected conscionable the 1 circumstantial market. This has affected the full Central Valley, if not more," said nutrient vendor Susana Osuna.
Osuna spearheaded and collected 50 signatures from vendors who consciousness their businesses person been negatively impacted since then. She says she has mislaid astir 90% of her income since the claim.
Osuna says the Cherry Auction isn't the lone flea marketplace affected; others person seen up to a 50% alteration successful attendance. It's not conscionable from customers.
"It's been truly slow. Like is besides due to the fact that of the heat. But mostly they are not coming due to the fact that they're scared. And also, the vendors don't travel a batch either," said 1 vendor who wanted to stay anonymous.
Another shaper vendor who did not privation to beryllium connected camera told Yourcentralvalley that an full enactment of reserved spots is usually full. But vendors decided not to amusement up.
Vendors are present asking Arias to either uncover his root oregon apologize for lying. The missive addressed to the councilmember states that helium has made nutrient information an adjacent greater burden. It continues to work successful part:
"Mr. Arias continues to bask his fiscal employment and does not person to interest astir however to marque a location payment, wage the rent oregon enactment nutrient connected the table..."
YourCentralValley has asked Arias respective times wherever helium got that information, but helium has not answered. Instead, helium sent a connection that reads successful part:
"Blaming the messenger lone distracts from the existent culprit down the wide deportation raids..."
Osuna besides wrote letters addressed to some Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Jerry Dyer asking for Arias' resignation.
"He has an work to his constituents to support them, to bash good for them. And helium did everything but with this 1 statement," she added.
YourCentralValley also reached retired to Fresno City Council President Mike Karbassi. He told america that Arias is protected by his First Amendment rights, and helium volition not remark connected imaginable litigation.
Osuna plans to code the metropolis assembly astatine their adjacent meeting.
