Thursday, August 7, 2014

David Loy versus Sam Abed in Escondido regarding housing of migrant children

http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/08/06/aclu-appeals-escondido-rejection-of-housing-for-migrant-children/#ixzz39k1Qd2aW">ACLU appeals Escondido rejection of housing for migrant children
Fox News
Christian De La Rosa
Aug. 6, 2014

ESCONDIDO, CA — There is a new push to open a detention facility for migrant children in San Diego County. “The commission’s decision is not substantiated by the facts,” said David Loy, legal director for the San Diego American Civil Liberties Union.
The A.C.L.U. is appealing the city of Escondido’s denial of a land use permit to open a housing facility for unaccompanied minors crossing the Mexico border...
“The planning commission the decision was based purely on land use,” said Escondido City Mayor, Sam Abed.
But attorneys with the ACLU say city officials haven’t presented enough factual evidence to deny the housing facility, which would provide over 100 new jobs...
“I don’t understand why the A.C.L.U.’s position in getting involved with the land use, I think the ACLU has a political agenda,” said Abed...

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