Casa de la Raza property purchase

A school board candidate and decades-long participant at Casa de la Raza urged the council to buy the property for long-term stability, warning that an LLC purchase would just make it available to be resold again.

Asked the city to 'fight for Casa de la Raza' and join the auction process, saying the community center provides food, legal aid, and support to immigrant families and that losing it would be irreversible.

Described her years volunteering at Casa — band practice, food delivery, holiday parties — and asked the city to provide financial backing so the center stays vibrant rather than becoming 'just another for-profit center.'