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birdbonefpv t1_ito8alz wrote

Yakima can start helping themselves by electing leaders that actually care about environmental issues.

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jessepinkmna t1_itoxuhx wrote

Majority of people who live in Yakima are Mexican immigrants. And a lot of them are undocumented. That community doesn’t vote because they don’t know how.

The minority of white people in Yakima completely dominate the polls. My community is unrepresented in Yakima.

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mjlen4 OP t1_itoza5s wrote

exactly. beautiful said.

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mjlen4 OP t1_itozuv9 wrote

We should start removing biases that are a fundamental issue in urban communities where ag. labor is needed. Where the only ones that have no other choice but to do so, have a better understanding of what they need to NOT ONLY SURVIVE but thrive in their community.

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yaba3800 t1_itoqo7d wrote

How does that go back in time and prevent the army from testing firefighting foam?

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