Hundreds of residents came out to support local fruit vendor La Palma on Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours after a video surfaced online which showed the vendor being harassed by the business owners of a Canyon Country restaurant.
On Monday, hundreds of residents lined the sidewalk near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country to support local fruit vendor La Palma.
“I see a lot of love (and) people just trying to help each other out and keep us strong,” said Jesse Mendoza, who came out along with several of his coworkers. “It made me feel good to live in this community because of how many great people there are here supporting this man today.”
Much like many of the others in attendance, Mendoza and his coworkers decided to come out after seeing a video that showed Renee McAlonis and Mike Foster, who own the nearby Canyon Country-based Bergie’s Bar And Grill, harassing the fruit vendor.
“This isn’t the f***ing ghetto, it needs to go,” Foster said in the video that was posted Sunday.
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When Mendoza’s boss showed him the video the following morning, he felt that what happened was “not right.”
“(The vendor) is not hurting anybody, he’s not asking for a handout, he’s actually out here in the hot sun trying to provide a living for himself and his family,” Mendoza said. “So it kind of made me feel suck-y in a way.”
Mendoza’s sentiments were shared by many of the residents who came out to support La Palma, including Deanna Ford, who was “angry and sad” after watching the video.
“To target individuals who are just trying to make a living and to give them a hard time (…) it just made me really angry,” she said. “They’re not doing anything wrong, they’re just trying to come out here and earn an honest living.”
Photo courtesy of Austin Dave.
Ulbado Alcantar, who recorded Sunday’s video with his brother Christopher, said that he and his brother were on their way to get food when they saw McAlonis and Foster yelling at the La Palma vendor.
“I wanted to make sure that the altercation didn’t turn into anything else than that,” the Canyon Country resident said. “Once I started recording, they did tone it down a little bit, but not before cussing a little bit.”
Alcantar does not personally believe that the confrontation was racially-charged, but he went on to say that he would do what he did “again in a heartbeat,” citing his experience growing up with a single mother who had to work several jobs to provide for him and his brothers.
“I know exactly what it’s like,” he said. “This isn’t the first time I’ve dealt with some sort of issue like this. I just hope that we see it less.”
Both Alcantar and Ford expressed that they were glad to see the community come out “in full force,” with Ford urging others to “be kind.”
“There’s so much chaos in the world, why add to situations and make it worse?” she asked in conclusion. “A little bit of kindness goes a long way.”
KHTS reached out to Foster earlier Monday for comment, but has yet to receive a response as of Monday evening.
Photo courtesy of Austin Dave.
Ed. Note: The full video from Sunday can be viewed here, and it includes explicit language. Viewer discretion is advised.
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