PARA DISTRIBUCIÓN INMEDIATA
May 9, 2007
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EN MAYO Y JUNIO, COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSCARÁ A
LOS CONDUCTORES Y PASAJEROS QUE NO SE ABROCHEN EL
CINTURÓN DE SEGURIDAD
La campaña Abrochar o Pagar intenta aumentar
la tasa de uso del cinturón de seguridad en el estado
Costa Mesa, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department se está preparando
para lanzar la campaña estatal anual Abrochar o Pagar, la cual promueve el uso
del cinturón de seguridad, mediante un aumento de esfuerzos de las fuerzas de
seguridad pública de {region} para asegurar el cumplimiento de las leyes
estatales de pasajeros y conductores automovilísticos durante las tres semanas
de duración, del 14 de mayo al 3 de junio de 2007. Este período especial
dedicado a la aplicación de la ley, forma parte de las iniciativas anuales del
estado para
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The above is part of a press release that is now appearing on the CMPD website (the ALTO sign is not part of the press release). Here's the link: http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/docs/pdpress/2007-05-09-seat-belt-spanish.pdf
The press release also appears in English--below the one in Spanish. Now, when did Costa Mesa become part of Mexico?
Why is Costa Mesa printing things in Spanish? Our coastal neighboring cities don't print things in Spanish, so why are we?
Are there some in local government who really want Costa Mesa to be more like Santa Ana?
Our traffic signs are still in English (but who knows for how long?) and when one drives in this country, one is expected to be able to read our traffic signs. So, again, why are we printing things in Spanish for drivers?
Also, in this regard, many citizens of Mesa North were upset with the City last year around the 4th of July when they saw that the City had erected "No Fireworks" signs in Spanish (as well as English) near Paularino Park.
By contrast, the No Fireworks signs that were erected by the City in parks in Mesa Verde and on the Eastside were ONLY in English.
The real world effect of having the signs in Spanish in Mesa North and not in some of the other neighborhoods was to tell everyone--citizens, home buyers, businesspeople--that they were entering an area with gangs and illegal aliens. Will the City do the same thing again this year?
We'll let you know.
COME ON CITY COUNCIL--TELL STAFF TO PRINT EVERYTHING IN ENGLISH ONLY! STOP WASTING OUR MONEY ON DOUBLE PRINTING THINGS.
If you want to let the City know your feelings about this, here's the link: http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/contact/email.htm
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