Garrison Davis

I guess when a group like that comes into a moment like this,

There are some areas of activism, I guess, civil society stuff, where white suburban folks have some experience.

Planning is one of them.

The reason bike lanes only go north-south in San Diego is because they think that those of us who can't afford to live by the sea don't deserve to cycle safely.

There are many other examples of this.

But

What were their, like, thoughts when they first met?

I'm really interested to know.

They're obviously upset and they feel abandoned and betrayed.

But, like, how did they want to organize to prevent this?

Well, a lot of them were upset about the decrease in their property value.

That was what was really bringing them.

Yeah, that was the radicalizing moment.

Same with the bike lanes, actually.

Oh, yeah, I bet.

And, you know, but in addition to the property value stuff, it's also, you know, the strain that this would impose on their small community.

I mean, you know, a number of the people who live there might be of, you know, well-to-do means.

But, you know, their city police department employs a total of 14 officers and they have,

two on duty at any given time.

They have a fire department of comparably small size.