Thread: Temecula CA. mayor pledges $2K for Arizona band trip

Temecula mayor pledges $2K for Arizona band trip
The Californian
May 13, 2010 10:44 am

TEMECULA: Band trip cancellation leads to controversy

Temecula Mayor Jeff Comerchero has pledged $2,000 in city funds to help finance a local high school band's now much debated trip to Arizona.

Comerchero wrote in an e-mail Wednesday night that he will draw from a discretionary fund all City Council members have and urged his colleagues on the council to do the same.

The decision last week by Great Oak High School's band to cancel its December trip to Arizona caused a firestorm of debate and criticism after an Arizona tourism official said the band's move was in response to the state's new and controversial immigration law.

School district officials have said the cancellation was due to a lack of finances and not for political reasons.

The band has participated in the same Fiesta Bowl Band Competition before, finishing in second place in 2007.

Check this website later today for more details.

Contact staff writer Craig Shultz at cshultz@californian.com 951-676-4315, ext. 2625.

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/temec ... 03286.html

Good for him! Why should winning school children suffer idignities imposed by ignorant reactionary adults.

Originally Posted by ShockedinCalifornia

Good for him! Why should winning school children suffer idignities imposed by ignorant reactionary adults.

Yes, and furthermore, how many of these kids ever had a voice in these decisions made by hysterical, over emotional adults??

Mayor Jeff Comerchero

jeff.comerchero@citycouncil.org

43200 Business Park Dr
Temecula, California 92589

Local: 951-694-6444
1-888-TEMECULA

Thank you Mayor for protecting the children from infantile radical adults using these kids to push their views. They should be fired!