“We must not allow ourselves to be willfully blind to the realities happening today on the Tule River,” said Arturo Rodriguez, communications/organizing director for Central Valley Empowerment Alliance. More importantly, our own conscience must be motivation enough to address the needs of the humans who call the river home.

An excerpt from the Porterville Recorder (8/20/2020)

Picture of Rosendo and Justin meeting outside of Porterville City Hall-

Arturo Rodriguez, with the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance, stated that he has been working for the past couple of years to identify the needs of the homeless population in the community. Rodriguez said that the biggest need, besides housing, among the homeless is sanitation facilities, especially restrooms. He said he would like to work with the city to find a solution.