Antioch honors fast-food worker who stood up for autistic teen
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe comforts Bianca Palomera as she becomes emotional while speaking at City Hall in Antioch, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after she was punched by the suspect, Isaac White-Carter, 20.
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe gives Bianca Palomera the key to the city at City Hall in Antioch, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after she was punched by the suspect, Isaac White-Carter, 20.
Bianca Palomera, left, gets a hug from Yasmin Lucero as Palomera is honored at City Hall in Antioch, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after she was punched by the suspect, Isaac White-Carter, 20.
People listen to speakers as Bianca Palomera is honored at City Hall in Antioch, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after she was punched by the suspect, Isaac White-Carter, 20.
Bianca Palomera, left, gets a hug from poet laureate Jose Cordon as she’s honored at City Hall in Antioch, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after she was punched by the suspect, Isaac White-Carter, 20.
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