A week into her first term as mayor of Cudahy, Alexandra Alcantar had to deal with a Delta jet dumping fuel on her working-class city. The 26-year-old represents hope for residents after years of corruption scandals.
. It turned out the school had been built on toxic waste. Officials discovered the playground was contaminated by petroleum. For eight months, students were bused to schools outside of Cudahy.
Cudahy Mayor Elizabeth Alcantar in front of City Hall. “When I became mayor, I definitely did not expect that, seven days later, I would have to fully jump into action,” she said. Derek Humphrey, a California political consultant, said Cudahy council members can use their “bully pulpit” to draw attention to the Delta fuel drop and other environmental injustices.“Sometimes it takes something awful, like an airplane dumping fuel on schoolchildren, in order to get media attention,” Humphrey said. “This is a community that’s used to environmental injustices, and I think [Alcantar] did a good job of mirroring the outrage of residents.
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