Robert Garcia actually said...

"With additional resources and immigration reform efforts, we can prevent the need for these types of shelters, period."

"Plain and simple, this is a violation of the sanctity of ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples."

"Last year, I met with a young girl named Vanessa from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She talked about the importance of Oak Flat and what the sacred site means in a young woman's coming-of-age ceremony."

"I always tell people too, you know, Long Beach, it’s the same size as Atlanta, Georgia, from a population perspective."