Last month's crime statistics for Clayton, California: Burglary: 20
Larceny or Theft: 130
Car Theft: 9
Arson: 4
Illegally operated produce stands: 1
CLAYTON, CA (KGO) -- Two young East Bay girls are trying to find out if you really can fight city hall. The youngsters are battling to get their produce stand back after the city of Clayton shut them down.
The mayor himself is getting involved in this issue; he says the produce stand, operated by two young sisters, had to be shut down because of public safety and a zoning ordinance, and wonders what Katie and Sabrina might do with that produce stand if the zoning laws weren't enforced.
"They may start out with a little card-table and selling a couple of things, but then who is to say what else they have. Is all the produce made there, do they make it themselves? Are they going to have eggs and chickens for sale next," said Manning.
Oh the horror! Eggs and chickens!
Rather than encouraging these girls to experience the thrill of entrepreneurship, hard work, and earning, the pointy-headed mayor is giving them a lesson in government heavy-handedness, arbitrary regulation, and stifling of motivation. How dare they attempt to use the power of capitalism and the free market to earn some ice-cream money? I'll bet if they were donating all their earnings to the mayor's favorite charity, he'd be the first in line for a photo-op with them but, heaven forbid they profit from their efforts, especially without being taxed on it. That'll set a dangerous precedent.
Until they replace their "Fresh Home-Grown Produce" sign with a "Fresh Home-Made Methamphetamine and Crack" sign, don't the cops and the mayor have more pressing problems to solve?
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