The display of a thin blue line flag during a football pregame ceremony at Saugus High School is revealing the growing political divide in the town of Santa Clarita.
which left two students dead, but many more were saved by law enforcement.
Political tensions are rising between the growing influx of liberals in a historically conservative community. In 2016, Santa Clarita began to turn toward the Democratic Party as then presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, won the city. President Joe Biden also captured the majority of voters in 2020. From 2010 to 2020, the Black population increased from 2.9% to 4.0%, while the population of white non-Hispanics decreased from 56% to 47%.
Bigger says his son is the MVP player of the year, peer mentor, and has not been involved in any incidents of racial hate.Most people attending the district board meeting supported the decision to remove the display, citing negative connotations. Aside from being flown during the insurrection, the flag was flown at the “Unite the Right” Charlottesville rally in 2017, where white supremacist hate groups are blamed for attacking BLM demonstrators, killing one by a vehicle.
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