Building “A” at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds was overflowing with concerned constituents Feb. 21 as Representative Tom McClintock faced a large crowd. McClintock generated a similar turnout in Sonora the following night with the Union Democrat reporting Sonora High School’s 569-seat auditorium was filled to capacity with another several hundred left outside.
Category: Mariposa, CA
McClintock supporters, protesters call for peaceful event
With people speculating about what could become the largest protest Sonora has seen in years when Congressman Tom McClintock comes to town this week, local conservatives and progressives are reiterating calls to be respectful of each other’s First Amendment rights. Both sides circulated emails over the weekend that detailed the other’s plans for making their voices heard at town hall meetings scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds in Mariposa and 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sonora High School auditorium in Sonora.