<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>I think this email is from last week? But just in case: I truly appreciate your efforts! <u><b>However, we can't verify that Arcade was involved, so we ask that you direct your protests at the landlord of Canyon Crest Towne Centre.</b></u></div><div><u><b><br></b></u></div><div>Thank you again!</div><div>Goldberry<u><b><br></b></u></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 8:20 AM Timothy Prickett <<a href="mailto:tpric008@ucr.edu">tpric008@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">I’ll write a letter but I think we should counter protest outside the Arcade. If they wish to threaten our lively hood and well being we should make their lives as unpleasant as possible. I think we should contact local LGBTQ groups to see if they would help along with the news. Does anyone know the name of the mega church the owners belong to?</div></div><div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 10:57 Sarah Helms <<a href="mailto:shelm007@ucr.edu" target="_blank">shelm007@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi all, I went the route of leaving a negative Google review and then in my message to Canyon Crest management, elaborated some support for Cellar Door Books and let them know about said review. I don't think negative comments reviews are the always the best answer in our world...but felt ok for this, to me. Here is my review if helpful to anyone who would want to do the same. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(60,64,67)">In good conscience, I don't recommend coming to any Arcade location. Honestly I really wanted to ignore the politics of this business' owners because they are a local business with nice seating areas and decent coffee, even when I knew they did not follow mask mandates (that would have at least protected their most health-vulnerable customers). I was still ok supporting them and appreciated the space. The reason I'm writing this review now is that the conservatism of this business / its owners is infringing on the freedom and operations of the only independent bookstore in Riverside, Cellar Door Books, which is directly next to Arcade's outdoor seating area. Cellar Door Books carries a wealth of local authors (which of course includes queer, Indigenous, and other minority authors in the community, and events supporting them), loads of children's books, and classics. So! There are some wonderful other local coffee shops -- Mundial's drip coffee is equally good and their lattes and specialty drinks are much, much better (!!); Molinos and Lift Roasters are also awesome. Take your business elsewhere and don't support a place that doesn't actively support the diversity, and health, of everyone in their community. We should expect our local businesses to be supportive of us all, and of other businesses. Riverside is better than this.</span><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM Roda Avelar <<a href="mailto:ravel007@ucr.edu" target="_blank">ravel007@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thank you for bringing this to our attention! I've sent a letter to the email listed above, it only took a few minutes!<div> <br></div><div>Roda</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 6:01 AM Tom Lutz <<a href="mailto:tomlutz@ucr.edu" target="_blank">tomlutz@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">We would like to enlist the department in helping Riverside's ONLY independent bookstore, Cellar Door Books. Last night, the owner of Cellar Door, Linda, received an eviction notice that gives her 40 days to leave her current location. The store is profitable and well-run. But Linda has one strike against her: she is vocally and very publicly progressive.<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">For years now, Cellar Door has held Drag Queen Story Hour. When Jammin' Bread closed, a new owner moved in and opened a cafe called Arcade. This place is owned by a very conservative member of a megachurch whose congregation can be seen protesting, yelling, and frowning mightily against Cellar Door's Drag Queen Story Hour, as well as Linda's ongoing masking policy and frequent displays of novels by minoritized groups, Black and Latinx and Queer and Asian and Indigenous and others. Linda has prominent signs in the windows supporting BLM and other progressive causes.<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Cellar Door has always stocked UCR writers, and our department has held readings there. It is a thriving place where book clubs meet and local children first learn to browse the shelves. We would like as many people as possible to write to the owner of Canyon Crest. Those protesting Cellar Door have written many letters, and I'd like her landlord, the owner of Canyon Crest Towne Center to know there are just as many, and probably more, voices who support Cellar Door.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Canyon Crest Management,Inc.<br>Maggie Sarinana<br><a href="mailto:maggie@canyoncrestmgmt.com" target="_blank">maggie@canyoncrestmgmt.com</a><br>Office: 951-686-1222 Ext 10<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">There is also a contact form here: <a href="https://shopcanyoncrest.com/contact-us" target="_blank">https://shopcanyoncrest.com/contact-us </a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">And of course we encourage going to the store and supporting it, too.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thanks, Tom Lutz and Goldberry Long</div></div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span></span></span><font size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Goldberry Long, MA, MFA<br></span></span></font></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Associate Professor of Teaching, </span><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Department of Creative Writing</span></span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Distinguished Teaching Professor<br></span></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">she/her <a href="https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/gender-pronouns-in-workplace" target="_blank">what's this?</a></font></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>