Olga Diaz, umaze igihe kinini ari mu bagize inama njyanama y'umujyi wa Escondido, ari kwiyamamariza kuba Inama y'Abagenzuzi mu Karere ka 3, ahanganye na Kristin Gaspar uri ku butegetsi, ushaka manda ya kabiri. Amatora azaba ku ya 3 Werurwe. Abakinnyi babiri batsinze amajwi menshi bazongera guhura mu Gushyingo kugira ngo batore umwanya w'umukuru w'igihugu.
Naherutse guhura n'umujyanama muri imwe mu mafunguro ya mu gitondo akundwa cyane ya Escondido, Sunnyside Kitchen aho yasobanuye impamvu yiyamamariza. Nk'uko umuntu wese wakurikiye umwuga wa Diaz abizi, ntabwo avuga nk'utuntu duto. Iyo avuga ku bijyanye na politiki, ubona byinshi byo kwandikaho.
“Kuko ntekereza ko nakora akazi keza cyane,” yavuze mu gusubiza “Kuki?” “Ni urwego rwo hejuru rw’ubuyobozi bw’ibanze. Nk’umuntu umaze imyaka igera kuri cumi n’ibiri akora, ni intambwe ikurikiraho. Ishyaka ryanjye ni ugufasha abantu. Nagize ubwoko bw’umwuga bwanshyize mu mwanya wo kubikora.”
Kuri Diaz, hari ibibazo byinshi ariko bitatu birareba: 1) Imihindagurikire y'ikirere, 2) ubuzererezi budakira na 3) imiturire muri rusange.
Imihindagurikire y'Ikirere: “Akarere kananiwe gushyiraho gahunda y’ibikorwa by’imihindagurikire y’ikirere ishingiye ku mategeko.” Avuga ko inshuro ebyiri, gahunda z’ibikorwa by’imihindagurikire y’ikirere zaraburanishijwe mu rukiko. Inshuro ebyiri, izakozwe n’Akarere zafashwe nk’izidahagije. “Ibyo ntibyari bifite intego ihagije yo kugera ku ntego zacu zo gukwirakwiza imyuka ihumanya ikirere. Niba, igihe nzatorwa, iyo gahunda izaba itararangira, byaba ari kimwe mu bintu bya mbere nakwifuriza gukorana na bagenzi banjye.”
Abyita "ikibazo cy’isi yose kirenze gahunda y’ibikorwa by’Akarere," cyatangirana no kugabanya iterambere rikabije, rituma abantu benshi bahitamo imodoka kuruta gutwara abantu benshi, kugenda n’amaguru cyangwa gutwara amagare bajya ku kazi. Ibi ntibivuze ko amazu aba make, ahubwo, nk’uko abivuga, amazu menshi yo guturamo. Ati: "Niba ukomeje kubaka, kujya mu butaka butaratera imbere, uracyateza imbere aho abantu bagomba kujya mu kazi kugira ngo babone ibyo kurya, ibiribwa, lisansi. Ni uburyo bw’ubuzima budakeneye kwishimirwa nk’uko byari bimeze mbere."
Ku nama njyanama yakoze kuri iki kibazo, akoresha Gahunda Rusange ya Escondido kugira ngo agerageze kugabanya iterambere ry’imijyi mu buryo bw’ibanze. Diaz yagize ati: “Ayo ni amahame maze igihe kinini nemera. Byitwa iterambere ry’ubwenge. Binashoboka mu bukungu kuko usanzwe ufite ibikorwa remezo, imihanda, amasomero, amaduka y’ibiribwa.” Nk’umuyobozi, yagabanyaga aho byemewe gukwirakwira. “Birumvikana ko hari gahunda rusange iyo ikubahirizwa, yemerera amazu 50.000 kubaka. Buri mujyi ufite gahunda rusange naho akarere kakagira gahunda rusange, aho abagenzuzi bakora nk’urwego rushinzwe imikoreshereze y’ubutaka.”
Ibitekerezo bindi birimo, “Gukora ibishoboka byose kugira ngo habungabungwe ahantu hafunguye kandi haboneke byinshi. Bishyire mu bubiko,” yagize ati. “Hari uburyo butandukanye bwo kubikora. Binyuze mu mafaranga ya leta n’ay’akarere. Hari imiryango ikurikirana kubungabunga ubutaka muri ako karere (nk’ikigo gishinzwe kubungabunga ubutaka cya Escondido Creek na San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority). Ibyo n’uburyo bwo kwagura inzira ni ingenzi ku karere kose kandi bishyigikira intego zo kurwanya imihindagurikire y’ikirere.”
Yongeraho ati: “Kwagura igiti cyacu ni ingenzi cyane. Gutera ibiti byinshi! Ibiti bikura umwuka wa karubone mu kirere. Hari ingeso nyinshi abantu bagomba guhindura kugira ngo barwanye imihindagurikire y’ikirere. Hari abantu batwara imodoka nke. Hari n’abagenda n’amaguru. Hari abahindura ingeso zo kurya kugira ngo barye inyama nke—ikimenyetso cya karubone mu nganda z’inyama ni ingenzi. Ayo ni amahitamo abantu bagomba gufata. Muri rusange, bigomba kugira ingaruka. Kubuza no kugabanya ibicuruzwa bya pulasitiki ubu ni ibintu bisanzwe mu gihe mu myaka 20 ishize nta muntu wavuze ku guhagarika imifuka ya pulasitiki cyangwa ibyatsi. Ubu bifatwa nk'ibisanzwe, cyane cyane ukurikije amashusho yose yasakajwe yerekeye kwangirika kw'inganda za pulasitiki ku isi mu bijyanye n'imyanda itemba mu migezi no mu nyanja. Abantu ubu barushijeho kwita ku ikoreshwa ry'ibi bintu.”
Avuga ko mu rwego rw'Akarere, kurwanya imihindagurikire y'ikirere ari "gushaka uburyo bwo kugira imodoka nke haba mu mihanda cyangwa abantu bakora ingendo ndende bajya ku kazi. Bityo abantu bagashaka uburyo bwo kubona ibyo bakeneye baticaye ku mihanda minini amasaha menshi."
Ibyo byatuzanye mu miturire. Diaz yagize ati: “Ikintu gishimishije ku miturire rusange ni uko inzego z’ibanze zitwubaka.” Meya ntabwo arimo gukata inyundo no kubaka amazu. Duhabwa inkunga ya leta binyuze mu mishinga ya HUD, binyuze mu mutungo wa leta, binyuze mu mafaranga y’abashinzwe iterambere. Turayanyuzamo kugira ngo tugere ku buringanire bw’amazu.” Avuga ko ibice bibiri by’amazu muri rusange byitabwaho, ni amazu yo mu rwego rwo hejuru, ahenze cyane n’amazu aterwa inkunga. Agira ati: “Inshingano yonyine y’inganda ziteza imbere ni ukugira amafaranga.” “Nta mahame mbwirizamuco bafite bagomba gukurikiza. Ku rundi ruhande hari amazu ahenze aterwa inkunga. Hari ingero nyinshi z’amazu ahenze aterwa inkunga muri Escondido,” aragira ati. “Ntabwo bihagije muri ibyo ariko hari byinshi bigamije kubikemura. Ikibura ni amazu yo mu rwego rwo hejuru.” Yibuka inzu ye ya mbere, yari nto ariko ishobora kugurwa. Agira ati: “Icyo gicuruzwa ntabwo gikorwa koko.”
“Mu kiganiro nagiranye n’abashinzwe iterambere ry’ubutaka, nabajije impamvu batwubaka ibi bavuga bati 'Nta nyungu irimo' kuko agaciro k’ubutaka n’amafaranga ari hejuru cyane,” ibi ni ibyatangajwe na Diaz. Ibi bitanga igitekerezo cye ku miturire y’abakozi ku butaka bwa leta. “Ku bijyanye n’agaciro k’ubutaka, buri kigo cya leta gifite ubutaka. Uturere tw’amazi, umujyi n’akarere. Hari ubutaka bufitwe na rubanda. Mu bice rusange by’igenamigambi dushobora kumenya ubutaka bushobora gutunganywa kugira ngo bube ubw’amazu. Ubutaka bwa leta bugomba kubakwa. Nakwifuza kububarura no gushyiraho ubuyobozi buhuriweho n’inzego zihuriweho.” Akunda uburyo bwa JPA kuko butanga inshingano rusange n’ubuyobozi buhuriweho: “Si inshingano z’ikigo kimwe gusa ahubwo hamwe bashobora.” Atanga inama ku butaka bufitwe na rubanda buhari. “Kora umubonano n’abagenzuzi ku bijyanye no kumenya ubutaka bushobora kubakwa. Kubera ko ubutaka ari nta kiguzi ku mushinga, agaciro k’ubutaka si ikibazo.”
Iyi nzu y’abakozi ishobora gukwirakwizwa mu Ntara yose irimo imijyi ishaka kwitabira. Yakwitabira abakozi ba leta nk'abazimya umuriro n'abarimu. “Hari abakozi ba leta ibihumbi n'ibihumbi, baba ibitaro cyangwa akarere k'amazi cyangwa ishuri. Kugira ngo ube wujuje ibisabwa, ugomba kunyura mu nzira. Ntabwo byaba ari ubuntu. Byaba byiza,” avuga, “amafaranga y’ubukode yakwishyura ubwubatsi, ariko ntibagomba kwishyura ubutaka. Ibi ntibizakorera buri wese ariko bizakorera bamwe. Ugomba gutura hafi y'aho ukorera. Ntabwo ugomba kwagura imihanda minini.” Ibi bigaruka ku ntego ze zo guhangana n'imihindagurikire y'ikirere.
Agira ati: “Ni igitekerezo gikomeye cyane kandi byasaba ubufatanye bwinshi. Ikibazo ntabwo cyikemutse ubwacyo, bityo iki ni igitekerezo gikeneye intwari. Ku bijyanye no kuba umuyobozi w’akarere numva nashobora kugikoresha.”
Akunda kandi igitekerezo cyo gushishikariza amasosiyete manini asanzwe afite parikingi nini, nka Qualcomm, gushyira 10% by'aho baparika imodoka zabo mu mazu y'abakozi. Ati: “Ntabwo byaba ari ubuntu ariko byagushyira hafi y'aho ukorera. Aho baparika imodoka ubu ni amazu. Kuvana ikiguzi cy'ubutaka mu iterambere bigabanya ikiguzi ku bateza imbere ubucuruzi.” Akunda kandi kongera gukoresha amaduka ashaje.
Nta gitekerezo na kimwe kirimo agaciro, akunda uburyo bwinshi. Yagize ati: “Ndetse na gahunda ya SANDAG yo gutuma ubwikorezi rusange buhendutse ntabwo ari ukuvana abantu bose mu modoka zabo, ahubwo ni icumi ku ijana.” Ibyo bigabanya imyuka ihumanya ikirere. Ugomba gukora ibyo bintu byose, kandi si leta gusa, ahubwo ni abantu b’ingeri zose bagerageza kubigeraho hamwe.”
Ashimangira ko “ntidushaka kubaka ikintu icyo ari cyo cyose gusa. Turashaka ibikoresho byiza bizakomeza kuba byiza mu myaka mirongo itanu. Ni ngombwa kubaka kuko dufite ikibazo cy’ibicuruzwa, ariko ntidushobora kubaka tudafite ubuzima bwiza, tudashyizeho inzira n’ibindi bikoresho. Bitabaye ibyo abantu ntibazashaka guturayo.”
Diaz arashaka kwibanda ku kutagira aho baba igihe kirekire. Ubwo yakoraga muri Interfaith, yabonye, "uburyo serivisi z'imibereho myiza zikora n'uko zidakora. N'uburyo Akarere gakorana n'imiryango idaharanira inyungu. Igice kinini cy'ingengo y'imari ya miliyari 6.3 z'amadolari y'Akarere kijya mu bikorwa by'Ubuzima n'Imibereho Myiza y'Abaturage. Bumwe mu buryo batanga ni ugutanga inkunga ku miryango idaharanira inyungu. Ishyiraho amahame ngenderwaho y'uburyo bafasha abantu, binyuze mu ngamba zo kwibeshaho kugira ngo bigufashe kongera kwihagararaho. Ibyo ni byo byibanzeho, gufasha abantu kongera kwihagararaho."
Avuga ko ikitarashyizwe muri urwo rwego ari impuhwe no kwakirana. Ati: “Hari igice cy’abaturage tuzahora tugomba kwitaho. Iyo uhuye n’abantu badafite aho baba, uhita ubona ko ntacyo bitwaye inkunga Akarere gatanga, kwibeshaho si ikintu gishoboka kuri buri wese. Ndavuga abantu bafite ibibazo bikomeye by’ubuzima bwo mu mutwe. Ni ubunyamaswa gutekereza ko bazagera ku rwego rw’ubuzima aho batazaba bakeneye ubuyobozi. Nta ngano imwe ikwiriye bose kugira ngo bakemure icyo kibazo.”
Yizera ko abaturage barenga kimwe cya kabiri cy’abatagira aho baba. “Abanini bakeneye inkunga ihoraho.” Akunda uburyo bwo kwishingikiriza ku basirikare basanzwe bakoresha ku bakiriya babo. “Abasirikare bahora batagira aho baba, ntibacunga neza amafaranga yabo. Bakoreshwa nabi. Ushyiraho umuntu wo gucunga amafaranga yabo, kwishyura ubukode, kugura ibiribwa. Ibyo birumvikana kuri njye kuko bisa nkaho byakemura ibibazo byinshi ku bantu badashobora kwikorera. Nzi abantu bahabwa isuzuma ry’inyungu zabo kandi mu minsi mike zirashira. Barabitangaza cyane. Niba ufite abantu bahora muri iyo mimerere kenshi—kandi tuzi abo ari bo—wagombye kuba ushobora kugira icyo ukora kugira ngo ubafashe kwirinda iyo mimerere.”
Birumvikana ko amategeko agomba guhinduka kugira ngo ibyo bigerweho. Hanyuma ku bakeneye aho kuryama, haracyakenewe kubaka ibikoresho byo kubakira. “Nkunda icyitegererezo cy’icyumba cyo kuraramo. Ahantu henshi hakenewe ubufasha no kugira ibyumba byihariye, ariko bifite ahantu rusange, na resitora kugira ngo ubashe kugira abakozi bashinzwe kugenzura ko bafite umutekano kandi bafite imiti kandi bakabona ubufasha bakeneye. Icyitegererezo cy’amazu cyabaye icy’ubwubatsi bukikije amacumbi ariko nkunda icyumba cyo kuraramo, kuko gitanga amahirwe yo kuganira.”
Abajijwe igitekerezo cye kuri gahunda ya SOS, Measure A, Diaz yagize ati: “Sinshyigikiye. Icyo kibazo ndagisubiza mu by’ukuri iyo kibajijwe. Nzagitora. Sintinya ingaruka za SOS. Gisa cyane na Prop. S hano muri Escondido, imaze imyaka ibarirwa muri za mirongo ihari. Ntabwo yagabanyije iterambere. Icyo ikora ni uguhagarika gahunda rusange. Gahunda ikorwa binyuze mu gutanga ibitekerezo ku baturage no gushyira imbaraga mu gushushanya no gutegura iterambere ry’umujyi mu gihe kizaza.”
Gahunda Rusange y'Akarere yanakozwe binyuze mu nama nyinshi za rubanda n'ibitekerezo. “Iyo umaze kugira Gahunda Rusange yemejwe n'abatora, SOS yayihagarika ku buryo impinduka zakenera kwemezwa n'abatora. Sintekereza ko ari ikintu kibi cyane. Ituma habaho icyizere mu igenamigambi. Hariho amagambo menshi ahinnye. Sindi umuntu wo kuyitera ikibazo. Sinkunda gukangura abantu cyangwa gutera ubwoba abantu. SOS niramuka yemejwe twese tuzaba tumeze neza. Iyo idakemutse nta gihinduka.”
Diaz ntabwo yemera ibirego by'uko ikintu nka SOS cyongera ubuzererezi. “Bituma gahunda zihagarara gusa. Bamaze kubakamo. Ntabwo bihindura gahunda. Kubaka aho wemerewe kubaka. Ikintu kimwe gusa bizagorana gukora ni ugushaka ubutaka.”
Impamvu nyamukuru y’ikintu nk’iki cya SOS ni ukutagira icyizere mu bigo bya leta, nk’uko abivuga. “Ni gute wagarura icyizere? Ntibigaragara neza ko muri ako Karere habayeho isano ikomeye hagati y’inama y’ubutegetsi n’abaturage.”
Igihe cyo kohereza: Mutarama-02-2020