Revealed: Texas couple’s piñata store demolished for SXSW tech party parking

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A Texas couple’s piñata store was demolished in order to provide parking spaces for a tech industry event, prompting an online boycott and a push for new legislation, Latina magazine reported.

The March 14 party, timed to coincide with the annual South by Southwest festival (SXSW), was scheduled to be held in a building adjacent to the site of Sergio and Monica Lejarazu’s business, Jumpolin. F&F Real Estate Ventures, which owns the property, obtained a permit to demolish it in January, but reportedly did not inform the couple of their intentions. Instead, Jumpolin was torn down last month with inventory and cash registers still inside.

One of F&F’s owners, Jordan French, then questioned the couple’s character in an interview with Austin Culture Map.

“Probably their livelihood was selling helium and stolen bicycles,” French said. “They weren’t making a living selling piñatas; they were selling something else. I don’t want to speculate what that is.”

More: Raw Story

[hobbit709]

1. A bit more on this here

http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-03-13/jumpolin-and-gentrification-backlash/

http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2015-02-27/jumpolin-supporters-claim-a-victory/

http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-02-27/gentrification-refugees/

[frylock]

2. this guy sounds like a real asshole..

“Say you have a house that was infested by roaches,” French said of the demolition. “You have to clean that up.”

People like this should be punched in the cock. Repeatedly.

[Octafish]

3. 'Probably their livelihood was selling helium and stolen bicycles,' French said.

See you in court, asshole.

[uponit7771]

4. "...Instead, Jumpolin was torn down last month with inventory and cash registers still inside. .."

[Dreamer Tatum]

5. Treble damages. nt