Del Mar College professor arrested after ‘boisterous’ City Council public comment

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Corpus Christi police arrested Isabel Araiza, a community activist and an assistant professor of sociology at Del Mar College, on a charge of disorderly conduct after she addressed the Corpus Christi City Council during a public meeting on Sept. 2.

Araiza, the coordinator of the college’s Center for Mexican American Studies, was speaking during public comment in opposition to proposed increases to parks and recreation fees — part of the budget discussions — when she was described as “loud and boisterous” by a city official, a recording of the meeting showed…

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