As suspected, the Yakima connection.
City of my birth, has become a Mexican gang haven.
That’s why I love the border cities in WA like Blaine. You go to a Starbucks and you don’t have to rip your hair out when they say “que?” unlike here in L.A.
As soon as I saw “central Washington” I knew it was Yakima. Can’t swing a dead cat without hitting several dozen, let’s say, “mis-understood yutes” there.