>> Because celebrations for that.

Some little village residents say they're facing yet another blow to their community.

A Starbucks is set to open at the Little Village Plaza.

An area once filled with local vendors and businesses before it was sold to developers.

Residents say this is just the beginning of what will lead to gentrification while others say the community should embrace investment.

Joining us are that side of the Katz, director of the Little Village Community Consul and aldermen, Byron Sigcho Lopez of the 25th Ward.

We also reached out to a representative from Starbucks and did not receive a response.

Thank you both for joining us.

But that said, I want to go to you.

There was a community meeting held last week with representatives from Starbucks.

What was your message to them?

>> Our message is here.

This type of businesses.

Accordingly, not go with our image of a Mexican neighborhood.

I let you neighborhood and shame on the Chamber of Commerce for supporting these type of businesses.

You know, they you shops, small businesses, support small businesses, and then they're going to a big corporation come in.

people keep those, you know, hypocrites.

And what we're saying here is that.

This neighborhood was not handed to us.

We fought.

And we finally got this big.

To my ovaries biz of Another Magnificent mile.

But it was intended us.

So we don't.

See the scene things that are small businesses are going to suffer.

Not right.

So to see a Starbucks coming there because we have coffee shops little village.

>> We have graphic up there that I'm a of his seat, though.

Little Vintage Cafe.

But to see such a big change doesn't sit well with, know, there's an assistant with me, but with the neighborhood the image that we have.

>> And aldermen by are 2 to Lopez.

I want to bring you and have you gotten any positive feedback about this store?

What are your thoughts?

>> Yes, no.

And we have a representative that attended that meeting and we do.

We hear the concerns of residents.

We also recommended it to owners of the site is it is.

It is where the these come all a part of what was left.

is located.

So they're doing the licensing bite, right?

As we've seen all.

However, I do think that the developer continues ignore the pleas of the community into their multiple, a small local got like we have pilsen where we prevent that it, you big change the green, especially in this case, a Starbucks ad, corporation Union, Boston and quite honestly continues to find it genocide in Gaza.

So prosecutor unity, we continue to the preference to local businesses and hopefully, you know, again, we were committed to bring really investment for the award support small businesses.

It important that the and alderman to Juneau that this was a plan for that empty space.

>> So at the center night, where part of the of the to try to to keep this these come will open?

I think that we having multiple locations recommended.

We did see down when tell us about the proposal, put a Starbucks and I were I was very frank that I would be public about my position.

However, as you know, to induce that ended in system where, you know, people can choose what to the board not.

You know, they decided to move forward.

I do think that there's resistance in the community.

I do think that these could be better choices, but ultimately and just given the option that we thought they great in my right and I do is I do hear the concerns.

again, I personally do not think that that the corporations is all just a disappointing for me appointing that we do not provide a space for small businesses.

We've got wonderful coffee shops.

That would be great Unfortunately, again, we have a developer.

The you know, corporate chains and by side year organization started a campaign called new novel.

That will now go or not one drop.

>> Tell me about that.

>> So we want our members and residents too support a campaign.

You culpa.

We're not gonna can someone drop out of their coffee and 2, we should the table.

And so Starbucks.

Shutters operations here or hand over your business or not for profit similar to body's which they have a.

Restaurant right on Ogden and Pulaski all the money that they Christian clinic.

So we either handed over to us or get out.

>> So are you hoping to connect people with this campaign?

So we were doing that is by letting the people know that we have good coffee.

little village go for the food.

Jump horrible.

And we want to make sure to Starbucks doesn't steal our image by having or chopped a lot myself on flavor.

Prep it, you know, because we don't want them men because you don't believe that reflects the community.

You know, and Starbucks them not aligned with our values and our best wishes.

Families.

And like the alderman said support genocide.

So, you so they don't their bodies on 4 with our values.

And our image in the community meeting do feel the Starbucks representatives were listening to the concerns of the people.

Now.

>> They were not listened where there are people in the community who were for it.

Maybe one.

One person.

>> But the community, the most of the members were not for it and they did not answer questions.

Days didn't know.

And when a corporation like this doesn't know, it really you don't care and because they have so much money, they're going to whatever they want.

And you know how good money.

Here's the big issue and I can do for Starbucks.

It's like 5, $6, just for coffee.

So our neighborhood neighborhood does not.

cannot think lead to gentrification.

I mean, many people are ready.

>> Have seen have said that Pilsen is shows how that community has gone gentrified.

Are you concerned that little village is headed that We are very concerned with been concern.

>> And we we have made sure did.

know Baucus, the you might own the plaza, but you don't own neighborhood and that's what we want to make sure do.

We choose the that's the view a little extent.

It's our people making the decisions not people.

Outsiders are people that don't belong in our neighborhoods.

>> And Byron, to aldermen to stores already under construction.

I passed it the other day.

it's set to open the end of the month.

Is it too late to stop the plan?

>> Well, I think that as we've seen this report of the committee of the lack of support, community with their side, the side I for one I supported my community.

I want to see businesses like out there on that and many other small business in the captain being being I'm But we do many small businesses that provide a quality coffee that line with values.

I think that to be our committee will decide.

And I think we're seeing laces shutting down when there's no support.

I think coming community coming together, developing alternative was to come eat it invest in a commune with just invested in the renewal of their arch.

The renovation of all, there are people really are going to comply with proper space where the come up and witness, please, would you developer would continue to make sure