Arrr, them landlubbers be payin' gold doubloons to make up for losin' their treasure where the Dodger's Stadium be standin'!
2024-03-28
Arrr, me hearties! A scurvy dog of a California lawmaker be lookin' to right the wrongs of those poor scallywags in Chavez Ravine. 'Tis about time those fancy city officials make good on their promise o' public housing or walk the plank! Aye, justice be served!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, a scallywag of a California state lawmaker be seekin' to provide reparations for displaced families in Los Angeles who once lived where the Dodgers Stadium now stands. In a jolly press release, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D., announced the introduction of a bill known as AB 1950. This bill aims to right the historical wrongs faced by the folks of Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, a place filled with predominantly Latino souls.The Chavez Ravine, named after a former rancher, was home to Mexican Americans, Chinese, and Italians in the 1950s. The land was snatched through eminent domain by Los Angeles officials to build public housing but was sold to a private developer instead, who built the famed Dodgers Stadium in 1962. Families were promised better housing but were left in misery.The bill was spurred by the Buried Under the Blue organization, advocating for justice for those evicted from Chavez Ravine. The proposed reparations include various forms of compensation and memorial honoring the legacy of the community.Carrillo's bill is part of a larger trend of reparations being considered at various levels of government, from state legislatures to the federal level. Other cities in California and across the country are also exploring reparative measures for historical injustices.