LOS ANGELES — The City Council voted Aug. 30 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day as an official Los Angeles holiday, siding with critics who said the explorer’s connection to brutality and slavery makes him unworthy of celebration. In approving the switch, the council also rejected a late push by Councilman Joe Buscaino…
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LOS ANGELES — A proposal to replace Columbus Day with what would be called Indigenous Peoples Day was approved June 14 by a Los Angeles City Council committee. The 3-0 vote by the Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee sends the proposal to the full council. The proposal includes the recommendation for city staff to…
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LOS ANGELES — Representatives of Italian American and other groups went to City Hall Oct. 31 to voice their opposition to a proposal to replace Columbus Day with a city holiday celebrating Native Americans instead of European explorer Christopher Columbus. The City Council is set to take up a Human Relations Commission recommendation to have…
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