Proposal would grant reparations for families forced off land eventually used for Dodger Stadium

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If approved, AB 1950 would provide a framework for reparations for the descendants of thousands of families that were forcibly removed from the region to make way for what would eventually become Dodger Stadium.

Rob McMillanAB 1950 would provide a framework for reparations for the descendants of thousands of families that were forcibly removed from the region to make way for what would eventually become Dodger Stadium.For decades, Dodger Stadium in Elysian Park has offered baseball fans incredible vistas of Chavez Ravine, the shallow canyon to the north of the ballpark.

"Today marks the start of the journey to correct the injustices that were done to the people of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop," Arechiga said. Voters eventually authorized the city to sell the land to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodger Stadium opened to the public in 1962.

 

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