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LATimes: L.A. council panel backs plan for a new city holiday: Indigenous Peoples Day

June 24, 2021June 15, 2017 News Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, LA Times, los angeles city council, Mitch O'Farrell

By David Zanniser June 15, 2017, 5:00 AM A key panel of the Los Angeles City Council endorsed a plan Wednesday to take Columbus Day off the city calendar and put in its place a new Indigenous Peoples Day, despite opposition from Italian American civic leaders and some city lawmakers. The council’s Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental … Read more

ABC 7: L.A. council panel backs plan for a new city holiday: Indigenous Peoples Day

June 24, 2021June 5, 2017 News ABC7, Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Mitch O'Farrell, Patricia Lopez

By Jory Rand LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A proposal to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day is one step closer to reality in the city of Los Angeles. The rules committee voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of the change, but the proposal still needs full council approval. “I feel hopeful and I am … Read more