I received conflict reports from staffers of the San Diego/Imperial County Congressman Juan Vargas' office and activists in Southern California who are concerned about illegal immigration.
The House passed on a voice vote during the final hours of the 114th Congress a bill which would have designated the racially charged Chicano Park as a national landmark. Yes, the bill passed with unanimous approval, but I was convinced that the legislation would face an uphill battle in the United States during the second week of December and final week of debate. The Democratic US Senators were fighting to push a government bailout for miners' pensions, but the measure failed. Democrats did not have the votes or the backing to enforce a shut down of the federal government, especially since the House had closed up for the winter recess and would not return until the next legislative session.
Then other sources were telling me Chicano Park could receive National Monument status with the stroke of pen from the Secretary of the Interior. There was still time for executive cabinet heads to do something.
So, what was going on?
Then I got more good intel.
Roger Ogden then writes:
too much. 😉 It seems the House and the
Senate had to approve the Chicano Park Preservation Act. It was passed by the House. The National Park Service told me that all
that was required was for the Secretary of the DOI to sign the designation
approval.
(sarcasm) Good luck,
Representative Vargas getting that anti-American, glorified graffiti designated
as a National Historic Landmark during the Trump era. Nice try.
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| WHAT? I missed the deadline? NOOO! |
(CA-51) reintroduced the Chicano Park Preservation Act (H.R. 199) in the U.S.
House of Representatives, continuing the efforts to designate Chicano Park as a
National Historic Landmark.
should continue to advocate for it,” said Rep. Vargas. “The story of Chicano
Park is important to the people of our community. It highlights years of
community accomplishments through activism and it deserves to be preserved for
years to come.”
but the bill was not considered by the U.S. Senate before the conclusion of the
114th Congress. This bill instructs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
thorough study of Chicano Park in order to evaluate its national significance
and determine the feasibility of the park becoming a National Historic
Landmark.
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| Chicano Park? You're Fired! |
TOLD YA SO!
Barrio Logan, a San Diego community with a heavy population of Mexican
Americans. It is adorned with murals, sculptures, and beautiful landscaping. In
1980, the park was designated as an official historic site by the San Diego
Historical Site Board. In 2013, Chicano Park was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places due to its association with the local Chicano civil
rights movement in San Diego.