Lawmaker wants reparations for families displaced by Dodger Stadium

Prior to becoming the home to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chavez Ravine was a largely Hispanic community home to thousands of working-class Los Angeles residents. Many of the homes were small and meager, but it gave these residents an opportunity to have affordable housing.  Then in the late 1950s, those residents were evicted so that a baseball stadium could be built. Despite residents’ objections, they were swiftly moved out by city officials.  More than 60 years later, a California lawmaker wants to “rectify” their displacement. California Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo introduced Assembly Bill 1950, which in part would provide some compensation to the ravine’s previous landowners and their descendants. If approved, original landowners would be offered city-owned real estate at a comparable market value, or similar compensation.  It would also require officials to conduct a report on the events leading to the displacement of residents. The legislation would require the construction of a memorial on or near the ravine to honor the residents displaced by the stadium’s construction.  “The Chavez Ravine Accountability Act aims to correct an injustice that displaced families and has lingered in the shadows of Los Angeles Eastside history for far too long. Amid the 1950s, the vibrant...