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

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — 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. But if it were up to a group known as “Buried Under the Blue,” that name would cease to exist. “This is the first step of bringing justice to the people of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop, wrongfully known as Chavez Ravine,” said Melissa Arechiga, the co-founder of the organization. “We must hold all city, state, county and federal agencies accountable for their part in the destruction of the three communities,” Arechiga said. Arechiga spoke out at a news conference Friday held by proponents of Assembly Bill 1950, sponsored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carillo. 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. “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. In the early 1950s, thousands of mostly Mexican-American families lived in the area now known as Chavez...