Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement He was the architect of California’s Roman Catholic missions, a man taught to generations of schoolchildren as a founding father of the Golden State and the first-ever Hispanic saint from the United States. Father Junípero Serra’s arrival in California in 1769 also marked the beginning of centuries of exploitation and decimation for Native Californians, the very people Serra vowed to “save” with Christianity.Now, and the legacies of , and are being questioned, Serra has suddenly become a flashpoint for addressing the wrongs of...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement He was the architect of California’s Roman Catholic missions, a man taught to generations of schoolchildren as a founding father of the Golden State and the first-ever Hispanic saint from the United States. Father Junípero Serra’s arrival in California in 1769 also marked the beginning of centuries of exploitation and decimation for Native Californians, the very people Serra vowed to “save” with Christianity.Now, and the legacies of , and are being questioned, Serra has suddenly become a flashpoint for addressing the wrongs of...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Orange County’s Democratic Party is hoping sundown is on the horizon for the Duke.This week, officials passed an condemning film legend John Wayne’s “racist and bigoted statements” made decades ago and are calling on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to drop his name, statue and other likenesses from the international airport.The resolution also asked the board “to restore its original name: Orange County Airport.”“There have been past efforts to get this done and now we’re putting our name and our backing into this to make sure...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Orange County’s Democratic Party is hoping sundown is on the horizon for the Duke.This week, officials passed an condemning film legend John Wayne’s “racist and bigoted statements” made decades ago and are calling on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to drop his name, statue and other likenesses from the international airport.The resolution also asked the board “to restore its original name: Orange County Airport.”“There have been past efforts to get this done and now we’re putting our name and our backing into this to make sure...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A group ofd that California ease stay-at-home restrictions that have helped slow the The demonstration Friday in Huntington Beach generated national headlines and come amid similar protests elsewhere in the country.But they don’t necessarily represent the majority view. In fact, several polls have found wide support for the social-distancing rules despite the economic carnage they have caused. Here is what we know.PollingNinety-five percent of respondents Los Angeles elected officials’ decision to implement a for all but essential...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A group ofd that California ease stay-at-home restrictions that have helped slow the The demonstration Friday in Huntington Beach generated national headlines and come amid similar protests elsewhere in the country.But they don’t necessarily represent the majority view. In fact, several polls have found wide support for the social-distancing rules despite the economic carnage they have caused. Here is what we know.PollingNinety-five percent of respondents Los Angeles elected officials’ decision to implement a for all but essential...WW…