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Chula Vista renames park in honor of Kumeyaay

Summary by Ground News
Vandals splashed red paint over the Christopher Columbus monument, which prompted a contentious battle of what was then called Discovery Park. City officials made the decision to honor the indigenous people of the region instead. The very busy park was created roughly 30 years prior and is a jewel in the city of Chula Vista.

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Chula Vista renames park in honor of Kumeyaay

After several years of battling over a Chula Vista park, the city has finished the renaming of Discovery Park to the Kumeyaay Park of Chula Vista.

·San Diego, United States
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Chula Vista, Kumeyaay leaders celebrate park's transition after Columbus statue controversy

The 28-acre city park was previously called Discovery Park and featured a statue of the Genoese navigator from 1991 until it was taken down in 2020.

·San Diego, United States
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KPBS broke the news in on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
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