Even for a gesture designed to remind people about the uprooting of Latino families 62 years ago that helped clear the way for Dodger Stadium. Sure, they all know about the Dodgers’ origin story: how L.A. officials promised new housing for residents of Bishop, La Loma and Palo Verde. But my friends and cousins, like so many Latino Dodgers fans, shrug about all that. The Dodgers are like a religion to us now.”The protesters had embarked on a Sisyphean task when they ran onto the Dodger Stadium outfield last week. I’m not a Dodgers fan, but few places are more magical to me in Southern California than a Dodgers game.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 23, 2021 17:23 UTC