EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 59, NO. 39
Septem ber 15, 20 22
R e e n a c t m e n t o f h i s t o r i c L o p e z v. S e c c o m b e d e s e g r e g a t i o n case is planned in San Ber nardino on September 15
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Superior Court of San Bernardino County Judge John M. Pacheco and Former Mayor of San Bernardino Judith Valles recounting their experiences with segregation at KVCR studios in San Bernardino.
By Manny Sandoval
hile it has been 78 years since the 1944 ruling of the historic Lopez v. Seccombe case, which desegregated city parks and recreational facilities in San Bernardino, a reenactment of the case is being held at
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Mitla’s Cafe on September 15.
The event, which will reenact arguments and the ruling, is aptly scheduled on the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month and one day before Mexican Independence Day. Specifically, the case was filed
after three Mexican-American males between the ages of 13 and 16 were refused entry into San Bernardino’s Perris Hill Park Plunge because Mexicans were only allowed. “Mexicans were only allowed to use The Plunge one day per week, the day before the water
was cleaned. On September 1, 1943, the three boys were refused entry into the facility upon the fact that they were of Mexican descent,” said Superior Court of San Bernardino County Judge John Lopez V. Seccombe cont. on next pg.
San Bernardino Art Walk displays potential of the city
By Adriana Lopez
Caden
Henderson visits
the SoFi Stadium and watches the Chargers
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esidents, artists, and food vendors local to the area gathered in downtown San Bernardino for the San Bernardino Art Walk on September 10.
With a wide perimeter consisting of E street, 4th street, D street and 3rd street, attendees were able to visit participating art galleries, Viva La Boba and The Enterprise Building for a screening of “Pan’s Labyrinth”.
The event first came to life in 2021 due to the efforts of Kristopher Gonzalez. Gonzalez was inspired to create the event after joining the Downtown Neighborhood Association Council, an organization dediArt Walk, cont. on pg. 2
PHOTO ADRIANA LOPEZ
Art vendor and owner of Lucid Gemini Studio Susana Escobedo displayed her work at the San Bernardino Art Walk for the second time this year