EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 59, NO. 43
October 13, 2022
C o o r d i n a t o r o f L o p e z V. S e c c o m b e R e e n a c t m e n t a n d Su p e ri or C ou r t Ju dge Joh n M. Pa ch e c o r e co u nt s h is jour ney in law as a hispanic
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San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge John M. Pacheco at KVCR studios in San Bernardino on August 30, 2022.
By Manny Sandoval
n September 15th, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge John M. Pacheco proudly greeted community leaders and students as they walked into the iconic Mitla Cafe Banquet Room for a live reenactment of the historic Lopez V. Seccombe case.
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The case desegregated city parks and recreational facilities in San Bernardino in 1944, after three Hispanic boys between the ages of 13-16 years old were denied entrance into the Perris Hill Plunge due to being “Hispanic,” a time in which 85 percent of schools were segregated, according to Pacheco. Days before the reenactment,
Pacheco sat down with San Bernardino’s KVCR and Inland Empire Community News. They opened up about discrimination he faced outside of his West Side San Bernardino community as he was pursuing an education in law at Azusa Pacific University and Western State University. “I grew up in an impoverished
community. My family, friends, and neighbors were all poor, and it didn’t matter what color you were. When I got to college, I started to sense that I was treated differently. My first experience was when I was in the cafeteria, and I sat down at a table, a person came up to me Pacheco cont. on next pg.
The 9th Annual “Rendezvous Back To Route 66”
By Ricardo Tomboc
September 15
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he 9th Annual “Rendezvous Back to Route 66 (RBTR 66)” was held on October 1st, in the downtown area of San Bernardino.
The event was organized by the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce (SBACC). Over 1,000 cars were registered, and thousands of spectators attended the event. The “Route 66” car show and cruise is a tradition that started in San Bernardino, where it all began, said SBACC CEO Judi Penman.
Besides the all-day cruising, the RBTR 66 had several food and merchandise vendors, 2 Route 66, cont. on pg. 2
PHOTO RICARDO TOMBOC Daniel Dean is the recipient of a Rendezvous Back to Route 66 trophy. Daniel is a retired Police Officer and is a member of the LifeStream 100-gallon club.