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January 29, 2021 04:05 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/29/palo-alto-forced-to-share-a-public-park-with-the-public-surprise-its-beautiful.html
Palo Alto forced to share a public park with the public; Surprise! Its beautiful
SF Gate Editor in Chief Grant Marek took a hike in Palo Alto's recently opened to the actual public Foothills Park.
A long history of Palo Alto and barely closeted racism ends with a lovely park being accessible to all.
— Read the restOver the years, civil rights lawyers have argued restrictions on this public space reek of racism and segregation, and even internal efforts to overturn the policy have been fraught with controversy a member of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission resigned over the city's refusal to change their policy, saying it "crudely discriminates by address and ZIP code, knowing that such discrimination disparately affects those whose racial and socioeconomic backgrounds do not match those of the typical Palo Altan."
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/29/palo-alto-forced-to-share-a-public-park-with-the-public-surprise-its-beautiful.html
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