Kumeyaay Park of Chula Vista (formerly Discovery Park) is a 20.4-acre (0.083 km2) park in Chula Vista, California used for youth sports, community events, parties, and other functions.[1]
 Discovery Park in Chula Vista, CA | |
In 2018, the park was the center of a scandal involving an alleged middle school fight club, with students from nearby Bonita Vista Middle School reportedly organizing fights and uploading videos to Instagram.[2]
A statue of Christopher Columbus in the park was vandalized in February, 2019, with red paint splattered on it and graffiti. A bronze plaque previously attached to the statue had been stolen.[3] The statue was put in storage in June 2022 in anticipation of a George Floyd protest.[4] On May 25, 2021, the city voted to permanently remove it.[5]
On November 1, 2022, the Chula Vista City Council unanimously voted to rename it "Kumeyaay Park of Chula Vista", after the Kumeyaay Nation whose unceded territory it sits in.[6][7][8]
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References edit
- ^ Bravo, Christina (Jan 27, 2018). "Chula Vista's Discovery Park Gets Upgraded With Measure P Funding". NBC San Diego. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Nakano, Rina (Mar 18, 2018). "Chula Vista parents outraged over alleged middle school fight club". KGTV. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Self, Zac (Feb 24, 2019). "Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Chula Vista". KGTV. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Chula Vista city officials put Christopher Columbus statue in storage ahead of protest". KTLA. 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Berjan, Sarah (2022-11-05). "Chula Vista renames Discovery Park in honor of the Kumeyaay Nation". Chula Vista Today. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Former Discovery Park renamed 'Kumeyaay Park of Chula Vista'". cbs8.com. November 2, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Fleming, Omari (2022-11-03). "Chula Vista's Discovery Park Will Be Renamed to Honor Kumeyaay Tribe". NBC 7 San Diego. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Murga, Tammy; Mapp, Lauren J (2022-11-03). "Chula Vista park where Columbus statue once stood will be renamed for Kumeyaay Nation". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
External sites edit
- Kumeyaay Park of Chula Vista on ChulaVista.org
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