Vestige of Costa Mesa's anti-immigrant past removed as Latinos enjoy civic emergence

Boulders placed at Paularino Park in 2007 to prevent unpermitted team sports were seen by many as a means of restricting Latinos' access to open space. Today the rocks are gone, thanks to a Latino city councilman.

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