A historian in Santa Barbara conducts tours to show that Latinos, who make up more than a third of the city's population, are central to its existence.
The first draft of the City of Santa Barbara's Ortega Park Master Plan called for the removal of the park's 15 cultural murals. Neighbors, activists and mural artists pushed for the preservation of the pieces, murals that displayed Chicano history, mythology and artwork for the community.
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