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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - You can blame it on the pandemic.the 72nd annual Wagon Train returns after missing 2020 due to COVID-19, but the schedule and route are being altered due to a lack of California Highway Patrol (CHP) escorts.
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Placerville City Council affirms Old Hangtown nickname after removing noose from logo
Sacramento Bee 5 hrs ago Vincent Moleski, The Sacramento Bee
May 2 Placerville City Council members last week unanimously voted to approve a resolution affirming the Gold Rush-era nickname Old Hangtown, a little over two weeks after they agreed to remove a noose from the city s logo.
The city has been facing heightened scrutiny for the past year over its historical connection to vigilante executions during the mid-19th century, with critics arguing that the city s branding is racially insensitive.
Criticism intensified last summer, when a series of large-scale protests against racism and police brutality swept the nation following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In July, Placerville City Council members deferred action regarding the city s logo until this year. Earlier this month, the council again took up that same discussion, voting to remove the sym
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