L.A. City Council votes to rename 'Columbus Day'

The city of Los Angeles will now join Oberlin, Ohio and other progressive areas in the country by no longer observing Columbus Day:

LA City Council just voted 14-1 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day as municipal holiday. Reporting 1,3,6pm @KTLA

— Courtney Friel (@courtneyfriel) August 30, 2017

The L.A. City Council just voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day as a municipal holiday

— David Zahniser ? (@DavidZahniser) August 30, 2017

Indigenous Peoples Day will replace Columbus Day in L.A. Passionate speeches from both Native Americans and Italian Americans. pic.twitter.com/wMCv0xsBca

— mollenbeck (@amollenbeckKFI) August 30, 2017

Prayer and ceremony held inside city hall in support of council recognizing #IndigenousPeoplesDay in lieu of #ColumbusDay. @KABCRadio pic.twitter.com/q02ZTfHtZO

— James Rojas (@JamesRojasWBZ) August 30, 2017

That’ll certainly solve all of the city’s problems. #EyeRoll

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