Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
It will be a paid holiday.
ABC7 reported:
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to replace the Columbus Day holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day.
Councilmembers voted 14-1 to make the second Monday in October a day to commemorate indigenous, aboriginal and native people. It will be a paid holiday for city employees.
The proposal had already been approved by a council committee.
Repeal of Columbus Day approved by LA City Council. Indigenous Peoples Day instead. pic.twitter.com/awyWq6hp15
— Miriam Hernandez (@abc7miriam) August 30, 2017
The council voted 14 to 1 to change the paid holiday.
Vote 14-1. LA City Council rejects “Diversity Day” affirms “Indigenous Peoples Day” to replace Columbus Day by 2019. pic.twitter.com/bTEbUAk2pK
— Miriam Hernandez (@abc7miriam) August 30, 2017
