Los Angeles
City Council
(5) 24-0751
CD 14 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT relative to renaming Pershing Square, located
at 532 South Olive Street, to “Biddy Mason Park”.
Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Jurado -
Hutt):
INSTRUCT the Department of Recreation and Parks and REQUEST
the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners to rename
Pershing Square, located at 532 South Olive Street, to “Biddy Mason
Park” in recognition of Biddy Mason’s extraordinary contributions to
the founding and development of the City of Los Angeles (City), and
in honor of a woman whose generosity and vision helped shape the
City into what it is today.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report.