Los Angeles Times
4 months agoCalifornia
California banned a slur from geographic place names. Fresno County won't let go.
Native American activists in Fresno County are frustrated that county leaders are fighting the name change of the town with the word "squaw" in it.
The county's Board of Supervisors has placed a measure on the March ballot to determine who has the right to name or rename communities and geographic features in the county. [ more ]