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Hundreds of Black and Mexican families plan to file claims Tuesday seeking millions of dollars in restitution from the city of Palm Springs for being forcibly evicted from the downtown Section 14 neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lots of Hollywood actors came to Palm Springs in the early days for that old west experience including riding clubs, like Los Vaqueros and Los Compadres, and they all needed a trail boss. That was Frank Bogert.
President John F. Kennedy officially visited the Coachella Valley once, March 24, 1962. During that trip, he was greeted by more than 7-thousand residents and Mayor Frank Bogert. President Kennedy’s final visit, unofficially, was September 29, 1963; 2 months before he was assassinated.
In the 1960s, Janel Hunt’s grandmother lived on section 14, before she was forced out. Now Janel says the statue of Frank Bogert reminds her of that painful time. “I’m hurt because I’m standing next to the statue. Some individuals of our family came home one day and there was nothing there. None of their belongings […]
