Pershing Square to be Renamed for Biddy Mason

A Los Angeles City Council committee advanced a proposal Tuesday to rename downtown’s Pershing Square in honor of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a formerly enslaved woman who became a prominent Los Angeles landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In a unanimous vote, the three-member Arts, Parks, Libraries and Community Enrichment Committee approved the proposal re-introduced by Councilwoman Ysabel […]