Mendez Tribute Monument Park opened in Westminster just over a year ago, and its visitors are already considering how its subject matter might be brought to future generations. The park recognizes the ...

California students soon may start learning the story of the Mendez family and how their response to being turned away from a school in Westminster led to the repeal of segregation laws in the state.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sylvia Mendez has dedicated her life to bringing awareness of discrimination in schools. This started as a young child attending school in ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Berkeley High School reportedly sent out a warning following a possible exposure to mumps on campus. Parents were notified by the principal and city health department that ...

Dec. 19, 1947 – Oct. 10, 2014 Sylvia Mendez Lucero passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, in Woodland on Oct. 10, at the age of 66, after battling a long illness. Sylvia was born on Dec. 19 ...