Councilman LaCava calls for redesign

“The current seal of the City of San Diego erases the history of the Indigenous People who occupied this land long before us, and glorifies the people who stole it,” says newly elected councilman Joe LaCava. “Words matter, symbols matter, actions matter. It’s time we take action to right this wrong. My redesign reflects the true origins of San Diego — and, for that matter, most of what we call civilization. Always, always, always, money and the quest for wealth lies at the very center of our efforts. And to achieve that end, people use a combination of violence, symbolized by the sword, and behavior modification, symbolized by the cross. You tell people what to think, threaten them if they don’t fall in line, and step three, profit. That’s San Diego, right there. Or at least, that’s how it’s been. It’s why the ‘Semper Vigilans’ motto can stay. We must always be vigilant in our watch, ever on guard against the forces of oppression that got us where we are today.”