Industry updates
Comment on Proposed Changes to the National Register Regulations
"The National Park Service is inviting public comment on proposed regulations that would make dramatic changes to how the National Historic Preservation Act is implemented. The draft rules would 1) give federal agencies the ability to block National Register listings and eligibility determinations of federally owned properties; and 2) give large landowners the power to stop historic district and property listings." - Society of American Archaeology
CityBeat: Museums in Balboa Park attempt to "decolonize"
"For many native San Diegans, class field trips to museums such as the Museum of Man or the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park often meant listening to heroic tales about Spanish explorers and friars who established the state's first mission. The brutal treatment of indigenous peoples, however, was hardly toughed upon...." CityBeat