{"id":18955,"date":"2013-02-14T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T19:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=18955"},"modified":"2013-02-14T17:44:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T00:44:56","slug":"ruben-salazar-death-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/ruben-salazar-death-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Salazar death revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18956\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/2013\/02\/ruben-salazar-death-revisited\/155-tif\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18956\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18956 \" title=\"155.tif\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ruben-Salazar_01web.jpg?resize=420%2C300&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ruben-Salazar_01web.jpg?resize=600%2C428&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ruben-Salazar_01web.jpg?resize=350%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ruben-Salazar_01web.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruben Salazar, alrededor de 1970. Ruben Salazar, circa 1970. Photo Courtesy Los Angeles Times photographic archive, UCLA Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) settled its lawsuit last December against Sheriff Lee Baca and the County of Los Angeles while representing Phillip Rodriguez\u2014a documentary filmmaker from L.A. The settlement, obtained by way of the California Public Records Act, allows for the release of official documents related to the mysterious death of L.A. journalist and activist Ruben Salazar following the Chicano Moratorium March in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Salazar was a successful columnist for the L.A. Times, who was a pioneer in reporting on Chicano and Latino issues for mainstream media. He became news director for Univision\u2019s KMEX-TV, and he advocated for minorities\u2019 causes by informing majorities about Chicano and Latino issues.<\/p>\n<p>The documents to be released through this settlement include records related to Salazar\u2019s death on or about Aug. 29, 1970; the investigation, autopsy and analysis of his body and the circumstances of his death; and coroner\u2019s photos taken at the scene, as well as records referring to any investigation, surveillance or inquiry in regards to Salazar\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Phillip Rodriguez is making a film about the life and death of Ruben Salazar. The documentary \u201cRuben Salazar: The Man in the Middle\u201d will be released by PBS this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) settled its lawsuit last December against Sheriff Lee Baca and the County of Los Angeles while representing Phillip Rodriguez\u2014a documentary filmmaker from L.A. 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