With the upcoming annual Multicultural Festival held on the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade in Downtown San Diego, now is as good a time as any to check in on the status of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Artwork, a public-art project that is considered by many in the community to be the first proper tribute to King in San Diego.
Among other issues with the artist-selection process for the project, the winning team—led by Philip Matzigkeit and Judy Baca—was selected despite their proposal being $100,000 over budget. I wrote about his back in 2006, and also looked into the history of San Diego and its somewhat abysmal record of commemorating King.
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