Bill To Save Mt. Soledad Cross Introduced Into Congress

On Monday, yet one more attempt to save San Diego, California's Mt. Soledad Cross was made. California Congressmen Duncan Hunter, along with two co-sponsors, introduced a bill that would have the federal government acquire the city-owned property on which the Cross stands. The Defense Department would take over responsibility for maintenance of the area, through a contractual arrangement with the private Mt. Soledad Memorial Association, the group that erected the Cross in 1954 to honor Korean War veterans. Reporting on this today, the San Diego Union-Tribune says that this bill would permit the city of San Diego to remove itself from the costly legal battle over the memorial site. Currently the city is under court order to remove the Cross by august 1 or face a fine of $5000 per day. (See prior posting.)