LA City Council takes steps to save Olvera Street's beloved 'El Burro'

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The Los Angeles City Council has decided to protect a stuffed donkey that has become a landmark of the famous Olvera Street in Downtown LA.

'El Burro,' or the donkey, has drawn countless people to Richard Hernandez's business, La Carreta. 'It became an icon. It became a landmark here,' Hernandez said. La Carreta was founded in 1968, and for several years, visitors would come and take pictures with the family's real pet donkey, Cirila. In the 1980's, the donkey was replaced by the life-size stuffed burro named Jorge.

'So when his mother passed away unexpectedly in April, Hernandez says five days later, he was told to vacate by the general manager of the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority. 'But I said 'Wait a minute, my mother submitted the paperwork,'' Hernandez said. 'He said he went to the City Attorney's office, said I have no case, I have no contract, you have to vacate.'Hernandez turned to Councilman Kevin de Leon for help.

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