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"The Debate that Created West Covina, Sewers, Sovereignty & Cityhood”

Speakers: Glenn Kennedy & Mario Sobalvarro

Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties and witness a moment that changed local history.

In 1922, leaders in Covina proposed a sewage disposal farm near Walnut Center — a decision that sparked outrage among farmers and residents and set the stage for the birth of West Covina.

Experience this pivotal clash firsthand as student teams from Covina-Valley Unified School District and West Covina Unified School District bring history to life in a lively, 1920s-style town hall exchange. Using archival maps, aerial photographs, and

newspaper accounts, they’ll recreate the controversy — and then you get to cast a mock vote to see how you would have decided back in 1922.

Come for the history. Stay for the debate. 

Leave knowing you helped shape the past.