From Steve Fryer OC Register
"Get ready for Canyon Cobras instead of Comanches and Fullerton Red Hawks instead of Indians.
Canyon and Fullerton are among the California high
schools that are changing the identity of their mascots
and the looks of their logos to align with a new state law.
Both schools will have their new looks incorporated with their sports programs and campus life in general for the start of the 2026-27 school year in the fall.
The California Racial Mascots Act, passed in the
State Assembly by a 62-0 vote and signed in 2024,
requires that public schools K-12 remove Native American team names, nicknames, and mascots that could be viewed as derogatory. The changes must be completed by July 1. (The deadline can be extended to the 2028-29 school year under certain conditions.) Schools operated by a tribe or tribal organization are exempt from making changes.