A celebration commemorating the renaming of Community Park as
Martinez Park will be held from 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28,
at the park, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Church Street.
On May 21, 2024, the Redlands City Council approved renaming
Community Park to honor Norman N. Martinez and Oddie J. Martinez,
Redlands’ first Latino City Council members. In 1978, Oddie
Martinez was selected as the City’s first Latino mayor.