RICHMOND — Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area political leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied Monday for the preservation of the diverse history told through lands they say are under threat by the Trump administration.

Dozens gathered outside the visitor center at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, offering a collective voice against what they described as an “extremist agenda” to defund national parks and erase the history they honor.

“These places that we love, like Rosie here, they didn’t happen just because. They happened because of speakers you’re going to hear from later today. And they could just as easily go away if we don’t show up in their time of need,” said Neal Desai, senior pa

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