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The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 31 Number 7 q July 5, 2021 q www.asianreporter.com Yabba dabba dispute resolved. Florence Fang’s Fred Flintstone can stay. DINOSAUR DRAMA. Dinosaurs and other figurines stand in the backyard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, California, in this photo taken on April 1, 2019. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough sued the owner of the house, saying she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs, and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. In a yabba dabba dispute that pitted property rights against government rules that played out in international media, retired publishing mogul Florence Fang defended her colorful, bulbous-shaped house and its elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family, featuring Stone Age sculptures inspired by the 1960s cartoon, along with aliens and other oddities. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. (AP) — Fred Flintstone fought the law — and he won. Technically, the owner of the fanciful Flintstone House in a posh San Francisco suburb settled a lawsuit with the town of Hillsborough. But the agreement will allow Fred and his friends to remain. In a yabba dabba dispute that pitted property rights against government rules that played out in international media, retired publishing mogul Florence Fang defended her colorful, bulbous-shaped house and its elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family, featuring Stone Age sculptures inspired by the 1960s cartoon, along with aliens and other oddities. The town, however, called the towering dinosaurs and life-size sculptures “a Please report all hate crimes committed against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. <www.stopaapihate.org> <www.doj.state.or.us> <www.ReportHatePDX.com> The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA The Asian Reporter is pub- lished COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION To learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations, reach out to https://vaccinefinder.org Oregon Call 211 or 1-866-698-6155 Visit covidvaccine.oregon.gov Washington Call (360) 236-4501 or 1-800-525-0127 Visit doh.wa.gov/coronavirus highly visible eyesore” and sued Fang, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes that caused local officials to declare it a public Continued on page 9
