In the heart of downtown Los Angeles, nestled in the Chavez Ravine Valley, sits Dodger Stadium. Overlooking lush green valleys and hills with the city's skyscrapers behind it, Dodger Stadium appears as the epitome of peace in the bustling city of Los Angeles. Few could imagine that beneath this sanctuary of the Los Angeles Dodgers resides a village of Mexican Americans. Critics ranging from muralist Judy Baca to academic writers Tara Yosso and David García, to the displaced people themselves, argue that the creation of Dodger Stadium can never be justified because it destroyed a village. The construction of Dodger Stadium served the common good as defined in the International Social Science Encyclopedia. The demolition of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop was the fault of the City Housing Authority (CHA), not owner Walter O'Malley who capitalized on Chavez Ravine at the right time. O'Malley was primarily a businessman who ran the team to make money to satisfy thousands of customers while supporting the club's workers. Finally, the majority of Los Angeles residents favored adding a baseball team, which would in turn benefit the city itself. Before getting into an argument, it is essential to detail the situation that occurred in Chavez Ravine and define the common good. . In his article “Housing, Baseball, and Creeping Socialism: The Battle of Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 1949-1959,” Thomas S. Hines gives a detailed history of Chavez Ravine. He writes that it was primarily settled by Mexican Americans who built their own homes and settled there happily. However, due to "'unsanitary'" housing, the CHA chose the neighborhood as a beneficiary of new housing by the National House...... middle of article......3 (1980): 261 -289. America: History and Life. Internet. December 5, 2011. Hines, Thomas S. “Housing, Baseball, and Creeping Socialism.” Journal Of Urban History 8.2 (1982): 123. America: History and Life. Internet. December 5, 2011. Parson, Don. "This Modern Marvel": Bunker Hill, Chavez Ravine, and the Politics of Modernism in Los Angeles. " Southern California Quarterly 75.3 (1993): 333-350. America: History and Life. Web. December 5, 2011. Sullivan, NJ Dodgers move west: baseball franchise's move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, New York; USA: Oxford University Press, 1987. SPORTDiscus with full text, December 5, 2011. Voigt, David Q. “They Shaped the Game: Nine Innovators in Major League Baseball. " Baseball History 1.1 (1986): 5-22. America: History and Life. Web. December 5, 2011. Walter O'Malley The Official Site. 2011. O'Malley Seidler Partners, LLC. Web December 5.. 2011. ,