such as water, rock and debris flows, making the trails a lot slipperier sometimes being washed out. So those are some things to consider depending on the climate and the weather you're going to be experiencing . I will look at my weather app anytime I'm going to hike to make sure I know if it's going to rain or if it's going to be super hot. That impacts when I go and what I bring with me wearing a hat is really important. The shield from the sun and the sunscreen. Doing a little bit of research. What the weather is going to be doing that day are we going to be in a red flag day? Are we going to be having a high heat advisory? Is it going to be raining? All these things are going to affect your ability to be able to stay safe and have a good time while you're hiking on the trails? It's my passion. I love being outdoors. I love the fresh air. I love the nature. I love breaking a sweat and getting the exercise. Getting away from the city and kind of in a quiet place. I feel more centered. It's a stress release just gives you that space for yourself and for your brain to have a rest from all the things that are going on in the world and to just look up and see you know, the trees and the view. So we're here at Pan Pacific Park in Council District five, celebrating Earth Day with La sanitation and many of our city and community partners. Earth day is a time where we come together as a community, but also as a city, as the sanitation and the Department of Public Works to help educate the public about the innovative approaches and the resources that are available to sustainability, composting, recycling and so much more. Today is the 10th anniversary of Earth de la. We are big fans of protecting the environment, reducing plastic waste and making it easier for people to live a sustainable life. We're very excited here to invite the community to come and learn about all of the work that sanitation does. Our wastewater treatment, our stormwater activities, our solid resources and recycling. These are major programs that we do to help protect the environment. We even have a bike repair clinic. We even have a toy swap booth as well. We're giving away trees. We're teaching kids and families how to recycle and compost, and there's so much more that we're teaching the public. And also promoting our application as well. Sort la where it teaches people how to throw away your garbage and your trash. And then we're going to flatten it in our hands. So today I'm looking forward to all the kid activities, the happy children out here learning about how to be zero waste in their households because kids are so good at teaching their parents, and that is such an important factor for the future and for our city, and how our neighborhoods look. I think trees are important because they help us eat and breathe better. When you come to this event here at the city for Earth Day, we're going to help you get free trees and learn how to use the mulch. And you can go home. And this is a family environment. It's a great day. It feels good out here. You're helping the environment to reduce, reuse and recycle. The theme of our event is Planet versus plastics. We're really trying to outreach to the community and let them know that things need to be done to reduce the plastics that are produced. We need to recycle the plastics that are in the everyday commodities that we use. This is an annual event, so this means in addition to today, next year and the following years after, for the subsequent Earth days, we would love to have everybody continue to participate to bring your friends just to learn about individual work that they can do to make a contribution for daily . It's good to help the earth. Through its historic telescopes, including the iconic Zeiss refractor, visitors can peer into the night sky, tracing planets, star clusters and distant galaxies, and inside immersive exhibits and the Samuel Ocean Planetarium transform complex scientific ideas into vivid, unforgettable experiences, making the vastness of space feel personal and immediate. While the observatory offers vistas of Los Angeles, the city itself cultivates a vast array of cultural, athletic, and professional milestones that honor the diverse talents of all Angelenos. La remains dedicated to inclusivity from supporting city interns, taking their first steps to embracing the vibrant colors of the spring Holi festival, the city even offers specialized soccer clinics to ensure our blind and visually impaired residents are fully engaged in LA's vibrant rhythms . Today, we just launched this blind soccer season. Boy oh boy oh boy boy boy boy and it's just amazing to see all like how happy and hyper the kids are to play and get that energy out. And seeing how they can actually play alongside people who are older than them, younger than them, and basically collaborate and connect with other people whom they might not otherwise be able to connect with. Now we're going to do side shuffles, side shuffles, arm darts, boy, boy boy boy boy boy boy boy boy boy. Over here. Walls over here. Blind soccer is important because it's not just for people who are blind. It's for anyone who wants to play soccer in an inclusive way. Because if you hear this, the ball, this has rattle in it. So you can hear where the ball is at all times you. And that makes it so that you can pass and dribble and shoot just like anyone else at any time. Boy boy, boy boy boy. Boy All of the programing that we do in my mind, serves one purpose. At the end of the day. And that purpose is to empower everyone. When I lost my sight, I thought that I wouldn't be able to play sports like anyone else or I wouldn't be able to have fun with my friends or do any activities. And so I'm out here showing everyone that that is 100% not the case. If your kid has a disability, what? No matter what it is, is. So that way they can go out there and know that they can do everything that their friends are talking about. La verdad? Qué al principio? Obviamente es dificil mas porque por ahi Los padres sienten y seguridad. Porque es un deporte de contacto. Pero a medida qué pais el tiempo y Los padres mas seguro Los ninos también podemos ver el progreso entrenamiento tras un entrenamiento. When I lost my sight when I was 12, I mostly stayed home because I didn't really think that I could do much. I was like, oh, I'm blind, I can't play sports like everyone else. I can't do things like everyone else. But when I started learning about adaptive sports, that's when I was like, wait a minute, I can play this sports like my friends. So when my friends talk about soccer or basketball or archery or all these other sports or golf, I can connect with my sighted peers and non-disabled peers as well and understand what they're talking about and build connections that I otherwise wouldn't because without these sports, the kids are just going to be staying inside, not really doing much, and not being able to be active. But with these sports, it gives the youth a chance to be able to connect with fellow youth their age, whether they're disabled or not disabled, and give them a chance to be active and participate in things that they otherwise might feel like they couldn't. Do Today we're celebrating the Holy earth bloom music and dance celebration here in Lenox Park. A vibrant celebration of the beginning of spring. And it celebrates Holi, which is an Indian American festival that welcomes the arrival of spring. Los Angeles is a melting pot, and we know that the city is what it is because of the contributions of all the communities and cultures and, uh, I think every future generation needs to know about the art and culture that makes the city so special. It's our responsibility to pass on our culture, you know, and the best way to pass on our culture is through music and dance. So what's unique about us today? The Holy Earth Bloom Festival is it's not just music and dance. It's not just culture and community. It's really about sustainability and regenerative practices. And so the whole idea behind today is spending time with each other, but also spending time with the earth and remembering that we are part of nature. We are nature. It's not some place that we go to. It is someplace that is inside of us. I really, really urge you to claim this as your day. Don't leave here with anything like I wish. I had said or I didn't feel comfortable saying. Today is an opportunity for a number of the pathway interns to get exposure, work experience and knowledge of how the city operates, how it operates, and also how to become a civil servant. This is the group and this is the day. This is an opportunity to network, but also get to know the cohort of interns that are enacting change in LA and making an impact every day. So it's an opportunity for me to also get to know how LA functions through the public sector. Currently, I am pursuing a graduate program at Cal State Northridge for Urban Planning. I'm getting to know people that are in my field and we can help each other out in the sense of connecting each other to other job opportunities, even just having friends relating on where we are in our career journeys. I think with the city pathways event, it will be great for me to use as a reference to explore different types of departments here and explore like where I would like to go career wise, since I'm still very much in this phase of like exploring, I recently graduated from college , so I'm definitely trying to engage. What are my interests? What are my weaknesses and strengths, and how can I better use that to guide myself in my career? My current major is urban planning. There's a lot of policy that goes into it, a lot of engineering that goes into it. Not only have I been able to talk to people, meet people in the industry, but I've also been able to learn more about what I want and maybe what that job entails. Now that they've had all these experiences to go through and understand the personnel process, it builds on an experience that they've had for the last several months working in public offices and working in the mayor's office and working in various departments. This is like a better culmination than a graduation, because it is an extension of your career path. Treat this as the next day of your career. The legacy of Griffith Observatory is deeply intertwined with world history. During World War two, its planetarium became a vital training ground where pilots learned the art of celestial navigation using the stars to guide them across vast and uncertain skies that role continued into the space age in the 1960s. The observatory helped prepare astronauts from NASA for the Apollo program, equipping them with the knowledge needed for humanity's first journeys to the moon from the beginning, the observatory was built on a radical idea that access to the cosmos should not be limited to scientists on remote mountaintops, but instead shared with the public and today it continues that mission, offering free access to lectures, exhibits and planetarium shows that bring the science of the universe within reach for everyone. In Los Angeles that connection between city and Sky is still celebrated, marking more than a century of public astronomy. The Los Angeles Astronomical Society has hosted community star parties at the Observatory, inviting Angelenos to look up and experience the universe for themselves. The Los Angeles Astronomical Society attracts the nerdiest herd animals in the finest city on the face of the earth. That's you. That's you live in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society is celebrating its 100th birthday. We were founded in 1926 and it being 2026 year, it's time to throw a party. How are we doing? Los Angeles astronomical Society cheer louder. It's raining. Yeah, this is 100 years of public service to the people of Los Angeles with telescopes, talks, outreach in schools, fighting against light pollution and generally sharing the wonders of the sky with the people of La. One of our primary missions is doing telescope outreach, and we do a star party here every month. So we're doing the biggest version of what we normally do. And we're celebrating by having 100 telescopes out here today for each of our 100 years. I'm here with my college's science club. We're really looking forward to seeing the different types of telescopes that are here, because it seems like there's a bunch of really cool, different things that are going on here, and I'm just really excited to learn more about space and the stars, especially with the Artemis mission that happened recently. So yeah, it's very cool. I think it's just a really cool place to come out, especially because it's free. So it's very accessible to people. It's always best to learn more about the stars and the world around you. Los Angeles is actually a really relevant site for astronomy. Mount Wilson Observatory, they've housed the world's largest telescope twice, with the 60 inch and the 100 inch Edwin Hubble. Notably discovered that our galaxy isn't all there is in the universe. And that the universe is indeed expanding. That happened right up there on the hill. There's a lot of astronomy happening right here in southern California is really important in the history of astronomy and now we're going back into space. We're going to the moon. And I think it's an even better time to be celebrating, happy birthday, happy 100th. And let's hear it for another 100 years. More of looking up. We're here at the Los Angeles Festival of Books. It's a really awesome time to see just so many varieties of books. We started over here at the Children's section, but we're going to move over to the adult fiction and just seeing so many cultures represented so many amazing artworks and just a great thing for LA to come together. So we have two different activities going on. We have the lexicon activity, which is a large 16 by 20 book that is essentially a living and growing book. People are going to come and they add a collage, they add a word, they can add their name and then we also have a book binding activity. It's more so just creating a little mini size book that people can walk away with, and they can decorate it. They can emboss it. So you can just have fun and be creative and do whatever they want. We've got three different booths going on, so we're signing people up for our commemorative central 100 library card. We're giving away our rotunda color by numbers coloring page with a custom 12 pack of colored pencils to complete the challenge, we are giving away free books in English and in Spanish, and we're also celebrating the launch of our pop up book central Library pops with Angel City Press. They have authors here signing books, so I can't wait to see Amy Tan and all sorts of other people. First of all, it's a huge community gathering, so people feel part of Los Angeles and the other is that we need to read books. You know, there's so much on TV and all these other ways that are taking people's time. And so to remind people that it's good to read books is a wonderful thing . People love books no matter what they tell you. People still read, but I think they still want information. They still need opportunities to find out new things. And books are a good avenue for those things. There's so many authors here telling us about their work and how they do it, and on various subjects that are of interest to everyone and what I know is in order to sell a book, in order to inform people that you have books, you have to actually touch the people. You have to get out and talk to them. And so they've done an excellent job of setting up booths, setting up different tents, setting up different opportunities for authors to get their word out about their works. It opens up the possibility of kids being introduced to new books. So anyone, any age, anybody is able to come in and kind of find what they're interested in. That's how you find kind of books that you want to read. And we're hopefully going to see approximately 160,000 people last year. We saw 2000 that came through our booth alone. And I just think it's really important for DC to be out here, because a lot of people still don't know what the Department of Cultural Affairs is, what we do, what we offer and find ways to engage in the arts. Reading is so important, especially if you have young kids. I think this is something they should definitely be exposed to. They have read alouds for all different ages over here. They can get a read aloud. I just think there's something for everyone. I think it's so beautiful that everyone has to come together and really celebrate books and celebrate each other as a city. It's free. It's easy to get to. There's so many amazing things to see here. Great talks, great artists, so definitely recommend it for anybody. Next time. Prom is just one of those events . It's really the culmination of your K-12 education, and it would be sad if a child couldn't attend prom because they couldn't afford a suit or a fancy dress. We find that many of our families in the LA area can afford the dresses and the jewelry and the suits that go along with this, so it gives us an opportunity to give back to our communities. Cost of things are very high, so giving them an opportunity to have that prom dream come true with a nice dress, it's always a good feeling. We can kind of launch them on their adulthood with this special gift. We are giving away. Prom dresses and suits, shoes and handbags and makeup. We're here to make sure they have an amazing prom. Getting dresses for free, shoes for free. Jewelry. Makeup This is like a huge opportunity. So many dresses and so many options. I absolutely loved it and I think it was phenomenal. I got my suit nice formal suit. It's been nice . There were a lot of options and it was really hard for me. I was picking through dresses, you know, going back and forth trying to find a color scheme for my prom based on the theme. I got my dress. I got my makeup, I got my jewelry for that day. And I also got shoes. When you see a mom come in with her daughter and share in this pivotal moment that both of them are going to remember for a lifetime, that takes the cake every time. I mean, not only does it support you know, those who may not be able to afford a suit, but also to break the stigma between the, you know, officers and community. Law enforcement is here to support you. We aren't just here to solve crimes. We are here to build a relationship and a partnership with our community. This is a chance to give back. So we're here for it. I love to be generous and donate the girls faces when I see them in the fitting room, and they're happy. To me, that's the best thing. Thank you so much for this event. The opportunity to come and shop for one of the important days of my life. Thank you for the time you put into this and just thank you for all of it. I think what was so significant today is the commemoration and celebration of Arab American Heritage Month. The contributions of so many city employees. So this was really significant in recognizing it. There were four honorees today from the Bureau of Engineering, Street Lighting, LA sanitation, as well as the Bureau of Contract Administration. These are the hard working behind the scenes, talented people, and they have been a significant part in ensuring that we have a city that functions just a testament to their work ethics and who they are as Angelenos. Los Angeles is a city for everyone, and Los Angeles is a city of diversity. The citizenships of the people who are living here are contributing to the well-being and to the flourishing of this beautiful city. We don't forget. Where did we come from, but we cherish this. Our roots, and we continue our future. I am very thankful, very honored to receive the Arab American heritage Award. It means a lot to me because of what's going on in the world, especially in Palestine and Lebanon. I am an Arab Palestinian American. It feels great to be honored by the city of Los Angeles. It's both humbling and powerful. At the same time. So many people carry with them heavy grief and concern about their families in other parts of the Mideast that in fact, we realize that we share more in common. And this is an act. If you will, almost of courage, to come out and say no, we live with dignity. We came here, we're building this country, we're building this city, and we should celebrate and recognize that. Hey, la, check out these things to do. Join LA City's Department of Recreation and Parks for its annual family Festival, Salute to Recreation. Head to the Northridge Recreation Center for three days of fun activities on Friday, May 15th. Saturday May 16th and Sunday, May 17th. Activities include Teen Night sports tournaments, senior dance and battle of the bands. There will also be food and drinks, a marketplace, beer garden and fun for the whole family. Find out more at Recreation Parks. Dot Thegovernor. Los Angeles Public Library is celebrating the diversity of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles at AAPI Joy. This free festival for all ages will explore AAPI voices then and now . Celebrate the city's rich AAPI heritage, and help forge a shared future of acceptance and inspiration with the Greater Los Angeles community. The daylong event includes performances, talks, crafts and more with an opening line dance at 11, a m visit LA's Central Library for AAPI Joy on Saturday, May 16th. Beginning at 11 a.m. and continuing through 4 p.m, learn more at lapl.org. Rec and parks , along with the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, presents a wheelchair basketball skills camp on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th. Westwood recreation will host youth and adult clinics made possible by the LA 28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. There will also be special guest appearances by team USA Paralympians. Pre-registration is required as space for the camp is limited. The play La Wheelchair Basketball Skills Camp takes place on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th. For more info, go to Recreation Parks LA City Gov. And that's a look at some things to do. In many ways, Griffith Observatory is more than a landmark. It's a bridge between Earth and sky, past and future. It has appeared in countless films and television shows, embedding itself into the cultural identity of Los Angeles. But beyond its cinematic allure, it continues to fulfill its original mission to inspire wonder in a city defined by dreams, this hilltop institution reminds us to look up and imagine what lies beyond its location within Griffith Park provides the ultimate outdoor view of the Hollywood sign, complemented by immersive exhibits exploring the wonders of space and science. The Griffith Observatory is dedicated to transforming visitors into active explorers of our universe and here, above the city lights, Griffith Observatory reminds us that no matter how vast the universe may be, it's always within reach. If we simply take the time to look up. Thanks for watching. Catch these stories and more on LA City Vue, channel 35 or at LA City Dot gov forward slash TV. And don't forget to follow at L.A. city on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Until next time, get out there and experience all the wonderful things that Los Angeles has to offer >> Council President: GET THIS MEETING STARTED, IF I CAN HAVE FOLKS IN THE ROOM. AOK, WE SHOULD GET A QUORUM IN THE MOMENT BUT I'M GOING TO GET US STARTED WITH PRESENTATIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A PRESENTATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN PADILLA. WE'RE WAITING FOR ONE MORE FOR QUORUM BUT WE CAN GET STARTED. >> I. Padilla: I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT FOR EVERYONE FOR FULL QUORUM. >> Council President: OKAY. And you can. Get some. We have one more member comingW ONE MORE MEMBER COMING IN THE DOOR IN JUST A MOMENT. [MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA AMERICA! [SINGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA, VIVA AMERICA! [SINGING IN SPANISH] [MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA AMERICA! [INGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA, VIVA AMERICA! [SINGING IN SPANISH] [MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA AMERICA! [SINGING IN SPANISH] VIVA MEXICO, VIVA, VIVA AMERICA! [SINGING IN SPANISH] SI SENOR! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. FOR WHAT I CALL MY ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION WHERE WE COME TOGETHER TO UPLIFT AND HONOR CHICANO LEADERS AND RECLAIM TODAY. BUT LET'S START BY THANKING OUR MARIACHI RAISES DE MEXICO AND OPENING UP TODAY. COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE CROWD AND TO THOSE WATCHING US ONLINE, I WANT TO BEGIN BY REMINDING EVERYONE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT I PUT TOGETHER WITH A LOT OF INTENTION. CINCO DE MAYO IS AN AMERICAN BORN POLL DAY, IT'S OFTEN COMMERCIALIZED AND MISUNDERSTOOD. SO IN MY TIME HERE, I'M MAKING IT SOMETHING THAT I, FORCING FOLKS TO WATCH AND SEE HOW WE REDEEM, RECLAIM AND REDEFINE IT. HERE IN LOS ANGELES, WE USE THIS MOMENT TO CELEBRATE U.S.-BORN LATINO OF MEXICAN HERITAGE WHO'S CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUE TO SHAPE NOT JUST OUR CITY BUT THEIR INFLUENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FABRIC OF AMERICA AND AMERICAN CULTURE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. SO TO ALL THE CHICANOS OUT THERE, THE POCHOS, AND THE YO-SOBO KIDS, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND PAST YEARS, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ELEVATED CHICANO CULTURE IN POWERFUL WAYS, FROM WRITERS WHO BROUGHT VISIBILITY TO THE ROCKABILLY MOVEMENT LIKE NICHOLAS SENTINO, TO CREATORS LIKE CONCRETE AND HIS FATHER WHO USE HUMOR AND STORY TELLER TO REFLECT ONLY THE STORIES OF IMMIGRANT PARENT AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPANISH LANGUAGE GROWING UP. TO COMEDIANS THAT WERE HONORED IN THE PAST THAT ARE HERE TODAY, CAN WE GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO GEORGE PEREZ. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN, LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR TODAY, WE ALSO HAVE EDWARD JONES OL'MOS, JOINING US, ALL A SUDDEN. BUT THIS YEAR, WE RETURN WITH EVEN MORE INTENTION, REMINDING EVERYONE THAT BEING MEXICAN IS FAR MORE THAN STEREOTYPES THAT BOTHER ME, THE MARACAS, PANCHOS OR MY LEAST FAVORITE, DONKEYS PAINTED AS ZEBRAS, LET'S CUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO START AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TWO THAT COULDN'T JOIN US BUT I STILL WANT TO MENTION THEM. ARTIST ENTERTAINER, ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND LEADING ACADEMIC EACH OF WHO REPRESENT THE DEBT, CREATIVITY AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SLIDE FOR THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH CECE VA LENCIA OF 9 5K DAY, MANY OF YOU KNOW HER VOICE. CECE HAS BUILT A PLATFORM THAT INSPIRES AND CONNECTS PEOPLE THROUGH MOUSSE PICK. WE THANK HER FOR BEING A POWERFUL VOICE ON THE A WAYS. GROWING UP IN LOS ANGELES, CECE IS DRIVEN BY THE CULTURE OF HIP-HOP AND DOMINATES MIDDAY WAYS, AGAIN ON 93. 5K DAY. WE THANK HER FOR HER CONTRIBUTION SXZ UNFORTUNATELY SHE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. WE KNOW SHE IS WATCHING WE LOVE YOU SEE SEE. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] AND IN ADDITION WE ALSO HAD A SURPRISE INDIVIDUAL, OUR NEXT PERSON COULDN'T COME EITHER, TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES S BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE PATTY RODRIGUEZ SHE IS A ENTREPRENEUR AND PRODUCER AND RESPECTED AS BEST-SELLER AUTHOR, RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVE OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CREATED A PATH WAYS FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION OF KIDS TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT. LITTLE LIBROS XAIM OUT TO BOOK SHE COULD ENJOY READING TO HER BABIES AND DESPITE DOUBTS, AND PEOPLE TELLING HER IT WOULD NEVER WORK, SHE MANAGED TO FOUND PEOPLE. SO AS CO-FOUNDER OF LITTLE WL* IBROS CREATED THESE BILINGUAL BOOKS THAT REMIND US HOW BOOKS ARE SAID PROPERLY BUT CELEBRATING CULTURE LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY. COULD WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] AND NOW HOT HONOR STANDING BEHIND ME. THE FIRST IS MARK ROSS RIYNOSO, HE IS THE OWNER AND HEAD LEADER TO CHONSY CHORIZO. I MET HIM AT A COMMUNITY EVENT WHEN HE FIRST SAW ME, HE KNEW I WAS A COUNCILMEMBER FOR REASONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND PROUDLY INTRODUCED HIMSELF WITH ME AND SHARED WITH ME THE STORY OF HIS. TODAY WE HONOR HIM FOR BRINGING AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FLAVOR AND CULTURE DIRECTLY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE CHORIZO THAT HE MAKES IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. WHAT HE PUTS IN THE CHORIZO IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY, YOU CAN'T REALLY FIND ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU GO CLOSER TO THE BORDER OR ACTUALLY CROSS. SO WHEN I FIRST TRIED HIS FOOD, IT REMINDED ME WHEN MY FATHER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO SAN DIEGO TO BRING BACK SOMETHING THAT EVEN RESEMBLED WHAT YOU EAT IN MEXICO. MARCOS, WE HONOR YOU FOR BEING SOMEBODY THAT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE MEXICAN FLAVOR OF TRUE CHORIZO TO LOS ANGELES. FOR THAT, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHERE IS HE AT? COME ON UP! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I GIVE YOU THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOOK HOW YOUNG HE IS, HE HAS A GREAT STORY, WE HOPE YOU COME HANG OUT AND MEET HIM IN THE FORCOURT. CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US REDEFINE CINCO DE MAYO. >> Speaker: HELLO EVERYBODY, I'M MARCOS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE NOT JUST IMELDA HOSTING AND HONORING ME, BUT TRULY HAVING THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE TRULY WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD NOT BEEN HERE, I WOULD NOT BEEN NOTHING. SOY ALWAYS GOT TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY FIRST, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM I'M NOBODY. THANK YOU, GUYS. EVERYBODY WHO TRULY SUPPORTED ME. THE CHORIZO THAT EVERYBODY LIKED AND TRIED IT START T.I UNDERSTAND CHORIZO IS NOT HEALTHY BUT I'M SAYING, CHONSY CHORIZO IS A LOT HEALTHIER THAN OTHER COMMA RIZZO AND YOU'LL SEE WHY IMELDA IS REPRESENTING MEXICO TO LOS ANGELES. IS TRULY CARE ABOUT QUALITY AND CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO ENJOY YOUR CHORIZO AND BURP TO EAT MORE NOT TO GET RID OF PAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, IMELDA. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: NEXT IS PROBABLY FOR THOSE OF YOU SOCIAL MEDIA WATCHERS, ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WE'RE GOING WITH DANIEL DO-KNOW LOPEZ. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HE IS A CONTENT CREATOR, PODCASTER COMEDIAN WHO REPRESENTS HIS ECHO PARK ROOTS. RAISED BY HIS MOTHER AND THREE OTHER SISTERS, BUILT HIS PLATFORM THROUGH AUTHENTICITY AND HUMOR TURNING EVERY DAY EXPERIENCE INTO SOMETHING MILLIONS CAN RELATE TO ABOUT BEING UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT HIS YO-SOBO. I TEND TO LEAN ON HIM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HIS GENERATION, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. SO TODAY, HE IS TOURING THE COUNTRY AND SELLING OUT SHOWS, WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE HIS SUCCESS AND HIS VOICE AND DANIEL, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE SEEING YOUR MOM BEING HERE HAPPY TODAY. FOR SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP DOWN THE STREET, I WANT TO YOU KNOW THAT [SPEAKING SPANISH] THIS IS YOUR CITY HALL. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING YOUR GENERATION AND YOUR EXPERIENCES TO REDEFINE AS WE CONTINUE TO SAY, WHAT CINCO DE MAYO TRULY IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THIS IS YOUR RECOGNITION! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] YOU LIKE IT? >> Speaker: HILOS LOSS, --HI, LOS ANGELES, HOW ARE YOU DOING. LET'S HERE IT FOR IMELDA PADILLA, YOU FEEL ME. IT'S DOPE SEEING MY MOM HERE. I GREW UP DOWN THE STREET LITERALLY ON FIRST IN BETWEEN TEMPLE, I WALKED THROUGH HERE AND I NEVER IN A 100 YEARS THOUGHT I WOULD BE HERE. I'M 26 YEARS OLD AND LIVING LIFE AND SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IS LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: OKAY, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO HONOR IN MY OPINION THE MOST EPIC SPECIAL GUEST HERE TODAY. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE BEFORE I START MY SPEECH TO THE FAMOUS, THE ONE AND ONLY, ESTEVAN ORIO. [APPLAUSE] LET'S GET YOU TO THE CAMERA. I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW HOW BAD I WANTED TO HONOR HIM. THE WAY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FEELS ABOUT HONORING THE 80s BANDS I'M ABOUT THE ARTIST AND INFLUENCERS, YOU'RE THE ONE I WANTED TO BRING N THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR ME TOO. HE IS SOMEBODY THAT MANY CONSIDER MR. LOS ANGELES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREENS, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THESE ICONIC PICTURES REPRESENTING LOS ANGELES, I HAVE THOSE FINGERS IN FRONT OF MY DESK. ESTEVAN, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE NETFLIX GENERATION, YOU'VE WATCHED THE DOCUMENTARY L.A. ORIGINALS SO YOU KNOW THE HE EMBODIES THE HUSTLE OF HOLLYWOOD WITH SPIRIT TO ELEVATE AND IMPOSE AND SHOW EVERYONE WHAT EXACTLY THE CHICANO STYLE IS, THAT IS LOS ANGELES. HE'S AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR, AND URBAN LIFESTYLE ENTREPRENEUR WHOSE WORK HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF WHO WE ARE. FROM DOCUMENTING LIFE ON THE ROAD TO SHAPING THE VISUAL IDENTITY OF HIP-HOP AND LATINO CULTURE, HIS WORK BRIDGES THE GRITTY AND THE ICONIC IN A BEAUTIFUL DULL AUTHENTIC WAY. SXL WHAT I ADMIRE MOST IN HIS UNAPOLOGETIC PRIDE IS HE NEVER DUE DILUTED HIS IDENTITY BY CHANGING HIS NAME TO STEVEN OR STEVE, HE IS ESTEVAN. SO TO ME, HIS RECOGNITION IS WAY OVERDUE IN THIS BUILDING WE'RE SO GLAD THAT ON CINCO DE MAYO, 2026, WE CAN SAY THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ESTEVAN, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING EVERYBODY WHO WE ARE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THIS IS YOUR RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] PLEASE SHARE A FEW WORDS. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, IMELDA FOR HONORING THIS AWARD. AND THIS IS A FIRST TIME I'VE EVER GOTTEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME. AND ALSO TO HAVE MY FATHER, EDIBERTO RIGHT HERE, HE'S THE ONE THAT GOT ME THE CAMERA THAT GOT ME STARTED ON THIS JOURNEY. AND I HAVE MY FAMILY HERE. AND SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. BUT, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY, CAUSE THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. I'M BORN AND RAISED HERE AND I REPRESENT THE CITY TO THE BULLEST AND TAKE IT WITH ME ON MY BACK EVERYWHERE I GO. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: I'M GOING TO DO A PLUG, THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, YOU CAN SEE HIM ON FUNKY FRIDAY TOGETHER WITH GEORGE PEREZ, WHO IS GOING TO GO? RAISE YOUR HAND. JUST KIDDING. NOW I'M GOING TO SHIFT FROM THE ENTREPRENEURS AND THE ART AND TE FUN STUFF, SO TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO NOW TRANSITION TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO THE CHICANO NERDS SO TO SPEAK. CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING A NERD, I TELL THAT TO KIDS EVERY TIME I GO SPEAK AT A SCHOOL. WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I HAD THREE OLDER SIBLINGS, ONE ENDED P IN JAIL BUT TWO VERY ACADEMIC SISTERS AND IT WAS MY SISTERS THAT CHOSE THEIR PATH VERSUS WHAT I SAW WITH MY BROTHER AND UCLA WAS THEIR GOLDEN SPACE, THEY BOTH WENT TO UCLA AND GOT THEIR MASTERS AND HELPED RAISE A LITTLE SISTER TO MAKE SURE THAT I TOOK THAT PATH. I TOOK A TRIP TO SAN JOSE AND THAT'S MY STORY WHY I WENT TO BERKELEY, WE'RE NOT HONORING BERKELEY. I HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING UCLA CAN I HAVE DR. AM ADA AND JOSE LOYA JOIN ME. DR. AM ADA IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF YOU ARE WAN BAN PLANNING OF UCLA AND DIRECTOR OF LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE. THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING, VERY PROUD OF YOU BEING HERE TODAY. I THINK YOU HELPED THEM WITH THEIR OWN CAREERS AND YOU'RE STILL HELPING THEM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DR. JOSE LOYA IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF URBAN PLANNING AT UCLA, LET ME TALK ABOUT YOURS FIRST, I'M TALKING ABOUT HOW EVERYONE ADMIRES YOU HER RESEARCH EXPLORES IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND HER WORK CONTINUES TO SHAPE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POLICY AND JUSTICE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND DR. JOSE LOYA AS I MEPTIONED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF URBAN PLANNING AT UCLA WHO'S RESEARCHXAZ HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP PARTICULARLY WITHIN LATINO COMMUNITIES. HIS WORK IS HELPING US UNDERSTAND SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS AND PUSH FORWARD SOLUTIONS FOR MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR BEING PART OF THE POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE WIZ IS FAIRLY NEW, BUT THE RESEARCH THAT IS COMING OUT OF THERE IS DEFINITELY HELPING TO SHAPE OUR PLACE, IN POLICY HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. SO FOR THAT, WE THANK YOU AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR EACH OF YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS TOO. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WE HAVE THIS FOR EACH OF YOU. JOSE, CONGRATULATIONS, AM ADA CONGRATULATIONS AND FOR REPRESENTING UCLA HERE AND TO GET KIDS INTO HIGHER EDUCATION. FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT IS MEXICAN-AMERICAN, CREATE, COOK, TAKE CARE OF YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL BUT WHAT IS STILL APPLIES WHETHER YOU'RE CREATIVE OR ENTREPRENEUR, NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR FUTURE WHAT IS HELPFUL TO EVERYONE IS READ. GET AN EDUCATION, BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE ROOMS OF POWER AND GIVE YOU EDUCATIONAL WEALTH. THAT'S MY STORY. WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PRESENTATION IF I WAS NOT HERE. AND I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAD SISTERS THAT SHOT FOR UCLA AND BECAUSE I'M HERE NOW IS WHY EVERYONE BEHIND ME IS HERE. SO, I CAN'T BE HERE FOREVER. WE NEED A FUTURE GENERATION TO CONTINUE TO HONOR OUR CREATIVES. ENOUGH ABOUT ME, LET'S HEAR FROM OUR DOCTORS. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HI, IF YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING HON HOER AND RECOGNITION. I'M A PROFESSOR SO SI BROUGHT UP A PAPELITO. IS WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA AND HER STAFF AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEXICANS AND MEX XAN AMERICANS WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE THIS CITY AND STATE GREAT. I'M HERE BECAUSE OF MIA FILLATION WITH UCLA INSTITUTION WHICH IS A TEAM OF BRILLIANT RESEARCHERS AND STAFF AND STUDENTS WHO ARE WORKING EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE DATA REFLECTS OUR EXPERIENCES. SO USER DATA AND RESEARCH FOR YOUR POLICIES AND EFFORTS AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BOTH IN ACADEMIA AND ACROSS THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING TO MAKE LOS ANGELES AND THE STATE WORK BETTER FOR ALL ALL US. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO JOSE, WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR OVER 15 YEARS. I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE ALONGSIDE HIM. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DR. JOSE LOYA, I APPRECIATE THE TIMER LIKE MOST PROFESSORS I'M GOOD AT GOING OVER THEM. RESEARCH AND RESEARCH HUBS AT UCLA PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE AND POLICY INTERVENTION STUDIES THAT ALLOW FOR TO US MAKE A GREATER IMPACT FOR LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS AND LATINO COMMUNITY BOTH ACROSS LOCAL STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OF THE, NOT ONLY ARE WE ONE OF THE BEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY BUT WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HOUSING SOME SFT BEST MINDS AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY OF WHICH COME FROM OUR BACK YARDS HERE IN LOS ANGELES. SO RATHER THAN TALKING ABOUT MYSELF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. [APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: OKAY, SO NOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SURPRISE. WE ARE ALSO RECOGNIZING MARIACHI RAIS DE MEXICO, CAN WE HAVE THEM STAND UP? STAND UP. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP THIS A SURPRISE AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE, RUDY VARGAS, RAISE YOUR HAND RUDY, EVERYBODY IN L.A. COUNTY KNOWS RUDY. IF YOU HAVE EVER GOT TO A QUINCE NE RA OR A WEDDING OR MASS, WHERE THERE IS MA RIACHI WAS THERE. IF WE CAN GIVE A RUDY A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TOO AND MARIACHI RISES DE MEXICO,THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. THIS IS A SURPRISE OF COURSE, YES. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS TOO? I HEARD YOU WERE A LITTLE SHY. UZ SHOULD. >> Speaker: AS COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA SAID, THIS IS A HUGE SURPRISE, IS HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS COMING. IT'S AMAZING TO THINK I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS. BUT IT'S NOT A ONE-MAN SHOW, YOU NEED A GOOD GROUP OF MUSICIANS DEDICATED MUSICIAN TO SEE GIVE UP THEIR MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, WEEKEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A CHANCE AT DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS. I NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH MY MUSICIAN FRIENDS. ONE OF WHICH IS MY SON. THE FACT THAT HE'S HERE DOING THIS, THE SAME THING I LOVE DOING IS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I. Padilla: AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TEXT YOUR MARIACHI FRIENDS, AND SAY DO YOU KNOW RUDY VARGAS AND THEY'LL SAY ABSOLUTELY. WITH THAT, WE COULD NOT CONCLUDED. THANK YOU FOR EN CULLING ME. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS ON THE DWAOU. --QUEUE. >> I. Padilla: OKAY. >> Council President: WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A STRUGGLE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AROUND CINCO DE MAYO AND HOW IT WAS EXPLOITED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL INTEREST. BUT WHAT I APPRECIATE YOUR INTENTION ALT OF RECLAIMING IT AND USE IT AS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS THE LATINO COMMUNITY MAKES TO THIS COUNTRY, EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND THE RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND HOW OUF DONE IT T WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE ART AND FOODS, IT'S APROPOS THAT WE TALK ABOUT CHORIZO MAKING IN CITY HALL. [APPLAUSE] NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE QUOTE SAUSAGE IS MADE, THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT IT TASTE GOOD. S APROPOS THAT WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ABOUT HOW CHORIZO IS MIED. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION THAT'S EACH OF YOU MAKE TO CELEBRATE THE VERY BEST OF WHO WE ARE. AND ALL THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE MAKE IN THIS COUNTRY EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND TO, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN REPRESENTING WHO WE ARE ON THE BIG SCREEN. TELLING THE STORIES THAT WERE SO OFTEN HOW WE WERE PORTRAYED HELPING TO CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE IN MOVIES LIKE STAND AND DELIVER. WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT SADLY WE'VE WATCHED AND ATTEMPT EROSION OF THAT STORYTELLING. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR HELPING BEING THE TIP OF THE SPHERE IN FIGHTING THAT. WE'RE THE BEST OF WHAT THIS COUNTRY REPRESENTS AND I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE HONORS THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED TODAY ON BEHALF OF THIS GRATEFUL CITY. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS WONDERFUL PRESENTATION SO IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS MADE THE LATINO COMMUNITY UNDER ATTACK. SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS RECLAIMING OF CINCO DE MAYO AND ALL THE POSITIVE ENERGY YOU'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU. THANK YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU TO CLOSE. >> I. Padilla: THANK YOU. SO REMEMBER AS, WE CANNOT DO PRESENTATIONS ON TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS ANYMORE THAT WHY WE'RE HERE ON THE 8th AND NOT THE 5th, BUT REMEMBER THAT WE'RE INNOVATORS, EDUCATORS, ACADEMIC, WE ARE LEADERS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE STORIES SHOULD MAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN. I'M PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ELEVATED OUR CULTURE AND CARRIED IT FORWARD WITH PRIDE. AND I FELT LIKE SAYING THIS THIS YEAR, TO ALL OUR CENTRAL AMERICAN COUSINS WHO GET CONFUSED AS MEXICANS, WE KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE A STRONG MESSAGE AND THE POCHO CULTURE IS YOURS TOO. THANK YOU EVERYONE, HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [SPEAKING SPANISH] ADELANTE. OTRA VEZ EL MARIACHI. [MARIACHI PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [MARIACHI PLAYING] >> QUE VIVA MEXICO! VIVA! [MARIACHI PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: WONDERFUL. AS THEY EXIT, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TRANSITION AS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IN A MOMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE BIG STORIES GET ON THE BIG SCREEN, THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS ALL ABOUT THAT. WE DIDN'T HAVE QUORUM BEFORE, LET'S START THIS MEETING BY CALLING THE ROLL. CLERK IF YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON, HERNANDEZ, HUTT, JURADO, LEE, MCOSKER, NAZARIAN, PADILLA, PARK, PRICE, RAMAN, RODRIGUEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ, YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS AND A QUORUM MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: GREAT. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES OF MAY 6, 2026. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA MOVES COUNCILMEMBER HUTT SECONDS. NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ MOVES COUNCILMEMBER LEE SECONDS. NEXT? >> Clerk: WOULD YOU LIKE TO RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA? >> Council President: LET'S DO THAT AND FOLKS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TAKEN IN COUNCIL KHAIM FOR TODAY'S MEETING. LET'S GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: 1 THROUGH 5 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. FOR ITEM 3 THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO WEDNESDAY MAY 13th. >> Council President: OKAY, WITHOUT OBJECTION THAT WILL BE CONTINUED. >> Clerk: ITEM 6 ITEM FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. ITEM 7 IS A CLOSE SESSION ITEM FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. >> Council President: COLLEAGUES THOSE ITEMS WITHOUT OBJECTION, ARE BEFORE US. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CALL SPECIAL? SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, FOR ITEM 7, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE RELATIVE TO RELATIVE 8 ON TODAY'S AGENDA, COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS A CONFIDENT THER REPORT. THAT HAS NOT BEEN HEARD, SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CALL SPECIAL FOR CLOSE SESSION THAT IS APPROPRIATE. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? >> Council President: THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND CONFIDENTIAL REPORT WHICH IS A BUDGET ITEM BUT WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT. WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE. WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR TO US VOTE BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON 1 THROUGH 3 AND ITEM 5. >> Council President: OKAY, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. 1 THROUGH 3 AND ITEM 5. SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THAT'S AGREED TO. NOW WE CAN, I BELIEVE IS THERE ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO BACK TO PRESENTATIONS? >> Clerk: NOT AT THE MOMENT, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: GREAT, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION AS MENTIONED IS A GREAT TRANSITION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE VOICE ON THE BIG SCREEN WE GO TO HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR PRESENTATION. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH THE LATINO FILM INSTITUTE AN INCREDIBLE INSTITUTE IN OUR DISTRICT AND ONE THAT HAS BEEN GIVING THE VOICE TO FILMMAKERS FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. THIS MONTH THEY'RE PREPARING TO KICKOFF THE 25th ADDITION OF THEIR MARQUEE ANNUAL EVENT, LOS ANGELES, LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM LAT--FESTIVAL ALSO KNOWN AS LALEAF, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU GO TO THE FESTIVAL OR WORK WITH THE KIDS, THE WORK THEY DO IS INCREDIBLE. ESPECIALLY AT A TIME RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE GRAPG WITH--COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN LEADING THE CHART THAT WE--WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LATINO FILMMAKERS OR OTHER MINORITY FILMMAKERS. LATINO MAKE UP ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALL MOVIE TICKET SALES MAKING IT TT LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC PER-CAPITA, YET DESPITE LESS THAN 7 PERCENT ARE LEAD ROLES. AND LESS THAN 4 PERCENT OF DIRECTORS AND PRODUCER ARE LAT NO. OUR PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR OUR STORIES AND CHARACTERS THAT REFLECT THAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT'S WHERE THE LATINO FILM INSTITUTE PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE. LA LEAF, CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. AND NOW FOR THE SECOND YEAR, THEY'RE ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FESTIVAL. THAT MEANS THAT WHEN THE LATINO LIVE ACTION, OR ANIMATED SHORTS CATEGORY, THEY WILL NOW HAVE A PATHWAY TO OSCAR ELIGIBILITY. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. YEAH, CLAP AT THAT. [APPLAUSE] BUT THEY ALSO DO SO MUCH MORE. THE LATINO FILM INSTITUTE ALSO EMPOWERS YOUNG FILMMAKERS AND FOFT FERZ WHERE INSPIRED ARTIST FEEL INSPIRED TO CREATE AND SHOW WHO THEY ARE. YCPP THE LATINO FILM INSTITUTE GOES TO ACTUAL SCHOOLS, TEACHES FILMMAKING AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM, THEY LEARN HOW TO WRITE A STORY, ALL THAT STUFF. AND THE BEST PART OF THESE STUDENTS, THEY GET AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE OF SEEING THEIR SHORT FILMS ON THE BIG SCREEN AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL. THE IMPACT IS TREMENDOUS AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO ATTEND, IT WILL BE LATER THIS MONTH. BUT IN CASE YOU'RE NOT CONVINCED YET, I WANT TO DIRECT EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS AS WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE SOME SFT FIRST PEOPLE TO SEE THIS YEAR'S TRAILERS FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL. [DRUMROLL] >> LA LEAF. >> IT'S MY FAVORITE FESTIVAL. >> IT'S EXCEPTIONAL. >> WE'RE FAMILY. >> IT'S POWER. >> IT'S CHANGE. >> IT'S SASON. >> SINCE THE INCEPTION OF LA LEAF IN 1997, WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING OUR VOICES. EXPERIENCE FILM, MUSIC, ANIMATION AND OUR STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL. >> CUT. >> WE'RE IDENTIFYING KIDS THAT WANT TO CONTINUE ON INTO THE INDUSTRY. >> JUST A CREATIVE WAY. >> TELLING STORIES TOLD RIGHT NOW. >> LA LEAF IS IS THE FUTURE. >> WELCOME HOME. >> STORY TELLERS. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT, GIVE IT UP FOR LALIFF. NOW LET ME INTRODUCE SOMEBODY WHO YOU MAY KNOW FROM BLADE RUNNER, BATTLE STAR GA LAX CA, STAR AND DELIVER AND SOMEBODY JUST CALLED HIM A MEROMERO AND ALSO FOUNDER OF FILL P.M. INSTITUTE. PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR EDWARD JAMES OLMOS. >> Speaker: QUE DIOS BENDIGA FOR THOSE SPAN SISH IMPAIRED, THAT'S OKAY, WE'RE BILINGUAL. WHAT YOU JUST EXPERIENCED IS BEGINNING OF A REFLEX THAT HAS BEEN GOING FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, 1997, WE COMMENCED AND IN 1997, I SAID HAPPY MOTHERS DAY I'M GOING TO SAY HAPPEN AGAIN. WE DID THIS EVENT. NOTHING CAN TAX A SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MORE THAN THE AUDIO THAN WHEN IT'S PROJECTED. NOTHING AND IT STAYS IN THERE. SO HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? THE MOST IMPORTANT. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE FILM INSTITUTE, HERE FROM LOS ANGELES WHICH I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE BASED OUT OF L.A. BECAUSE L.A. DESERVES THE RESPECT AND THE UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE GIVING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT IT OR LOOKED INTO IT, DO-IT-YOURSELF A FAVOR. DIVE DEEP INTO WHAT THE INSTITUTE IS ALL ABOUT. IT'S CHANGING THE COURSE OF OUR FUTURE AND YOU'LL FIND THAT OUT RIGHT NOW, AS I BRING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO. THE PERSON THAT IS REALLY MOVING US FORWARD IN THIS TRIAL OF UNDERSTANDING, OUR OWN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. WE, PUSH FORWARD, THE UNDERSTANDING TO THE YOUTH LIKE YOU SAW AND HEARD, FROM COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ, IT'S MOVING TOWARDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR YOUTH AND WE START IN THE 5th GRADE AND MOVE THROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL, ANYONE OF US SITTING HERE ADULT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THIS WHEN THEY WERE IN THE FOURTH AND 5th GRADE AND 6th AND 7th GRADE, YOU WOULD BE AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN YOU ARE AT THE PRESENT TIE, BECAUSE YOU'RE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, YOUR CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVITY. I LOVE THE DOCTORS THAT ARE HERE BUT WE'RE PREPARING THE KIDS TO GO SEE THOSE DOCTORS AND GET EDUCATED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITH A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE THAN WE HAD. AND TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE LET ME GIVE YOU AN TUPT TO LISTEN TO OUR CEO OF LATINO FILM INSTITUTE, MR. AXLE WHO WILL BRING YOU UP TO SPEED AS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: THANK YOU, EDDIE AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ AND EVERYONE HERE LISTENING TO US AND OUR PRESENTATION, AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE LATINO INSTITUTE. I'M GOING TO GIVE BRODS A BROAD STROKE ABOUT WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW IT CONNECTS ALL THE DOTS THAT MR. OLMOS HAS POINTED OUT AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE PROGRAMS BOTH IN EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY THAT IS REALLY CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY. THE LATINO FILM INSTITUTE COMBINES THE TWO ARMS, WE KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO REALLY CREATE THE PATHWAY FOR CHANGE, WE NEED TO CREATE OUR OWN REALITY. I WORK 7 YEARS AT A MAJOR STUDIO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT MAJOR FILM AND MAJOR TV SHOWS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ODDS ARE STACKED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE VERY SLIM. AND IN ORDER TO BREAK THAT, IT'S AN UNDERSTANDING IT'S NOT ABOUT SKILL, IT'S ABOUT ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY AND CREATING A STRONG PIPELINE AND A VERY STRONG PATHWAY AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THE LATINO INSTITUTE. WE START BY USING PROJECT AND ALL OVER THE STATE BUT HERE AS LAUSD AS WELL AND WE MOVE TOWARDS ALUMNI PATHWAY WITH PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO STUDIOS INCLUDING PROGRAMS THAT CULMINATE AND ALSO LAUNCH AT LA LIFF AND YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THE PROJECT IN A SECOND ABOUT THE DETAILS. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND AS WE HEAR IN THE CITY AND STATE, WE'RE NOT LOOKING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST SAYING THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HERE, THEY'RE READY. WE HAVE THE STORIES, WE HAVE THE TALENT, WE HAVE THE SKILL SET AND WE ARE THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE IS LATINO. [APPLAUSE] AND WE'RE READY TO STEP INTO THAT SPOTLIGHT BECAUSE WE'VE CREATED THAT SPOTLIGHT AND CERTAIN IN THIS INCREDIBLE CITY THAT INSPIRES US THAT MOTIVATES US THAT ACTS AS THE BASE FOR US. TO THINK THE FESTIVAL, THE ONLY ACADEMY AWARD WINNING, QUALIFYING FESTIVAL AND THE ONE THAT HAS CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE FOR ALL LATINO FESTIVALS AND PLATFORMS IS HERE IN THE CITY AND IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT FOR 25 ADDITIONS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BREAK THE BARRIERS AND TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT ALONG WITH THE PROGRAMS, WITH THE FELLOWSHIPS WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE INSTITUTE DOES, IT'S CREATED A NEW NARRATIVE AND A NEW PATHWAY. BUT IN ORDER TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DETAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE SOME SF OUR STAFF TO TALK ABOUT PARTICULAR PROGRAMS THAT ARE REALLY CREATING THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, AXLE AND GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR BEING HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE LOS ANGELES LATINO FILM FESTIVAL, LA LIFF AS SOME OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED FILM FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM. WE OPERATE IN TWO WAYS THAT ARE, INTER CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER. ON ONE HAND, WE BRING FILM, TELEVISION, NEW TECHNOLOGY, REAL EXPERIENCES TO THE AUDIENCE TO THE CITY, TO EVERYBODY FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY. THERE IS A FILM, THERE IS A TV SHOW, THERE IS AN EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY CASE FOR ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR. HORROR, COMEDY, ROMANCE, DRAMA, DOCUMENTARY, THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY AT LA LIFF AND ON THE OTHER HAND, THROUGH THE MARKET FORUM, WE'RE A PLATFORM WHERE BUSINESS IS DONE IN THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS THE SPACE WHERE WE BRING TOGETHER FINANCIERS, BUYERS, SALES AGENTS, WE PUT THEM IN FRONT OF PRODUCERS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WORKING ON ALL BELOW AND ABOVE THE LINE POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY. WE BRING THEM TOGETHER AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WITH THE, IN THESE SPACES AND WITH THIS TYPE OF PLATFORM. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK IN FILM FESTIVALS FOR A LONG TIME AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE HOW AT LA LIFF, IT TURNS INTO CONTENT THAT WE CAN ALL ENJOY. AND AS WE, AXLE AND MR. OLMOS HAVE MENTIONED, WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT AND WE WANT TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THE EVOLUTION AND CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO DURING THESEFIVE IP CREDIBLE DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE FUTURE IS LATINO AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THAT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HECTOR AND I SERVE AS A DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAMS WITH L.A. UNIFIED PATHWAYS. AND THE PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIA NA TALKED ABOUT START LONG BEFORE THE FESTIVAL IN THE CLASSROOM. THE CINEMA PROJECT AS MY MOM WOULD PUT IT, IS THE PRIDE AND JOY OR THE HEART OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WE'RE BRINGING FILMMAKING INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND TRANSFORMING INTO STUDIOS BUT INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM, WHERE CHILDREN TELL STORIES, WE'RE EMPOWERING THEM TO USE THEIR VOICE THROUGH THE FILM PROCESS. SOME OF WHAT YOU SAW IN THE TRAILER BEGINS IN THE CLASSROOM AS EARLY AS 5th GRADE. SO OUR FILMMAKERS ARE TELLING THEIR STORIES AND THIS GETS SHOWCASED AT LA LIFF, THEY GAIN EXPERIENCE AND PARTICIPATING IN FILM AND PARTICIPATING IN Q & As AND MASTER CLASSES WITH YOUER THE CONNECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES START TO TAKE SHAPE. THEN, WHEN THOSE STUDENTS COMPLETE THE COURSE WITH YCP, THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH US, THROUGH COLLEGE AND INTO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH OUR YCP OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS HOW WE BUILD A FUTURE PIPELINE BY CONNECTING EDUCATION DIRECTLY INTO REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES AND PLATFORMS LIKE LA LIFF THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALLOWING TO US SHOW OUR WORK TODAY. EVERYTHING IS ROOTED IN LOS ANGELES AND BELIEVE THAT OUR STORIES REALLY MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT THE MIC BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] >> H. Soto-Martinez: -- ~>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU BUT ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR BRINGING US TO THIS LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING. AND TO ALL OF YOU HERE, THIS IS OUR FUTURE. THE FUTURE IS IN TECHNOLOGY, AI HAS BROUGHT A BIGGER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT AND OUR STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW, WE DO NOT JUST PERTAIN TO OURSELVES TO BEING QUOTE UNQUOTE FOR LATINOS, WE'RE HERE FOR THE HUMANITY OF THIS COUNTRY, THIS STATE, AND THE WORLD. BECAUSE BASICALLY, WE EDUCATE KIDS, THAT ARE BLACK, YELLOW AND RED, WE'RE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, WE'RE IN A SITUATION THAT WILL TURN AROUND THE FUTURE FOR THESE KIDS. OUR SYSTEM IF HAVE NOT UNDERSTOOD IT, PLEASE LOOK DEEPLY INTO IT, I'M TELLING YOU NOW. THERE IS NOTHING AMERICA. NOW GEORGE CLOONEY THAT HAVE BEEN GETTING IT STARTED. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 29 YEARS. CAME IT SEE THE PROGRAM, THE NUMBER ONE INSTITUTE IN THE WORLD TODAY, ON FILM, NUMBER ONE WHEN THEY SAID, THEY SAW THIS, THE EVERYONE, WHAT IS THERE ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS ALL THE PRODUCES AND PRODUCTION STAFF EVERYBODY THERE THAT SAW IT, MANY WERE CRYING WHEN THEY SAW THE CHILDREN AND WHAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AND THEY ALSO UNDERSTOOD IT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ASKED US TO GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO PRESENT THIS AND ADVANCE IT AND WE TURNED TO THEM AND SAID ONE THING, EXCUSE ME NO, THIS IS NOT THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE LATINO FILM PRODUCTION. AND THERE IS A REASON, WE DO NOT GET CREDIT AS A CULTURE AND NOW, THIS WILL RESONATE ITSELF NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BUT AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSED THE SYSTEM WORKS REALLY WELL. AS STANFORD UNIVERSITY ESCAPE. GO ONLINE AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMETHING THAT IF YOU DON'T DIG DEEPER AND HELP THIS UNDERSTANDING GROW, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS LOS ANGELES, DESERVES OUR ATTENTION TO THIS. I WAS BORN, RAISED HERE IN LOS ANGELES 80 YEARS AGO. I'VE BEEN DOING MY WORK FOR 61 YEARS. MORE THAN MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN ALIVE. [APPLAUSE] AND I CAN TELL YOU NOW, IT'S A LONG TIME COMING BUT I HOPE THAT AI CAN KEEP ME ALIVE FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET PAST WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS COUNTRY. AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I THANK SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU AND THE CITY. LOS ANGELES IS A BEAUTIFUL SPACE AND PLACE. I'M SO PROUD OF BEING THIS, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE LIKE I SAID, WENT TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL, COLLEGE, EAST L.A. KLJ K CAL STATE L.A., I'M A TRUE EXAMPLE PF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. I HAVE 13 DOCTORATES. SO I'M GOING TO SAY, AND PEOPLE SAY, THEY'RE HONORARY, TRY TO GET ONE. NO, I'M SERIOUS. TRY TO GET HARVARD TO GET YOU ONE. TRY TO GET COLUMBIA TO GET YOU, YOU CAN'T ASK FOR YOU, THEY GOT TO CALL YOU UP AND SAY, WE THINK YOU DESERVE THIS, ARE YOU KIDDING ME, THANK YOU SO MUCH S.I'M PASSION ABOUT THIS FOR ONE REASON. THIS IS US. WE'RE THE FUTURE, AND I MEAN, HUMANITY, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT CULTURE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE HUMANITY. THERE IS ONLY ONE RACE AND YOU ALL KNOW IT, AND THAT'S A HUMAN RACE, NO BLACK, YELLOW RACE, NO, ONE RACE, HUMAN RACE AND INSIDE OF THAT THERE IS BEAUTIFUL ETHNICITY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER, BEFORE YOU CLOSE, WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR SOME COMMENTS FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION HERE AND MR. OLMOS, THANK YOU FOR LA LIFF, I WORKED AT AN ORGANIZATION BEFORE I WAS IN THIS ROLE THAT WAS TRYING TO BRING MORE DIVERSITY INTO THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY. AND WE LEARNED ABOUT THE WORK THAT THIS FILM FESTIVAL DID AND YOUR WORK IN SCHOOLS. SO I'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME AND ADMIRED IT VERY DEEPLY SO I'M EXCITE TODAY SEE YOU HERE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ALMOST 3 DECADES NOW, BEING RECOGNIZED AND AND I KNOW THAT UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO OPEN THESE PATHWAYS AT A YOUNG AGE, TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN SCHOOLS, IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THEM TO THINK THAT, THESE PATHWAYS ARE THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THOSE DOORS ARE CLOSED OFF TO PEOPLE FOREVER. SO THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS SO INTEGRAL AND IT TRANSFORMS HOW YOU CAN TELL STORIES AND WHAT STORIES ARE ON THE SCREEN. SO I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND TO SAY THAT YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR THIS PRESENTATION. SADLY WHEN YOU'RE AROUND CITY HALL FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE, YOU KNOW. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS 25-YEAR MILESTONE. THIS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN ACCESSIBLE TO THE PRIVILEGE NOT WELCOMING TO THE DIVERSITY OF VOICES THAT CAN TELL OUR OWN STORIES. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATE YOU, SADLY, WE STILL DON'T SEE THE LEVEL OF SPACE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO FIGHT TO MAKE THAT SPACE. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DILIGENCE AND WORK TO CONTINUING TO EXPAND IT. IT'S, IT'S SAD THAT WE HAVE TO STILL FIGHT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ONE INCH OF SPACE IN THIS INDUSTRY IN AN INDUSTRY AND CITY LIKE LOS ANGELES. BUT, MY HATS OFF TO YOU FOR CONTINUING TO USE THE VOICE THAT YOU WERE GIFTED TO HAVE, TO TAKE THE SPACE THAT YOU WERE AFFORDED AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND IT SO THAT MORE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN ACTUALLY TELL THEIR STORIES AND TO TEACH THE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE POWER THEY HAVE TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES. SADLY, WE'VE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO DO IT. WE'VE GOT THE WORK ETHIC AND SO ALL THEY NEEDED WAS THE OPPORTUNITY ACCESS TO DO IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THAT SPACE, FOR PRYING THOSE DOORS OPEN AND KEEPING THEM OPEN. WE SADLY, ARE BEING SHOWN EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO THAT FOR ONE ANOTHER. AND SO, MY HATS OFF TO YOU, MY DEEP APPRECIATION AND AS WONDERFUL TO CONTINUE TO SEE THIS WORK EVOLVE. I REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, BACK LIKE I SAID WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS BUILDING AS LONG I'VE BEEN STARTED IN 1994 AS A YOUNG STAFF MEMBER BUT WAS AROUND WHEN YOU WERE EMBARKING ON DOING ALL OF THIS WORK. SO I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO SEE THIS ASENTION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR REMINDING US HOW IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE. THE ARTS IS HOW WE TELL STORY, THIS IS HOW WE DOCUMENT HISTORY AND HOW WE REMIND PEOPLE WHAT THEY SHOULDN'T DO. SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU'RE HOLDING ON TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND NOT LETTING IT BE GRABBED BY BIG CORPORATE, I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HONORING EVERYBODY TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND REMEMBERING HOW IMPORTANT CHILDREN ARE IN THE EQUATION. AND GIVING THEM A WAY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND ALSO KNOW THAT THEY CAN BE BEHIND THE CAMERA, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HUTTMENT BACK TO YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ TO CLOSE. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WORDS. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORK OF LATINO INSTITUTE, CREATING THAT PIPELINE. TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF LATINO FESTIVAL AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF AND FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK AND HERE'S TO 25 MORE YEARS. [APPLAUSE] >> ONE MORE ONE MORE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT AS THEY HEAD BACK TO THE MEDIA ROOM, WE'LL CALL UP COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER FOR ANOTHER SPECIAL PRESENTATION. COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR WHAT PURPOSE YOU RISE? >> A. Nazarian: I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BUT WHILE COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER IS COMING UP, I APPRECIATE WHAT PLY COLLEAGUE SAID, COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ, I WAS INSPIRED FOR A LONG TIME, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HAVE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THESE INDUSTRIES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WHEN I WAS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WAS TRYING TO BRING PATHWAY OF PRODUCTION, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOW TO GET THE 30 DAYS OR THE REQUIREMENT RIGHT SIDE MET IN ORDER TO GET INTO THESE JOBS AND BY FOCUSING ON THIS, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS PROBABLY ASK ANOTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATION, ARPA FILM FOUNDATION OR ARMENIAN SOCIETY THAT FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS HAVE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING, PROVIDING FILM FESTIVALS AND BRINGING YOUNG TALENT TO INTRODUCE TO THE INDUSTRY. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND GIVING ME THE IDEA TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT OTHER COMPONENTS AND VOICE WITHIN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THE RECOGNITION. >> Council President: ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT, WE TURN TO COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. ON THIS DAY WHEN WE'RE CLEBRATING LOS ANGELES OF HAVING CLOSE TIES TO CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD AND OUR LATINO CULTURE THAT BUILT LOS ANGELES. WE'RE HAPPY TO CELEBRATE TWO MORE CELEBRATIONS. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH YODBRO YOUTHRO. TO CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF CROATIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. I HAVE THE DIS TINGE HONOR TO BE JOINED BY CONSUL GENERAL, AS WE CELEBRATE CROATIA'S INDEPENDENCE AND LOVELY HERITAGE. CROATIAN HERITAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LOS ANGELES AS WE'RE HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST DIASPORAS WITH OVER 30,000 PEOPLE CLAIMING CROATIAN HERITAGE IN OUR OWN. SOMETIMES I CLAIM THAT HERITAGE SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT NUMBER IS CORRECT. ANYONE WHO GREW UP IN THE SAN PEDRO AREA OR ANYWHERE IN THE HARE OR AREA HAS ONE OR MORE CROATIAN RELATIVE. MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO ARRIVED WERE FROM THE DALMATIAN COAST FOR OUR AREA ALONG DALMATIAN COAST, THE EARLY 1900ING COINCIDED WITH THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES, AND MANY FOUND CAREERS AS FISHERMEN, WORKERS ON THE DOCK AND NOW, AS EXECUTIVES IN THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND FOLKS WHO ARE JUST IMPORTANT TO THE BUSINESS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE HARBOR AREA. THIS PERIOD PLANTED THE SEEDS OF CROATIAN CULTURE OF OUR CITY. OUR DISTINCT DISTRICT IS HOME TO MANY CROATIAN CLUB, AND WE'LL BE SPEAKING ANY MOMENT. IN ADDITION, THE DALMATIAN AMERICAN CLUB JUST CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OF BEING IN EXISTENCE IN PAST SATURDAY, CONSUL GENERAL AND I AND SEVERAL OTHERS, PROBABLY EVERYBODY BEHIND ME WAS THERE FOR A BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS AND 450 PEOPLE PACKED IN THE ROOM, AND IT WAS 450 BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET 451 TO FIT INSIDE. THIS CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP AND UNITY AMONG NR MEMBERS, THE CROATIAN AND DALMATIAN AND JUST FOLKS SITTING AROUND THE TABLE IN RESTAURANTS OR BARS ACROSS THE HARBOR AREA. BOTH OF THESE CLUBS ARE BEACON AND PROVIDE A HOME FOR THE RICH CROATIAN HISTORY IN OUR DISTRICT THAT LIVES ON FOREVER. BUT FIRST, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE CLUBS, I WANT IT BRING A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE TO THE PODIUM, THE CONSUL GENERAL OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, RENE. >> Speaker: HELLO COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE CROATIAN HERITAGE MONTH AND THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR AND IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN DO THAT HERE EVERY YEAR AS WE HAVE MORE AND MORE EVENTS THIS MONTH. WE'RE CELEBRATING CROATIAN NATIONAL DAY AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT CULTURAL EVENTS. ONE WAS CROATIAN FILMS AT THE C FEST TALKING ABOUT MOVIES JUST A SECOND AGO. CROATIAN FILM WON IT WAS A SHORT DOCUMENTARY AND WON AT THE FESTIVAL. AND THE THEME OF THE MOVIE WAS A PERSON WHO WAS SELLING FISH AT THE FISH MARKET. SO HOW APPROPRIATE FOR THIS EVENT AND THIS DAY. I WAS ALSO VERY INSPIRED BY A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT SOMEBODY SENT ME RECENTLY IT WAS ABOUT A CHIEF OF FIRE OF L.A. GOING TO CROATIA TO SEE HOW CROW --CROATIA IS FIGHTING FIRE. THE FUNNY THING IS THE CROATIAN COAST AND THE COAST OF L.A., IS VERY VERY SIMILAR. AND ALSO, THE WINS ARE VERY SIMILAR. SO THERE IS SO MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND TEACH EACH OTHER AND COOPERATE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS AND I WAS INSPIRED. IT ALSO INVITED ME OF WHY ALL OF THESE COATIONS CAME. NOT ONLY THAT THEY CAME HERE BUT BUILT AN INDUSTRY IN FISHING AND CANNING AND BUILDING AND WORKING AT THE PORT. AND NOW THEY ARE INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. BUILDING IT UP EVEN FURTHER AND BEING SUCCESSFUL AND WELL INTEGRATED. FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A PERSON WHO WAS BORN HERE, WHO'S FATHER CAME FROM COMISHA FROM THE ISLAND OF VEES WORKING AS A FISHERMAN AND BECAME A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR PHYSICS. >> T. McOsker: WENT TO SAN PEDRO HIGH AS WELL. >> YES. IT'S ASTONISHING HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HERE AND THRIVED AND BUILT BRIDGES BETWEEN CROATIA AND CALIFORNIA. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT TOO LONG AND STOP HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THE END THAT WE'RE PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT CROATIA HOUSE FOR THE OLYMPICS IN TWO YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE PLAYING IN THE WORLD CUP. FOR NOW, WE KNOW WE'RE PLAYING IN DALLAS, BUT WE'RE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN PLAY IN L.A. WITH ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WAS AN HONOR AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY. THANK YOU. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, CONSUL GENERAL, IT'S TRUE WHEN YOU DRIVE THE COAST IT'S LIKE DRIVING FROM SANTA MONICA TO SAN PEDRO, WE HAVE THE SANTA ANA WINDS AND YOU HAVE THE BURA AND IT DRIVES THE FIRES. I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FILMS A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN, JACK IS A FILMMAKER HERE IN OUR AREA AND HE COVERS ALL, ALL KINDS OF THINGS BUT WORKING ON A SPECIAL FILM ABOUT THE CROATIAN BASKETBALL TEAM RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M NOT GO TO GO ASK TO YOU SPEAK JACK, I'M GOING TO ASK MY OTHER DEAR FRIEND THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CLUB IN SAN PEDRO FRANE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, AND GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, 1-5 COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER AND CONSUL GENERAL RENE. I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WHICH HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED MAY OF THE CROATIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. AS PRESIDENT OF THE CROATIAN-AMERICAN CLUB IN SAN PEDRO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY. SAN PEDRO IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST CROATIAN POPULATIONS OUTSIDE OF CROATIA AND WE'RE PROUD TO HOST OUR 36th STREET PARTY ON SUNDAY MAY 34th. DURING MEMORIAL WEEKEND. WHILE THIS EVENT COMMEMORATES, CROATIA'S STATEHOOD AND MAINTAINS CULTURAL TIES, IT'S ALSO A CELEBRATION FOR OUR ENTIRE SAN PEDRO COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF SO MANY CROATIAN AMERICANS IN SAN PEDRO AND L.A. COUNTY, THIS CELEBRATION A BIG PART OF THE LOCAL IDENTITY AS THEY WELCOME ALL CULTURES IN CELEBRATING THE RICH HERITAGE, THAT MAKE OUR DISTRICT UNIQUE. WE INVITE THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE CROATIAN CULTURE THROUGH FOOD, MUSIC AND DANCE. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR ITS SUPPORT OF OUR EVENT AND OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, I WANT TO EXTEND CROATIAN COMMUNITIES GRATITUDE TO THE COUNCILMAN OF THE 15 THING DISTRICT TIM McOSKER AND CONSUL GENERAL FOR ORGANIZING AND PROMOTE ING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES DURING CROATIAN HERITAGE MONTH. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. [APPLAUSE] >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, FRANE. A HOT TIP IF YOU'RE IN SAN PEDRO ON WEDNESDAY, DO NOT MAKE LUNCH PLANS, YOU GET A FABULOUS LUNCH RIGHT THERE IN THEIR CLUB. WEDNESDAYS, RIGHT? >> WEDNESDAYS. >> T. McOsker: OKAY. AND GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE THEY SELL OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IN A FEW WEEKS THE STREETS OF SAN PEDRO WILL BE FILLED WITH THE FAMOUS RED AND WHITE AND CHECKERED JURS' IN ANTICIPATION OF THE WORLD CUP, WE HOPE WE'LL DO WELL. AND WE'RE GLAD TO REPORT THAT WHEN CROATIA MAYBIESEDING IT ALL THE WAY, THE WATERFRONT CLUB WILL BE HOSTING A FIFA ZONE FOR THE FINALS WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL BE THERE CEEBRATING CROATIA. I'M VERY EXCITED THAT SAN PEDRO AS THE CONSUL GENERAL SAID, WE'LL BE HOST HADING THE HOME TO CROATIAN ATHLETES AND GUESTS AND DIGNITARIES. IT'S PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY, THE 1-5 AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR HERITAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE. >> Council President: WE HAVE MEMBERSED ON THE QUEUE. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU MR. McOSKER FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND WELCOME YOU TO CITY HALL CHAMBERS AGAIN. I LOOK FORWARD TO RESCHEDULE MY TRIP TO THE DALMATIAN CLUB I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. IT'S BEEN SOMETIME, IT'S A CONNECTNESS AND THE DIASPORA HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE SAN PEDRO COMMUNITY. IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE. I WAS VERY PROUD TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ TO DEDICATE A SQUARE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ANGELINO HEIGHTS, ECHO PARK IN CELEBRATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR DEAR FRIEND MARRIAN HAYASHI WHO IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE GIFTS THAT CROATIAN COMMUNITY BRINGS BEYOND THE SAN PEDRO AREA TO THE COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR CONTINUING TO ALLOW US TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY MAKES TO LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER FOR BRINGING THIS GREAT PRESENTATION. BACK TO YOU. >> T. McOsker: AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND WE HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAN ANTHONY'S I KNOW WE THINK WE'RE ONLY SAN PEDRO BUT WE'RE ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CROATIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, THIS THIRD YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE AND MORE YEARS. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> T. McOsker: AND NOW WE TRANSITION. NOW WE TRANSITION TO ANOTHER SPECIAL CELEBRATION EUROPE DAY! CAN WE BRING OUR CONSUL HERE BEHIND ME. GO THROUGH THIS WAY AS WE CELEBRATE EUROPE DAY. YOU KNOW, I WILL JUST SAY, IT SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR, CROATIA GETS A MONTH AND EUROPE GETS A DAY. WE'LL FIX THAT I SUPPOSE. THANKS FOR THE COURTESY LAUGH. COLLEAGUES TODAY, WE'RE RECOGNIZING ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT EUROPEAN MILESTONE, KNOWN AS EUROPE DAY. EUROPE DAY IS OBSERVED EVERY MAY 9th. IT MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF SHOEMON DECLARATION OF 1950 AND WHAT LEAD TO ESTABLISHMENT OF WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AS THE EUROPEAN UNION, STIRRED EUROPE TO A DAY OF PEACE AND COOPERATION. AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE HOME TO S MANY EUROPEAN CULTURE THAT ALSO DEFINE OUR CITY. EUROPE DAY IS IS NOT JUST ABOUT CELEBRATING THE DECLARATION BUT ALSO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LOS ANGELES EUROPE AS WE PREPARE TO HOST THE WORLD CUP IN LA28, OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN AFTER. IT'S IMPORTAN TO NOTE THAT WHEN LA28 COMES IS WHERE THE WHERE EVERY DELEGATION HAS A HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE, BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE THEIR PEOPLE HERE. I'M PLOWED TO HAVE DIGNITARIES FROM 11 DIFFERENT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HERE WITH ME. AND THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST DIFFICULT I DO IN A LONG TIME. FROM CROATIAN, WE HAVE IS THE DEAN OF THE CONSUL, RIGHT THERE, CONSUL GENRE RENE. AND--FROM BELL BEGIN, CONSUL GENERAL BELGIUM, SOPHIE. FROM FINLAND, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL, HANNAH CUMPASLO. [APPLAUSE] FROM FRANCE, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL, DEMITRI DEMANICO. >> VERY GOOD. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU. FROM GREECE, CONSUL GENERAL, EVERYBODY WORRIES I'M GOING TO BLOW THIS ONE. CHRISTINA, VALSSOPULU AND FROM ITALY, A FRIEND OF OURS WHO WAS JUST HERE, CONSUL GENERAL RAFAELA. LITHEANIA, SANDRA. RO MANIA CONSUL GENERAL. FROM POLAND, CONSUL GENERAL PAULINA CAPUSINSCA. AD I'M GOING TO HAVE NEED HELP WITH THIS PRONUNCIATION OF THIS ONE. FROM IRELAND, DOMINIC THE VICE CONSUL GENERAL, DOMINIC BURKELY. DOMINIC. AND FROM GERMANY, ANDREA SASIN. OH YES. OF COURSE. SO TONIGHT, CITY HALL WILL BE LIT YELLOW AND BLUE IN HONOR OF THE COLORS OF UNION UNION PLAGUE. LET'S WAVE OUR FLAGS. IS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION, RIGHT HERE. TO THE ENTIRE CORE FROM EUROPE, FOR EUROPEAN DAY AND THIS IS FROM ALL OF US IN CITY COUNCIL AND AS THE DEAN, RENE I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, HAPPY EUROPE DAY, EVERYBODY! >> THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] BIENVENIDOS. >> GRACIAS. >> GRACIAS. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. McOSKER. WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO. IF PICK ASK COUNCILMEMBER LEE TO HEAD TO THE PODIUM. OKAY, EXPO RECOGNITION. >> J. Lee: COLLEAGUES TODAY I'M PROUD TO CELEBRATE K EXPO U.S.A. 2026. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING PLATFORM THAT CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE GLOBAL REACH OF KOREAN CULTURE, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CENTERS FOR ENTERTAINMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO HOST THIS IMPORTANT GLOBAL EVENT AND I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT K EXPO IS BEING HELD IN OUR AMAZING CITY. K EXPO REPRESENTS FAR MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT AND GROWING GLOBAL INFLUENCE OF KOREAN CONTEXT ACROSS MANY SECTORS, INCLUDING K DRAMA A ANIMATION, GAMING, WEB TUNES, AR, V, VR TECHNOLOGY, BEAUTY, FASHION AND MUSIC. K EXPO HAS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2022 BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES TO EXPAND INTO GLOBAL MARKETS. THE FACT NA K-EXPO IS MAKING LOS ANGELES DEBUT REFLECTS STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN KOREA AND OUR CITY. LOS ANGELES IS HOME TO THE LARGEST KOREAN COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF KOREA AND KOREAN-AMERICANS CONTINUE TO MAKE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR ECONOMY, CULTURE AND CIVIC LIFE. K-EXPO REPRESENTS THE POWER OF CULTURE EXCHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION, IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH BUT ALSO FOR STRONGER GLOBAL CONNECTINS AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE INVOLVED IN K-EXPO 2026 AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS HOPEFULLY HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AND BEFORE WE INTRODUCE NEXT SPEAKER, WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW AND SHARE WITH PAUL OF YOU. --WITH ALL OF YOU. >> AND IN 2026, THAT JOURNEY CONTINUES IN LOS ANGELES, WELCOME TO K-EXPO U.S.A. 2026. FROM GAMES AND WEB TUNES TO GLOBAL LOVE STREAMING CONTENT. K BEAUTY, NOW PART PF EVERY DAY LIFE. EXPERIENCE THE LATEST TRENDS AND PRODUCTS FIRSTHAND. K-FOOD, LOVED AROUND THE WORLD FROM KIM BOPO TO THE ICONIC HAN RIVER RAMAN. FEEL THE ENERGY OF K-POP, LIVE ON STAGE, K-POP FESTIVAL U.S. CHAMP, COOKIE WALK, TAEKWONDO DEMO TEAM, J PARK. P1 HARMONY. LONG SHOP, K STYLE TODAY SHAPING TOMORROW. K-EXPO U.S.A. 2026 AT THE HEART OF THE CULTURE, EXPANDS ORGANICALLY INTO FOOD, BEAUTY AND BEYOND. BE PART OF WHAT IS NEXT. >> J. Lee: AND NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING PRESIDENT, FOR OPENING REMARKS. THE KOREAN AGENCY WHICH SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES CREATIVE CONTENT INDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS YU I FLEW IN FROM SEOUL KOREA FOR THESE REMARKS. I'M THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF KOREA CONTENT AGENCY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCERIST GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMAN JOHN LEE AND ALL CITY OFFICIAL FOR MAKING TODAY'S MEANINGFUL OCCASION POSSIBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR JOINING US DESPITE THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: TODAY MARKS A TRULY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT AS WE OPEN A NEW CHAPTER IN CULTURE EXCHANGE BETWEEN KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: IN PARTICULAR TODAY'S PROCLAMATION CEREMONY CARRIES A GREATER MEANING AS BEEN POSSIBLE BETWEEN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KOREA AND LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. THE LAUNCH OF K-EXPO HERE HERE IN THIS SYMBOLIC AND HISTORIC PLACE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: K-EXPO U.S.A. IS LEAD BY KOREA CULTURE TOURISM AND SPORTS AND SIX AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, OCEANS AND FISHERIES AND HEALTH AND WELFARE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: THROUGH THE EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE BOOTHS WE WILL SHOWCASE THE MANY DIFFERENT CHARMS OF KOREA THROUGH THE BUSINESS CONSULTATION MEETING WE WILL SUPPORT COMPANIES EXPANDING INTO GLOBAL MARKETS AND K-POP AND TAEKWONDO WE'LL BRING CULTURE TO PEOPLE HERE IN LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: ABOVE ALL THE KEY ESSENCE OF THIS EVENT IS THE COLLABORATION OF KOREA'S REPRESENTATIVE CONTENT, FOOD AND BEAUTY PRESENTING NEW VALUES TOGETHER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KOREA AND UNITED STATES IS ADVANCING BEYOND ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL COOPERATION INTO AN ERA OF TRUE CULTURE ALLIANCE, THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CONTENT AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE HELPING BUSINESSES OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ALLOWING AMERICAN CITIZENS TO EXPERIENCE A CONNECT WITH K-CULTURE IN THEIR EVERY DAY LIVES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: WE HOPE THAT THE K EXPO U.S.A. BEGINNING ON MAY 23 WILL BECOME A NEW PLATFORM FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTRIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES AND EVENT FOR VISITORS ALIKE. WE HOPE TODAY'S GATHERING WILL STRENGTH THE SOLIDARITY BETWEEN KOREA AND U.STAITSZ AND BECOME A MILESTONE IN OPENING THE FUTURE OF NEXT K TOGETHER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] >> Interpreter: WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE K CONTENT BEAUTY TO FOOD AND PERFORMANCES ALL FIRSTHAND AT THE EVENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: THANK YOU MR. YU FOR DRIVING ALL THE WAY FROM KOREA FOR BEING PART OF THIS PRESENTATION. AND NOW A NOT A STRANGER TO YOU, ADAM BURKE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF L.A.'S TOURISM AND CONVENTION BOARD. >> Speaker: GOOD TO SEE YOU. [SPEAKING KOREAN] GOOD I'M I'M ADAM BURKE WITH WITH THE CONVENTION BOARD AND IT'S AN HONOR FOR BEING HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR HOST HADING US AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM AND CONTENT FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO BRING K-EXPO TO LOS ANGELES. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO ACTING PRESIDENT AND THANK THE MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND PARTNERS. TODAY'S PROCLAMATION MARKS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF K-EXPO U.S.A. HERE IN LOS ANGELES. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HOST THIS PLATFORM CELEBRATING KOREAN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AND CULTURAL INFLUENCE. AS COUNCILMEMBER LEE MENTIONED AS A HOME OF KOREAN POPULATION, OUTSIDE KOREA, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF VISITING KOREA MANY TIMES AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE IS A ENDEARING CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT INFLUENCE CAN BE SEEN BETWEEN EVERY ASPECT OF LOS ANGELES. TO ENTERTAINMENT ICONS LIKE RANDALL PARK AND STEPHIE BAKE, SPORT STARS AND CHLOE KIM, FASHION DESIGNERS CAROLINA AND SO MUCH MORE. AND OF COURSE WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SOLD OUT BTS REUNION TOUR COMING THIS FALL. THAT'S IT GIVE IT UP FOR THAT. BOTH ANGELINOS AND VISITORS ALIKE KNOW THAT K-TOWN IS VIBRANT 24-HOUR EPI CENTER OF FOOD, FASHION AND NIGHT LIFE AND OUR LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP, BRINGS TOGETHER CULTURE, COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO INSPIRING FUTURE TRAVEL AND DEEPER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN KOREA AND LOS ANGELES. KOREA IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS WITH MORE THAN 3000 HIGHLY ENGAGED VISITORS AND WE EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO INCREASE THIS YEAR WHO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES SUPPORTING VITAL JOBS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT. AT L.A. TOURISM WE'RE COMMIT TODAY STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP ACROSS KOREA ACROSS TRAVEL AND CULTURE ENSURING LOS ANGELES REMAINS A WELCOMING AND WORLD CLASS DESTINATION FOR KOREAN VISITORS. BECAUSE IN OUR CITY OF ANGELS, WE KNOW TRULY EVERYONE IS WELCOMED. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST K EXPO AND EXCITE BESIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES IT REPRESENTS FOR PARTNERSHIP AND GROWTH. CONGRATULATIONS ON OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF K EXPO U.S.A. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS MOMENT. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: THANK YOU MR. BURKE. AND I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE MAYBE I'M A LITTLE BIASES BUT THE MY FAVORITE AND COOLEST CONSUL GENERAL HERE IN LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] MY HONOR. MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, TOGETHER WITH COCOAND K-TEAM WITH US. I THANK YOU FOR HOLD THISING WONDERFUL CEREMONY. YOUR RECOGNITION OF KOREAN CULTURE TODAY ON A CITY LEVEL HAS REALLY SPECIAL MEETING TO ANGELINOS AND KOREANS BUT ALSO THE FANS OF KOREAN CULTURE, OF ETHNICITY AND BACK GROUNDS. LOS ANGELES THE CITY OF ANGELS IS A SYMBOL OF GLOBAL POP CULTURE, WITH OFFICIAL AND CELEBRATION HAS BEEN PROOF TO BE SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO EMBRACE MULTI. WE USE AS A PLATFOR TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND UNITY IN LOS ANGELES, ENCOURAGING CULTURE EXCHANGES AND DEEPEN WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACK GROUNDS. THE CITY REINFORCES THE UNITY TO REACH OUT EVERY CORNER OF THIS CITY. AGAIN, I EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO EACH COUNCILMEMBERS FOR PROVIDING THIS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE KOREAN CULTURE AND PEOPLE AND ORGANIZING THIS CEREMONY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> J. Lee: AND PLEASE LET ME WELCOME DIRECTER HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. -- >> Speaker: [SPEAKING KOREAN] DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS I'M DELIGHTED TO JOIN THIS CEREMONY IN HERE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 2026K-EXPO U.S.A., KOREAN'S LATEST AND HOTTEST LIFESTYLE CULTURE CONTENT AND PRODUCTS WILL BE SHOWCASED. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ACTING PRESIDENT OF KOREA, CONTENT AGENTS AND ALL THE INSTITUTIONS AND COMPANIES OF KOREA WHO WILL HAVE WORKED TO MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. I ALSO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON CULTURE AND PRODUCTS. AS YOU KNOW THE STRONG BRAND SUPPORTS BUSINESSES AND THE SERVICE AS POWERFUL ADVANTAGE IN THE GLOBAL MARKET, 2026, KOREA CONTENT AND PRODUCTS WILL ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE AND THE ATTRACTION OF KOREA TO L.A. AUDIENCES. THE KOREAN CULTURE CENTER L.A., WILL CONTINUE TO WIDELY INTRODUCE THE DIVERSE VALUE AND BEAUTY OF KOREAN CULTURE. AND WORKS A STEPPING STONE TO BRING INSPIRATION CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TO THE KOREAN AND U.S. ECONOMY. LASTLY, I WISH GREAT SUCCESS TO THE 2026, U.S.A. AND WISH YOU ALL HAPPINESS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS CITY'S CERTIFICATE RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: BEFORE YOU CLOSE MR. LEE, WE DO HAVE MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. TAKE YOUR PHOTO AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO CALL COUNCILMEMBER HUTT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: BEFORE YOU DEPART, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR BRINGING THIS DELEGATION IN TO TALK ABOUT THE LAUNCH OF THE K-EXPO. I'M THE COUNCILWOMAN OF KOREATOWN AND I'M LOOKING SO FORWARD TO THIS EXPO. IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN BUT BRING THEM TO K-TOWN WHERE THE BEST FOOD IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES LIVES. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MAY FOR YOU COMING OUT AND ALL THE FOLKS COMING IN TOWN AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING THE CITY HOW IMPORTANT THIS DIVERSITY IS. TODAY, WE HAVE CELEBRATED THE TAPESTRY OF LOS ANGELES AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS BRINGS TO THE CITY. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE AND EVERYONE FOR THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> J. Lee: THANK YOU AND WE CAN SEE YOU WHETHER YOU'RE A FAN OF OUR MUSIC, MOVIES, TV SHOWS AND ESPECIALLY AS COUNCILMEMBER HUTT MENTIONED OUR FOOD, WE HOPE YOU JOIN US AT K-EXPO U.S.A. 20 TF. THANK YOU EVERYONE. >> Council President: OKAY, I BELIEVE WE CAN MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU CAN READ THAT INTO THE RECORD AND CALL SOME NAMES. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FOR PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM, UP TO 2 MINUTES TOTAL BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY TWO ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOP TICK. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC, YOU'LL GET A WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET ON TOPIC, IF YOU DON'T, WE'LL MOVE ON. ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE 6 AND 7. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, MEMBERS OF PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE CITY SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE BEGIN. AND I'LL ASK THE INTERPRET TORE PLEASE MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BACK TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, MAKE SURE YOU PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AND WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME DURING THE INTERPRETATION SO YOU'LL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SPEAKING TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU MADE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST UNDER THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE TODAY, IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS HAND SET. AFTER YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND SO IS THE SERGEANTS CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH WITH THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. CAN WITH THAT, WE'RE READY TO CALL SOME NAMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: DO WE HAVE THE NAMES? >> Clerk: WOULD I LIKE TO CALL UP GORDIE, JERRY C, JOEY L, CASEY AND LESLEY. >> City Attorney: AND IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE GO TO YOUR LEFT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. HI WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, I WANT TO WISH ALL THOSE IN POLITICAL RACE A FAIR CHANCE TO HOLD OFFICE. THOSE FIGHTING FOR THE MAJOR JOB AND THE ONES LOOKING FOR A CITY COUNCIL POSITION OR OTHERWISE. MS. RAYMOND, I REALLY ENJOY YOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE DEBATE THE OTHER NIGHT. ALL THE BEST AND LET'S BE CIVIL, AND FAIR, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT TOMORROW IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD SO LET'S BE DECENT CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEERS OF LOS ANGELES. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. HI MR. MARES. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, HOW MANY ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> City Attorney: IT'S ONLY 6 AND 7 SO IT'S THE BID OR SETTLEMENT. >> Speaker: THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. THANK YOU, I REALLY REALLY ENJOY DAYS LIKE THIS WHEN WE HAVE MR. McOSKER BRINGING EUROPE TO US AND THEY LIVE ALL AROUND US. WHEN MS. PADILLA BRINGS HER COMMUNITY TO US. THIS IS WHY WE COME HERE. I KNOW I'M GOING TO INTO GENERAL. INTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK AND BE NEGATIVE ABOUT MR. LEE, BUT I WANT HONESTLY, I'M GRATEFUL TO MS. RAMAN FOR CHALLENGING THE MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR YET BUT AT LEAST SHE HAD THE GUTS TO CHALLENGE. SO I WANT TO THANK HER FOR THAT. AND THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MR. VILLA REIGOSA WITH A LITTLE RESPECT, THERE IS A SCENE IN THE GAD FATHER WHERE BRANDO TELLS JAMES KA*N, NEVER LET PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY THINKING. ATTACKING MR. BECERR ALL OF THESE KIDS BEING HURT, MR. VILLA REIGOSA, DON'T SPREAD MEGA LIES. DON'T SPREAD MEGA LIES. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, MR. MARES. NEXT SPEAKER. HELLO. >> Speaker: HELLO LESLEY MESA GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: GREAT, PLEASE BEGIN. >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO SHARE SOME FINDINGS REGARDING FLYING FOOD GROUP, RESEBTLY CO-AUTHORED,--DEBRA GREENFIELD IS A FORMER DEPUTY GENERAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW LABOR ORGANIZATION WITH ILL WHICH IS A BODY OF UNITED NATIONS LABOR STANDARDS. 31 COMPREHENSIVE PAGE ANALYSIS WHICH I WILL SHARE DRAWS UPON WORKERS INTERVIEW AND DECLARATIONS AND AFFIDAVITS AND COMPLAINTS. FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES INCLUDING THE BUREAU OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND LABOR COMMISSIONER CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDE THAT THE COMPANY HAS SYSTEMATICALLY FAILED TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS AT ITS FINE FOOD FACILITY. AS CITY CONDUCT THEIR QUUR'-->> City Attorney THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO. HOLA, [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: OKAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELLO MY NAME IS JAMILA I'M A MEMBER OF FLYING FOOD GROUP IEB WORKING THERE A YEAR AND A HALF AND RECENTLY MY CO-WORKERS AND I HAVE BANDED TOGETHER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE'VE FORMED THIS COMMISSION OF WORKERS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE HORRIBLE AND THE HORRENDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS AND HARASSMENT THAT WE HAVE TO FACE WORKING AT FLYING FOOD GROUP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: YES, WE HAVE SHARED WITH YOU A REPORT THAT WAS PUBLISHED RECENTLY THAT DEMONSTRATES IN CONCLUSION THAT THE COMPANY FLYING FOOD GROUP VIOLATES THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE WORKERS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PACKAGING THE FOOD FOR THE PASSENGERS THAT TAKE FLIGHTS IN LAX. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND TO PLEASE ENFORCE THE REDUCTION OF ACCOUNTS FOR FLYING FOOD GROUP. >> City Attorney: GRACIAS. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: HI. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] STR*EP HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS OSCAR I'VE BEEN A DISHWASHER AT FLYING FOOD GROUP AND WORKED THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: RECENTLY WORKERS LIKE ME HAVE HELD A TRUTH COMMISSION WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT HORRIBLE AND UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE TO FACE AT FLYING FOOD GROUP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE ARE THE INVISIBLE BACKBONE OF AIR TRAVEL AND WE WANT TO ASK YOU. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WELCOME THE WORLD WHEN THOSE OF US SERVING THE GUESTS ARE DENIED OUR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS PRECISELY IS WHAT THE REPORT CONCLUDES RECENTLY OUR COMPANY LICENSEDS WITH YOU ALL HERE AT THE CITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THEY VIOLATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENTS TO WORKERS WHO FEED PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH LAX. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE'RE ASKING YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO US AND HOLD FLYING FOOD GROUP ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THIS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP OSCAR, DANIEL SOSA, MICHAEL, DANNY M, DAVID A AND DANNY N. >> City Attorney: SO IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAMES CALLED, PLEASE GO TO YOUR LEFT TO GET TO THE PODIUM. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT ORDER YOU COME TO THE PODIUM AS LONG AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED. HELLO, WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT DO YOU WANT? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS DANIEL AND WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK AT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE BEGIN. >> Speaker I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY NEEDS LOWER TAXES. THEY SHOULD BE LOWERED TO 0.1 PERCENT WHICH IS WHAT OTHER BUSINESS PAYS IN THE CITY. IF YOU CUT THEM IN HALF AND LOWER THEM FROM 10 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT, WE WILL STILL BE PAYING 50 TIMES THE TAX RATE AS OTHER BUSINESSES. WHILE STILL COMPETING AGAINST AN ELICIT MARKET THAT IS LARGER THAN WE ARE AND LARGER MARKET THAT THE CITY PROMISED THEY WOULD DEAL WITH BUT PROVEN UNABLE TO DO SO. SO FOR REASONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, FOR REASONS OF EQUITY AND FAIRNESS AND THE STATED GOALS OF THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM, AND FOR REASONS OF JUST PLAIN MAKING THIS INDUSTRY ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, WE NEED OUR TAXES LOWERED AS LOW AS POSSIBLE PREFERABLY TO 0.1 PERCENT JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE! THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER I'LL CALL UP A FEW MORE PEOPLE. MICHAEL, ERNIE ACTION S, VERONICA, MR. ARTELANO, JOHNNY. >> City Attorney: HI, SPEAKER DID YOU WANT IT SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE BEGIN. >> Speaker: I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU NEED TO SEEK ADVISE, IF THAT MEANS LEGAL ADVISORS, THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. SOMEBODY HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU TO KEEP WHAT YOU'RE DOING REGARDING NON POLICE OVERSIGHT REGARDLESS THE INCREASING ASSAULTS. THE CHIEF'S WEEKLY REPORT SIMPLY IGNORES BROAD CATEGORIES INCLUDING ARSON, BRIBERY, EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING PROSTITUTION AND PROMOTING PROSTITUTION. AND AGAIN, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE FOR TO YOU HAVE SECRET DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: AND BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, IF THERE IS A LOT OF NAMES ON THE LIST. IWANT TO STOP READING THE NAMES, IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE WHO IS HERE WHO CAME TO SPEAK WHO HAS NOT SPEAK EN, PLEASE LINE UP TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHAMBER AND WE WILL GIVE YOU. WE DON'T NEED TO READ ANYMORE NAMES. >> City Attorney: HI, SPEAKER, DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO AN ITEM? >> Speaker: 6 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR 6 AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. PLEASE BEGIN. >> Speaker: I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COINCIDENCE. I'M CURIOUS WHY THIS IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THEY SHOULD BE DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE THESE. MY HUMBLE RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER SMOKE SHOP, LIQUOR STORE, OR ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE SCHOOLS, JUST MY HUMBLE ADVISE TO THE COUNCILMAN'S DISTRICT. YES, I'LL MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY. >> Speaker: YES, FIRST AND FOR MOST, I WANT TO RESCIND ANY CRITICISM I HAD TO MR. BLUMENFIELD'S OFFICE. I DO WANT TO BRING UP ALL YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY, AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEPPED IN AND CLEANED UP WESTLAKE McARTHUR PARK. I USED TO WORK NEAR THAT AREA FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. IT'S LIKE A NO-GO ZONE, YOU CANNOT GO OR WALK THERE OR DO ANYTHING OVER THERE. IT'S CRAZY. SO I'M HAPPY THAT THEY CLEANED THAT AREA UP. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. BYE. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, SIR. HELLO. WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT DID YOU WANT? >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, YES, JUST GENERAL COMMENT TODAY. >> City Attorney: GREAT, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU T I'M BRADO NOT, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU AGAIN AND IT'S A PLEASURE HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY COMING IN TO SEE ALL OF THESE LOS ANGELES NATIVE, LOCAL CELEB ITS SPEAK. BUT YES, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THE OLYMPICS AND MENTION HOW YOU'RE DOING AT A PHENOMENAL JOB AT PREPARING THE STREETS FOR THE OLYMPICS AND FOR OUR FUTURE ANGELINOS. YES, THE STREETS COULD USE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK GUYS, GAVIN NEWSOM HE DID PUT IN A ORDER LAST YEAR TOO BUT WE CAN HELP HIM AND KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN. WHEN I SAY KEEP THEM CLEAN, I SAY YES, LET'S BE THAT NATION THAT OFFERS FREE HEALTHCARE. LETSZ BE THAT NATION THAT CLEANS THE STREETS WHEN THERE IS A PIECE OF GUM ON. SO IT'S YOUR CITY GUYS, YOU HAVE THE POWER AND MONEY. MORE MONEY THAN WHAT WE NEED IF YOU MUST KNOW FROM ME. BUT YES, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, SIR. AND I BELIEVE OUR LAST SPEAKER. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MY NAME IS MICHAEL DAY AND I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER AND THE WAY THEY HANDLE THEIR ARREARS PROGRAM ON PEOPLE THAT ARE DISABLED. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. MY SERVICES WERE TURNED OFF AND THE DEPARTMENT WATER OF POWER IS GOING TO MAKE ME HOMELESS, I'M TRYING TO PAY BUT THEY WANT TO TAKE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT. IT'S TAKEN ME THREE YEARS TO SAVE. I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, I'M GOING TO BE THROWN BACK ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY WANT A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT MONEY AND I TRIED GOING TO THEM AND SAYING, HERE'S WHAT I HAVE S I CAN PAY YOU $200 A MONTH AND THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH ME. PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE IN MY SITUATION, YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO TRY END HOMELESSNESS, I WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE BACK ON THE TRAOETS AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TALK TO. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. >> Council President: OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT IS BEFORE US? >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 6. >> Council President: OKAY THAT ITEM IS BEFORE US. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 10 AYES. >> Clerk: AND MR. PRESIDENT THE ORDINANCE FOR ITEM 6 WILL BE HELD OVER TO FRIDAY MAY 15th UNLESS RECONSIDERED FOR 12 MEMBERS. >> Council President: AND FOR ITEM 7, RELATIVE TO ITEM 7 ON TODAY'S AGENDA THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER PARK SECONDS THAT. >> Council President: THIS IS THE ITEM THAT COULD BE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION IF ANY MEMBER WISHES TO HEAR IN CLOSED SESSION SPEAK NOW AND WE CAN GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. BUT SEEING NO MEMBERS ASKING FOR THAT CLOSED SESSION, I THINK WE CAN VOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATION PUT FORWARD. >> Clerk: IF I MAY READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS. >> Council President: YES, PLEASE. >> Clerk: FOR ITEM 7 GREG ACHILLE ET AL VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, RECOMMENDATION TO 278,626.44 IN SETTLEMENT. >> Council President: OKAY. ANY MEMBER WISH TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY VOTES. >> Clerk: 10 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THAT MEASURE IS APPROVED, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THEY'RE POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE DESK COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THERE IS A BEEN A REQUEST TO SEND ITEM 7 FORTHWITH. WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM 7 IS SENT FORTHWITH. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU I HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TOMORROW AT THE GRIFFITH PARK PLAYGROUND, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DOG ADOPTION EVENT CALLED PAWS OF PALOOZA, IT'S GOING TO BRING DOG LOVERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS FOR A DAY CENTERS AROUND LOVING OUR DOG, DOG ADOPTION AND GIVING BACK. LAST YEAR, A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUR OFFICE, ATTENDED AND LEFT WITH THEIR OWN FURRY FOREVER FRIENDS. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US AND HOPEFULLY, ADOPT SOME LOVELY FURRY FRIENDS OF THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ?Z OKAY, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE A ONE ADDITIONAL MOTION THAT IS BEING POSTED AND REFERRED, IS THAT CORRECT? HAS THAT BEEN POSTED AND REFERRED? OKAY, SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT MOTION IS ALSO POSTED AND REFERRED. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE CAN ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS WISH TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY? LOOKING TO MY LEFT? LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, I SEE NO ADJOURNING MOTIONS. THEREFORE THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. GO OUT AND SERVE THE CITY WELL. THANK YOU. Number two, Warner Lawrence is one of the most powerful fireboats and can discharge 38,000 gallons of water per minute. These fireboats ensure that the port and the fire department maintain a high level of service for many years to come. We are back at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. We hope you enjoyed your virtual harbor tour at the Port of Los Angeles . Perched high above the sprawling city. Griffith Observatory stands as both a beacon of science and a symbol of Los Angeles itself. Since opening its doors in 1935, the observatory has welcomed millions of visitors. Not just as spectators, but as participants in discovery. By day, the observatory offers sweeping views of Los Angeles, stretching from the downtown skyline to the Pacific Ocean. But as the sun sets its purpose comes into focus. A gift from the city from philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith, the building was founded on a simple but powerful idea that astronomy should be accessible to everyone, and to this day, admission remains free. Inviting anyone with curiosity to look deeper into the universe so whether you travel the cosmos or are local to the neighborhood, we're glad that you're here. Welcome to Los Angeles . The Griffith Observatory stands watch over Griffith Park, the largest municipal park in the United States. Brimming with cultural landmarks. Miles of trails and wilderness for locals and tourists. Hiking the park's vast terrain remains a beloved tradition, and one of my favorites. It's the ultimate destination to leave the urban bustle behind and discover a protected wilderness on the very threshold of Los Angeles to capture unrivaled views of the entire L.A. basin. Visitors can hike from the observatory to Mount Hollywood, the park's highest peak, and adventurers can traverse a comprehensive 53 mile network of scenic paths, bridle trails, and fire roads. If you live or are visiting southern California, this is probably one of the best places you could choose because it's accessible. If you do run into any kind of trouble, there's going to be people around. If you're new to hiking, it's a very safe place to start. I would say if you want to choose Griffith Park, the reason you would do it is because you're getting history. You can see the Hollywood sign, you can see the Griffith Park Observatory, and if it's a clear day, you can see downtown LA Century City out to the ocean. At times they've even got down below. There's a cave that they filmed, the Batman car and you know, when it drove out for the Batman movie. So you can just if you want something short, you can park there and just walk up and be like, hey, this is where a movie was made. So super fun. One of the basic dos is you definitely want to stay on trail. These trails are maintained, so there's a less likelihood of you getting hurt on the trails as opposed to off the trail. So you can see the path right here. There's a signposted caution rattlesnakes and the little no footpath sign. This is actually an animal path. So the animals form this path and over time people start walking over to that those paths. We do not maintain them. They're very uneven. And you're also stepping into basically the homes of the animal wildlife in here. So we're trying to keep people on the trails and off of the animal paths, because you're starting to basically invade the animals territory. Disturbing their their homes and there's a higher likelihood of you getting lost or getting injured off the designated trails. You do sometimes see a snake and I'm never afraid of them. They're always at the side of the road. They don't like me. They hear me stomping along. So they just head off into the bushes. If you encounter wildlife in the park, you have to be mindful that you're in their home. This is their habitat. We're the ones that are visiting. So if you see any wildlife, just let them be. Let them do their thing. Bring your dogs. Just make sure that they're on leash. The last thing we want for them to do is to see a squirrel running across, or a coyote, and try to chase after them, and then they're lost. And also be mindful of the weather conditions. If it's really hot and you're going to take them hiking on a trail, the floor is a lot hotter on the trails than it is on grass or anything else. And so there is the possibility that you're going to end up burning your poor animals paws. Then they overheat. Get dehydrated. So just be mindful of the weather conditions and just make sure that your animals are hydrated and they're on the leash. Because the weather is so beautiful in Los Angeles and we have people hitting these trails, seven days a week, oftentimes even off into the evenings, it keeps your lAFD pretty busy, but you can rest assured that the Los Angeles City Fire Department is very well prepared and ready to assist anybody that may become sick or injured on one of these trails. Anywhere from airborne assets like our helicopter rescue teams to ground assets like brush patrols, fire engines and firefighters. So typically what we'll do is we'll have firefighters come on foot and they'll coordinate rescues with helicopters to assist in rescuing anybody that may be hurt or injured or sick on that trail. So if you find yourself having a little bit of difficulty in the middle of the hike and you know it's going to complicate your ability to get off of that trail and make it back to your vehicle safely. There's an acronym that's called stop Right. You want to stay put. You don't want to think, you want to observe, and you want to plan. So stay put. Don't move. Because when you move, it makes it difficult for rescuers to be able to access where you're at. You want to think about where you're at and how to articulate that information. Observe your area before it starts to get dark on you. So if you have any landmarks, you can communicate that to potential rescuers and then start coming up with a plan, right? If you need to maybe come up a cliff or you need to assist yourself in helping get rescued, come up with a plan. So that's an acronym. We like people to try and memorize. If they find themselves in a precarious situation. You want to make sure if you're going to be hiking in peak season, like in the spring or summertime, consider hiking in the morning when the weather is a lot cooler or in the afternoons when it's not as warm. If you're going to be hiking in the fall or winter, be assured that it's not going to be raining on you at some point when you're on that trail, because that brings a whole nother element to your ability to get on and off that trail. Such as water, rock and debris flows, making the trails a lot slipperier sometimes being washed out. So those are some things to consider depending on the climate and the weather. You're going to be experiencing . I would look at my weather app anytime I'm going to hike to make sure I know if it's going to rain or if it's going to be super hot. That impacts when I go and what I bring with me wearing a hat is really important. The shield from the sun and the sunscreen. Doing a little bit of research what the weather is going to be doing that day. Are we going to be in a red flag day? Are we going to be having a high heat advisory? Is it going to be raining? All these things are going to affect your ability to be able to stay safe and have a good time while you're hiking on the trails? It's my passion. I love being outdoors. I love the fresh air. I love the nature. I love breaking a sweat and getting the exercise, getting away from the city and kind of in a quiet place. I feel more centered. It's a stress release just gives you that space for yourself and for your brain to have a rest from all the things that are going on in the world and to just look up and see, you know, the trees and the view. So we're here at Pan Pacific Park in Council District five, celebrating Earth Day with La sanitation and many of our city and community partners. Earth day is a time where we come together as a community, but also as a city. As the sanitation and the Department of Public Works to help educate the public about the innovative approaches and the resources that are available to sustainability. Composting recycling and so much more. Today is the 10th anniversary of Earth Day LA. We are big fans of protecting the environment, reducing plastic waste, and making it easier for people to live a sustainable life. We're very excited here to invite the community to come and learn about all of the work that sanitation does. Our wastewater treatment, our stormwater activities, our solid resources, and recycling. These are major programs that we do to help protect the environment. We even have a bike repair clinic. We even have a toy swap booth as well. We're giving away trees. We're teaching kids and families how to recycle and compost, and there's so much more that we're teaching the public. And also promoting our application as well. Sort la, where it teaches people how to throw away your garbage and your trash. And then we're gonna flatten it in our hands. So today I'm looking forward to all the kid activities, the happy children out here learning about how to be zero waste in their households because kids are so good at teaching their parents. And that is such an important factor for the future and for our city. And how our neighborhoods look. I think trees are important because they help us eat and breathe better. When you come to this event here at the city for Earth Day, we're going to help you get free trees and learn how to use the mulch. And you can go home. And this is a family environment. It's a great day. It feels good out here. You're helping the environment to reduce, reuse and recycle. The theme of our event is planet versus plastics. We're really trying to outreach to the community and let them know that things need to be done to reduce the plastics that are produced. We need to recycle the plastics that are in the everyday commodities that we use. This is an annual event, so this means in addition to today, next year and the following years after, for the subsequent Earth days, we would love to have everybody continue to participate, to bring your friends just to learn about individual work that they can do, to make a contribution for daily. It's good to help the earth. Through its historic telescopes, including the iconic Zeiss refractor, visitors can peer into the night sky tracing planets, star clusters and distant galaxies and inside immersive exhibits and the Samuel Oschin Planetarium transform complex scientific ideas into vivid, unforgettable experiences, making the vastness of space feel personal and immediate. While the observatory offers vistas of Los Angeles, the city itself cultivates a vast array of cultural, athletic, and professional milestones that honor the diverse talents of all Angelenos . LA remains dedicated to inclusivity from supporting city interns, taking their first steps to embracing the vibrant colors of the spring Holi festival, the city even offers specialized soccer clinics to ensure our blind and visually impaired residents are fully engaged in LA's vibrant rhythms . Today we just launched this blind soccer season. Boy boy boy boy boy boy and it's just amazing to see all like how happy and hyper the kids are to play and get that energy out. And seeing how they can actually play alongside people who are older than them, younger than them, and basically collaborate and connect with other people whom they might not otherwise be able to connect with. Now we're going to do side shuffles, side shuffles, arm darts, arm. Oh boy. Oh boy boy boy boy oh boy. Over here. Walls over here. Soccer is important because it's not just for people who are blind. It's for anyone who wants to play soccer in an inclusive way. Because if you hear this, the ball, this has rattle in it. So you can hear where the ball is at all times. You And that makes it so that you can pass and dribble and shoot just like anyone else at any time. Boy, boy, boy boy boy. Boy All of the programing that we do in my mind, serves one purpose. At the end of the day. And that purpose is to empower everyone. When I lost my sight, I thought that I wouldn't be able to play sports like anyone else or I wouldn't be able to have fun with my friends or do any activities. And so I'm out here showing everyone that that is 100% not the case. If your kid has a disability, what? No matter what it is, is. So that way they can go out there and know that they can do everything that their friends are talking about. LA verdad al principio. Obviamente es dificil mas porque para Los padres sienten inseguridad porque es un deporte de contacto . Pero a medida qué pasa el tiempo y Los padres siguiente mas seguro Los ninos también podemos ver el progreso entrenamiento tras el entrenamiento. When I lost my sight when I was 12, I mostly stayed home because I didn't really think that I could do much. I was like, oh, I'm blind, I can't play sports like everyone else. I can't do things like everyone else. But when I started learning about adaptive sports, that's when I was like, wait a minute, I can play this sports like my friends. So when my friends talk about soccer or basketball or archery or all these other sports or golf, I can connect with my sighted peers and non-disabled peers as well and understand what they're talking about and build connections that I otherwise wouldn't. Because without these sports, the kids are just going to be staying inside. Not really doing much, and not being able to be active. But with these