Councilmembers mark 4th anniversary of 'Los Ángeles es de Todos' campaign; city highlights outreach and services

Councilmembers Hugo Soto Martínez and Nazarian led a presentation marking the fourth anniversary of the city campaign “Los Ángeles es de Todos,” saying the initiative aims to connect residents to services and to celebrate bilingual and multicultural identity.

Speakers described program features including multilingual materials, community resource centers, workshops on residents’ rights and a public awareness effort that lights city monuments in solidarity colors. Capri Mathis, identified in the presentation as director of the Department of Civil Rights, Equity and Inclusion, said the department offers "know-your-rights" materials in multiple languages and conducts community fairs.

Presenters described service activity tied to recent emergency response work: staff said between June and early August they distributed roughly $600,000 in direct assistance and approximately $200,000 in food cards to people affected by emergencies (figures provided by presenters). Speakers emphasized the campaign’s outreach in about 20 languages and urged residents to use resource centers and online materials.

Council members thanked staff and community partners and noted the campaign’s visibility features, including sale of campaign T-shirts and lighting of monuments to signal solidarity. The presentation was ceremonial in nature; no ordinance or budget vote was recorded as part of the item in the transcript.

Ending: City officials urged residents to consult the campaign’s web resources and community centers for services and for event information about the monument lighting and other public-facing activities.