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Councilmember Hernández nominates commemorative sign honoring community leader Ken Wong
Summary
Councilmember Hernández introduced a motion to install a ceremonial sign (referred to at hearing as renaming Kendall Square) honoring community leader Ken Wong; family members attended and offered remarks in support.
Councilmember Hernández asked the City Council to place a commemorative sign honoring Ken Wong at a site near MacArthur Park, describing Wong as a longtime community leader whose organizing and institution‑building created lasting neighborhood resources.
Hernández said the site is “a symbolic location” and thanked the Wong family for attending. Brandy Wong, identifying herself as Ken Douglas Wong’s daughter, told the council she appreciated the recognition and described her father as a “leader and visionary” whose work establishing the UCLA Labor Center and related community institutions helped generations of Angelenos.
Hernández thanked family and friends and asked colleagues to support the ceremonial motion; the exchange on the record preceded the start of public comment. The council did not record a separate roll‑call vote on the ceremonial recognition during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.
The record shows councilmembers acknowledged the family and moved on to the public‑comment portion of the meeting. Staff will process the ceremonial item per municipal practice if the motion is placed on a later agenda or returned from committee.
