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Daly City mayor presents awards to veterans, volunteers and local businesses
Summary
At the council meeting the mayor recognized community members and organizations for 2024 accomplishments, honoring a centenarian WWII veteran, small and large businesses, volunteers and long-running charitable programs including Operation Santa Claus.
Daly City used its organizational council meeting to recognize community members, volunteers and local businesses for contributions throughout 2024.
Mayor Manalo presented a series of Mayor's Awards celebrating civic contributions across the city. Highlights included Pedro "Pete" Pineda, a Daly City resident and World War II Filipino veteran in his 100s, who received Veteran of the Year honors and a family tribute recounting his service in World War II and Korea. The council also recognized cultural and business contributions: Jonathan Cruz (professionally known as DJ Shortcut) received Outstanding Artist of the Year; local restaurants and small businesses received awards for community support; and Serramonte Center (referred to in proceedings with alternate spellings) accepted the Large Business of the Year award.
Volunteers and nonprofit efforts were celebrated, including Operation Santa Claus on its 75th anniversary; committee representatives described the program as fully volunteer-run and credited broad community toy donations across Daly City and neighboring areas. Arts-and-culture volunteers, youth groups (including the Daly City Chinese Youth Committee), and outstanding employees were recognized. The mayor thanked city departments for a year of accomplishments, citing financial reporting awards, housing-element certification, expanded library use, public-safety programs (including a crisis response unit) and infrastructure projects such as the Mission Streetscape and wastewater treatment upgrades.
What happened next: Awards presentations concluded and the council proceeded to organizational business to swear in officials and conduct leadership elections. The program emphasized community volunteerism and cross-sector partnerships as central to the city's 2024 accomplishments.
Attributions: Quotes and remarks in this account come from recipients and the mayor recorded in the meeting transcript. Names and program titles are reported as stated during the ceremony.
