At a year-end address at the Kia Forum, city speakers reviewed 2025 as a year of cultural growth and civic outreach, highlighting headline performances, neighborhood gatherings and voter-engagement efforts while pointing ahead to major 2026 events that will bring international attention to Inglewood.

Speakers recounted signature 2025 events and civic initiatives. "We kicked off the year with an electrifying battle of the bands hosted by Nick Cannon, featuring performances from 6 HBCU bands and special guest, Glorilla," said Speaker 1. Speaker 4 said, "Inglewood continues to rise," summarizing the overall theme of the address. Other events cited included the fourth annual Women's Rock Empowerment Summit (Speaker 5), the fourth annual Inglewood Music Festival (Speaker 4), and the second annual Family Unity Day at Darby Park (Speaker 6).

The speakers also emphasized local neighborhood gatherings and cultural milestones as evidence of community cohesion. Speaker 3 pointed to a picnic and chili cook-off in District 2 at North Park as an example of resident-driven programming. Speaker 2 noted the expansion of cultural celebrations and said Inglewood is now "more than 50% Latino," recalling the city's first Hispanic heritage celebration in 1989 at Rogers Park.

Civic-engagement work drew explicit mention. Speaker 5 described "Votechella" as a successful turnout effort in partnership with the county registrar-recorder's office and credited city officials with helping mobilize residents to vote.

Speakers framed year-end outreach as part of basic services and holiday support. The address referenced continued holiday feeding and the planned distribution of "thousands" of giveaway items for residents this season; the transcript contains an unclear word for the giveaway item and the exact nature of the items was not specified during the remarks.

Looking forward, the address closed by pointing to 2026 as another major year for Inglewood. "With NBA All Star Weekend at the Intuit Dome and the FIFA World Cup coming to SoFi Stadium, 2026 is shaping up to be another historic moment in our city's story," Speaker 1 said, signaling a focus on tourism and large-scale event hosting.

The address offered no formal policy proposals or motions; it served as a public-facing inventory of events, cultural programming and civic outreach as the city prepares for a year of high-profile events.