Tag: Tom LaBonge

Tom LaBonge honored with a native plant forest

Tom LaBonge honored with a native plant forest

| January 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Atop Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park   Four score, or more, hikers headed from Griffith Observatory up to the top of Mt. Hollywood on Jan. 7 to dedicate the Tom LaBonge Memorial Forest. Family and friends including former Mayor Eric Garcetti saluted the late, revered councilman of the former Fourth District. It was the second […]

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Tom LaBonge celebrated again in June (twice!)

Tom LaBonge celebrated again in June (twice!)

| June 30, 2022 | 0 Comments

June of each year, the summer solstice in particular, always was a favorite time for former city councilmember Tom LaBonge. It was a day when “Mr. Los Angeles” loved to show off his city by venturing through Griffith Park to Mt. Hollywood on a hike with all who would join him. Keeping up the Summer […]

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Larchmontians getting out and about even more — on both coasts

Larchmontians getting out and about even more — on both coasts

| April 28, 2022 | 0 Comments

As COVID-19 fades into history (we hope), there is further evidence of local denizens starting to get “out and about.” After a couple of years of lackluster Easter plans, due to the global pandemic, two local families got the chance to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, D.C. last month. The Tracy-Paley […]

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Armed with a bulletproof vest, walkie-talkie — to save Larchmont

Armed with a bulletproof vest, walkie-talkie — to save Larchmont

| March 3, 2022 | 0 Comments

In about 1988, when I began to date my future, now ex-wife, I’d been in Los Angeles for over seven years. When I asked her where she lived, she said, “Larchmont, Windsor Square, near Hancock Park?” I nodded my head and said, “Okay.” She could see the blank expression on my face. “East of La […]

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Mr. Los Angeles’ life celebrated at memorial at his beloved park

Mr. Los Angeles’ life celebrated at memorial at his beloved park

| October 28, 2021 | 0 Comments

The life and legacy of the late Tom LaBonge was celebrated October 18 at Travel Town in Griffith Park. It was a real party (including an Elvis impersonator, of course), and it was one the former Councilman would have loved. LaBonge, who died unexpectedly on January 7, would have turned 68 two weeks before the […]

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Reservoir renamed in honor of Mr. Los Angeles

Reservoir renamed in honor of Mr. Los Angeles

| July 29, 2021 | 0 Comments

“He worked with the LADWP, always advocating on behalf of our residents’ needs …” Mr. Los Angeles, as the late 4th District Councilmember was called, was honored at the recent dedication of the Tom LaBonge Headworks Water Complex. “This may be the single best place in Los Angeles to cherish his legacy, and I can’t […]

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