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The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename Rodeo Road as Obama Boulevard in honor of former President Obama, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a tweet Tuesday night. “We’re thrilled that Angelenos and visitors will forever be reminded of the legacy of President @BarackObama when traveling across L.A.,” he said in the tweet. City Council President Herb Wesson  proposed the name change in June 2017. Los Angeles is renaming Rodeo Rd. to Obama Boulevard in honor of former president Barack Obama. pic.twitter.com/UwzXxU6tHA — AJ+ (@ajplus) August 29, 2018 Not to be confused with the upscale Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Rodeo Road is a 3.5-mile street that runs from near the Culver City border east to Mid-City. In his proposal, Wesson  noted that  Obama held a campaign rally at Rancho Cienega Park on Rodeo Road when running for president and that the area already has streets named after presidents, such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. It’s offic...

Maria Franco began the procession in the traditional Chinelo-style dress to celebrate Los Angeles' 237th birthday. (Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times) (Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times) Celebrations began Saturday to mark Los Angeles’ birthday, though the city has to wait until Sept. 4 to reach the ripe age of 237. Hundreds attended a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown, then joined a procession to Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, commonly called La Placita, next to L.A.’s historic Olvera Street. Mexican dancers begin the procession to honor Our Lady Queen of Angels to celebrate Los Angeles's 237th birthday. (Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times) Though the event started with a Catholic homily, the celebration was billed as “multicultural,” according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. “The first families of Los Angeles included Africans, Indians, Europeans, and Asians from the Pacific Islands. And today the Ch...