Four Decades as Sister Cities: Los Angeles and Mexico City

The Los Angeles Mexico City Sister City committee joined Councilmember Jose Huizar, Mexican Consul General Juan Marcos Gutierrez and Councilmember LaBonge in celebrating the 40-year connection between the two cities.

Councilmembers LaBonge and José Huizar celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Sister Cities relationship between Los Angeles and Mexico City today in a ceremony at El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historic Park. The Councilmembers were joined by Juan Marcos Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico, and Octavio Pescador, Mexico City Sister City President and Chair. In honor of the anniversary the officials re-dedicated a sign commemorating the long and lasting relationship between the two cities, which share a common bond of culture in two of the world’s major metropolitan areas. “So much flows between the cities of Los Angeles and Mexico City – both culturally and commercially – that it’s important to celebrate the very human connections between us,” said Councilmember Tom LaBonge, who is also President of Los Angeles Sister Cities, Inc. “I look forward to another 40 – or 400 years – of close ties between our cities.” Added Councilmember Huizar: “Throughout our history as Sister Cities, we have celebrated the things we share in common – art, language and culture – and during that time Los Angeles has learned as much from Mexico City as Mexico City has learned from us. We are in essence, familia, and this re-dedication tells me that those familial ties will continue for years to come.”