(photo courtesy of the Council District 13 office)

Council members Nithya Raman, 4th District; Nury Martinez, 1st District; and Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, joined the family of late City Councilman Tom LaBonge for a hike on June 21 in honor of the summer solstice.

Also in attendance were Mayor Eric Garcetti and many more who wanted to pay homage to LaBonge, who died on Jan. 7.

“As we emerge from the pandemic, I’m thinking of Tom’s frequent reminder that ‘every day is a blessing,’” O’Farrell wrote on Twitter. “And with the arrival of summer on such a beautiful evening, another of Tom’s sayings rings truer than ever: ‘Let’s continue to enjoy and love Los Angeles.’ His legacy lives on in all of us. We miss you, Mr. Los Angeles!”