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Latino Heritage Month Honorees!

Elida Chavez
Elida Chavez is a constituent in Oak Park, and was selected to be President of the Friends of the Oak Park Library this year and an active member of the Oak Park Town Council. She has played a big role in advocating for a new Oak Park library, which received $20 million in state funding this year. She is a great believer in diversity and inclusion and very involved in the community. Thank you for your community service, Elida!

 

Chuy's Taco Shop
Jesus Gaytan is a 29 year old business owner of Chuy’s Taco Shop, located near the College Area. Upon opening Chuy's Taco Shop, he set a 10 year goal to get the attention of Guy Fieri from Diners Drive-ins and Dives and was able to meet his goal within the first year of opening and also making it to Yelp’s top 100 places to eat. His continued success and kind heart allows him to help members of the community as well as the employees. Every year for the anniversary of the restaurant he closes the restaurant and hands out free food to anyone who stops by at no charge. Any proceeds from raffles and tips are donated to a local organization. Thank you for your community service!

 

Small Business of the Year 2022: Maya's Cookies!

I’m proud to recognize the award-winning Maya's Cookies as #AD79’s 2022 Small Business of the Year.

Maya Madsen founded Maya's Cookies seven years ago, producing her in-demand, delicious gourmet vegan cookies and generously giving back and serving the community. Congratulations!

 

Mayas Cookies

LGBT Pride Month Honorees 2022

Martin Campos
Congratulations to my constituent, Martin Campos, for being selected as the 2022 LGBT Pride Community Leader Honoree! Martin is active with several boards and tirelessly advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. As the operations manager for TransFamily Support Services, Martin works to support transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families. Thank you for your leadership!
Todd Cazin
Congratulations to my constituent, Todd Cazin, small business owner of Consolidated Concepts, for being selected as the 2022 LGBT Pride Small Business Honoree! Todd is an active member of the San Diego Equality Business Association (LGBTQ Chamber) and here he is photo'd with some of their members!