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Just after 5 p.m., Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson took the stage to welcome leaders who partnered with Wesson’s office to host the event, including Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo.

“As we drive through this city and we see past presidents on Adams, on Washington, on Jefferson and now we’ll have one that was in our lifetime, who was a president for everybody: Barack Hussein Obama,” Garcetti said.

After the invocation and blessing of the 3.5-mile street, a video montage of photos and clips from Obama’s presidency filled the screen on the main stage. As he approached the sign, covered with a black cloth for the unveiling, Wesson said the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex would be renamed the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex after a multimillion-dollar expansion of the recreational area is complete.