Rodeo Road

Council Approves Renaming Rodeo Road Obama Boulevard

City News ServiceAugust 31, 2018

City Council President Herb Wesson proposed the name change last year and noted that then-candidate Obama held a campaign rally at Rancho Cienega Recreation Center on Rodeo Road in 2007. The 3.5-mile street runs from near the Culver City border east to Mid-City and is not to be confused with upscale Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

Crenshaw & Around Local

Another Gang Apartment Owner Sued in Los Angeles

City News ServiceNovember 30, 2017

Dating back to 1996, the 425-unit Chesapeake Apartments complex at 4616 Rodeo Road in South L.A. has been the scene of hundreds of violent crimes

Local News Political

City Council Votes to Change Rodeo Rd. to Obama Blvd

City News ServiceJune 29, 2017

The motion to rename Rodeo Road between Jefferson Boulevard and Arlington Avenue was introduced by Council President Herb Wesson, who recalled meeting Obama for the first time during an early campaign stop at Rancho Cienega Park on Rodeo Road in 2007.