CITY OF NAPA PROCLAMATION
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15, 2025
WHEREAS, in 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson first recognized Hispanic Heritage. Each successive United States President has continued this tradition in declaring September 15 through October 15 to be National Hispanic Heritage Month. The theme for this year is “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future;” and WHEREAS, the City of Napa has a long history of welcoming immigrants and is home to a growing multi-ethnic and multicultural Hispanic and Latino populations, including residents originating from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and Southern America. The City of Napa’s Hispanic and Latino communities comprise approximately 41 percent of the City’s total population, and more than half of all public-school students in the City; and WHEREAS, members of the Hispanic and Latino community have made countless contributions to the United States’ economy and culture, serving in all branches of the Armed Forces, as dedicated public servants, and as leaders in education, health care, business and entrepreneurship, and other professions; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa, which thrives on the diversity and ingenuity of all the people, also depends on the continued support and success of our diverse Hispanic and Latino populations. We will continue to be enriched by the transcultural contributions of our Hispanic and Latino friends, family, and neighbors, and we will continue to make efforts to create an inclusive environment where community members can thrive.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Scott Sedgley, Mayor of the City of Napa, along with the City Council, in deep appreciation to the diverse Latinx population of the City of Napa, hereby proclaim September 15 through October 15 to be Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Napa.
Dated: September 16, 2025
SCOTT SEDGLEY, MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA