SAN DIEGO—Just a few days shy of San Diego legend Tom Hom’s 95th birthday, Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled an honorary Tom Hom Avenue street sign on Feb. 12 at a ceremony held at downtown’s Chinese Historical District.
Tom Hom is a San Diego icon due to his political and business achievements. He was elected to the City Council in 1963 as the first non-Caucasian member. He served from 1968–1970 at the California State Assembly and became the second Asian American in the legislature.
