Hahn Calls for Coliseum Torch to be Lit for Dodgers World Series Win
October 31, 2024
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is congratulating the LA Dodgers and calling for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Torch to be lit in honor of the team’s first World Series winning season in 1959 at the Coliseum. Hahn’s father, Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, helped to bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles from New York in 1958. Supervisor Janice Hahn also serves on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission and released the following statement:
“Congratulations to our LA Dodgers on their eighth World Series win! The LA Dodgers first World Series winning season in 1959 was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and I am asking for the Coliseum Torch to be lit today in celebration of our eighth World Series win and again tomorrow during the parade.”