Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields today provided the community with an update on the progress of the substantive changes initiated in the wake of the 2020 national reckoning with policing, of which Louisville was at the forefront.
They also announced a virtual community forum happening at 2 p.m. this Saturday (September 10, 2022) and encouraged residents to participate in a conversation about the city’s public safety efforts. The forum will be streamed on the Mayor’s Facebook page.
City leaders and community members are remembering the life of a local restaurant owner who died Thursday.Saul Garcia, the owner of Los Aztecas, was a Mexican immigrant who went from boxer to restaurateur, eventually owning three restaurant locations. I see him pretty healthy and this morning, I see the news that he passed away, Estrada said. It s pretty sad, pretty hard for me. What Estrada and other long-time friend Minerva Virola both said was his legacy of love, friendship, and giving would continue to live on through what he meant to the Louisville community. He was a great model, Virola said. A model to be a leader. It is a great loss to have him gone. So the grief I feel is like really deep. I got to know him really well. His family. I ve seen how he got to really help the immigrant community. Mayor Greg Fischer even tweeted out his condolences and began a Friday morning news conference with a moment of silence for Garcia. I want to start by remembering Saul Garcia,