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Katie Chin / Board of City Tourism Commissioners / Commission Appointment

Council File 25-1200-S22

Pending — Katie Chin's reappointment to the Tourism Commission is waiting for the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee to review and recommend it to the full Council for a final vote.

Introduced
2025-06-16
Last changed
2026-05-26
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-26
Committee
Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee
Initiated by
Mayor

Brief

Mayor Karen Bass nominated Katie Chin for reappointment to the Board of City Tourism Commissioners on May 26, 2026, for a new term ending June 30, 2031. Chin, founder and executive chef of Wok Star Catering with prior roles at Fox, Universal Studios, and Disney, was initially appointed and confirmed unanimously by Council in 2025. The reappointment is now pending review by the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee and full Council confirmation.

Full summary

This file documents Mayor Karen Bass's appointment of Katie Chin to the Board of City Tourism Commissioners. The initial nomination was submitted June 16, 2025, for a term ending June 30, 2026. The Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee approved the appointment on June 24, 2025, and the full City Council confirmed it unanimously 15-0 on July 1, 2025. On May 26, 2026, Mayor Bass submitted a reappointment nomination for Chin to serve a new term ending June 30, 2031. That submission is now pending before the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee. The reappointment would extend Chin's service by five years on a five-member commission whose other seats are held by Kathleen Rawson (term ending 2030), Angelia Shepperd (2029), Taelor Bakewell (2027), and Jon Vein (2028). Chin is the founder and executive chef of Wok Star Catering and has a background in entertainment marketing, including senior roles at Fox Consumer Products, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney Studios. She co-chairs the City of Los Angeles AAPI LA Task Force, which produces the annual AAPI LA Market in partnership with the city, and has served as a Southwest Regional Ambassador for Women's Entrepreneurship Day, helping secure a 2019 City proclamation recognizing the occasion. Mayor Bass cited her training and experience as qualifications for the role. The file remains open and the reappointment is awaiting committee review and full Council confirmation, with a file expiration date of May 26, 2028.

Activity (9)

  • 2026-05-26 Mayor document(s) referred to Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee.
  • 2026-05-26 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 26, 2026.
  • 2025-07-01 Council action final.
  • 2025-07-01 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-06-27 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on July 1, 2025.
  • 2025-06-24 Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-06-20 Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 24, 2025.
  • 2025-06-17 Mayor document(s) referred to Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee.
  • 2025-06-16 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:Mayor report, dated June 16, 2025, relative to the appointment of Ms. Katie Chin to the Board of City Tourism Commissioners, for the term ending June 30, 2026.

Documents (7)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-07-01 Adopted Forthwith — 15-0-0 · Regular

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