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I'm here today with Dora Herrera, who together with her family, runs Yuca's restaurants and is president of the Friends of the Los Feliz library. We are recording today from the Octavia Lab at Central Library. It is Friday, August 23rd, 2024. We have so many stories to get to Dora, so let's get started.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=11.42,39.35"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Good morning.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=39.59,39.635"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e But first I want to ask, how do you pronounce Los Feliz?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=39.635,43.61"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Well, it's funny you should ask that 'cause the Los Feliz Improvement Association just spent weeks or months asking the entire neighborhood, you know, like different members. How do you say it? So it's Los Feliz. Los Feliz, Los Feliz. Take your pick. We're all just really happy to have a part in living, working or playing there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=44.15,68.3"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Terrific neighborhood. So","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=69.5,70.85"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e I say Los Feliz or Los Feliz. I forget.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=70.88,76.43"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I know, I think mine varies. Uh, okay. So let's get started. I'd love for you to tell us about your parents. How, when they came to the United States, from where.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=77.48,90.44"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Okay. Jaime and Socorro Herrera traveled from Mérida, Yucatan, in the southeast of Mexico, uh, to Los Angeles in the early sixties. And they came with us, uh, Jaime, Margarita and Dora. And then they just did everything possible to, um, make the idea of the streets being paved with gold a reality. I mean, they understood it was a euphemism. They didn't, like, go out on the streets and try and find gold. But they had so many jobs and, uh, created opportunities, like, my mom worked in the garment industry, and she realized that the women sewing there didn't have time to find holiday gifts or Christmas gifts. And so she and my dad rented a U-Haul and filled it with toys right before the holidays. And then they went from factory to factory, selling out the back of the U-Haul during the women's lunches. And it was amazing. I mean, they emptied out that U-Haul in no time. And my mother, being my mother the next year was like, okay, I'm bored with that. So they did Christmas wreaths. They bought thousands of Christmas wreaths, which my sister and I helped decorate with lights and things. And then they did the same thing again. And so eventually they came to Yuca's, you know, she was looking for, you know, she always had this dream of having a little place where she could cook up all her delicious recipes and have people line up. And then my sister's coworker was like, there's this little place. And she came and everybody looked at it and said, it's too small, it's too ugly, and it's too expensive. And my mom put up her hands like the photographers do to frame it. And she was like, \"It's perfect.\" And nobody could dissuade her from it. And so eventually she signed the lease and now we're-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=90.95,227.047"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e So it seems like she always had the entrepreneurial spirit-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=228.5,232.411"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh, yeah. Oh, she was amazing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=232.85,233.66"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And was not deterred by, uh. What if this doesn't work out or...","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=233.66,240.064"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And my dad was a perfect foil for her because, like, when we lived in British Honduras for a while in Belize, and she noticed that the women loved to wear these, like, little triangle shaped things to hold their hair. And she came up with these wild patterns with the edges in bold colors. And she made a ton of them. And my dad would put them on a stick and go out on the streets and sell them. So, you know, they were like the perfect partners for that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=240.49,273.07"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I want to get back to the hut for a minute. I mean, it literally was I mean, how big was it?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=275.44,283.33"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e It's eight by ten feet.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=283.36,285.4"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And it was a shoeshine stand?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=285.49,287.906"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Originally, it was an open shoeshine stand. And then in 1970, somebody built it and started a burger joint called My Aunt from Cincinnati. And in the mid eighties I found out who had built the building that is currently there. But nobody had any photos and nobody has any photos of the shoeshine stand either. So it's like, oh darn, what a missed opportunity. But we moved in and we've been there forty-eight years now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=288.64,324.37"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yes, it opened April 1st, right, 1976.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=324.61,328.69"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e I was away at college. I was at Brown University in Rhode Island, and my mom called and told me, \"Guess what we did?\" And I had, I have no idea because you guys do all this crazy stuff all the time. So she told me and she goes, \"Yeah, we opened on April 1st.\" And I'm like, \"Oh, mom, do you know what day that is?\" And she goes, \"It's the first of the month.\" I'm like, \"It's also April Fool's Day. And she's like, \"Oh, well, you know.\" It doesn't faze her. And then years later, we're like, okay, it's a great April Fools joke. We're laughing all the way to the bank. So it worked out, you know. And every once in a while, we'll pull an April Fool's joke that ends up some people love it. Some people are like, Don't ever do that again. But, you know, it's April Fool's, so you got to roll with the punches.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=328.72,380.41"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e So you mentioned you were at Brown. So they called you, and you said you weren't really fazed by the information because you said they are always up to something. But I'm like, what did you think?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=380.44,391.03"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Well, I thought, whatever it is, my mom's going to make a success of it because every time she starts something, she always seems to know what the people want, what needs to get done in order to make it successful. And then she just does it. It's like once she's has an idea, it's like, I'm just going to keep tweaking it 'til it works. The thought of not succeeding never enters her mind. And so that's a great legacy to have from her.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=391.84,429.4"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And was it part of the motivation? Did I read this somewhere? Was to cover your tuition, help cover your tuition at Brown?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=431.5,439.24"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, I got accepted to various places. I got accepted to McGill, and then I found out I would have to take every single course in French. So I'm like, well, I don't think I'm ready for that. I mean, I had taken French in high school, but and then USC accepted me, but they wanted me to pay full ride. And then Brown gave me a full scholarship. So I was like, yes. But, you know, there were still incidentals like travel and, you know, like extra stuff that needed to get taken care of. So yeah, the the idea was to find extra money.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=439.27,472.72"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I was going to ask you how you chose Brown, but you explained that. Um, but-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=473.29,476.836"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Actually, um, I didn't choose Brown. My, uh, high school counselor threw an application to me. She goes, \"I think you should apply here.\" And I'm like, \"Yes, ma'am.\" And I applied, and then I got the scholarship. So it was like, pay full ride, get a free education. I'm like, okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=477.13,496.33"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e How did your parents feel about you going all the way across the country?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=497.11,501.76"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e My mom was always very supportive of anything we wanted to do with our lives. You know, she's like-her attitude is like, it's your life. You do what you want with it. I've done what I wanted with my life. And I'll support whatever you want to do with yours.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=501.94,518.47"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I want to ask you about sports at Brown, uh, which I think sort of demonstrates that you have a little bit of, or quite a bit of your mother's mentality in you. I mean, you're obviously athletic. Disclaimer here, I played in a soccer league with Dora many years ago. But, um, you just started playing sports that you hadn't played before there? Is that right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=519.94,548.74"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e When I got accepted and decided to go, I told myself, I'm going to go there and I'm going to try everything I don't know. And if I don't like it, just, you know, I'm not going to limit myself to what I know. I mean, the whole point of going to college is to expand your mind and learn new things. So I immediately signed up for fencing. I was on the fencing team. And I had never played collegiate sports. I mean, or any team sport I had, like, done Evel Knievel jumps and roller derby and, you know, it was just like all this fun stuff in the neighborhood. And one day this friend of mine, Isabel Eccles dribbled by with a soccer ball, and I followed her and she looked back and she goes, \"Do you want to play?\"And I said, \"Sure.\" So I got on the soccer team eventually, and after the season, they're like, What are you going to do now? And I said, \"Well, I don't know. I don't have any plans.\" And they're like, Well, come play ice hockey with us. And I said, \"Uh, sounds fun.\" And I go, \"But I don't know how to skate.\" And oh, That's not a problem. I'm like, okay. So I told the coach, \"I want to play, but there's a problem, I don't skate.\" And he goes, \"Tell you what, go spend twenty bucks, get a used pair of skates and give it a try. And if you like it, fine. And if you don't, it's twenty bucks.\" You can't do that now. I mean, now they come in semi-pro off of high school, but during my years it was a fabulous experience and I did learn how to skate, and I did play four years. And then from there I went to rugby and I tried lacrosse. You know, it was like once I tried one sport, I wanted to do them all, to the point where I got athlete of the year my senior year. And the fun thing was there was another woman, Stephanie Sanders. Now Sullivan. And we had done most of the same sports. So it was like soccer, ice hockey. And there was like looking at us like, Oh, Dora. Stephanie. Dora. Stephanie. And then they mentioned rugby and they're like, Oh, it's Dora. And we were both like really happy. Um, with the tension in the awards ceremony. It was it was so much fun.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=550.66,691.03"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e That's terrific. Now, did you work at the restaurant during the summers? Is that, was that- Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=691.33,697.54"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Every vacation. So summer holiday, spring break, whenever I flew home, I helped out because I was aware that that little place was making it possible for me to get my education, so of course I wanted to. And I'm just, you know, I love my parents, I love spending time with them, and I love people. So I was like, perfect. You know, talking all day with people and helping them out.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=697.87,726.58"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e In these first few years, was it only family members working there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=726.61,730.27"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Maybe like the first or second year? And then we hired our first worker, Pancho, and we met him because he was sleeping behind Yuca's. And my dad said, \"You know, I'm sorry to wake you up, but we need to open.\" And then he told my dad his story. And so my dad said, \"Well, here's some coffee. We're going to make breakfast, hang out.\" And then from there, you know, it's like, You can clean the parking lot, you can do this. And eventually we just hired him and he was our full time worker. And then he brought his brother Manuel in, and his brother Manuel is still with us. He's been with us forty-six of the forty-eight years, and he is an amazing person. He more than works. I mean, he's family and his family is our family too. So it's a beautiful way to work.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=730.81,789.15"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I want to talk a little bit about the menu. The first menu. Because, did she start serving the Yucatan dishes right away?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=790.89,802.62"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e No. Um, when we took over, it was a falafel place, and they had burgers. And so my mom was like, \"Okay, well, I'll just keep the menu and then start inserting a few things that so people don't freak out.\" Uh, so. And then one day she was like, \"I can't, I can't do falafel anymore. It's, it's not my-\" You know, it wasn't part of her dream. So we got rid of the falafel. We had a little French fry machine that did two orders so we could make, like, a hundred burritos and two orders of French fries. And so if you ordered French fries, it was forever. So when a machine broke, it was like, You're out of here. And like that, she just kept taking out items, and and she would go, \"I hate making the ham and egg burrito.\" And I'm like, Mom, it's your business. If you don't like it, drop it off the menu.\" I said, \"Some people will complain, and then we'll find them something else to eat and they'll be happy.\" So she did that. So then after that, it was like, if she didn't like something, she was like, \"Take that off the menu.\" I was like, \"Yes, ma'am.\" And then she started introducing Mexican food and people would come and they're like, These tacos are soft and they're not hard, and where's the cheese? And my mom was like, \"These are Mexican style tacos.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=802.8,885.281"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I mean, in 1970, the late seventies. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=886.14,888.87"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e No. Everybody thought that the Americanized version was Mexican food. And her aim was to show people what Mexican food really tasted like. And so my brother would stand on the sidewalk and say, pull cars over, you know, like, wave them over and go, \"Hey, we just opened. Our food's really delicious. Why don't you pull in and try it? And if you don't like it, I'll give you double your money back.\" So, of course, everyone pulled in. Everyone ate. We never had to give anybody their money back. And then they would go off and tell the story. It's a crazy thing happened to me in Los Feliz today, and that's how we started building our customer base.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=888.9,931.77"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, they tell two friends. And they tell two friends. You know.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=934.23,935.19"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah yeah, it's like, Oh, I got to go meet this guy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=935.19,937.98"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e So I guess we've talked about that. Were there any other challenges in those first few years?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=938.34,946.71"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Not really. Los Feliz was different than it is today, of course, but, uh-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=947.37,953.556"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Well, that brings up. I'd like you to talk a little bit about what the neighborhood was like back then.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=953.85,957.63"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e It was a little seamy and not as, um, like now, at ten at night, I'll be leaving one of the restaurants on Hillhurst or Vermont, and there's people walking and chatting, and so. And it was always a mix. It was always like rich people and famous people and professional people. And then, the blue collar workers, like gardeners, and electricians, and ladies that cleaned homes, and it was all a nice mix, but it just wasn't the eclectic, vibrant community it is now. But we made it work. You know, it's like we created a little oasis where people could come and get good food. And as I got more and more involved with the Los Feliz, like the Business Improvement District, the Neighborhood Council, things like that, people started to think of Yuca's as the community hub, where they could come and ask, What's going on here? What happened here? Why did this one leave? You know, when are we getting trash cans? Things like that. So","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=957.81,1031.46"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e a true community hub. Then in 1986, the L.A. times ran a story on ethnic restaurants.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1032.06,1045.619"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e That, I don't think that was '86. I think that was before.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1045.65,1049.171"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh, okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1049.67,1050.3"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Because it didn't take. It only took like a few years. But yeah, um. We didn't expect it, but it was the centerfold of the food section was all Yuca's, all the time, with photos and recipes and stories. And my mom was over the moon. And of course, you know, we were just, like, screaming behind her like, Oh, my God, look at this! And the woman who wrote the article called my mom and said, \"Make sure you cook more food.\" And my mom had no idea how big the L.A. Times was at the time. So she cooked twice as much as of the little bit that she did, and the reporter showed up and sat outside, answered the phone for her because my parents didn't speak English very well. They did a lot of charades and a lot of smiling and pointing at the menu. And so it was so wonderful to have her show up from like nine to five-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1050.33,1115.894"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e So she showed up the day the the story-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1116.0,1118.717"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Broke.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1119.03,1119.437"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh my goodness.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1119.66,1120.05"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And she spent the entire day answering the phones, welcoming people, telling people on the phone, \"You don't need a reservation. They don't have drinks, but you can go to the liquor store across the way.\" So it was just amazing. And then she would say, \"Oh, and I wrote the article, so I look forward to meeting you.\" So it just created like an extra vibe about it because she took the time to be there that day. And it was wonderful. And people just poured in and of course- Immediate","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1120.41,1150.823"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e impact.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1150.823,1151.22"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And of course, we, you know, back then if something ran in the newspaper, it was immediate  Now it takes a little longer. And even if it's on the internet, it still takes a little longer. But uh. Yeah, it was, the place went nuts.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1151.25,1167.51"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Maybe you can name drop a little bit. Or maybe, perhaps of just some of the famous people that have, uh, are big fans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1169.28,1180.74"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Some people were famous and ate our food but never came. Like, Katherine Hepburn would park her car and go around to Pete's Meat Market and order Spencer steak for her dog. And then she would get, she would order a burrito, that was, I don't know how she got the burrito. I don't know if it went to Pete's place. And then she picked it up there, but. And let's see who else? Orson Welles would send his assistant. And the first time he showed up, he wanted to pay with a check. And I'm like, \"We don't do checks. You know, it's cash or cash. Take your pick.\" And he was like, \"Oh my God, but this is Orson Welles.\" And I looked at my mom and she was like, \"Well, do it. And you know, if it's some kind of scam, we'll only lose the money once.\" And then he kept coming back. And all this time, it never occurred to us that we could keep a check and not cash it and have Orson Welles' signature with Yuca's written on it. So that was, that was fun. Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle, people from Star Trek. Uh, what's her name? Ellen came when she was dating Anne Heche. And the biggest one is Leonardo who grew up in the neighborhood. So we knew him when he was, um, you know, like, just a snot nosed kid kind of thing. And he would show up and my mom would chat with him. And to this day, I have no idea what they chatted about, but they were obviously, you know, thick as thieves chatting away. And he showed up one time and they took all these pictures, and my mom took some pictures and she called me and she goes, \"Do you think I could post this on on our page?\" And I said, \"Well, let me, let me find out, because, you know, I don't want it known that he's here because then he it won't be as nice for him.\" And the next morning, there's all these photos that he had taken on one of those throwaway rags. You know, Leonardo visits his grandma and it was like, oh my God. And so I called her back and I said, \"I think you can post whatever you want because Leonardo just blasted it that\" -","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1180.77,1340.012"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Leonardo DiCaprio -","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1341.32,1342.544"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e He came. So.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1343.6,1345.19"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e That's amazing. Uh, but then I was going to. That leads me sort of to your Oprah Winfrey show.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1346.48,1356.29"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh, yeah. That was amazing. We got a call and it was like, Yeah, okay, Oprah. Um, and my mind is going, Is this real? That would be incredible. Is this some kind of scam? Oh my God, you know. And then I thought, you know, Oh, what the hell? Kind of like my mom. Like, We'll only lose once. So, so I said yes, and they called, and they said that Noah Wyle from E.R. was getting interviewed, and he had mentioned me as the napkin Nazi because, you know, you get a burrito, I give you three or four napkins. If you need more, we give you more, but we don't give you, like, a half inch thick wad of napkins for one burrito. And so I said yes. And I told everybody I knew that we were going to be on Oprah. And then nothing happened and nothing happened. And I finally called back and they're like, Oh, we're so sorry we forgot to call you. But we had to cut that piece because the show got long. I'm like, \"Oh, damn.\" And my sister came over and gave me a hug and she's like, \"Don't worry, Oprah made a mistake. She's going to call you back.\" And I was like, \"Oh, okay. That makes me feel so much better.\" And a year later she calls. Well, not her personally, but, um, the show. And they say, We're interviewing, Eric Dane from Grey's Anatomy. Doctor McSteamy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1356.68,1449.919"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e I was going to say, known as McSteamy. Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1450.64,1452.08"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And, uh, he told her friend Gayle that, \"You know, you've done pizza and burgers, but I know where the best burrito is.\" And they decided they could make a story out of that. So they had him come and talk about the best burrito.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1452.41,1470.925"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Which was?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1473.26,1474.01"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e He likes the carne asada without beans. I'm like, and I'm like, How can you eat a burrito without beans? But. And we were filming and it was, it was very exciting. And, and then the camera guy goes, \"I'm sorry, ladies, I need to switch my battery.\" Um, and we're like, \"Okay.\" And he goes, \"Can you guys just hang out here and chit chat while I, while I do that?\" And I'm like, \"Sure.\" So we're talking to him and my mom's reminding him that she calls him Mr. Carne Asada because he's so cute and, and we're just like, chatting and having a great time with Eric. And that's the piece they aired on the show because we weren't conscious of like the camera and our, you know, eyes are blaring like deer caught in the headlights. And Oprah said the word \"Yuca's\" and one, two, three. Bam! The phone starts ringing off the hook. It was like amazing the impact that being on her show has on businesses. Fabulous. And we were just so happy that someone loved our food so much that they wanted to let the world know about it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1475.15,1552.49"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, exactly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1552.52,1553.39"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah. I mean, we were happy to be on Oprah, but we were super happy that Eric chose to speak out about us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1553.42,1559.51"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, it's a real testament. Okay. And we have yet another superb accolade to talk about, which is the James Beard Award.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1560.41,1568.81"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh my God. Um, that also came through a customer. And I want to tell you a story. We're, we're busy. It's Tuesday, it's probably noon, and the phone rings and I answer and the voice on the phone says, um, \"Do you have a minute? I want to talk.\" And I'm like, \"Can you call back later? Because we're in the middle of lunch. And I'll be happy to talk to you then.\" And I just hung up. So the next day, I get the phone call again. Guess what time? Noon. I'm like, \"Is this the same guy from yesterday? Because it's lunchtime again.\" And I said, \"Okay, tell you what, 15 seconds. Tell me why you're calling.\" And he goes, \"Have you heard of James Beard?\" And I said, \"Yeah.\" And I looked at my mom and I'm like, \"I'm gonna need a second.\" I step outside. So I step out and it's Patrick Kuh from Los Angeles Magazine calling, and he says, \"I nominated you for this award.\" And I'm like, I said, \"I didn't know James Beard had an award, that's really cool.\" And he goes, \"And you've made it to the finals and there's a letter coming. But I wanted to be the one to let you know.\" And I was like, \"Well, that's so cool.\" And he goes, \"And I want to make sure you go to New York.\" I'm like, \"We're definitely going to New York.\" And he goes, \"Good answer.\" So, we ended up going to New York and it was a black tie affair.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1569.14,1658.8"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Did you get the VIP treatment? 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You","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1673.29,1674.466"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e know, it was like a weekend in New York. Well worth it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1674.7,1679.14"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And you had to try to find something to wear. I'm assuming. Well,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1679.17,1683.97"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e my mom said, \"Do you think I should wear my Yucatan regional costume?\" And I said, \"Definitely yes.\" And then someone said that she shouldn't. And so she started vacillating, you know, like, \"I don't know, it's a gala. I don't want to make a fool of myself but I love-\" And I said, mom, \"You got to represent. And when you wear that, you look and feel like a superstar. So wear it, wear it, wear it.\" And then she asked, she wanted to do well, so she asked kept asking people up to the point of the night before we're in the hotel. And Patrick came over to talk to us, and we had taken Porto's because we didn't know if there was going to be any food available. You know, it's like New York is full of bagel places. We don't need but just to be safe. And he came over and chitchatted with us. And from that conversation, he wrote an article about, you know, the, you know, the night at James Beard and her whole back and forth with the uh, the outfit. And of course, she wore it and she was a sensation. And I've never seen her so happy. And it just my sister and I look at each other like, Wow, look at our mom. You know, like crying and getting emotional. And the most beautiful thing about the James Beard Award, I mean, the recognition is fabulous. But within five minutes, people were calling her \"Mama.\" And everybody calls her mama, Mama Yuca's, mama. And they were coming over to congratulate her for being a woman entrepreneur, an immigrant, innovator. You know, it was just like they were checking off all the things that, it was amazing how she got there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1684.0,1810.287"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah they recognized. And","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1811.59,1812.43"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e they recognized that, and it was just the most amazing. We went for three days. We flew in Sunday night. Monday was the event. We partied to like three or four o'clock, and we flew out at eight o'clock in the morning on Tuesday and people kept saying, Mama, you should, you know, stay and see New York. And and she's like, \"No, my customers are waiting.\" So it was just an amazing experience.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1812.43,1841.65"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e So you brought up the women owned. And I was thinking when you started to I mean, were you conscious of that, like you were a women owned, a woman owned business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1842.19,1855.404"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e No no. But","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1855.547,1855.935"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e that wasn't really -","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1855.99,1856.926"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e The, the, the - I","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1858.3,1859.74"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e don't know on people's -","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1859.74,1860.934"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah. No. No.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1861.15,1862.8"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Minds back then. But I mean, it's pretty amazing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1862.83,1865.62"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e It was that an immigrant who spoke bare bones English who had no business, uh, I mean, she had business experience because she she was like a serial entrepreneur. But little things, not the business plan. And, you know, do the, uh, the study of the traffic, you know, like, none of that. Um, taxes. I mean, everything was new for her because before she had just been doing her own little thing, and she just dove into the deep end of the pool and was like, \"I'm just going to do this business and make it work.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1866.16,1906.797"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Did you meet any chefs that you were excited to meet?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1909.03,1917.37"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e So the funny thing is, at the James Beard event after the awards ceremonies, you go to the one of the floors and it's got like thirty or forty of the best chefs in the United States feeding you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1917.52,1933.36"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Cooking for you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1933.39,1934.44"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e So we walk up to a table and my mom was like, \"John, what are you doing here?\" \"Oh, I'm cooking for you tonight, mama.\" And we went around and there was so many people that were chefs in LA that we didn't know. I mean, they would just come in order a burrito, hang out, chat, take pictures with us, whatever. And we had no clue that they were like James Beard chefs or awesome chefs or five stars. You know, they were just fun people that we hung out with. And that was really cool.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1934.47,1971.58"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, that's very cool. And lastly, well, not lastly, but in terms of, I want to talk about the Super Bowl. You were, I mean, catered the event for 2000.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1972.21,1991.83"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, we did one of the VIP tailgate parties, which this huge awning, and I think they had ten restaurants per awning, and each restaurant did one or maybe two items, and it was for 2000 people. And it was like the owners, the players' families, you know, VIPs. And I wouldn't have got that without all the things that came first, which was like the Latino Entrepreneurs Program out of Stanford, Goldman Sachs, Tory Burch Foundation. It was like, oh my God, I'm so glad I've been learning how to do the business. And also with the people. Anita Ron, a friend of mine from, she has a company called Brightworks. Hounded me like, \"You need to get your MBE.\" It's a Minority Business Enterprise certification. And I finally listened to her right before, I started the process right before the Super Bowl thing started. And there's a group called Business Connect through the LA Sports and Entertainment Commission and the NFL. And in order to be in there, you had to be an MBE or in the process. And I had started the process. So without my friend pushing me, I never would have gone there. And then once I went there and we ended up getting the contract, then the people I know, I called Chef Michelle Lainez, and I said, I got this contract and I have an idea of what I want to do, but I'm going to need help.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=1991.86,2109.4"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And she said, scale up. 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It was just the most awesome coming together and teaming up. Yeah,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2111.44,2159.364"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e that's amazing. From an eight by ten hut old shoeshine stand. And then you're serving -","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2161.14,2169.39"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And then the Business Connect program that we were selected for, they picked 250 businesses in Los Angeles during the Super Bowl. The program is good for ten years. So here comes the Super Bowl again. The Olympics, the World Cup, the golf tournaments for men and women, the NBA, the Paralympics. And you know, there's all these big events coming and we're still on the list to get a call. And it doesn't guarantee you a contract, but it means you get seen, you know, and here in LA where there's sometimes it feels like fifty million restaurants, it's good to be on a list. That's everybody for 250. So I don't know how many caterers are in there, but it's a good opportunity.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2169.51,2222.4"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yes, definitely. Now talk, that was 2022. And so then I just want to backtrack just a little bit to Covid and how that affected Yuca's and also your efforts in the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2222.43,2242.65"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e You know, it's funny because every question you ask seems to lead back to people. And people I befriended and collaborate with and who support me and I support them. So we didn't have to close our two locations during the pandemic because we had outside seating. You know, it's good to have an eight by ten building, for the pandemic and for cleaning up. But people weren't coming. So we were open, and then maybe we were serving twenty people, twenty-five people a day. That's not enough to sustain the business. In fact, at one point it was, I think, Thursday, and I told my sister, \"If the PPP money doesn't drop Friday or Saturday, we're going to have to close Monday. We're done.\" And the money dropped on Saturday, and it still makes me so emotional that it was like, \"Oh my God, Yuca's lives.\" And my friend Lilly Rocha, who runs the Latino Restaurant Association, she had partnered with SoCalGas, Trisha Muse, and they created Food Hug Friday in Pasadena. So every Friday they would hire a restaurant or multiple restaurants to provide food. You know, like sometimes like one hundred meals for first responders. And I forget what the other people are called. Anyways, there was two groups of people that had to keep working no matter what, to keep things going.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2244.48,2358.12"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Oh, essential workers.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2358.78,2359.62"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Essential workers. There we go. So, supermarket people, utility workers, hospital, a lot of hospitals. And recently I heard from someone that said, you don't understand what a gift that was to get a hot lunch when you're working eighteen hour days wearing twenty to thirty pounds of protective gear, not knowing if it was going to work. And then you finish and you clean up and there's a hot meal waiting for you. And it just made us feel so appreciated and seen. And we did that. Patricia created the program and she thought it would last a few months, and it ended up lasting over a year because once people found out, they started donating to it and it was just self-feeding. And it went on for a year, and we were happy to contribute as much as we could to that. And they also paid us. So, you know, we were giving the food and they were keeping us alive, so. And we did, I think we did a couple of those in Los Feliz, but it was, we didn't have Trisha to run that for us. So it didn't it didn't go for a year.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2359.65,2449.23"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Because, I mean, you keep mentioning the people, but I mean, because you really did create a community hub, as you had mentioned before. And people of all walks of life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2450.61,2465.85"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, we would have Rolls Royce drive up and beat up Ford trucks from like 1950s. It's the whole spectrum of cars.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2465.88,2478.75"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e But you have also, you have, so you have like the community at Yuca's, which is also a greater community. But you've also worked really hard to create bonds in the larger community of Los Feliz. You've been so, civic engagement. You've been, you've participated in. So why don't you talk a little bit how you got started on that? Because you kind of, I mean, I think maybe you saw the need. You talk about what the neighborhood was like when you first started, but you, like, were founding member of, uh-","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2479.08,2511.822"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah. It wasn't like I said, oh, I think I'm going to go out and be civic minded.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2514.12,2520.06"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Exactly. It doesn't work that way. I","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2520.51,2521.77"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e was just civic minded. So as I got to know my customers, you know, we'd find out what they were up to. And then one day, I think she was the president of the LFIA at the time, told me that they were working on creating a neighborhood council. And she says, and I know you just worked on creating the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District, the BID. And, you know, I saw what you did. So I want you to come and put some energy into this. And the way I do things is, you know, if it sounds good, I just say yes and then figure out how. And after many years I've learned that it's not, I figure out how, sometimes you say yes and figure out who can do it for you or with you, and that's so much better. So yeah, I said yes. We created the BID, then the Neighborhood Council. Then I was asked to join the Friends of the Library, and then the Friends of Griffith Park broke off from the Neighborhood Council because the focus became something else. It was more for recreation, whereas before it was, uh what was it? Something in open space. Uh. Anyways, it was focused on the park and keeping it wild and free. Conservation","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2521.77,2621.014"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e sort of.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2621.014,2621.56"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And then it became the Recreation Committee. And we're like, No, we don't want that. So. And it was actually the best thing that ever happened, because about twenty of us came together and created the Friends of Griffith Park, now in its twelth year. I think, I'm not quite sure. And we've done amazing things with that. So sometimes out of not stress, but confrontation comes something fabulous.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2621.66,2649.02"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah that's true. Okay, so as we're part of the Los Angeles Public Library, I want to talk about the Friends of Los Feliz library. How and when did you get involved, with Los Feliz library Friends?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2649.05,2666.935"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Everything I do at the library is Pearl Yonezawa's fault. She moved into Los Feliz as the Los Feliz librarian, and she said, she asked around. She said, Who should I talk to,to, you know, bring the library into the community? And everyone was like Dora, Dora, Dora. So she came up and talked to me and she was like, \"I want to talk to you about the library.\" I said, \"Oh God, I love books.\" And she was like, \"Oh, perfect.\" So then we came up with a bunch of different things. The first thing we did was a collab where she had posters of Yuca's food, and I had posters of library, but it was kind of like, the \"Murderous Machaca Burrito\", you know, or the \"Romantic Carne Asada\" you know. So we we we did a little play, and every week it was a different type of book. So mystery, romance, adventure, you know, like, all the. And, and we had a great time. So it was like, feed, feed your mind and feed your, your, your tummy. And, and people loved it. And, and it's like, Well go up there and get a book or go down there and get a burrito. And we just kept doing one thing after another. And then she, she finally asked Catherine, my partner and I, if we wanted to join the board, and we said, Sure. So we joined and, you know, did little things. And eventually they were like, Well, we want you to be president. And I'm like, \"Uhh.\" And I only say uhh because I'm like a reluctant leader, you know, I like to join things and do things. And before I know it, people are like pushing me to the front and like, Here you take over you, you seem to have your act together. So I did.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2667.5,2792.63"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e You're a victim of your own success in a way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2792.66,2798.33"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And we, we currently have a fabulous board of inspired, passionate, active, thinking people that are constantly going, well, let's try this, let's try that. And Kenneth, one of our board members who has a teenage daughter, suggested that we get teen board members. And we were like, Yeah, that sounds like fun. Let's, you know. Let's try it. What what's the worst that can happen? You know, they're teenagers and they're bored or they're teenagers and they're amazing. And so we his daughter was brought on board, and then a year later, two more, Saria and Cole, and they transformed the group because they were passionate, they were inspired. They were doers. They took our Instagram profile and did all these quirky things and it exploded. And then last year, Saria suggested we do t-shirts and she did the linocut for it, and we were printing her t-shirts on the spot. You would pay for it, and we would print it and we'd hang it to dry, and you could go enjoy the fair and come back. We sold out. So this year we have in December we have t-shirts and totes, and we have like little mini t-shirts that we've had for a couple of years with like, book things. So it's the two of them are graduating and they're leaving us, and we just got five new board members and they are going to be so amazing. I mean, it's like I want to go to the meetings, I want to create new things. And that's what I think libraries are about. It's not just like, go read a book. It's like, go, go use the library resources for everything and anything that your mind can think of.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2798.96,2935.19"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, that's a, that's a great outlook or goal for it. What do you see, uh, or how should I say this? The community between when you first started and now, the changes. You touched on that before, but what changes have you seen in Los Feliz? For better or for worse?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2935.46,2966.54"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e When we opened, there wasn't a huge sense of community, especially in the business. You know, everybody had their business and they minded their own business and they only did their business. And you would talk to a few people, but there wasn't a sense of what can we accomplish together? How can we make Los Feliz better? And ironically, through the polo field that in. Oh, it's in Burbank. They had a polo field and they were selling, um, VIP, what do they called, like, areas, like boxes? And they asked my brother what he wanted to put on his box. You know, the name? And he said, \"Yuca's Burritos.\" And the person was like, you know, like a little bit like, that's not VIP enough. And my brother's like, \"You're taking my money. I am Yuca's Burritos.\" You know. So then he told Sarnos and he told all the - Tony from Palermo what had happened. So they started calling the polo guy and saying, Change, change the name of my thing to Palermo Ristorante, Sarnos Pastry. And finally the guy gave up. And then from there, there was a little bit more of a community feeling like, Hey, look at what we did. You know, we we were being disrespected, you know, like, you're not, um, classy enough. And it's like, you want our money, then you got to take who we are. You can't, you can't make us who we're not. And so from there, more and more connections were made. And it's the more you talk to people and become friends with them. And, find out what makes them tick. The more you want to do something for them or with them. And I think we're at a point right now like, for instance, the holiday tree lighting that I created probably about twenty years ago. And then it died during the recession, and we kept the tree lighting itself apart. It used to be a whole festival, Los Feliz-wide. A couple of years ago, the Neighborhood Council approached me through Brian and Amanda and Celine, and they were like, We want to do a little marketplace on the street. And I said, \"Sure, you know, let's, let's make it work.\" This year, we're expanding it. We're moving it to Sunday so we don't have to worry about blocking the library. And it's just coming together, you know? We got the Silverlake Conservatory of Music involved. They provided us with bands, their Recreation and Parks gave us the ten by ten tents. So it just feels like, like it's not like me coming in and putting in thousands of dollars to make money. It's like us creating a community event where people can have, come, have a great time, meet their neighbors, see what's new in the business community. That's the energy that's there now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=2967.02,3180.94"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e It's just I mean, that is the through line, through your story is this sense of community and building community. It's just amazing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3180.97,3188.38"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e And people say it's amazing. And I think, No, I'm just doing what I like and what I like creates cool things, so yay me kind of thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3189.31,3200.74"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Well, that's sort of, yeah, that's sort of how follow your passion works. But you know, but particularly in this time we're in right now where it seems like, you know, sort of polarized. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3200.89,3213.094"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3213.094,3213.34"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e uh...Different views. We don't always listen to each other or something like that, but you're able to, you know, create the sense of community. It's really a beacon, I think for everybody. And the way you've just gone about it, like you said, it's just talking to people. It's just a step. It's not like, you know. And","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3213.34,3233.206"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e saying yes, you know, people offer you an opportunity or a chance to do good, do it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3233.206,3240.79"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e And it's interesting because this may sound corny, but because restaurants, I mean, particularly in L.A., I mean, I'm sure in most cities, but they just, a way of reaching across ethnic differences or communities. The food really, you know, brings people together and people will drive for, you know, the taco here or you know the burrito here. Um, but you also feed the community in the more spiritual way or cultural way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3241.45,3269.86"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e It's corny, but it's true.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3270.13,3272.41"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e It is. It is exactly. So that's a real testament to your family. And I also think it's such a, like, a quintessential Los Angeles story of, you know, your parents came here with the, you know, American dream and really built something. Um, and, uh, uh, bringing, um, you know. What's the what's that? Identity. Yes, exactly. To your, to the Yucatan, you know, traditions to your community. Um, uh, anyway, it's, it's a great story. And I thank you so much for coming today and talking with us. And is there anything you want to talk about that we haven't touched on?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3272.83,3323.65"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Well, I mentioned that I'm a reluctant leader, and especially in this time of strife, as you, you know, like separation. I think we all need to be more like Kamala. Just bring people together, joyfully accomplish things. And just leave it with a good feeling. You know, once, once you pass through, you want to be remembered as someone who brought joy to the area rather than conflict.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3327.37,3360.82"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yes, absolutely. Great words. Well, thank you again. And, go to Yuca's if you haven't been there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3361.33,3374.05"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e No no no no. Yuca's. Yuca's,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3374.08,3375.903"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e yes. Sorry, I've been trying... I'm","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3376.36,3378.434"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e gonna have to spank you, Kelly. I","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3378.434,3379.023"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e was trying, I was trying so hard all during the, during the thing to say, Yuca's in there. I blew it there at the end.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3379.023,3385.54"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, I've been correcting people since 1976, so. Unlike Los Feliz, Los Feliz or. Yes, Yuca's is only pronounced one way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3386.23,3398.77"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e There is not. Yes, yes, yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3398.8,3400.63"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e There is not the old, I'm a gringo excuse. It's like no, I'm sorry. You can say Yuca's. Because at Yuca's it's all about you. See? See how that works?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3401.71,3412.78"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e That's so great. All right. Thank you again, Dora.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3414.37,3417.07"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e All right. If it's still recording, you could have that be a...","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3417.1,3441.43"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e It's Keith from PR. Doesn't it look like it's still recording? I keep hitting the red if I stop it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3444.1,3450.94"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, I think that would do it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3451.51,3453.04"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Almost. But it's still going.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3457.15,3457.9"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e Maybe hit the play one. Out there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3458.47,3463.48"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Maybe turn the computer off. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3463.72,3465.34"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e No, no, don't do that. Just stop the recording.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3465.37,3468.49"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Okay. We have to.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3473.86,3474.55"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah. There you go. A few seconds. What is the red mean? Oh, that means you're just recording. Okay, you're supposed. To","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3474.58,3480.94"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e let a few seconds. Come on. Okay. Um, what's a new project that you're working on with the library?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3480.94,3486.94"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Um, well, it's not exactly new, but, um.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3487.12,3489.91"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e There you go. 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Not new, but.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3576.33,3580.98"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/149","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Yeah, I know.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3581.01,3581.55"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/150","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDora Herrera:\u003c/strong\u003e Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3581.58,3582.0"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/151","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Wallace:\u003c/strong\u003e Uh, what's another project you're working on with the library?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305#t=3582.99,3586.89"},{"id":"https://lapl.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2367/collection_resources/158026/file/288305/transcript/83179/annotation/152","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPEAKER_S3:\u003c/strong\u003e Okay. 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And the funny thing is, so we have the Business Improvement District has an Instagram account, and we'd been fighting for two hour parking because who can eat lunch in an hour? You know, it's like you want to relax. So we got to our parking and we posted it and it got, I don't know, 400, 500 likes. 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