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August 30, 2010
2nd Annual Latin
American Festival & Parade: Kick-Off Reception,
Grand Marshals & More
 I am proud to announce that on
September 25, we will celebrate our City's 2nd
Annual Latin-American Parade and Festival in
Downtown Long Beach. The parade and
festival will draw thousands of people to Pine
Avenue and the East Village.
We started this event last year with the Downtown
Long Beach Associates to celebrate our rich
Latin-American culture in Long Beach, and
as economic boom to Downtown restaurants and
businesses. The parade will run the entire length
of Pine Avenue starting at 6th & Pine, and end in
the East Village for a celebration which will
include delicious Latin food, musical performances
and Latino art on display.
The Latin American Parade & Festival uses no city
general fund dollars, and is supported by generous
corporate donors and the DLBA. For more
information about how to get involved in the parade
and festival, please contact Steve Sheldon at the
Downtown Long Beach Associates at
steves@dlba.org
or 562-436-4259.
Kick-Off Reception @ Hotel Maya
You are also invited to a kick-off reception in
honor of the Grand & Community Marshals on
Wednesday, September 8 from 6pm - 8pm at the Hotel
Maya in Downtown Long Beach. This reception
will honor our Grand Marshal and Harbor Commissioner
Mario Cordero, Community Marshal & Executive
Director of Centro CHA Jessica Quintana, and
Community Marshal & Long Beach Bike Ambassador Tony
Cruz. Spanish singer Shaila Durcal will serve as
the Festival & Parade's Celebrity Marshal.
If you would like to attend the Kick-Off Reception,
please contact Cory Allen in my office at, (562)
570-6919, or by email at
district1@longbeach.gov
Go Long Beach!
Robert Garcia
Recent Action
August 23, 2010
A New Regional Park In
Long Beach Moves Forward
At tonight's
State of
the First District, I will be announcing that
with the support of Supervisor Don Knabe, the Long
Beach Redevelopment Agency, and our Parks &
Recreation Department, we have secured the $150,000
necessary to begin the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
for the Drake Park Expansion project.
Click here for more.
August 18, 2010
You Are Invited!
I would like to invite you to join me at my first annual
State of the First District Address and Community
Awards Ceremony this Monday, August 23 at 6pm at the Renaissance High School
Auditorium, at 238 East 8th Street.
Click here for more.
August 16, 2010
Fixing Downtown's
Major Streets
We are in the process
of making great improvements to our major streets in
Downtown Long Beach. Over the course of the next few
months, we will have repaved some of our major
streets, with more scheduled in 2011.
Click here for more.
August 10, 2010
Welcome The Kress
Market To Downtown
I would like to invite
you to the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the
new Kress Market at Pine & 5th, this Thursday,
August 12 at 5:00pm.
Click here for more.
August 6, 2010
Making Long Beach
America's Most Bike Friendly City
Earlier this week, I joined
Mayor Foster and Vice-Mayor Lowenthal in the
unveiling of a great new program that will support
increased sustainability and quality of life in Long
Beach – the new Long Beach Bike Sharing program.
Click here for more.
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