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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.
Click here for more.
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.
August 5, 2010
A Victory For Equality
As you have probably
heard by now, a federal court has overturned
Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex marriage in
California. The court found that the 14th Amendment
to the United States Constitution protects marriage
equality. I agree completely.
Click here for more.
July 29, 2010
Mayor Foster And City Manager Release Proposed
Budget
On Friday, Mayor Bob Foster and
City Manger Pat West released their proposed city
budget and recommendations. Click here for more.
July 20, 2010
Proud Of Our Record
Tonight, I'll be installed to my first, full
four-year term on the City Council. State Senator
Alan Lowenthal will swear me in. I am thankful to
Senator Lowenthal for his early support of my
campaign and his advice and mentorship.
Click here for more.
July 14, 2010
Looking For A Job?
Introducing HireLB.com
Three months ago, I
introduced legislation to create a new and
innovative search engine for Long Beach businesses
and local job seekers. Today, I am proud to announce
the launch of
www.HireLB.com.
Click here for more.
July 9, 2010
Let's Revitalize North
Pine Avenue
One of the pledges I
made during my campaign for City Council was to
support revitalizing our business corridors.
Click here for more.
July 7, 2010
Jobs For Vets Proposal
The men and women of
our Armed Forces risk their lives every day to keep
us safe and free, and they deserve all our support
when they come home.
Click here for more.
June 28, 2010
Courthouse Design
Selected, Project Moving Forward
One of the most important
projects happening in Long Beach is one step closer
to groundbreaking today.
The team that will build and operate the new state
courthouse has been selected, along their design for
the downtown location, seen above.
Click here for more.
June 23, 2010
We Did It!
Thanks to your support and hard
work, the City Council voted last night to fund and
support the Federal Breakwater Reconfiguration
Study. Restoring our shore will be the most
important thing to happen to Long Beach in a
generation.
Click here for more.
June 17, 2010
If You Want Waves On
Our Beaches...
YOU MUST READ THIS!
As you know, we are strong
supporters of cleaning our water and bringing waves
back to Long Beach by reconfiguring the Breakwater.
Click here for more.
June 11, 2010
25 "We Love LB" Murals
Coming This Weekend To Downtown
I want to share with you an exciting new project
that will bring together our community, create
locally-produced art, and enhance and beautify our
downtown.
Click here for more.
June 9, 2010
We're Building An
Urban Farm Tomorrow...
I would like to invite you
tomorrow to help us build the first Educational
Urban Farm in Long Beach. At 9am, at 15th and Long
Beach Blvd., we will be planting seeds and trees,
building a classroom, installing a windmill and
painting and constructing a working farmstand.
Click here for more.
June 8, 2010
17 "We Love LB" Murals
Coming to Downtown
I want to share with you an
exciting new project that will bring together our
community, create locally-produced art, and enhance
and beautify our downtown.
Click here for more.
June 2, 2010
Where To Eat In
Downtown LB? There's An App For That
There
is now a new iPhone App that provides maps,
information about parking meters and structures,
lists of restaurants, attractions, services and
events happening in Downtown Long Beach. The App
also allows users to report graffiti, trash and
other issues.
Click here for more.
June 1, 2010
12 Men Who Died For Us
During your Memorial Day weekend, I
hope you enjoyed quality time with your family and friends. I also hope you took
a moment and remembered those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives
protecting us and our country.
Click here for more.
May 27, 2010
Your City At Work (On
Streets, Sidewalks & More)
You may have noticed some of
the great infrastructure repairs and improvements
our public works department is doing around the
First District.
Click here for more.
May 25, 2010
New City Farm
Yesterday I was proud to
announce one of the most exciting projects happening
in our city. We are building the first Urban
Educational Farm in Long Beach.
Click here for more.
May 21, 2010
Proud of our Police
Department
Yesterday, our Long Beach Police arrested the head
of our city's most violent street gang, along with 8
others connected to 12 recent gang related
shootings, two of which resulted in murders. This
gang has been responsible for most of our city's
recent shootings and gang activity.
Click here for more.
May 4, 2010
It Pays To Be Green
As part of the
City of Long Beach's effort to create and implement strategies to reduce total
energy use, improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce fossil fuel
emissions, the City has launched a Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program.
Click here for more.
April 27, 2010
675 Reasons
to Reconfigure the Breakwater
Thanks to those of you
that wrote a letter of support to reconfigure the
Long Beach Breakwater.
Click here for more.
April 20, 2010
Submit Your Letter:
Support
The
Long Beach Breakwater Reconfiguration
As you know, I’m a strong
supporter of bringing waves back to Long Beach by
reconfiguring the Breakwater.
Click here for more.
April 6, 2010
Why Willmore City Matters
As you know, the Willmore City
Historic District is the birthplace of Long Beach. This district is Long Beach's
oldest historic area, and was developed in the late 19th century by city pioneer
William Willmore.
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March 30, 2010
Recent Gang Violence
You may have heard by
now the disturbing news of a couple shootings over
the last few days in Long Beach, and in the Downtown
area in particular. I spoke with our Police Chief
and Command staff at length about the shootings
and I am convinced that they are doing everything
possible to bring the criminals who committed these
crimes to justice.
Click here for more.
March 26, 2010
705
Letters
I want to thank you for submitting your online letter of support to get
the new Google broadband to come to Long Beach.
Click here for more.
March 18, 2010
Fixing Sidewalks
I wanted to let you know about the work being done
to repair and replace sidewalks in the First District. My office has
been working closely with the Public Works Department to ensure that our
sidewalks are in excellent condition. In just ten months, we’ve made a
great deal of progress.
Click here for more.
March 15, 2010
Submit Your Letter
To Get Google To Come To Long Beach
We are working hard to get the
world's fastest Internet connection to come to Long Beach.
Click here for more.
March 4, 2010
A Slam Dunk At 14th
Street
I want to share some great
news. We will soon be building a brand new, full
size basketball court, with bleachers and new
fencing, across from the new Michael K. Green
Skatepark.
Click here for more.
March 1, 2010
The Arts Matter
Every great city has a thriving arts and cultural
life. Museums, performances, galleries, special events, artist loft
districts, and strong cultural institutions are in many ways what
separate ordinary cities from world class urban centers. Long Beach has
the makings of a world class arts and cultural center, but has struggled
to reach its full potential. I want to help change that.
Click here for more.
February 26, 2010
Join Us Tomorrow For
Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking!
I want to invite you to a very
special event tomorrow, Saturday February 27, from
10am to noon at 15th street and Henderson. I will be
joined by Mayor Bob Foster, Habitat for Humanity,
the Long Beach Housing Development Company, and
neighborhood residents and volunteers for a
groundbreaking and celebration of new Habitat
housing in the Henderson/Washington School
neighborhood.
Click here for more.
February 22, 2010
Fighting For Long
Beach In Washington, D.C.
This week, Councilmember Gary
DeLong and I will be in Washington, D.C. advocating
on behalf of Long Beach for important programs like
the Boeing C-17, Colorado Lagoon Restoration, the
Breakwater Reconfiguration study and stormwater
management.
Click here for more.
February 12, 2010
Fast Internet For Long
Beach
I want to let you know about an exciting possibility
for Long Beach. Today I introduced a motion that
could bring the world’s fastest Internet connection
to Long Beach.
Click here for more.
February 10, 2010
A New Lobbying
Ordinance
Last night, the City Council
unanimously approved a new Lobbying Ordinance for our city.
Long Beach has now
joined every other big city in California with a lobbyist registration
law. Click here for more.
February 3, 2010
Welcome New
Police Chief Jim McDonnell
Today, City Manager Pat West
announced his decision to hire former LAPD Assistant
Chief Jim McDonnell as our new Chief of Police.
McDonnell is a 28 year veteran of the Los Angeles
department, and a Long Beach resident.
Click here for more.
January 29, 2010
West Coast Choppers
Place
Yesterday was a great
day for Long Beach, as we officially re-named a
small portion of Oregon Avenue: “West Coast Choppers
Place,” in honor of the iconic Long Beach shop and
its owner, Jesse James.
Click here for more.
January 27, 2010
We're Renovating Pine Avenue, And We
Need Your Ideas
The City of Long Beach and our
Redevelopment Agency have embarked on an ambitious
new plan to renovate and re imagine Pine Ave. We
have begun the planning process to widen the
sidewalks, repave the streets, and install new
lighting, landscaping and street furniture.
Click here for more.
January 21, 2010
Storm Update
As the recent storms start to
moderate, the City of Long Beach will continue to focus on immediate
response to residents' concerns and concentrate on removing debris from
streets and alleys.
Click here for more.
January 20, 2010
Protect Your Family &
Your Home
Yesterday,
we saw the damage and impact of the storms that are bearing down on the
region and our city.
The City of Long Beach has prepared a list of important safety tips and
emergency phone numbers for residents to access in the event of power
outages, downed trees, flooding, etc.
Click here for more.
January 14, 2010
New Skate Park Opens
Sunday
Eight months ago, when I first got elected to the City Council, one of
my first priorities was to secure funding for the new 14th Street Skate
Park. We broke ground on the park my second month in office. I am proud
to announce that this Sunday, we will be officially opening the new 14th
Street Skate Park at 1:00pm.
Click here for more.
January 8, 2010
Graffiti? There's An
App For That
Technology is changing our
world, and unfortunately as a city, we are being
left behind. Long Beach often looks to the past.
Instead, we should be dreaming about tomorrow.
Click here for more.
December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas and
Happy Holidays!
I want to wish you and your
family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank
you for your friendship, emails, letters and kind
words of encouragement this last year.
Click here for more.
December 16, 2009
A More Open &
Transparent Government
Last night, the City
Council approved a recommendation by Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske and me
to craft a new Lobbying Ordinance. Long Beach will now join every other
big city in California with a lobbyist registration law.
Click here for more.
December 11, 2009
A Strategy For
Downtown Retail
This past Wednesday evening, I joined about 80 of my
neighbors and small business owners to discuss the
future of retail in Downtown Long Beach. One of the
reasons I ran for the City Council was because of my
frustration with the direction the city was taking
in regards to attracting quality retailers to our
Downtown.
Click here for more.
November 25, 2009
Thankful At Six Months
As Thanksgiving approaches we
are all reminded what we are thankful for. For me, I
am thankful for my family, friends, good health and
our men and women in the military who are protecting
our country overseas.
Click here for more.
November 17, 2009
Planting Over 100
Trees This Saturday
A green, healthy Long Beach is
a city full of trees and open space. We are working
hard on expanding open space with new parks,
greening empty lots, new community gardens and
planting new trees.
Click here for more.
November 9, 2009
Moving Downtown Forward
I'm an optimist - I always have been. That's why I
believe in our Downtown and its future. I bought a
loft in the North Pine district a few years ago
because I can see not only what Downtown is, but
what it can become. I love living Downtown - the
urban fabric, the great restaurants, the waterfront
and most importantly the great people.
Click here for more.
November 5, 2009
Thoughts and Prayers
By now, I am sure you have heard that our Long Beach
Police Department has arrested two suspects in the
tragic murder of Wilson High School student Melody
Ross. The men and women of our police department
deserve our thanks for their stellar work and
commitment to justice in this case.
Click here for more.
October 26, 2009
A More Transparent City Government
A transparent and open government is extremely important to me. When I
was campaigning for the City Council, I promised that I would work at
making our city government more open and accessible to the people we
serve.
Click here for more.
October 20, 2009
Watch Me On
CNN
One of the things that I love most about Long Beach
is its diversity. People of all colors and
backgrounds call Long Beach home.
Click here for more.
October 12, 2009
Bike Racks & More Parking
Good progress is being made to improve our parking
challenges in our Downtown neighborhoods. We are
currently working with business owners to open up
many private lots for residential overnight use.
Click here for more.
October 6, 2009
Truth, Justice & The Long Beach Way
I hope you are having a good week. I want to share with you this profile
piece written by Dave Wielenga in the District Weekly - it's a
fun piece and I hope you enjoy it.
Click here to read the article.
October 2, 2009
Support Children...Today
As you may know, I have
been on the board of Children Today for over 3
years. This amazing organization is very close to my
heart.
Click here for more.
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