The monthly Beer & Politics event Tuesday night at Gallagher's Pub & Grill started out a little bawdier than usual.
City Councilman Gary DeLong and Assistant City Manager Suzanne Frick were there to discuss a proposed land swap to preserve Los Cerritos Wetlands.
The night began with organizer Michael Clements joking that Councilman Gary DeLong was a Beer & Politics "virgin." Funny at first, but the joke stayed alive longer than it should have.
Shortly after that, DeLong was discussing how past efforts to preserve the wetlands have failed and said: "Hopefully, the key difference between now and then is we're actually going to consummate the deal."
Ooohhh. Maybe that Beer & Politics virgin shouldn't be talking about consummating anything.
Of course, as the saying goes, "politics makes strange bedfellows."
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covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
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men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
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