At this morning's Downtown Long Beach Associates board meeting, newly minted 1st District City Councilman Robert Garcia introduced his staff members to business owners and downtown stakeholders and said he's looking forward to working with the organization.
"I just want you to know that I am a 100 percent downtown guy," said Garcia, who previously sat on the DLBA board as a residential adviser. "I own a loft downtown, I shop, I eat in downtown restaurants almost every night. This is where I live, so for me downtown is not just a place I go to to experience but it's my neighborhood.
"So what you guys do here every day ... is very important, not just for the whole city, but for what happens in my everyday life and what happens to the life of my neighbors..."
Garcia, who called himself an optimist, also said "there's great things happening in downtown regardless of our challenges."
"I just want you to know that I am a 100 percent downtown guy," said Garcia, who previously sat on the DLBA board as a residential adviser. "I own a loft downtown, I shop, I eat in downtown restaurants almost every night. This is where I live, so for me downtown is not just a place I go to to experience but it's my neighborhood.
"So what you guys do here every day ... is very important, not just for the whole city, but for what happens in my everyday life and what happens to the life of my neighbors..."
Garcia, who called himself an optimist, also said "there's great things happening in downtown regardless of our challenges."
Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
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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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