A panel of councilmembers have unanimously approved the appointment of advertising executive Thomas Fields to the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. Fields appointment now goes to the full nine-member city council, who reserve the right to veto the appointment by majority vote.
Fields, a former screenwriter who moved to Long Beach in the 1980s to run an advertising firm, is Mayor Bob Foster's pick to replace former Commissioner James Hankla, who retired June 30.
So far, he's not run into any political roadblocks on his way to help oversee the city's Harbor Department, which grossed more than $1 billion in revenue last year and serves as a gateway for more than $100 billion in global trade annually.
Fields runs Thom Fields Associates, an advertising and marketing firm downtown. He's also served on the city's Redevelopment Agency and helped oversee for the city the dismantling of the former Naval base on Terminal Island.
The city's Personnel and Civil Service Committee - consisting of councilmembers Dee Andrews, Gerrie Schipske and - approved Fields unanimously during a hearing Tuesday at City Hall.
His nomination goes before the full council Tuesday.
Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles,
covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video
and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working
men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
It's pretty easy to be an advertising executive when its only a one person company.
If I set up a cool-aid stand in front of my house, does that make me an executive?