The City of Long Beach has a shopping list of public safety and infrastructure needs, that they say, would be addressed by passage of Measures A and B. At a recent DeForest Park Neighborhood Association community meeting on Measures A and B, I didn’t hear many questioning that list. The bigger question was whether voters they…
The June 7 ballot should be in the hands of most Long Beach voters who signed up for Vote by Mail. The Vote by Mail envelopes began going out May 9 from the office of the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Although the Vote by Mail ballots were mailed by that office doesn’t mean the Long…
I admit it. I’m not a beef eater. Now. But, when I did, I remember eating Lomo Saltado at one of the many Peruvian restaurants in Washington, D.C. For those novices out there, the very popular Peruvian dish is a traditional one. Wikipedia describes it as “A stir fry that typically combines marinated strips of sirloin, or…
PalacioMagazine.com continues its coverage of Long Beach Vote 2016. On June 7, Small Business owner and candidate Eric Gray will face-off in a runoff election for the City Council District 2 seat. Gray is challenging Jeannine Pearce after the two were the top vote getters in the April 12th primary election. He received 1,652 votes (36.13%)…
Palacio Magazine is the rebirth of a bilingual magazine that informed and entertained Long Beach for five years, Palacio de Long Beach. Published by Andrea Sulsona, Palacio de Long Beach was the only city magazine that provided a voice for a growing Latino population. Unfortunately, Palacio de Long Beach ceased publication Spring 2014. Many months…
This week is Year One of Palacio Magazine. A year of telling Latino stories that matter. I remember when the first fresh copies of the glossy 32-page magazine were delivered. It was the Leadership issue. Mayor Robert Garcia was on the cover. Ten thousand copies, 200 in each box. Fifty boxes. The months of planning,…
Special Thanks to padnet.tv for use of their video equipment. Please visit their website to learn how you can become a member. Por Vivian J. Malauulu, M. A. Cuando el Alcalde Robert García fue elegido en junio de 2014, él se convirtió en el primer alcalde más joven, Latino y abiertamente gay de la ciudad de Long…
The Long Beach Community Database was developed as a community service by ReThinking Greater Long Beach, a self-described, community-based think tank, to provide a “publicly available common set of statistical information” about the city that could be used by elected officials, policymakers and community residents. ReThinking Greater Long Beach’s special database with its many facts and…
In the 2015 study for the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce by the firm Geoscape®, Hispanic Businesses & Entrepreneurs Drive Growth in the New Economy, Hispanic owned business growth in the United States was fifteen times the national growth rate. “The trend has been sustained for at least the last 10 to 15 years manifests itself…
PalacioMagazine.com‘s recent interview with artist and activist June “Jumakae” Kaewsith gave us an opportunity to hear her powerful spoken word piece,“Communities that I’m a part of”. It inspired us to think about the power of Community. The power of Community that occurs when people find common purpose. Shared goals. Mindful of the consequences that will affect…