Voting Power: Lessons Learned Long Beach Vote 2016 Project
Voting Power is the one big lesson learned from the now completed Long Beach Vote 2016 project. PalacioMagazine.com partnered with Political Science students from California State University at Long...
It’s a Victory for Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B
There was a victory party on election night for Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B. Supporters clapped and cheered at the Maya Hotel when it became obvious that Long Beach voters had approved the...
5Th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival in North Long Beach
The 5th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival in North Long Beach will take place on Saturday, June 11th in Houghton Park from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m The free community concert, organized by Ninth District...
You Must Vote on Long Beach Election Day: A Voter’s’ Guide
It’s not so much a plea as a statement. You must vote on Long Beach Election Day if you are a registered Long Beach voter. Okay, you don’t HAVE to. No one is going to arrest you if you...
Who Do You Believe On Measures A and B?
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...
Vote By Mail and Other Important June 7 Election Questions
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...
Year One of Palacio Magazine: Telling Latino Stories That Matter
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...
ReThinking Greater Long Beach: Saving the City with Numbers
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...