Businessperson Joen Garnica says Yes to Opportunity
Joen Garnica is President of Garnica Interiors, Inc., a full-service interior design firm located in Long Beach. This year, she celebrates 15 years in business. Born in San Pedro but raised in Long...
Jorgel Chavez for President of the United States…in 2040
Jorgel Chavez is very involved at Long Beach City College (LBCC) and his community. He’s the outgoing Student Trustee on the LBCC Board of Trustees as well as on the board of the Associated Student...
Tracy Colunga: You are Stronger than You think You are
Tracy Colunga, Director of the City of Long Beach Innovation Team (i-team), has an incredible and inspiring backstory. It is a story of immigrants, multiculturalism, middle America, hardship, and the...
Roberto Uranga: Seeking Reelection through Engagement
Long Beach City Councilmember Roberto Uranga, representing the Seventh District (includes the communities of Bixby Highlands, Bixby Knolls, Bixby Terrace, California Heights, West Long Beach, Windward...
For Dr. Juan Benitez, Community Engagement is more than a Slogan
Dr. Juan Benitez is the Executive Director for the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at California State University, Long...
Cesar Armendariz Wants to Lift the Voices of the Community
Long Beach Unified School Board Third District Candidate Cesar Armendariz came to the United States from Ecuador when he was ten years old. As he tells his story, Armendariz speaks about how he was...
Businesswoman Julie Larkins is Giving Back All She’s Received
Businesswoman and Civic Leader Julie Larkins tells a story about one of her first bosses. A chain-smoking diet coke-binging boss, the woman was known for tirades or as Larkins described her, “A real...
For Armando Vazquez-Ramos, there is no End to Activism
Armando Vazquez-Ramos knows a thing or two about activism. He is the Executive Director of the California-Mexico Studies Center and a Professor in the Chicano-Latino Studies Department at California...