Ray Morquecho is a candidate for the vacant Long Beach First District City Council seat vacated by Lena Gonzalez. Ask him why he’s running in a crowded field and his answer is simple: from an early age, he learned to speak up. “My mother told me that when I was 5 or 6, I saw…
Vote November 6, 2018. This election is being called the most important in a generation. The future of the balance of power in Washington, D.C. will be decided in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. But for many Americans, it will be the local and Statewide issues that will impact them directly….
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 Village, and Wrigley), has one word to describe himself, engaging. “I like to engage people in conversation. I like to engage people by getting to know them better so…
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 two measures. Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B Then, it was time to hear the victory speech…
The PalacioMagazine.com joined forces earlier this year with the Political Science class of Professor Som Chounlamountry at California State University, Long Beach to launch the Long Beach Vote 2016 class project Long Beach Vote 2016. One of the goals of Long Beach Vote 2016 class project was to explore the reasons eligible Long Beach voters do or do…
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…
Editor’s Note: As part of our continuing coverage of the Long Beach Primary Election 2016, Political Science students at CSULB researched and prepared profiles on each of the candidates for the April 12 election. By Serawit Embaye-Yenie Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees – Area 2 Irma Archuleta www.IrmaArchuleta.com irmaah@verizon.net Appointed Member, Board of Trustees Vision…
Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees – Area 2: Vivian Williams Malauulu (Updated by Long Beach City Clerk: 04/16/2016 10:14 PM) Trustee-Elect Vivian Williams Malauulu won her seat with 2,794 or 59.40% of the votes. There are 46,562 registered voters in Area 2. Updated unofficial results show that 5,029 votes were cast. That’s a 10.53% participation rate, one…
Editor’s Note: As part of our continuing coverage of the Long Beach Primary Election 2016, Political Science students at CSULB researched and prepared profiles on each of the candidates for the April 12 election. By Michael Millan Long Beach Unified School Board, District 4 Rosi Pedersen www.rosiforlbusd2016.com LBRosi@aol.com Retired Educator Vision And Mission Statement “I’m running for…