I attended two interesting meetings today — The League of Women Voters, Long Beach Area panel discussion: “Women’s Equality in Diverse Cultures” featuring Sara Pol-Lim, Executive Director, UCC; Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske; Harbor Commissioner Doris Topsy-Elvord and Jessica Quintana, Executive Director of Central Cha.
The panel was held at the new Mark Twain Library — and the […]

More than 50 residents braved pouring rain today to attend a meeting at Tinchor Elementary regarding the two recent incidents of hate incidents and hate crimes in the 5th Council District.
Melissa Morgan, the City’s Human Dignity Officer was joined by Police Lt. Joe Levy, Commander Cynthia Renaud, PSS Kym Cloughsey and other members of the […]

Someone out there is upset about my website, my blog and my use of technology –such as getting a video done of the 5th District Good Neighbor Awardees.
How do I know? Well, a reporter has contacted my office and the City’s Public Information Officer to ask such questions as: which council person uses tech services […]

Tomorrow, Saturday, you can join me at the Assistance League in filling 1,700 backpacks starting at 8 a.m. at the Philanthropic Center, 6220 E. Spring St. Call (562) 627-5650. This effort is part of the effort to help our neighbors through the Make a Difference Day.
The Assistance League has been doing this for so many years […]

Last Friday was a special day. Not only did Rick Rackers — one of the oldest women’s organizations in Long Beach — honor its “Woman of the Year” — Nancy Minor — it also honored Steve Chesser of Boeing.
Rick Rackers, through its Operation School Bell, provides about 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies and complete […]

If you count the number of hot dogs and hamburgers cooked and given out yesterday, 1,000 people attended the first Annual Good Neighbor Festival and Picnic at El Dorado Park near the Senior Center. (Thanks to the Long Beach Police Officers Association for cooking hamburgers — and then going to get more when they ran […]

 
 
September is Good Neighbor Month and what better way to celebrate it than to have a Festival and Picnic on Sunday September 23 at 10 am until 4 pm. The event is being held in front of the El Dorado Senior Center at 2800 Studebaker in Long Beach.
We will have the Elm Street Band, hot […]

5th Council District Searching for residents and organizations who make exceptional contributions to our community! 
Do you know a resident or organization who makes exceptional contributions to the 5th Council District neighborhoods?    
Honor them with a nomination for the annual 5th Council District Good Neighbor Awards. During the 5th District Good Neighbor Festival and Picnic we […]

Last night, we held our first 5th District Good Neighbor Network. This group is comprised of the leaders of 5th District neighborhood organizations, neighborhood watches, principals of schools, PTA, and community groups such as Camp Fire.
The purpose of the Good Neighbor Network is to encourage neighborhoods to organize for a number of reasons: good neighbors […]