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Robert Garcia
966 votes
41.5%
- Occupation: College Educator
Priorities:
- Public Safety and Clean Streets First
- A Healthy Environment
- An Economic Delveopment Plan That Works
Evan Anderson Braude
743 votes
31.9%
- Occupation: Consumer Attorney
Misi Tagaloa
282 votes
12.1%
- Occupation: Pastor/Teacher/Realtor
- Ph. D and MA - Claremont School of Theology
- MBA, Finance - Cal State Long Beach
- B.S. Civil Engineering - University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Co-Founder - Taffesilafa'i Festivals
- Member, South Coast Interfaith Council and Long Beach Interfaith Community Organizing
- Chair, National Pacific Islander Community Development Corporation
Priorities:
- Create jobs by partnering with the Div. of Apprenticeship Standards, trade unions and schools while also attracting more local businesses.
- Make our streets safer by developing incentives for police, firefighters and teachers to live in the city and bolstering gang intervention programs
- Balance the city's budget within 5 year, while increasing government transparency and voter turnout.
Richard Willis "Rick" Berry
203 votes
8.7%
- Occupation: Product Management Consultant
- Past President, Long Beach Community Band
- 1000-hour Education Volunteer, Aquarium of the Pacific
- MBA, Pepperdine University
- B.S. Electrical Engineering, CSULB
- Product of Long Beach schools
- 15-year First District historic homeowner
Priorities:
- Attract high-paying jobs to the First District
- Balance the City budget
- Restore good health for LB citizens and our environment
Jana K Shields
85 votes
3.7%
- Occupation: Linguist
- MA Linguistics, BS, BMusic
- President, Willmore City Heritage Assoc
- President, Friends House at Drake Park
- Community Service Award 2007
- Hands-on community civic leader
- Director of after-school programs for kids
Priorities:
- Balance the city budget without raising taxes
- Replace substandard housing with quality affordable housing
- Air quality improvement by reducing port and freeway emissions
William Francisco Grisolia
29 votes
1.2%
- Occupation: Senior Legal Specialist
Eduardo Lara
19 votes
0.8%
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