DR. ROBERT GARCIA, born on this date, is an educator and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach. He was re-elected to a second term by almost 80% of the vote in 2018.
Garcia immigrated to the United States at age 5 and was raised in
Southern California. He is a college and university educator, holds an
M.A. from the University of Southern California and an Ed.D. in Higher
Education from Cal State Long Beach, where he also earned his B.A. in
Communication.
Mayor Garcia has focused on making the City of Long Beach a leader in
education, economic development, and climate protection. As Mayor, he
has championed progressive education policy, launched an aggressive
climate plan, supported workers by increasing the minimum wage and
fought to expand and protect rights for women, immigrants, and the LGBTQ
community.
He has proposed and passed ten ballot initiatives since 2014. They
include measures to support safety and infrastructure, a cannabis tax,
and reforms to strengthen the city auditor, set term limits, and create
ethics and redistricting commissions. His signature initiative, Measure
A, has launched the largest infrastructure repair program in a
generation.
Mayor Garcia currently serves as a Board Member on the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) representing much
of South East Los Angeles County.
He is married to Matthew Mendez Garcia, a professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach.
|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8
Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute
"With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson
Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989!
www.whitecraneinstitute.org
|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8
No comments:
Post a Comment