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Multifamily News
Comments on Upcoming Long Beach Mayoral
and City Council Elections
Long Beach City Councilwoman, Suzie Price, announced on January 10th Mayor
and that she will be leaving the Council’s Third District seat open to run in the
Long Beach’s mayoral race. Price’s decision came after Ninth District councilman
Rex Richardson and former Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske declared their
candidacyfortheMayor’spositionalso. Othercandidateswhohavepulledpapers
to run for mayor include Deborah Mozer, J. Raul Cedillo, Alan W. Gafford, Joshua
Rodriguez, and Franklin Sims. Ms. Price has agreed that although she may seem
more conservative than other candidates, she is not to be confused as a minority voice.OneofhermainconcernsincludesthedivisionbetweentheCity’swealthiereastsideandothersectorswithintheCity. Ms.Price may be considered more moderate than conservative and will likely obtain the endorsement of the Long Beach Police Association and of theCity’srealestatedevelopersbutmaystruggletogainanyothermeaningfulsupport. Organizedlaborisconsidered“key”becauseofoil and gas and port employees most of whom committed to Rex Richardson early on.
Mayoral candidate, Rex Richardson, is likely to secure major endorsements from “key” Long Beach leadership such as Mayor Garcia, LenaGonzalez,JuanBenitez,andtheLosAngelesCountyFederationofLabor. In2020Mr.RichardsonwashelpedbytheBizFedtrade association and many other business groups when seeking appointment to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and he has already reported more than $200,000 in campaign contributions. The Oil and Gas industry, which is a large stakeholder in Long Beach, is committed to Richardson’s campaign which means state and local building trades are likely supporters.
LongBeachCityCouncilman,AlAustin,hasannouncedthathewillrunforStateAssemblyforCalifornia’s69thAssemblyDistrict. The announcementcamefollowingcurrentAssemblymanPatrickO’Donnell’sdecisiontoretirefrompolitics. Mr.Austinhasbeenamember of the Long Beach City Council for three terms.
On January 5th, Long Beach Planning Commission Chairperson, Joni Ricks-Oddie, announced that she will run for the North Long Beach City Council Seat. The announcement came following incumbent Rex Richardson’s statement declaring his candidacy for the Long Beach Mayor position, which left his city council seat open. Currently, Ms. Ricks-Oddie has a leadership position in the Deforest Park NeighborhoodAssociationinadditiontoherpositiononthePlanningCommission. ItissaidthattheraceforNorthLongBeachCity Council seat is Ms. Riks-Oddie’s race to lose as she has secured all “key” endorsements.
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