California State Senate President Pro Tempore, the Honorable Kevin de Leòn, presented a Resolution stating, “Gloria Moore has compiled an impressive record of career and civic achievements, a record that has earned her the admiration and respect of those persons who have had the privilege of associating with her.”
Bradford honored for dedicated years of service to Gardena On Sat., Oct. 10, lawmaker Steven Bradford was officially inducted into the Gardena Wall of Fame at Gardena City Hall. Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka officiated the outdoor ceremony that took place on the lawn adjacent to city hall and was attended by Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome Horton and his wife Inglewood City Clerk Yvonne Horton among others. Former Gardena Mayor Donald Dear and Reverend John and Nancy Ward joined Bradford as this year’s honorees. The first African-American elected to serve on the city’s council, Steve Bradford spent 12 years serving
Bradford was first African-American elected to Gardena City Council Steve Bradford, the first African-American elected to serve on the Gardena City Council, will be inducted into the Gardena Wall-of-Fame on Sat., Oct. 10 on the Gardena City Hall Lawn at 10 a.m. Bradford made history when he became the first African-American elected to the Gardena City Council. Over the 12 years that he served on the City Council, he presided over a robust job and economic growth, along with a balanced budget for the city. When he was elected to the Council, the City of Gardena was on the brink
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s newest appointment to the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, businesswoman and community advocate Pamela A. Bakewell, was confirmed this week by the Los Angeles City Council. “L.A. is at its best when we protect equal opportunity for all, regardless of gender,” said Mayor Garcetti. “With her accomplishments in business and distinguished record of advocacy for underrepresented communities, I know Pamela will bring valuable insight to the work of deepening our commitment to gender equity and inclusiveness. She will help make certain those values remain central to our work here at the City
The U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday named Los Angeles as its candidate for the 2024 Games, replacing Boston’s soured bid and marking a comeback for LA’s dream of becoming a three-time host of the global sports competition
On Tuesday, June 23rd Nanette Barragan the newly appointed Mayor of Hermosa Beach shocked many in the audience by announcing her very early resignation of the position and also was resigning from her position on the City Council at the end of the month. At the time of this resignation, she will have only been Mayor for a total of five weeks. On top of that, she is bailing out of her post as Councilwoman a full two years before her term ends in 2017.
July 1 is the beginning of the new year for most local cities and municipalities. Being sworn in to office is an array of African American leaders ready and willing to their constituents.