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 Tally at 04/08/2009 - 11:15 AM 
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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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- City of Long Beach 
 - Council District Map 
 - 1st District News & Contacts 
    
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