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In honor of the end of Black History Month and the start of Women's History Month, gay Democratic lawmaker Rep.
Congress is getting “Heated” over Beyoncé, with a California Democrat offering a tribute to the “undisputed queen of pop and R&B” on the House floor Wednesday.
Robert Garcia only recently arrived in Washington. But he’s already playing tour guide, social director and provocative message maker – even lobbing the occasional drag queen meme – as he seeks to rally a large and diverse House Democratic freshman class.
Long Beach residents can expect to see some construction with the new Shoreline Drive Gateway project.
Members of Congress asked the federal government to help clean up toxic lead contamination from a former battery recycling plant outside Los Angeles.
Amid California’s long struggle to hold an industrial polluter accountable and remove lead contamination from neighborhoods southeast of downtown Los Angeles, members of Congress are now calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to assist in the troubled cleanup of areas surrounding the closed Exide battery recycling plant — the largest and most costly effort in California history.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the Long Beach democrat who recently finished two terms as the city’s mayor, has helped secure a $30 million federal grant to support a massive reconfiguration of West Shoreline Drive — which will add green space in the area.
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The 51st Street Greenbelt is just one example of the city’s efforts to increase access to green space along the 710 Freeway.