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Comment by Jane Tipton on June 26, 2011 at 9:46am

Communities Uniting and beginning to take control of our position in Long Beach instead of letting gentrification rule Long Beach while the City Rebuilds. Groups are Uniting and showing their presence in positive ways.

Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on June 23, 2011 at 9:33am

I'm always down to build with you Sander!

Comment by lbcsrw on June 23, 2011 at 9:16am

Matt,

 

That's the outcome.  Who is engaged now, and why?  What actions will you take to get others to be engaged?  Are multiple strategies required to engage different populations?  Will there be a way to measure success? 

As someone said, "Tactics do not a strategy make."

Here's a proven model for successfully implementing any strategy:

RESEARCH >> PLAN >> ACTION >> ENGAGE >> MEASURE

 

If you want to talk about this further, let me know.

Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on June 22, 2011 at 1:41pm

Sander - My positive action: A well connected, informed, and engaged/active community. :)

Comment by lbcsrw on June 22, 2011 at 11:31am

@Matt:  What is the positive action you want, my friend?

Comment by ryanthelion on June 21, 2011 at 11:13pm

ahh Just found out about this, if this actually happened im sure it would have made it to the top of the list
The Failed Disney and the Sea project.
http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2007/01/long-beach-project-aka-po...

Comment by ryanthelion on June 21, 2011 at 11:06pm

i Think as a whole the amount of festivals and progressive environmental events are the things that make me always want to live in LB. Funk Fest and Zombie walk are the things that get me as excited as a kid counting down the days till xmas. 

 

Homeland cultural center is also one of my top places, world renowned dancers teach for free and the multiple cultural programs co-existing in a notoriously dangerous neighborhood. 

 

What beats all these though is the DOPE people that make LB special. I've never met so many dynamic personalities dedicated to making their neighborhoods thrive. For every community led project like the Really Really Free day that was held by Lisa and her daughter Yoshino (coincidentally they are family friends that also moved from Oakland) and also the amount of support the community gives these events. 

Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on June 21, 2011 at 8:55pm

@Sander; Self reflection is of course important, but sitting around whining and complaining never helped solve anything. That's why I say focus on the positive action that you want, my friend...

 

@Efren; Great list! I do think City Place is a massive improvement over the previous Mall. It does, however need some better store front activations I believe... Also, I'd like to see more local bands for SAM. Love the Aquarium. A commentator on the blog about the worst decisions had said that was a mistake and that they should have built a NFL stadium instead... BLAH.

Comment by EFREN LUNA on June 21, 2011 at 6:45pm

There are many good things in Long Beach. I agree with everyone. Here are some things I was thinking about.

Having National recognized art museums MOOLA, LBAM, UAM & PIEAM.

http://www.csulb.edu/org/uam/

http://www.molaa.com/

http://www.lbma.org/

http://www.pieam.org/

 

Knocking down the old Mall and rebuilding Long Beach City Place.

http://www.longbeachcityplace.com/

 

All art and cultural events

Art Walks, First Friday’s, & Downtown Art Walk

http://www.facebook.com/LongBeachDowntownArtWalk

http://www.firstfridayslongbeach.com/

 

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/

 

Summer and Music

http://www.summerandmusic.com/

 

Summer Food Program, Lunch FREE to Children 18 and Younger

http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=3296&targe...

 

And our educational systems

LBUSD
LBCC
CSULB

 

 

Comment by lbcsrw on June 21, 2011 at 4:22pm

I don't think it wrong to focus, occasionally, on mistakes.  Our City is actually notorious for repeating tragic gaffs again and again, especially when it relates to development.  Also, one thing I've learned is that there is a very strong resistance amongst City staff to thinking about or actually changing policies and practices that have nothing to do with what the people, or their elected representatives, actually want.  I think it useful, or important, to learn about, understand, and engage deeply in addressing these issues because they, in no small way, shape the future of our city far more than we care to believe.  So, while I agree that there is much to celebrate, I also believe that we cannot turn a blind eye to the very real problems that face us, and their root causes.

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