Council Candidates Address Civilian Complaint Review Board, Flooding, Oath of Office

While 4th Legislative District candidates Republican incumbent Denise Ford and her Democratic first-time challenger Darlene Tangney offered their campaign platforms at the candidates form at the Martin Luther King Center Tuesday night, the six candidates for Long Beach City Council did the same but also answered a host of questions from North Park constituents that focuses on issues in their neighborhood. 

Council President Thomas Sofield Jr., Vice President Mona Goodman and second-time candidate Marvin Weiss, all running on the Republican-Coalition ticket; and three Democrats, City Councilman Len Torres, second-time candidate Fran Adelson and newcomer Scott Mandel, fielded questions about everything from brown fields, street flooding and FEMA funds to government-generated educational and employment opportunities, recent fire department hires and racial diversity at the police department.

The Long Beach Herald reported on the candidates responses to some of these issues.