Long Beach Council Candidates

By Dianne Anderson Through the maze of national political twists and turns, there is a local sense of urgency among candidates and legislators at recent virtual forums held by the NAACP and 100 Black Men of Long Beach. Everyone, it seems, agrees that voters must get their ballots signed sealed and delivered, and don’t wait. Jesse Johnson, a member of both groups, is urging voters to walk it in – or run – to their nearest designated drop-off ballot location. As important, he said that voters must follow the instructions to fill out the early ballot because as many as 100,000 ballots were thrown out for very minor mistakes. He urges the community to step up to their civic duty. “Tell 15 of your friends and family members to registered to vote, and ensure that they vote and ask them to inform 15 of their family friends and peers to do the same. Whatever you do, do it early,” Johnson said. Al Austin Incumbent Candidate for District 8 At a recent NAACP and 100 BMLB forum, Al Austin addressed the importance of holding legislators accountable, but he also emphasized that as negative as the past year has been, he […]

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