tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48050977107137860742024-03-18T20:47:27.061-07:00Josephine Villaseñor for Long Beach 6th Districtquietcomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16462885654949174700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805097710713786074.post-42006182484016599222020-01-20T15:13:00.000-08:002020-01-20T15:29:06.705-08:00Small Business in Long Beach<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What specific proposals do you have to
strengthen the business climate of Long Beach and the council district you are
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If these proposals cost money, how would you pay for them? How do you plan to
attract new businesses that would create additional jobs? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">First I want to implement a program
to help small businesses that are struggling to get clients, or to even get the
word out about their business and then keeping those clients engaged. That is
what Small Business Long Beach Initiative comes in. This is where they can come
to help the businesses. I want to make sure we are really business friendly.
Right now I do not see it or feel it and I know of 8 businesses that have
closed or are about to close because they think that Long Beach is not a
friendly business place even though we say we are. By catering to more diverse
businesses we can create more jobs, more opportunities and more revenue. The
program will look at the storefronts that are empty, connect with the property
owners and find or headhunt the businesses that will fit within our community.
The programs will be free for the first year and then afterwards it depends on
the growth, revenue and how the program/s has helped the business. We will
implement an $50 fee then assess the business. The money that is collected will
go back into the program to help other businesses. I also know that parking is
an issue and have sought out a plan to create additional parking and car
service for our local community. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">We do need a parking structure that would be 2
levels, the fee would be $5.00 then after hours (9pm) open to the community for
free. I used to park 3 blocks down and walk to my apartment on magnolia ave in
the dark which is not safe to do alone. People do struggle to find parking to
shop on Willow or Wardlow. By creating this structure with an open green space
would attract more shoppers and easy the community in finding a parking spot. I
am creating a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Car pickup service
that is for locals that will cost $25 every 2 weeks. This car service will take
you to your destination, pick you up and everything in between. Say if you need
to go to the store but you have to go get groceries and or do errands. This
service will take you or help with the errands. This will create more jobs and
bring more a unity in the community. We will vet everyone, make sure the get
their fingers prints processed and have a badge created by the Long Beach
Police Department. Unlike Uber and Lyft they only take you to one spot, then
you have to get another driver to go back or to somewhere else and if you need
to stop that is an additional fee. You will have a time limit of 3 to 4 hours
after that there will be an additional fee of $20 per 30 mins applied if you go
over your allocated time. This will be Long Beach Local Car Service. This Car
service will also be able to help local businesses with deliveries. Like a
clothing store, or a place that has non perishable items. We do have Door Dash,
Uber Eats and Postmates but none of these services or driving apps has this
particular service. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">What do you perceive to be the major
challenges in your district? If elected, or re-elected, how do you plan to
address these challenges? </span></div>
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The major issues challenging my district is the gangs, the homelessness, the
empty storefronts and the lack of leadership. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;">Work
with several non Profit organizations to acquire property to build a Dormitory
setting for the Homelessness. It will have workshops for skilled trades,
educational programs & courses, counseling and so forth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;">To make sure
Everyone is heard will create a Collation of Community Members, Community
Organizations and Small Business Owners. Everyone has the right for their voice
to be heard and say what goes into the Community that we live and work in.
Bring back in full force the gang unit. We need this ever more with the
shootings, the crimes and the gangs that are increasing. In my district alone
we have 14 gangs with 4 new ones that recently popped up. In order to bring
down crime we need more community involvement, more events, more outlets for
the kids, more businesses and transparency. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;">By also creating the Cleanup and
Safety Team this will bring in jobs, hiring of veterans and accountability to
6th District Office. I believe that partnering with local non profits and surrounding
organizations we can create a more stable place for people to live, work, play
and buy from.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Josephine Villasenorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13956105819251141036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805097710713786074.post-11822384732781874882019-12-21T16:45:00.000-08:002019-12-21T16:45:25.135-08:00What I would create for 6th District.<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); color: #007000; font-family: Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. To bring in a Clean
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They will clean up our
Corridors and Patrol our 6th District. They will clean up the business
corridors, making sure all the trash and dirt is pickup and power wash the
sidewalks and patrol our community. They will make sure that they are
coordinating with the Police Department in ongoing investigations and help to
deter crime. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Focus on bringing
more diverse businesses into our District. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By this will bring in
more jobs and a focal point to the community. We have empty storefronts that
need businesses so that we can thrive and make our district grow. Our small
businesses are the backbone of our city and to lose any more is to lose the
fabric of our dreams. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Work with several
non Profit organizations to acquire property to build a Dormitory setting for
the Homelessness. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It will have workshops
for skilled trades, educational programs & courses, counseling and so
forth. I used to be homeless and lived in my car and working full time. I have
seen individuals that need help by either mental health counseling,
detoxification, housing and job placement. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. To make sure
Everyone is heard will create a Collation of Community Members, Community
Organizations and Small Business Owners. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everyone has the right
for their voice to be heard and say what goes into the Community that we live
and work in. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. To bring the
Minimum wage up to $15 and to stop with the taxes that have burden our
community. We have lost businesses, homeowners and renters. What I would like
to do is to create a grant for people that are in hardships. The grant would be
from $500 to $1,000 and applicants must provide evidence of hardship. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6. To be transparent.
I work for the Residents of 6th District. I will not be taking the Salary that
comes with the district seat but putting it back into the 6th District
Community. Bring in more Festivals, Concerts to our Parks, create green spaces
for us, for our children and pets. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like to bring
in more programs for our children to learn about. Like Coding, how to create a
game, how to create a Security code and see how it operates. How to create
music, art, to learn and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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seen what it takes to keep your business thriving. Right now I am searching for
an adequate storefront but have released that E-Commerce is the leading factor
for businesses. Having an E-Commerce site in today’s age of technology is vital
and I want to make sure all the businesses in our District has a site. I want
to partner with them to help create their site, make sure they are getting the
best traffic flow and to see them grow. I am creating a Small Business Long
Beach Initiative that will help them with everyday challenges in businesses.
For example there is payroll apps that you can download that can track your
employees hours, mileage, so that you can keep a more efficient records, help
create an app of their business to share on google play or apple.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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This was one of the 2 encampments that was selling Meth to 13 year old kid. I sent all my evidence and information to the resource officers and to Shannon of the Homelessness Services Department. They came out twice and after several months this encampment and the other one at Kim Longs Market was disbanded. Selling drugs non stop, the encampment growing to 10-12 people mostly men but to sell to children and then having that kid go and share it to other children as young as 8. it broke my heart. I was homeless and I tried every single day to get them help, get them in contact with the services, to shelters but some didn't want to go. Each day we had seen them naked, going to the bathroom, selling drugs, shooting up drugs, fights and we would call the police. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Should there be rent control? If the government required rent control, rents would probably go up, so I would say no. The government should not require inspections after real estate sales. The buyer should be smart enough to know, to look and ask about the property they are buying. Should government require property inspections on rental properties? The </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st"><a href="http://www.lbds.info/prhip/">Proactive Rental Housing Inspection Program</a>.</span> is a done deal, it was even supported by the Apartment Association, and yes inspections should be done on
all rental properties. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Government should mandate a percentage of units be set aside for low income housing. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Low
income housing should be spread out and not concentrated in the same
area. The government should release some land that could be developed that is held by the
government. </span></span>Everyone should be able to afford housing and to be able to live in them too. To increase home ownership the government should also keep on giving first time buyers incentives and helping them to buy a home.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If elected, what steps would you take to address the concerns of
the LGBTQ community in your jurisdiction?</b> Being a Bi-Sexual
Multi-Racial Female, I have been fighting for equal rights and standing
up for everyone and will continue to do so.I have been discriminated by being bi-sexual and multi-racial. When
my brother married the love of his life, his partner Dean, our family
was very proud but there were friends that hated it and said hurtful
things, I stepped up to defend my brother and his right to marry
whomever he wanted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone has the right to marry anyone that they
want.</span></span>quietcomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16462885654949174700noreply@blogger.com0Long Beach, CA, USA33.7700504 -118.1937394999999933.5589424 -118.51646299999999 33.981158400000005 -117.871016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805097710713786074.post-27977901082721059862016-02-24T00:00:00.000-08:002016-02-24T00:00:21.551-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone, <br />This blog is created to reach out to my fellow neighbors and my community.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Feel free to ask me any questions, I am an open book.<br />Thank you Josie<br /></span><u><span style="color: #0066cc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Villaseñor-for-Long-Beach-6th-District-1060236367343668" target="_blank"></a></span></u><span class="_58cm"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Villaseñor-for-Long-Beach-6th-District-1060236367343668" target="">#supportjosephine </a></span></u></span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Villaseñor-for-Long-Beach-6th-District-1060236367343668" target="_blank"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">electjosephinefor6thdistrict</span></a> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Villaseñor-for-Long-Beach-6th-District-1060236367343668" target="_blank"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">6thdistrictforjosephine</span></a> <br /><br />Josephine Villasenorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13956105819251141036noreply@blogger.com1Long Beach, CA, USA33.7700504 -118.1937394999999933.5589424 -118.51646299999999 33.981158400000005 -117.871016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805097710713786074.post-85602471965115634092016-02-23T22:48:00.002-08:002016-02-23T23:43:57.343-08:00Josephine Villasenor: Platform for the Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How can politics support the arts?</b> I would identify a business that allows artists to express themselves creatively. For instance, I believe <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WrigleyFoxCoffeeHouse/?fref=ts"><b>Fox Coffee House</b></a> is an asset to the artistic community because it allows local artists to express themselves regardless of artistic genre. It is significant to the community because it helps the local artists connect with each other and grow.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />The under-utilized municipal assets are homemade crafts and the artists that made them. I would make them more easily accessible by bringing those artists into Events like the Neighborhood Art Walks.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />I would support these businesses by promoting them to the community, having meetings within the business and by having pop up events at the businesses themselves. Municipal Government should fund the arts through grants and school funding. I would advocate to discuss municipal funding for the arts to better understand how much government support and funding is practical and feasible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-si="true">Hi, I'm </span><span data-si="true"><span data-si="true">Josephine Villaseñor. </span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-si="true"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was born and raised in South Whittier grew up the 15th kid out of 20.
I am Cherokee, Mescalero Apache, California Native Tongva, Mexican-
Indian, Spaniard, Polynesian, Irish, Argentinean, Filipino, and
Japanese. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management with an
Emphasis in Early Childhood Development. I started to work by the age of
15, took care of my family when my m<span class="text_exposed_show">other
was ill, worked and went to school. I am that person that takes care
of their family, friends and animals. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I moved to Long Beach in the early
2000’s and have been here for 15 years. I started <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wrigleyneighborhoodwatch/?fref=ts"><b>Wrigley Community Watch</b></a> in April 2015 after I was attacked by 2 drug dealers while
rescuing a Shih Tzu. They wanted to steal the dog to sell it to get more
drugs. I knew something had to be done. So I took it
upon myself to patrol my neighborhood because I didn’t want my neighbors
to feel afraid or have something done to them like what had happened to
me. My patrols grew while trying to keep neighbors safe and protected while keeping the neighborhood
clean. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">After my patrols on Sunday’s I would start to do clean ups of my
neighborhood. I also went on to graduate from the Long Beach
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/185561778133335/"><b>CERT</b></a>-Community Emergency Response Team and I am an American Red Cross
Volunteer. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I belong to a great organization called W.A.N.A- Wrigley Area
Neighborhood Alliance along with MacArthur Park Community Association. I
am still doing my patrolling but now I have 35 Community Watchers
throughout Long Beach area. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I put on Wrigley Community Watch BBQ’s so
that the neighborhood knows that we are there for them no matter what
and to bring us closer to each other as a Community. I have also hosted
We Love Long Beach events and will continue to do so. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">When I am elected
into the 6th District Office, I will not take the Salary. That will be
distributed among the Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach Fire
Department, Long Beach CERT, W.A.N.A, Wrigley Kittens and other Rescue
Groups. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I will keep on working with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pinatafiestapartysupply/?fref=ts"><b>Piñata Fiesta</b></a> along with District 6
Office job duties. I also take care of 3 families by bringing them food,
making sure they get to their doctor appointments and whatever else
that come up that they need. I am a survivor of child abuse,
molestation and Stage 2 Cervical Cancer. I have Epilepsy and P.T.S.D.
but I don’t let that stop me from helping me Community. <br /> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> Thank you Josie.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Please support me by voting for Josephine on April 12th, 2016, using the hashtag #SupportJosephine and by liking my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Villase%C3%B1or-for-Long-Beach-6th-District-1060236367343668/?fref=ts"><b>Facebook Candidate Page.</b></a> </span></span></span><br />
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