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.

Josephine Villasenor: Platform on Real Estate and Affordable Housing

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 Proactive Rental Housing Inspection Program. is a done deal, it was even supported by the Apartment Association, and yes inspections should be done on all rental properties. 

Government should mandate a percentage of units be set aside for low income housing. 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.  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.

Josephine Villsenor: Platform for LGBT Rights

If elected, what steps would you take to address the concerns of the LGBTQ community in your jurisdiction? 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. 

Everyone has the right to marry anyone that they want.

Hello Everyone,
This blog is created to reach out to my fellow neighbors and my community.
Feel free to ask me any questions, I am an open book.
Thank you Josie
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Josephine Villasenor: Platform for the Arts

How can politics support the arts? I would identify a business that allows artists to express themselves creatively. For instance,  I believe Fox Coffee House 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.

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.

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. 

Please show your support by liking Josephine A Villaseñor's Facebook Candidate Page. And remember to vote in the District Six Primary on 04/12/2016.

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Josephine Villasenor's Bio - Candidate 6th District City Cuncil

Hi, I'm Josephine Villaseñor.  

 
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. 

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 mother was ill, worked and went to school. I am that person that takes care of their family, friends and animals. 

I moved to Long Beach in the early 2000’s and have been here for 15 years. I started Wrigley Community Watch 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. 

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 CERT-Community Emergency Response Team and I am an American Red Cross Volunteer. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

I will keep on working with Piñata Fiesta 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.
 
 Thank you Josie.

Please support me by voting for Josephine on April 12th, 2016, using the hashtag #SupportJosephine and by liking my Facebook Candidate Page.




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