Rex Richardson was sworn in Tuesday as Long Beach's first Black mayor, pledging 'to address our housing crisis, our economic and racial inequities and our changing climate.'
Rex Richardson was sworn in Tuesday as Long Beach's first Black mayor, pledging "to address our housing crisis, our economic and racial inequities and our changing climate."Rex Richardson was sworn in Tuesday as Long Beach's first Black mayor, pledging "to address our housing crisis, our economic and racial inequities and our changing climate."
Richardson replaces Robert Garcia, who will represent California's 42 District in Congress after serving two terms as Long Beach mayor. "This historic mayorship represents not only how far we've come toward building a more inclusive city, but also the potential that we have to remedy deep and systemic disparities in opportunities across our city," the 39-year-old Richardson said.
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