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| Councilman Joe Buscaino speaking at town hall meeting in Wilmington February 13. (Photo by Anabell Romero) |
A small but engaged group of residents attended last night’s
town hall meeting with Councilman Joe Buscaino at Banning High School’s auditorium. He spoke
of his accomplishments during his first year in office and shared a 10 minute
video detailing all his work for the 15th district
in Los Angeles, which includes Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro,
Watts and Wilmington.
Because there was such low attendance almost every attendee
was given an opportunity to voice their concerns about ongoing problems in the
neighborhood like, crime, violence, overwhelming amount of liquor stores in
comparison to resourceful centers, poor air quality and illegal dumping.
Community leaders like Salvador
Lara who has mobilized hundreds of residents in an effort to clean-up Wilmington
spoke out against illegal dumping in the neighborhood and demanded these people
get fined as well as more oversight from law enforcement and residents.
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| Salvador Lara that people get fined for illegal dumping in Wilmington. (Photo by Anabell Romero) |
Members of the environmental activism group Clean Up Green Up, pleaded for
Buscaino’s support to make LA communities healthier through the establishment
of green zones in Wilmington. On the spot Buscaino said he supported the
initiative.
When a youth got up and asked for Buscaino to support their
group Youth
Action and the California
Youth Bill of Rights, Buscaino said, “anything to mobilize our youth and I’m
with you!”
Buscaino made references to when he was a police officer and
patrolled areas like downtown LA when it was a hotspot for crime and now has
been transformed into L.A. Live, the entertainment complex that has helped revitalize
the city.
“We want the same economic development here,” said Buscaino.
He did acknowledge that more work needs to be done to make Wilmington
a safer and healthier community and he committed to doing so if re-elected during
the LA
city elections March 5, where angelenos will also elect a new city mayor.
He emphasized on creating more jobs, local economic
development and making neighborhoods safer.
Here's a video highlighting some of Buscaino's accomplishments during his first year in office.
