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Long Beach honors LGBTQ leaders, proclaims Building Safety Month and certifies 20 legacy businesses
Summary
At its May 6 meeting the Long Beach City Council recognized honorees for the Harvey Milk Promenade Equality Plaza, proclaimed May as Building Safety Month and certified a second cohort of 20 legacy businesses for the city registry.
The Long Beach City Council on May 6 recognized local LGBTQ leaders set to be inducted on the Equality Wall at Harvey Milk Promenade Park, proclaimed May as Building Safety Month and presented certificates to 20 businesses newly certified under the city’s Legacy Business Program.
The Harvey Milk Promenade Equality Plaza ceremony honored Larry Hiebert and the late John Garcia (Ripples Nightclub), educator and activist Kevin Geary, Issa McKinley (The Bee Room, founder of It’s a Drag to Give), Dr. Maria Cartier and Alexandra Billings. Committee chair Corey Allen and multiple committee members introduced the honorees and family members attended the council recognition. Several honorees or their nominators described long careers of…
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