Hear It / As Seen LIVE: Long Bech Vice Mayor Richardson On White House Panel Describes LB Actions To Implement Obama Admin "My Brother's Keeper" Policies As Admin Exits

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(Dec. 14, 2016) -- As carried LIVE on LBREPORT.com, Long Beach Vice Mayor Rex Richardson was part of a panel at a White House event held to spotlight the Obama administration policy of "My Brother's Keeper" (described below) as the administration prepares to exit.

For on-demand audio of Vice Mayor Richardson's panel statements, click here.

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The White House scheduled the "My Brother's Keeper National Summit" which Long Beach Vice Mayor Rex Richardson, Neighborhood Relations Officer Tracy Colunga and FUSE Executive Fellow Veronica Njodinizeh attended. Vice Mayor Richardson was part of a panel titled "MBK Communities: Infrastructure and Impact."

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President Obama announced what he called the "My Brother's Keeper Challenge" in January 2014 which LB City Hall added to its "violence prevention plan" by City Council voted action (motion by Richardson, Gonzalez, Uranga and Austin) in January 2015. In so doing, Long Beach joined about 200 cities nationally in steps that City Hall said are consistent with Obama administration policies that it says are meant to "measurably reduce youth violence by 2020." They are:

Ensure that Long Beach youth are physically and mentally prepared to start school | Creating a Long Beach home visitation collaborative, universal pre-school and establishing a citywide early childhood education plan.
Read at grade level by the third grade | Continue the Long Beach campaign for grade level reading, LBUSD local control accountability plan and begin to implement reading partners and literacy mentors.
Graduate from high school | Continue Long Beach College Promise and LBUSD “All In” Campaign; Begin mentoring programs aimed at improving graduation rates, especially among young men of color.
Complete post-secondary education or training | Continue LBCC Programs, the Student Success Plan, Promise Pathways, Associate Degrees for Transfer and CSULB minority retention programs; Create coordinate infrastructure for youth training programs and opportunities.
Successfully enter the workforce | Continue Mayor Robert Garcia's Long Beach Internship Challenge and the Youth Jobs Program; Create coordinated infrastructure for youth training programs and opportunities and Long Beach First, focusing on locally sourcing new hires.
Remain safe from violent crime | Continue restorative justice programs (adopted in October 2014); begin Promising Adults, Tomorrow’s Hope (PATH), and initiating comprehensive juvenile detention reform.

It's currently unknown exactly what the incoming Trump administration will do to continue or change or end the federal components of "My Brother's Keeper." The local components, implemented and approved by the Long Beach City Council, can presumably continue unless a future Council majority chooses to change or end them.