See/Hear Long Beach Police/Firefighter Memorial Ceremony, Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives For City; Mayor Garcia Is A <nobr>No-Show</nobr>, Flew to DC for <i>Cinco de Mayo</i> White House Reception

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See/Hear Long Beach Police/Firefighter Memorial Ceremony, Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives For City; Mayor Garcia Is A No-Show, Flew to DC for Cinco de Mayo White House Reception

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(May 5, 2015) -- LBREPORT.com carried LIVE and now provides EXTENDED VIDEO ON-DEMAND of today's (May 5) LBPD-LBFD Memorial outside City Hall, an annual solemn ceremony honoring police officers and firefighters who gave their lives serving the people of Long Beach.

Mayor Robert Garcia didn't attend...and his office didn't send any individual to deliver remarks in his absence. Instead, Garcia flew to Washington, D.C. to attend a Cinco de Mayo reception for Latino elected officials staged annually by President Barack Obama.

A press release by Mayor Garcia's office doesn't mention the Cinco de Mayo substance of the trip. Instead, it tells recipients that Garcia is in Washington, D.C. "at the invitation of the President for a reception tonight at the White House with mayors, members of Congress, and cabinet secretaries" and says he "will also update administration on City’s progress on President's initiative to end veteran homelessness."

[As to the actual scheduled substance of the White House event, LBREPORT.com provides the White House website schedule, screen saved below.]

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Also not clearly visible [caveat: our videographer may have missed some] were the following part time employee/city electeds, many with full time employment obligations elsewhere): Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal, Councilmembers Suzie Price, Stacy Mungo, Dee Andrews, Roberto Uranga, Al Austin and Rex Richardson.

The only Councilmember visible was newly elected 4th dstrict Councilman Daryl Supernaw, elected April 14, officially sworn into office weeks ago, ceremonial swearing-in tonight, who is the son of a former Long Beach Firefighter.

City Prosecutor Doug Haubert was also present.

For ON-DEMAND VIDEO of today's LBPD/LBFD Memorial Ceremony, click video icon below. High quality video is courtesy WebCastLongBeach. [Video ads are inserted by UStream, out of our control.]

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Our list of attending officials or representatives isn't complete; if other officials or their representatives attended, please advise, we'll update our text and we apologize for not spotting you.

Selected stll photos below.