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(Nov. 2, 2016, 5:23 a.m.) -- The Southern California Association of Governments has issued the following release text with photo (sent to LBREPORT.com at 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 1 from Vice Mayor Richardson's office) regarding a SCAG-funded trip to China whose participants included Long Beach Vice Mayor/9th dist. Councilman Rex Richardson and Long Beach 1st dist. Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez. Our intitial Oct. 31 report text follows the official release:
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[SCAG text] BEIJING, CHINA -- Long Beach Vice Mayor Rex Richardson and Councilmember Lena Gonzalez are wrapping up a week-long trip to the port's largest international trading partner to share strategies and experiences on sustainable development and transportation. Photo source: SCAG release (Oct. 31, 2016) -- Long Beach Vice Mayor/9th dist Councilman Rex Richardson and 1st dist. Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez are in the People's Republic of China on a trip funded by the "Southern California Association of Governments." SCAG is joint powers authority funded through dues paid by its member governments (ultimately paid by taxpayers; we're working to learn LB's current annual amount.) We learned about the trip via tourist style "selfies" accompanied by laudatory content that Vice Mayor Richardson sent to his Facebook page.
Councilman Richardson's office provided us with some general information about the trip, indicating its discussion subjects will include clean air and innovations. Councilwoman Gonzalez's office didn't respond to our phone calls or email. [Ed. note: Councilwoman Gonzalez famously tried to block our camera lens in August when we asked if she would support restoring police officers for taxpayers beyond the level proposed by Mayor Garcia.] SCAG spokesman Jim Liu confirmed the trip; said the SCAG delegation includes two additional Regional Council [governing board] members (from inland areas); and indicated SCAG plans to sign an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding/text not immediately available) with what he called SCAG's "sister agency" in China. Examples of some of Richardson's Facebook comments:
[For an independent overview of government internet control/censorship in the People's Republic of China, see this link..] Further as newsworthy.
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