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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Reimagining the LA River with residents’ input
Hosted by Steve Chiotakis, KCRW (copied from original article linked below) The 51-mile LA River meanders from Canoga Park, through the...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Former Cudahy mayor who led her city through a turbulent 2020 discusses her life and future plans as
Written by Brandon Richardson, Long Beach Business Journal (copied from original article linked below) A year ago, at age 26, Elizabeth...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Dec 8, 20204 min read
After a jet dumped fuel over her city, Cudahy's Mayor is running for powerful air regulation board
Written by Mariah Castaneda, LA Taco (copied from original article linked below) Cudahy Mayor Elizabeth Alcantar is running for the...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Oct 30, 202040 min read
How a strengths-based city has thrived during difficult times
Written by Clifton Strengths (copied from original article linked below) Mayor Elizabeth Alcantar, Vice Mayor Jose Gonzalez and Acting...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Oct 16, 20204 min read
Judge allows Exide to abandon polluted battery plant in LA County
Written by Nathan Solis, Courthouse News (copied from original article linked below) A federal judge on Friday approved a bankruptcy plan...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Oct 16, 20207 min read
Community demands shutdown and clean-up of toxic Exide battery site
Written by Mark Friedman, Random Length News (copied from original article linked below) On Oct. 16, federal judge, Christopher Sontchi,...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Oct 13, 20203 min read
At federal hearing, community outrage over plan to abandon Exide battery plant
Written by Tony Barbosa, LA Times (copied from original article linked below) Federal authorities faced an outpouring of community...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Aug 6, 20206 min read
Southeast L.A. already faced many ills. Now it’s the epicenter of coronavirus
By Ben Poston, Tony Barboza, Ryan Menezes, LA TIMES (copied from original article linked below) The southeast region, with 1.2 million...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Southeast LA Families Hit Hard by Pandemic – No Jobs and No Savings
By Catalina Vegas, SPECTRUM NEWS (copied from original article linked below) It had been quite a few years since Huntington Park resident...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Mar 3, 20209 min read
City Hall Bernin’: Why some local officials in the Southland are backing Bernie (and why some aren’t
By Kevin Flores and Joe Brizzolara, FORTHE.ORG (copied from original article linked below) At a rally in Santa Ana last month, Democratic...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 13, 20204 min read
Alcaldesa de Cudahy apuesta por el cambio
Con tan solo 26 años de edad, quiere conseguir vivienda asequible y más programas educativos para su comunidad Por: JACQUELINE GARCIA...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 13, 20201 min read
After Tragedy, Cudahy Finds Its Voice in New 26-Year Old Mayor
(copied from original article linked below) Elizabeth Alcantar had only been mayor of Cudahy for a week when an aircraft dropped jet fuel...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 11, 20202 min read
LA Galaxy and YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles kick off landmark new partnership
(copied from original article linked below) LOS ANGELES, CA -- The LA Galaxy and YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (Y LA), two Los Angeles...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Feb 10, 20205 min read
This 26-year-old became a small-town California mayor. Then a jet dumped fuel on her snakebit city
By ALEJANDRA REYES-VELARDE STAFF WRITER, LA TIMES (copied from original article linked below) Elizabeth Alcantar was at work when she...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Jan 15, 20202 min read
Plane dumps fuel over schools near Los Angeles airport
(copied from original article linked below) A passenger plane has dumped fuel over several schools as it made an emergency landing at Los...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Jan 15, 20204 min read
Why Did a Delta Plane Dump Jet Fuel Over Los Angeles Schools?
By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS STAFF WRITER, NY TIMES (copied from original article linked below) Jet fuel rained down from the sky in Los...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Nov 19, 20194 min read
Bernie Is Betting On Young Latinos to Help Him Win California
By: DANIEL NEWHAUSER (copied from original article linked below) LOS ANGELES — Tim Robbins of Shawshank Redemption fame was milling...
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Endorsements for Senator Sanders Across California
(copied from original article linked below) LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, more than 40 local elected and formerly-elected leaders from across...
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Alcantar for City Council 2022 ID#1451314
12501 Imperial Hwy. Ste. 200, Norwalk, CA 90650
Alcantar for City Council 2022 ID#1451314
12501 Imperial Hwy. Ste. 200, Norwalk, CA 90650
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