Feb. 17
USU Ballrooms
6 - 8PM
A conversation with Al Austin II, Councilmember featuring CSULB Black
Student Leaders.
Councilmember Al Austin II was elected to the Long Beach City Council in
2012 and re-elected to a second term
in 2016 to represent Council District 8, which includes neighborhoods in
Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach.
Austin is a long-time community and labor advocate and has worked to build
new housing opportunities and invest
unprecedented funding for infrastructure improvements. The councilmember is
also a regional leader on issues such as
transportation, economic development and sustainable planning, and he has
served as president of the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments and worked on the task force to develop the Lower Los
Angeles River Revitalization Plan.