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Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall 2016 Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance Acting Coach to the Stars

Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall 2016 Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance "Acting Coach to the Stars" from Hollywood Actor's Showcase
Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall 2016 Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance “Acting Coach to the Stars” from Hollywood Actor’s Showcase

Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall 2016 Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance “Acting Coach to the Stars” from Hollywood Actor’s Showcase. Get your Free digital PDF copy now! or purchase the hard magazine copy for your collections.

Once again It is my honor and pleasure to feature a person that gives back to the community. She is known as “Acting Coach to the Stars” by ‘E’ Entertainment and her name is Bobbie Shaw Chance.

Bobbie has been giving acting school scholarships to beauty pageants and other communities. She continues to give back to the community where she lives. We need more caring and giving people like Bobbie Shaw Chance because they are making a difference in our Diverse world.

“What an honor to be chosen for the Cover of ‘Diversity News Magazine’ (Hillary Clinton was on last month). Thank you Editor Steven Escobar, we both fight for fairness, equality and Diversity. It’s so great being part of your terrific magazine. I can use it to share my ideas for equality for ethnic actors… the LGBT community of actors.et. al…. and give a strong voice to making changes in film and TV now… not later!! Thanks Steven you’re a brave crusader!!” said Bobbie Shaw Chance/Hollywood Actor’s Showcase.

Mrs. Chance concluded “Hillary Clinton was on last months cover!! Thanks to the talented Editor Steven Escobar, I get to have a platform to talk about the need for more Equality in Hollywood for all actors especially our amazing black actors….our LBGT actors our Latino and other ethnic talent!! Diversity News Magazine ( Now known as DiversityNewsMagazine.org) is paving the way for change and I am honored to always call it like it is!! I I LOVE HOLLYWOOD!”

So read below and learn more about Bobbie Shaw Chance.

Photo credit to: Alireza Soroush

About Bobbie Shaw Chance:

Bobbie Shaw Chance began her acting career at only 17 years old with the help of acclaimed agent to the stars and former vice president of ICM talent management, Jack Gilardi.

Bobbie Shaw Chance aka Acting Coach to the Stars. ‘E’ Entertainment began her legendary career starring in the “Beach Party Films” as a young ingénue with Franky Avalon. She went on to star with Rob Reiner academy award winning Richard Dreyfus and Larry Bishop. In “The Session” New York and Los Angeles’s first improvisational comedy group that ultimately paved the way for future successful shows of its kind, such as “Saturday Night Live” and “Who’s line is it anyway.”

When “The Session” split up, Bobbie married writer Larry Chance, had 2 children Allison and Richard, starred in five independent feature films and began her crusade with The Abused Children’s Foundation in conjunction with The Free Arts for abused children. She invented a process by incorporating Theater games and on-stage improvisation as a means to treat the children’s emotional wounds. As a result Bobbie has been successful in getting hundreds of children to open up and learn to trust others through the arts.

In 1990, while raising her two children Allison and Richie with her Husband, Larry, Bobbie opened the Hollywood Actor’s Showcase, LLC formerly Expressions Unlimited actors workshop in Sherman Oaks, California. With an ever-changing group of talent coming through the door from new up-and-comers to soon to be famous celebrities including; Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Breckin Myer, Devon Aoki, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Taryn Manning and more, Expressions Unlimited now known as Hollywood Actor’s Showcase became a staple in Hollywood.

Over the years, leading television networks have and continue to cast Bobbie as Hollywood’s acting guru on show’s such as WB’s hit show “The Starlet” with Faye Dunaway and Vivica A. Fox, as well as “Faking It” for TLC. “Fight for Fame” on “E” Entertainment. “Family Crews” for BET, Eva Longoria’s pilot “Beso: Waiting to be Famous“, Dr. Phil’s “Decision House“,  “R & B Divas” and 2 episodes of “Keeping up with the Kardashians“. E! Entertainment has even dubbed her as, “Acting Coach to the Stars”.

Photo by Bob Delgadillo for DiversityNewsMagazine.org

Bobbie Shaw Chance and her son Richard Chance run Hollywood’s top acting studio Hollywood Actor’s Showcase, LLC formerly Expressions Unlimited where their Thursday night A-list, legendary industry showcase has been attended by: Brad Pitt; Jennifer Aniston; John Landis (Director of “Twilight Zone”); John Daley (Producer “Platoon”); Former head of FOX Studios Russel Barry, Steve Wasserman (Producer “Beverly Hills, 90210”); Herb Stein (Director “Days of Our Lives”); Theatrical agents from William Morris, CAA, ICM, and Writers and Artists, Hollywood’s A-list Casting Directors Mary Jo Slater, Ferne Cassel, Barbara Clayman, ABC’s Mark Teschner; Jerry Wolff, John Singl ton (Director); Michael Limbeck (Emmy Award winning Director “Friends”); producer Mike Levy (“Predator”, “Tomb Raider”) producer Randy Emmett : head of Emmett/Furla productions; (“Two Guns”) Mark Wahlberg/Denzel Washington’s film and too many others to mention at this time.

Some of the actors who have come through Hollywood Actor’s Showcase, LLC formerly Expressions Unlimited’s doors/worked out on it’s stage: Academy Award Winner Sir. Anthony Hopkins, Academy Award Winner Martin Landau, Academy Award Winner Richard Dreyfuss, Katherine Morris… comedian actor Martin Lawrence, Tom Sizemore, Kurt Russell, Andy Garcia, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, The Kardashians, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Steven Dorf, Breckin Meyer, Avatar’s Giovanni Ribisi, Sophia Bush, Taryn Manning, to name just a few.

Bobbie Shaw Chance mission is to expand the actor’s horizons and guide them in the right direction to become successful working professionals in a cutthroat industry. She believes that in order to achieve such results the actor must be willing to surrender oneself to the role, essentially using your body as a vessel for the role to live through and get the character off of the page organically.

“You can’t buy it. You can’t fake it. You gotta be it to become it” ~Bobbie Shaw Chance.

Throughout the years Bobbie Chance and her son, Richie Chance, have evolved the studio to incorporate many crucial facets of the business within the classes they offer. A-List celebrities, Oscar and Grammy Award winning actors and musicians, sports stars and politicians alike have traversed Hollywood Actor’s Showcase formerly Expressions Unlimited stage in search of a deeper understanding of the craft.

Photo by Carlos Zeron

In February 24, 2012 the Multicultural Motion Picture Association founded by Jarvee Hutcherson honored Bobbie Shaw Chance with accolades for “Outstanding Civic Leadership in the Field of Entertainment” followed by a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Global Officials of Dignity Awards for her part in the acting community in June 29, 2013.

Today Bobbie Shaw Chance continues to mentor students from novice to up and coming, to the top players in the game all around the world and has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.

In 2013, Bobbie Chance was been invited to coach/speak in Moscow for 500 actors, part of CineMotion’s new program (partnered with Sony and Miramax.) they are the #1 distributors of film in Moscow.

Bobbie Shaw Chance has been contracted by Star Audiovisual Media Group to coach aspiring and professional actors live in the People’s Republic of China with a two city tour to Beijing and Shanghai.

The vision of the trip is to bring ‘Hollywood to China’ through artistic collaboration via the craft of acting. This has been arranged by Donna Zhang, Secretary General for the High Tech Committee in Beijing and Head of the Beijing Film Commission. Bobbie’s tour begins Winter 2015.

Bobbie is represented by Jack Gilardi (Executive Vice President of ICM). For more information on Bobbie Chance visit http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789568/ or Hollywood Actor’s Showcase, LLC is located at: 13317 Ventura Blvd. Studio G, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, Their office number is 818-761-7381 and for more information visit there website at: http://bobbiechance.com You can like their Facebook Fan page at https://www.facebook.com/HollywoodActosShowcaseLLC/ and follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodactorsshowcasellc/

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Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance Acting Coach to the Stars 7-1-16 to 9-31-16

Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance Acting Coach to the Stars 7-1-16 to 9-31-16

By Esteban Steven Escobar in Diversity News Magazine

32 pages, published 8/8/2016

Diversity News Magazine Summer/Fall Special Print Issue Featuring Bobbie Shaw Chance “Acting Coach to the Stars” 7-1-16 to 9-31-16, Hillary Clinton Endorsement for US President, GloZell Green Baby Shower, Mrs. Diversity News Costa Rica Birthday Celebration, Mrs Perfect Lady USA Queen, Cafe Tamal menu, Designs by Vida upcoming event, Diversity Pageants upcoming event, GAWAD Amerika Awards Night, AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2016 & more.
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Diversity News Magazine Special Summer Print Issue Featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton for USA President 2016

BREAKING NEWS: Diversity News Magazine Special Summer Print Issue Featuring Hillary Clinton for USA President & Named as Woman of the Year 2016. Diversity News Magazine is available for purchase online. It is one of the exclusive collections that you must have!

On June 4, 2016, Diversity News Publications, publisher of Diversity News Magazine unveiled the release of their newest magazine: Diversity News Magazine Special Summer Print Issue Featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton for USA President & Named as Woman of the Year 2016.

“It is my honor and pleasure to feature our future USA President Hillary Clinton. Which we are also excited to named her “Woman of the Year! 2016″. By the way nobody has been ever given this title on Diversity News Magazine, Mrs. Clinton is the first one and we congratulate her for it.” said Steven Escobar, Diversity News Magazine, CEO, President and Executive Editor-In-Chief.

Diversity News Magazine Special Summer Print Issue also has inside their pages great articles such as: OMG Musica Y Mas TV Show Official Red Carpet Launch A Huge Success!, PartyBy5.com 11th Annual Mother and Son “Magical Ball” supporting Autism Awareness and upcoming events CSW LA Pride, AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2016, United Chambers of Commerce Sixth Annual Valley Mega Mixer. Also inside the magazine includes the latest menu from Cafe Tamal and much more.

Also on this issue, they invite you to learn about their new venture which is their pageants. Yes, they are seeking contestants to compete on the following pageants: Miss Diversity, Miss Teen Diversity, Mrs. Diversity and Miss Diversity News, Miss Teen Diversity News & Mrs. Diversity News Beauty Pageants! They hope you join them by purchasing tickets from the delegates, or by being a sponsor.

If you are curios to find out who else is inside the magazine pages, you must order your print or digital copy of the Spring 2016 Special Summer Print Issue.

Diversity News Magazine Special Print Edition will be holding a meet and greet event where celebrities who have been on the cover will be invited to come and autograph copies of the magazine for their fans and our loyal readers. If you are interested in sponsoring our meet and greet event, please call (213) 321-9408 or email:editor@diversitynewsmagazine.org

Diversity News Magazine Special Print Issue is published in partnership with Blurb, Inc., a product of HP MagCloud and is available to be order in print for $12.99 or digital for $9.99. Just click the link at: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/magazine/223080 or visit Diversity News Magazine for the entire collection at: http://diversitynewsmagazine.org/print-magazine/

Anyone who buys the print version will get Free Digital (Digital version is a PDF) with Print Purchase, a savings of $7.99. Remember by purchasing the magazine, you are supporting a team to continue publishing the magazine. You can help them to continue publishing the magazine by sponsoring pages. You can contact CEO, President and Executive Editor-In-Chief Steven Escobar at editor@diversitynewsmagazine.org to find out how you can get involved and help with sponsorship opportunities.

About Diversity News Magazine Special Print Edition:
DIVERSITY NEWS MAGAZINE Special Print Edition is published 4 times or more a year by Diversity News Publications. Diversity News Magazine Special Print Edition features the best coverage of the past quarter and upcoming entertainment events. You can visit the site at http://diversitynewsmagazine.org/about-us/

About Diversity News Magazine:
Diversity News Magazine was founded in 2007, Diversity News Magazine is an award winning independent multi-media outlet and their mission and purpose is to educate and inform the diverse community worldwide. It focuses on featuring and reporting on local, national and international news, features, arts and entertainment, politics, sports and more importantly, newsworthy items that would be of interest to our diverse cultures. Diversity News Magazine is not targeting a demographic, they are inclusive and work with everyone. For more information visit Diversity News Magazine at www.diversitynewsmagazine.org

EDITOR’S NOTE: DiversityNewsMagazine.org is formerly DiversityNewsMagazine Dot com

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The 31st Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2015 Raised $2,375,946 at Event

Celebrities, elected leaders, and 20,000 other caring people united to raise funds for much needed HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs.

On Sunday, October 11, 2015, MZA Events held their 31st annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles in West Hollywood Park at 647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

More than 20, 0000 caring celebrities, elected leaders, corporations, small business and caring participants showed unity to raise funds, education, find the cure for HIV/AIDS and awareness for our next generations with new services and prevention programs.

“Today’s high temperatures did not stop our supporters from turning out in massive numbers and raising $2,375,946,” said AIDS Walk Founder and Senior Organizer Craig R. Miller.“Just as they have since the beginning of the epidemic, this inspiring community continues to manifest the commitment, compassion, and power necessary to end AIDS, regardless of the political, epidemiological, or literal climate. AIDS Walk supporters are anything but fair-weather friends. They tough it out with us year after year, no matter what.”

“We are incredibly thankful for everyone who raised funds, showed up this morning, and braved the heat to do the Walk with us,” APLA Chief Executive Officer Craig E. Thompson said. “We are at a pivotal moment in the epidemic. The funds raised through the Walk give us an opportunity to really change its arc by ensuring that people living with HIV and AIDS are getting the support and health care they need while now also being able to deliver health care—including HIV testing, STD screening, and PrEP—to HIV-negative individuals in L.A. County. It’s a pretty powerful combination that will have a real impact.”

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke about the current HIV/AIDS crisis in the city, encouraging everyone to know their status. “We want people to go out there and take advantage of free testing, and to spread the word,” he said. The Mayor also noted his support of the trans community, a population that experiences disproportionately high rates of HIV infection. “We need trans equality in this city and in this country and in this world, today, right now, right here,” said Mayor Garcetti.

Other elected officials in attendance included: California State Senators Ricardo Lara, Isadore Hall, and Ben Allen; California State Assemblymembers Mike Gipson and Adrin Nazarian; Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang; West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Meister, who spoke on behalf of the AIDS Walk host city; West Hollywood City Councilmembers John D’Amico, John Duran, and John Heilman; L.A. City Councilmember Paul Koretz; and L.A. City Controller Ron Galperin.

The Celebrities in attendance included:, Drew Carey (The Price Is Right), Lea DeLaria (Orange Is the New Black), Kim Johnson & Robert Herjavec (Dancing With the Stars), Chris Kluwe (professional NFL football player), Carson Kressley (Dancing With the Stars), Our Lady J (classical pianist, TV writer on Transparent, and singer-songwriter), Danny Pintauro (actor and HIV/AIDS activist), Jai Rodriguez (actor and musician), Ken Todd & Lisa Vanderpump (Vanderpump Rules), and Nick Wechsler (Revenge).

The Sposato Brothers sang “In My Life,” and Ashley Brown (The Sound of Music at the Ahmanson Theater) closed the program with a stirring performance of “Climb Every Mountain.”
The corporate community continued to show its strong support for the event through team fundraising and corporate sponsorship. Longtime AIDS Walk supporter ABC7 News Anchor Ellen Leyva addressed the crowd. ABC7 returned this year as AIDS Walk Los Angeles’ television broadcast sponsor.
Also in attendance were representatives from the event’s top sponsors and top corporate teams, including Premier Sponsors Quest Diagnostics and Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Grand Sponsors ABC7, the City of West Hollywood, Delta Airlines, Paramount Studios, and Paul Hastings LLP; and Principal Sponsors Albertsons|Vons|Safeway, Macy’s, Crescent Heights LLC, Time Warner Cable, Toyota, and Wells Fargo. Time Warner Cable once again provided free WiFi access to walkers along the entire route, allowing them to fundraise and share their experiences via their mobile devices.

For more information, please visit la.aidswalk.net. To connect with the online community on Facebook, simply join the AIDS Walk Los Angeles Facebook Fan Page. To view exclusive video content, visit the AIDS Walk Los Angeles YouTube channel at youtube.com/aidswalkla. To receive instant updates, follow “@AIDSWalkLA” on Twitter.

Editor’s Note: On behalf of APLA and the thousands of people who benefit from its services, thank you once again for joining AIDS Walk Los Angeles and for your dedication to bringing about an AIDS-free generation.

While they gladly accept donations year-round, you have until Friday, November 6, for funds to count toward your total and to earn Fundraising wards. In the next few weeks, please continue your commitment by collecting 100% of your remaining pledges.

If you were unable to attend AIDS Walk Los Angeles today, we nonetheless appreciate your support.  You can mail in your contributions to AIDS Walk Los Angeles, P.O. Box 933005, Los Angeles, CA 90093-3005.

Thank you again, and see you next year!

Important Editor’s Note: Diversity News Magazine is a proud media partner for the fifth year in a row of AIDS Walk Los Angeles benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles. For more information visit http://diversitynewsmagazine.org or Diversity News 3960 for Aids Walk LA

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Meet Hilda Leticia Montano Your Marketing and Publicity Crossover Between Mexico and USA

Photo credit to Hilda Leticia Montano Archives

So are you American and want to cross over the Latin market? or let’s say the Mexican Market? Well you need to find a good publicist that is dedicated and has the connections with broadcast and print media. Remember publicist do not get you a job, but they get pitch you to television shows, radio, print magazine and newspapers. Now days in the 21st century some charges because they have no advertisers, so you need to set a budget for publicity and marketing.

We want to introduce to you Hilda Leticia Montano who can help you with your Marketing and Publicist Crossover Connection between Mexico and the USA. Here is a background and whom she has worked with.

Hilda Leticia Montano, is a publicist based out of Culiacan Mexico. Hilda Leticia Montano is a graduate of Escuela Normal Superior de Nayarit, México. She studied native Mexican dance (Danza Folkloricas). She started her career as a cast a lead actress. She also make a national commercial for the 50th anniversary of La Ley Supermarkets in Mexico. She went on to Modeling clothing for ‘Vanessa’s Boutique’ which was featured on channel 3 Culiacan Mexico and Channel 12 Tijuana. Hilda Leticia Montano, has been featured on various print magazines including on the cover of ‘ Brillos de Navidad ‘. Also has been featured in educational magazines and other print publications.

Currently Leticia Montano handles publicity for Actor and Celebrity Host Joey Valdez in Mexico. She is responsible for scheduling/booking interviews for Joey Valdez on Televisa Channel 12 Tijuana / San Diego. Recently she pitched an article on ‘ La Prensa San Diego ‘ newspaper. Hilda Leticia Montano is currently negotiating appearances for Joey Valdez on Spanish speaking networks in California and other Latin publications. If you would like to hire Hilda Leticia Montano as your publicist in Mexico, please call  (619) 872-1267 or email at leticiamontanopublicidad@outlook.com

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Hollywood Media Firm Unveils Brand New Media Site Titled Miss Diversity News Beauty Pageants Magazine

July 30, 2015 – HOLLYWOOD — Diversity News Publications, publisher of Diversity News Magazine unveils brand new media site named Miss Diversity News Beauty Pageants Magazine. Miss Diversity News comes from the publishers of award winning consumer news site Diversity News Magazine.

“Beauty pageants is a big business that we have decided to dedicate a magazine just for the Miss and Miss Teens. We believe they have many dreams, but one of them is to one day become a princes. They dream to wear the tiara with pearls, shining shoes and a long sash. We want their dream to continue by shaping the way they see or read the news about beauty pageant competitions.” said Steven Escobar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Miss Diversity News, President and Executive Editor-In-Chief of Diversity News Magazine and President of Diversity News Publications.

“Only because Miss Universe or Miss USA may be over, it doesn’t mean the princes dream is over. It is not because there are so many other beauty pageants that they can be part of it. Also the market will continue on while new generations of Miss or Teens dream to become princes. At Diversity News Publications Family of Companies we are always thinking outside the box by creating new products or services for our daily demanding consumers.” concluded Mr. Escobar.

Miss Diversity News Beauty Pageants Magazine purpose and mission is to educate, inform our diverse readership. As well to highlight the Miss & Miss Teen beauty pageant winners and to disseminate upcoming and after beauty pageant final event results. Our focus is to feature and report on local, national and international beauty pageants features, news and arts and entertainment and more importantly, newsworthy items that would be of interest to our diverse worldwide pageantry readership.

Miss Diversity News is published by Diversity News Publications and Powered by Diversity Professional Business and Media Solutions Group. For more information on Miss Diversity News visit http://missdiversitynews.com

About Miss Diversity News Beauty Pageants Magazine:
Miss Diversity News Beauty Pageants Magazine purpose and mission is to educate, inform our diverse readership. As well to highlight the Miss & Miss Teen beauty pageant winners and to disseminate upcoming and after beauty pageant final event results. Our focus is to feature and report on local, national and international beauty pageants features, news and arts and entertainment and more importantly, newsworthy items that would be of interest to our diverse worldwide pageantry readership. For more information visit http://missdiversitynews.com

About Diversity News Magazine:
Diversity News Magazine was founded in 2009, Diversity News Magazine is an award winning independent multi-media outlet and their mission and purpose is to educate and inform the diverse community worldwide. It focuses on featuring and reporting on local, national and international news, features, arts and entertainment, politics, sports and more importantly, newsworthy items that would be of interest to our diverse cultures. Diversity News Magazine is not targeting a demographic, they are inclusive and work with everyone. For more information visit Diversity News Magazine at www.diversitynewsmagazine.org

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EDITORIAL: Donald J Trump YOU ARE FIRED!

Hey, Mr. Donald J. Trump made a big mistake to make a general statement on immigrants. As you may see we all united to send a message to the network’s that without us the Latinos your business could not exist.

It is very disappointing what you said but, we hope you learn to keep your mouth shut. Now you can see it very clear that you are not going nowhere with the attitude.

We applaud Univision decision for cutting all ties with your beauty pageant shows: Miss Universe and Miss USA. Now that NBCUniversal does the same they show that they care about the growing Latino/Hispanic immigrant population in the United States of America who has contributed to the better of this country.

Once again what just happened to Mr. Donald J. Trump is his fault and yes he will not make it to The White House. Donald J. Trump it is not personal it is just Business! You are Fired!

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Breaking News: Same Sex Marriage is Legal in All the States of the United States of America

By Marc Love – Flickr: Getting Married, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16504319

Breaking News: Same Sex Marriage is Legal in All the States of the United States of America

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court, the highest court of the United States rules that Same Sex Marriage banning was unconstitutional.

CNN.com reported: In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory.

In the 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority with the four liberal justices. Each of the four conservative justices wrote their own dissent.

Also on Wikipedia states the following: On June 26, 2015, the United States became the twenty-first and most populous country to legalize same-sex marriage, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples violates the Due Process and the Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The ruling overturned a previous precedent, Baker v. Nelson.
Starting in 2003, various lower court decisions, state legislation, and popular referendums had already legalized same-sex marriage to some degree in thirty-seven out of fifty U.S. states, in one U.S. territory, and in the District of Columbia. Federal benefits were previously extended to lawfully married same-sex couples following the Supreme Court’s June 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor.

On the same day celebrations were held all over the United States of America.

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Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

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Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Photo credit to: Wikipedia

On May 21, 2013 Eric Garcetti was elected Mayor of Los Angeles with 53.9% of votes. His term will begin in July 2013. Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is the mayor-elect of Los Angeles and an outgoing member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 13th District.[1] He served as Council President from 2006 to 2012.[2]

Garcetti is the son of the former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti. A member of the Democratic Party, Garcetti won in a nonpartisan election for Mayor on May 21, 2013, defeating city Controller Wendy Greuel;[3] Garcetti is the city’s first elected Jewish mayor and its youngest in more than a century.

“Thank you Los Angeles–the hard work begins but I am honored to lead this city for the next four years. Let’s make this a great city again.” twitted Mayor elect Eric Garcetti.

“You can’t look to the stars until you’ve fixed the cracks in the sidewalk,” Los Angeles City Councilmember Eric Garcetti often says. As the third-term councilmember serving the 13th Council District, Garcetti has shown that a commitment to the street-level health of the community is a necessary first step in creating positive change. His unique combination of pothole politics and vision has won measurable results in the 13th District, showing how local solutions can show the way to make our city safer, create transportation solutions, and ease the city’s housing crisis.

A fourth-generation Angeleno, Eric Garcetti was born at Good Samaritan Hospital and grew up in Los Angeles.  He won a hotly-contested election to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001, becoming one of the youngest city councilmembers in the city’s history. Over 100 languages are spoken on the streets of his district, from Hollywood to Downtown and across the Los Angeles River. The neighborhoods he represents constitute the beating heart of Los Angeles.

Garcetti was unanimously elected as Council President in December 2005 and unanimously re-elected in July 2007 and July 2009.  During his tenure as president, he modernized the council’s legislative assignments, making the council’s committees more reflective of the issues that face Los Angeles.

During his first term in office, Garcetti emerged as an effective local problem-solver and as a strong advocate on citywide and national issues. He led the effort to fund the nation’s largest Affordable Housing Trust Fund, oversaw the economic and cultural revitalization of Hollywood, wrote and championed Proposition O to clean up our local water, won passage of a plan that eliminated the city’s business tax for 60% of all businesses, and helped bring thousands of new high wage jobs to Los Angeles and his district.  In his district, he tackled neighborhoods’ most intractable problems, nearly tripled the number of parks, ensuring the availability of an after-school program in every school in the district, and reducing graffiti by more than 60 percent.

Councilmember Garcetti’s work has been recognized in dozens of awards, including the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award for Americans under 40 who are changing their communities with a commitment to public service; the Green Cross Millennium Award from former President Mikhail Gorbachev, for environmental leadership; a “Tiger Award” from the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, for his work on business tax reform; the New Democrat of the Week recognition from the Democratic Leadership Council, for his work on safety in commercial office buildings and security officers’ working conditions; and the first Olson Award from Human Rights Watch for his human rights activism.

The Los Angeles Times writes that Garcetti is “smart” and “imaginative” and offers the city “refreshing idealism.” He was featured in LA Weekly’s Best of Los Angeles issue and the Los Angeles Alternative Press readers named him “L.A.’s Favorite Elected Official” of 2003. In 2004, The Los Angeles Business Journal named him one of the 25 Angelenos who stand out for their potential to shape lives in Los Angeles.  A profile in Los Angeles magazine in 2006 called him “a rising star”.

Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
Congratulations Eric Garcetti Is Elected Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Photo credit to: ericgarcetti.com

Prior to his election, Garcetti taught public policy, diplomacy and world affairs at Occidental College and the University of Southern California. In 1998, the Rockefeller Foundation selected him as a Next Generation Leadership Fellow.

Eric Garcetti was raised in the San Fernando Valley. He studied urban planning and political science at Columbia University, where he received his B.A. and M.A. in International Relations. He studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and the London School of Economics. He is an avid photographer, jazz pianist and composer. He lives in Silver Lake with his wife, Amy Elaine Wakeland.

Sources: Wikipedia, http://cd13.com, http://www.ericgarcetti.com