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<br />7~-4 <br /> <br />O'NEill from page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />During O'Neill's inaugural address, she 1994, she was re-elected in 1998 with almost 80 <br />stressed the importance of focusing on preserv- percent of the vote, and then re-elected for a third <br />ing Community Development Block Grant term in 2002 as a write-in candidate - the nation's <br />(CDBG) funding, gang violence, homeland only large city mayor to have ever accomplished <br />security, transportation and infrastructure invest- such a feat. <br />ment, jobs and education, housing, tax reform, <br />military and international affairs, and metro <br />economics. <br /> <br /> <br />Beverly O'Neill, newly-elected president of the <br />U.S. Conference of Mayors, delivers her inaugural <br />address on June 14, in Chicago, <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />"Metro economics are essential to the pros- <br />perity and continued health of our nation: said <br />O'Neill. "It is a story we must continue to tell: <br /> <br />League of California Cities' Executive Direc- <br />tor Chris McKenzie, who was in attendance at <br />the conference, spoke highly of Mayor O'Neill, <br />and the professionalism she brings to the table. <br /> <br />"Mayor O'Neill has earned the resped of <br />municipal officials across the country, and her <br />election as President of the U.S. Conference of <br />Mayors demonstrates the high esteem in which <br />she is held,. he said. "She will do an outstanding <br />job of leading the mayors of the nation as they. <br />work to protect the Community Development <br />Block Grant program (CDBG), advance Home- <br />land Security at the local level, and partner with <br />other associations such as the National League <br />of Cities to advance the municipal agenda: <br /> <br />Mayor O'Neill is the only three-term, citywide <br />eleded mayor in Long Beach. First elected in <br /> <br />In addition to O'Neill's current duties in the city <br />of Long Beach, she is also a member of the League <br />of Califomia Cities' board of directors, and served <br />as its president during 2001-2002. <br /> <br />-Mayor O'Neill did an outstanding job leading the <br />League during her year as presiden~ and she will <br />bring the same vision and enthusiasm to her duties <br />as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,. <br />McKenzie added. <br /> <br />2005 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: <br />OCTOBER 6-8, MOSCONE <br />CONVENTION CENTER WEST, <br />SAN FRANCISCO <br /> <br />Plan now to attend the 2005 Annual <br />Conference this fall - the first time it has <br />been in San Francisco since 1997. Sugges- <br />tions for topics to include on the agenda are <br />welcome by February 28; send them to <br />education@cacities.org. <br /> <br />The conference announcement will be <br />out by earty June, and the League's re- <br />duced rate housing block at six nearby <br />hotels will open June 1 on the League <br />website (Reservations made before then <br />will not be in the block or get the discounted <br />room rate). <br /> <br />PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org <br />