Brought to America by his mother, Robert immigrated to the United States when he was just 5 years old. He says becoming a citizen is his proudest moment, and it’s the reason he went into public service.
Robert is most widely known for his tenure as Long Beach mayor and his leadership of the city during the worst of the pandemic.
During my first term, Long Beach launched the largest investment in improving our city’s infrastructure in a generation. Measure A, which passed with more than 60% support in 2016, is funding $384 million in investments in infrastructure and public safety. Measure A is already rebuilding our City’s infrastructure by funding 65 projects in 2017 to improve facilities, increase energy efficiency and accessibility citywide. 142 lane miles of our local roads were slurry sealed last year, our Public Works team filled more than 31,000 potholes and replaced 15 miles of sidewalks across the City.
But this is just a start—the Council has approved a 5-year plan that will make improvements to roads and facilities in every neighborhood. Measure A is allowing us to perform infrastructure improvements and upgrades that have gone unaddressed for too long.