{"id":194899,"date":"2026-02-26T15:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/194899\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:06:14","slug":"people-not-politics-tara-riggi-talks-community-at-nonna-mercato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/194899\/","title":{"rendered":"People, Not Politics: Tara Riggi Talks Community at Nonna Mercato"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talk with Tara Riggi<\/a> at Nonna Mercato<\/a> for a conversation focused on community, not politics.<\/p>\n

A lifelong resident of Long Beach<\/a>, Riggi is running to represent the city\u2019s 5th District with a platform centered on transparency, accountability, and putting community voices first.<\/p>\n

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Riggi says her campaign is about restoring trust in local leadership and making sure everyday residents, not special interests, shape the future of the district.<\/p>\n

Tara Riggi<\/a>\u00a0says she\u2019s running for\u00a0Long Beach City Council District 5\u00a0because too many residents feel unheard and disconnected from decisions made at\u00a0Long Beach City Hall<\/a>. She points to issues like large-scale development proposals at\u00a0Wardlow and Cerritos<\/a>, and projects such as the\u00a0Orange Avenue bike lane<\/a>\u00a0as examples where residents felt excluded from the process. Riggi says her campaign is about restoring trust through transparency, collaboration, and accountability\u2014engaging neighborhoods early, listening to concerns, and ensuring decisions are made\u00a0with\u00a0the community, not\u00a0for\u00a0them.<\/p>\n

More info here Tara Riggi<\/a><\/p>\n

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