Last night’s candidates’ forum featured plans, hopes and dreams from Long Beach Unified School District candidates; and from the two men vying to be your next Sixth District city councilman.

The latter two–incumbent Councilman Dee Andrews, and challenger Ahmed Saafir–laid out some of their plans for the Sixth District. There’s coverage at LBPost.com, and coverage coming at LBReport.com.

Andrews reiterated the pledge to grow jobs which he made at his fundraiser last week. Saafir said he wants to make sure Sixth District residents learn how to effectively manage their money.

“It’s not how much you have. It’s what you do with it,” Saafir is quoted as saying at LBPost.com.

The website reports Andrews fired back at his opponent: ““We’re playing games here when we say ‘manage your money.’ What money?” Andrews said. “Start by getting them a job.”

And both men said they’d support plans to build a Liquid Natural Gas terminal at the Port of Long Beach if it’s determined to be safe by an Environmental Impact Report.

That’s interesting; according to LBReport.com, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster came out against the project back in December 2006.

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