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Party held at The LGBT Center for Mayor Bob Filner & Council President Todd Gloria<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Antonio Rey | Editor SDUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neighborhoods from across San Diego were well represented at a celebration of Mayor Bob Filner on inauguration day, Monday, Dec. 3. The toast, which included several Uptown restaurants, was held at The LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest. Both Filner and new Council President Todd Gloria were honored in an evening that lasted several hours.<\/p>\n

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Councilmember Todd Gloria was celebrated for being newly elected as Council president. (Photo by Cornelia Kurtew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier in the day, Filner and District Three representative Gloria were sworn in, with Gloria beginning his second term on the council.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to make sure that you knew how much we appreciated how much you did in this election,\u201d Filner said, appearing at the Hillcrest event with his fianc\u00e9e, Bronwyn Ingram. After speaking, the pair walked through the crowd, stopping to shake hands and get photographs taken with eager attendees.<\/p>\n

Also that day, Gloria was unanimously elected as city council president. The former president, Tony Young of District Four, will be leaving the council at the end of the year, and Gloria became the first openly LGBT councilmember to hold the position.<\/p>\n

Thankful for the accolades, Gloria said the evening was in part a toast to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is your celebration tonight,\u201d Gloria said. \u201cThe heart of San Diego is and always will be council district three.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event was organized in part by Linda Perine and San Diego Democratic Party Chair Jess Durfee, who both appeared on stage with Filner. Also in attendance was Ingrid Croce, whom Filner gave special recognition to as a leader in the Downtown business district, calling her a \u201cpioneer\u201d in revitalizing the area. Croce opened Croce\u2019s restaurant, now Croce\u2019s Restaurant and Jazz Bar, in 1985.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe [opened] the first restaurant in the Gaslamp, before anybody had any guts to go in there,\u201d Filner said of Croce. \u201cShe was a pioneer. She led the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a focus during the election on getting out of Downtown, a majority of Filner\u2019s platform was to focus on neighborhoods. He purposely held his first press conference as mayor-elect on Nov. 7 in University Heights as well as the Dec. 3 inauguration ceremony in Balboa Park, the \u201cjewel\u201d of the city, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a new day in city hall,\u201d Filner said at The Center. \u201cIn fact, we moved city hall to the neighborhoods. We had our swearing in, not at the bubble of city hall, but in Balboa Park, to get out of that environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gloria said he supported the mayor on the community focus. The new city council district boundaries took effect Dec. 3, with Gloria\u2019s district now extending west through Old Town and south through Downtown. Areas of City Heights that were in the previous third district are now in the newly created ninth district, which is represented by Councilmember Marti Emerald.<\/p>\n

\u201cBob Filner made it very clear when he was running for office that he was going to put the neighborhoods first,\u201d Gloria said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great idea, and I\u2019m looking forward to being his champion in helping him do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Center was one stop on Filner\u2019s evening schedule, after visiting several city schools. He announced his intention of creating a youth advisory committee as a way to invite students to take part in the administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went to the schools, and now we\u2019re celebrating in communities,\u201d Filner said. \u201cWe are going to be an administration that works with neighborhoods. [One] that says that your quality of life \u2013 the livability of neighborhoods, the art, the culture, the biking infrastructure \u2013 is important. That\u2019s what we\u2019re going to talk about, and that\u2019s what we are going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez helped organize the event, and handed out awards to Gloria, Ingram and Filner, giving Filner a commemorative plaque with each San Diego neighborhood listed. Sen. Christine Kehoe and City Commissioner Stampp Corbin also appeared on stage with the group.<\/p>\n

Local restaurants providing free food for the 300-plus attendees included Urban Mo\u2019s, Empire House, Snooze \u2013 An AM Eatery, The Deli Llama, Caff\u00e9 Calabria, D-Bar, Fig Tree Caf\u00e9, Hillcrest Brewing Company, Local Habit, Sea Rocket Bistro, The Abbey Catering, Toronado, Crest Cafe, City Deli, Lotus Thai, Casa Guadalajara, The Wine Lover and Huapangos.<\/p>\n

Cassandra Ramhap of the Hillcrest Business Association, who helped organize the toast, said all businesses were eager to participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an excellent opportunity to get the community together,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really important to partner with the other community groups and organizations to come together and support the new mayor.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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