My First Job, Labor Day Remix: Scrubbing toilets, laying carpet, getting fired
“They gave me $5 and sent me on my way.”
My First Job: MAYE Center Executive Director Laura Som
“I had a little piggy bank and I would put all my quarters and dollars in there and then I would buy my backpack and back-to-school clothes,” Som said.
My First Job: Singer Maxine Waters-Andrews
She has been part of the greatest selling album and soundtrack of all-time.
My First Job: Arts Council Executive Director Griselda Suarez
“It was quite the summer,” Suarez said. “I remember we had to expel a DeVito kid for breaking the rules.”
My First Job: Former Mayor Bob Foster
“When people ask me how I became successful in my life, I tell them that I was always able to take risks that other people might not take,” says Foster. “Because if push came to shove, I could always go back to flooring to support my family. I could make a good living at it.”
Five Labor Day Weekend Festivities You Won’t Want to Miss
From Bixby Knolls to El Dorado Park to the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, music, food and comics are set to draw visitors and locals alike out and about for a taste of all that Long Beach has to offer.