Buscaino named Grand Marshal

We are proud to announce that Joe Buscaino will serve as Grand Marshal for the 2012 Holiday Parade.

Joe Buscaino is the newest member of the Los Angeles City Council, elected on January 17, 2012 to fill the vacancy left by Janice Hahn, following her successful bid for US Congress.The 15th Council District includes the Port of Los Angeles and the communities of San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway and Watts.

Councilman Buscaino has lived in the 15th Council District his entire life, and is a first-generation Italian-American, whose parents emigrated from Italy over 40 years ago, in pursuit of the American dream.Joe and his wife, Geralyn, a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, are raising their two children, and their dog, Rocco, in San Pedro.

Prior to his election to the City Council, Buscaino served for 15 years as a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department.He has served on Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Harbor Area, the San Pedro YWCA’s Racial Justice Committee, and the Advisory Council for the Los Angeles Watts Summer Games and is active with Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church and various Italian-American organizations.

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