http://districtweekly.disqus.com/News, Arts, Entertainment & More for Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Costa MesaenWed, 15 Oct 2008 11:01:07 -0000http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/writing-shotgun/rose-park-folk-ready-to-dedicate-new-gazebo/#comment-3069489Congratulations to to Rose Park! <br><br>This story is typical of the grassroots pressure, multi-year battles and determination that is required for even small victories in long Beach. This park is no more than the size of a typical greenbelt found in many communities, but so historically significant and critical in this park-starved neighborhood that it became central to the neighborhoods improvement efforts. <br><br>The support Suja Lowenthal was helpful, but this was a bottom-up grassroots effort lead by a strong champion; Kerstin and the dozens of people in the neighborhood association who over the years contributed to keeping this effort moving forward.LBCynicWed, 15 Oct 2008 11:01:07 -0000