2011 LOVERIDGE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

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January 20, 2011 State of the City Address Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge Riverside, California SEIZING OUR DESTINY AS A BEST CITY Thank you Cindy Roth and the Chamber for hosting the 34th State of the City. Thank you Chamber for your hard work, and leadership, to secure State funding for the UCR School of Medicine. You play a key role in defining and shaping the economy, and thus the character and destiny of the City. A personal footnote - -this June, Marsha and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Thank you Marsha for a wonderful half century as my wife and partner in this adventure of life together! One 2010 event that history and this community will not forget is the senseless murder of Riverside Police Officer, Ryan Bonaminio. Let me read from a letter in the Press Enterprise: Now a police officer in Eureka, the writer says: Ryan Bonaminio "was `A true American hero'! Thank you so much for sharing your story about this impressive young man who was a dedicated, loyal servant of the Riverside community and his country. ...I want to tell Ryan's father, Joe Bonaminio, how profoundly impressed I and many of my colleagues in law enforcement were when he stepped forward to share all his unimaginable pain and grief over Ryan. His words have made and will make a difference for many in this career both locally and across this great state." Here are a few of the comments made by Joe Bonaminio at his son's memorial service at the Grove Community Church: go to clip.... Sitting at the Riverside Police Officers Association table, I would ask Joe Bonaminio to stand and receive our applause in respect for the life and service of his son. Author Joel Kotkin explains in his book, The City: A Global History, "Cities must, first and foremost, be safe." Riverside is a safe city because of the work, and service, of the men and women of the Riverside Police Department. Let me also recognize two other servants to this community whose good works have left an exceptional legacy in Riverside. In 2010 we remembered the ministry of Jerry Louder. He made possible a better community by helping so many of our residents in their quest for a good and decent life. Vic Miceli made a lasting difference. His public achievements were historic, and remarkable. As Judge John Gabbert explained, "There is not a soul I can think of in my lifetime here in Riverside that did more for the community in a constrictive way than he did. His contributions have just been beyond measure." 1