Gay Vice Mayor on Why You Should Visit His City | OUTTraveler.com

California's seventh-largest city often lives in the shadow of its largest (L.A.), but Long Beach's handsome vice mayor wants you to know his city is worth coming to. Long Beach was once thought of as the gritty little sister to Los Angeles; the Oakland to San Francisco, the Newark to New York. But the city has been on an upswing, constructing bike lanes and building green space, while the city's large LGBT population helps gentrify formerly rough sections.