Two weeks ago Carlo Tomaino and our Economic Development team went to the Asian Business Association of Orange County to pitch our city as the best place to relocate. I was competing against 4 other Mayors - Irvine, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Huntington Beach. I was the last speaker.
Here is a link to the data of which I spoke (Click Here)
Here is a link to the speech itself (Click Here)
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As a result of my speech, we got more than two dozen businesses interested in re-locating to Lake Forest.
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Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest where he serves as Mayor. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.
Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a town hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be Oct 18 at 7 pm at the Lake 1 Clubhouse (Ridge Route).
