David J. Garcia

I love Los Angeles.
Last night our roommates came home with free tickets to a concert, thanks to someone at a ward function who had hookups. Since they both had other plans, Colby and I went.
The concert was a benefit and a launch preview for a new cable network all about green living, Planet Green. It was [...]

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In public relations, the ability to write succinctly, creatively, and persuasively is not just valuable–it’s mandatory. Most PR jobs require writing experience, and the candidate who doesn’t prove his or her abilities is immediately out of the running.
Your writing is a muscle: if you don’t keep working it, it gets soft, flabby, and weak. If you want success in the [...]

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I have a wonderful job. They take good care of us, I work with good people, and the work is enjoyable most of the time.
It is, however, occasionally unpredictable. I only knew for certain that I would be taking this job a mere three days before I hit the road to come out here.
Our trip [...]

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I recently had the opportunity to attend a Sunday evening fireside with Rabbi John Borak of First Light (a Jewish synagogue) and President Robert Keeler of the Santa Monica Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Part of a groundbreaking, ongoing dialog series, it was titled “‘An eye for an eye…’ - [...]

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As I’ve gotten ready for my experience in Los Angeles, several people have told me that they want to know how it goes. So for those of you who really do care, you can now find twice weekly updates on my hybrid personal/professional blog at blog.DavidJGarcia.com.
Having a blog now is no big deal—my mother has [...]

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