Live Cuban music and platters of tangy appetizers were served up at the La Bodeguita de Pico restaurant in midtown Los Angeles where several dozen community leaders gathered to network at the Building Bridges 2008 mix sponsored by the United Long-Term Care Workers' Union.

Tyrone Freeman, president of the ULTCW, was joined by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti to welcome everyone and to commend the work done by the organizations they represented.