While the most basic criterium is a requirement that the number of people in each district is within 10% of one another, the community of interest approach has been stressed at commission meetings since the summer. padding-left: 0; Long Beach also gets distribution of the daily Los Angeles Times and La Opinin newspapers, plus the weekly Los Angeles Sentinel. It started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race on the streets of downtown, and became a Formula One race, the United States Grand Prix West, the following year. [110][111], Although California's surfing scene is said to have gotten its start in Long Beach when in 1911 two surfers returned from Hawaii and the city hosted the first National Surfing and Paddleboard Championships in 1938, surfing is now uncommon in Long Beach due to a 2.2-mile (3.5km) long breakwater built in 1949 to protect the United States Pacific Fleet. That took place 20 years ago in what even then was acknowledged as an extreme gerrymander for political purposes. But none of the commissioners raised that issue, so all of the maps put the port in one council district. From Union Station in downtown L.A., transit users can access the regional Metrolink rail system to access a vast area of urban Southern California, and connect to nationwide Amtrak trains as well. [60], In 2022, the Long Beach's point-in-time Homeless Count counted 3,296 homeless individuals in the city.[61]. District 3 council candidates Kristina Duggan, left, and Kailee Caruso. } Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. The southern terminus of the L.A. River bicycle path is in southwest Long Beach between downtown and the port. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you. Foster joins Josh Lowenthal and 8th District Councilman Al Austin, both of whom declared their candidacies after four-term Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell said he was retiring last week. In the California State Senate, Long Beach is split between the 33rd district, represented by Democrat Lena Gonzalez. [127] In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 63rd district, represented by Republican Bill Essayli, the 64th district, represented by Democrat Blanca Pacheco, and the 70th district, represented by Republican Tri Ta. Alert Long Beach; They played in the newly opened Long Beach Arena. 25,000 runners and cyclists participated in the 2013 festivities drawing nearly 50,000 people attending the event overall. .votebox-results-cell--number { font-weight: normal !important; The suit that could be filed would primarily target the citys 1st District, where four out of the last five council members were Latino. Long Beach is also the point of origin for bands and musicians such as Daz Dillinger, The Pussycat Dolls, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jenni Rivera, T.S.O.L., Frank Ocean, Sublime, Snoop Dogg, Tha Mexakinz, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Knoc-Turn'al, the Long Beach Dub Allstars, Avi Buffalo, Crystal Antlers, The Emperors, The Pyramids, Crooked I, Stick to Your Guns, War and Vince Staples. Cities | Long Beach uses the Council-Manager form of government. Additionally, Pacific Coast University, a private non-profit law school, is located in Long Beach. Richardson assumed office in 2022. International City Theatre produces plays and musicals at the Beverly O'Neill Theatre (part of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center). Long Beach's newest museum is The Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PieAM). As of May 2023, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, three are independents, seven identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Long Beach completely surrounds the city of Signal Hill. Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey. [153] A FlyAway bus route to LAX began service on December 30, 2015. The Los Angeles River discharges directly into the Long Beach side of San Pedro Bay, meaning a large portion of all the urban runoff from the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area pours directly into the harbor water. By 1805, what had been the major Tongva village of Puvunga was thoroughly depleted of villagers, most of whom were brought to Mission San Gabriel for conversion and as a labor force. All versions of the maps show the 4th District expanding south while having its current western boundary moved east. The Metro A Line also offers connections to the Metro E Line at both the 7th Street/Metro Center Station and Pico Station with service to Santa Monica. The nonprofit Aquarium of the Pacific is on a 5-acre (20,000m2) site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, across the water from the Long Beach Convention Center, Shoreline Village, and the Queen Mary Hotel and Attraction. } and La Cienega Blvd. | The City Attorney, City Auditor, and City Prosecutor are also elected positions. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), and Speed[166] were shot in Long Beach. Long Beach averaged 1.69 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.[161]. Public awareness messaging aboutthe new districtboundariesis being disseminated via both traditional and digital outreachmethods,withnotablehighlights including social media posts;City utility bill inserts;digitalbillboards;messaging on public transportation; print and digital advertisements in local news publications;andflyerspostedat City facilities. The population density was 9,149.8 inhabitantsper square mile (3,532.8 inhabitants/km2). Of those, 147,276 (52.65%) are registered Democrats, 47,615 (17.02%) are registered Republicans, and 66,857 (23.90%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.[130]. While several other ordinances restrict the number of registered sex offenders who may reside in an apartment complex, there are no apartment complexes within city limits that are outside of the exclusion zone. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local election. [2], Note: The mayor is not included in the list below. Some neighborhoods are named after thoroughfares, while others are named for nearby parks, schools, or city features. The Pike Outlets and 2nd & PCH are new retail centers. During the same weekend as the Grand Prix, there is also an IMSA SportsCar Championship race, a Formula D round and the Pirelli World Challenge. The District Weekly ceased publication in March 2010, citing lack of advertiser support. It has a relatively high proportion of Pacific Islanders (over 1% as of the 2000 Census), from Samoa and Tonga. Editors note: This story has been updated with more recent vote totals. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { [3] The current Mayor of Long Beach is Rex Richardson (nonpartisan). Long Beach voters in Districts 3, 5 and 9 have cast their ballots to decide who should represent them on the City Council over the next four years. At 116,000 square feet (10,800 square metres), it is the world's largest mural (according to the Guinness Book of Records). About 2 percent commuted by all other means of transportation, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycle.

 padding-left: 10px !important; 	} 	} The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMSQueen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019. [158], A 2019 study by Walk Score ranked Long Beach the tenth most walkable of over 100 cities around the world.[159]. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. Silent film stars who lived in Long Beach included Fatty Arbuckle and Theda Bara. Under the name Alamitos Land Company, J.W. The Alamitos townsite was kept as a separate entity, but at first, it was primarily run by Lewellyn and Jotham Bixby, although I.W, Hellman (who had the largest single share) had a significant veto power, an influence made even stronger as the J.W. 		position: absolute; Ford had earlier opened a Factory in Los Angeles at the location of 12th Street and Olive, with a later factory built at East Seventh Street and Santa Fe Avenue after 1914. The Rancho Los Alamitos property was split up, with Hellman getting the southern third, Jotham and Lewellyn, the northern third, and J.W. Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. 			} Mayor's office It is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features modern and contemporary Latin American art. [109], In July, there is the annual Catalina Ski Race, which starts from Long Beach Harbor and goes to Catalina Island and back to complete a 100-kilometer (62mi) circuit. They include the Bob Marley Reggae Festival (February), the Cajun & Zydeco Festival (May), the El Dia De San Juan Puerto Rican Festival (Salsa music, June) the Aloha Concert Jam (Hawaiian music, June), the Long Beach Jazz Festival (August), the Long Beach Blues Festival (September, since 1980), and the Brazilian Street Carnaval (Brazilian music, September). 	.inner_percentage.CrossFiled { In addition to its own police and fire departments, Long Beach provides: Long Beach held its elections for City Council on April (primary) and June (runoff) until the 2018 election. [43] However, during dry periods the water may have an A or B rating in the same reports. 32.9% of the city's population was of Mexican heritage. (Courtesy of the city of Long Beach), Long Beach's current City Council District map. Early results show Joni Ricks-Oddie leading big in 9th District City Council race, Long Beach election results: LBUSD $1.7B bond, police commission measures passing, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic.        background-color: #334aab; 	} It is cheaper to shoot within that zone, so Long Beach and other South Bay cities often stand in for areas of Orange County (such as for The O.C. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 12, 2018. [85] Long Beach Shakespeare Company for over 20 years has provided free outdoor Shakespeare Festivals in the Summer. Long Beach has several resident professional and semi-professional theater companies. The district has had some of the higher voter turnouts when compared to other districts in the city and was at 26% voter participation heading into Tuesday nights election. Multiple sports will be held in Long Beach during the 2028 Summer Olympics, including BMX racing, water polo, triathlon, open water swimming, sailing and handball.[120].  		display: inline-block; No incumbents ran in any of the races. [123] Long Beach was first incorporated in 1888 with 59 buildings and a new school. 	} In October, Long Beach State hosts the CSULB Wide Screen Film Festival, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. 	} $5,000 to the LGBTQ Center Long Beach for their annual Black and White Ball on . This area would include Belmont Heights, Belmont Shore and Naples; it soon became a thriving community of its own. In the city, 29.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% was 65 years of age or older. Until the 1950s, Long Beach was the major retail hub between Los Angeles and Santa Ana. 		top: -1px; 				overflow-y: hidden; The project, completed in 2002, created a trench 20 miles (32km) long and 33 feet (10m) deep in order to eliminate 200grade crossings and cost about US$2.4billion. [67] Pioneer Electronics, the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Pioneer Corporation, is also headquartered in Long Beach along with SCAN Health Plan, a non-profit "Medicare Advantage" HMO for seniors. Due to fears on the coast, state officials persuaded the national government to remove Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans for internment in 1942 to inland facilities. Duggan, who finished first in the March primary, ran to the right of her opponent, saying she will enforce the citys anti-camping ordinance to address homelessness, rein in government spending and bolster police. 	color: white; California State University, Long Beach also has a student newspaper published four times a week during the fall and spring semesters, the Daily Forty-Niner. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances. [citation needed]. 		background: #4c4c4c; 

, The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from October 1 through September 30 of the next year. Add the requirement that districts must be one contiguous piece, and unifying communities of interest can be difficult. LONG BEACH, Calif.Steven Estrada, a community organizer, U.S. Army veteran, and proud member of Long Beach's working class, is running for the City Council seat in District 1. Courtesy photos. Long Beach is also home to the nation's skinniest house.[101][102]. .indicate_scroll { .non_result_row { There are several methods to determine who represents your interests in your home or business. On March 18, 2008, Long Beach became the first city in California to heavily restrict residency and visitation rights for California registered sex offenders. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2019. Long Beach's Independent Redistricting Commission will meet Wednesday, Oct. 20, to pare down the choices to three potential maps. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is within the city. This runoff contains most of the debris, garbage, chemical pollutants, and biological pathogens washed into storm drains in every upstream city each time it rains. margin-bottom: .75em; [106] This 3-acre (12,000m2) area is situated between Roycroft and Argonne Avenues. [1], Every two years, at the same time that Council members regularly take office for new terms, the Council selects one of its members to be the Vice-Mayor. The league plays in the Pyramid-on the Long Beach State campus during July. Oil and Three Coastal California Counties." View information on upcoming public meetings including dates, agendas and minutes for City Council Meetings, Zoning Board Meetings and more. City Council. They changed the name of the community to Long Beach at that time. Long Beach had offered many industrial jobs to African Americans during the years of World War II.

. Council members representing the odd-numbered districts, the mayor and other city-wide officials are elected at the same time. More than 25% of Long Beach residents get new, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), More than 25% of Long Beach residents get new council districts with proposed maps, Prosecutors move to block George Gascn from hiring public defenders to DAs Office, Executive director of Californias largest union charged with tax fraud and other felonies, Ridley-Thomas, former USC dean indicted on federal corruption charges, Oil spill: Rep. Michelle Steel calls for ban on ships anchoring off Orange County, Q&A: LA County redistricting is out of the hands of the supervisors. .census-table-census-item-header { .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { It was purchased by the City of Long Beach in 1967 for conversion to a hotel and maritime museum. top: 2px; In the last redistricting, and the one before that, it was less than 5%.. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Members of the independent commission, created in 2018 when voters approved a change to the City Charter that took the job away from the City Council, have been meeting for most of the year. Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[15]. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.55. For up-to-date election results, visit lbpost.com/elections. Many car chase and crash scenes have been shot on stretches of road near the Long Beach harbor and along the city's Shoreline Drive. City of Long BeachPublic Information Office411 W. Ocean Blvd,Long Beach, CA 90802. .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, Long Beach Unified School District serves most of the City of Long Beach. Bixby leased land at Rancho Los Alamitos. The median age was 31 years. Starting in 2007, Long Beach was served by its own The District Weekly, an alternative weekly that covered news, the arts, restaurants, and the local music scene. The El Dorado Nature Center has changed its original "hands-off" approach and has begun to actively introduce indigenous species. [62] Long Beach was a Navy town for many years before the base closed. The Long Beach Freeway (I-710) runs northsouth on the city's western border, with its southern terminus adjacent to the Port of Long Beach on Terminal Island at the intersection of the Terminal Island Freeway (SR 103) and State Route 47. The city has changed since the 1950s, when its population was predominantly European-American and the city was nicknamed "Iowa by the Sea" or "Iowa under Palm Trees" as it had a slower pace than neighboring Los Angeles. For other uses, see. Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. letter-spacing: .03em; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? The medallion includes a rendition of the racer's car and lists top achievements in motor sports. [91][85], The Long Beach Sea Festival is held during the summer months (June through August). Those three districts, which make up the entirety of North Long Beach and Central Long Beach, combined for 8,263 votes. [103][104] Along with gondola rides on Lake Merritt, on the Napa River, in Huntington Beach, in Newport Beach, in Redondo Beach, and at The Venetian (Las Vegas), Long Beach is only one of seven places in the Western United States where tourists may ride in a gondola.[105]. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. There were 99,229 families (60.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.52. background-color: grey; The city has filled in for locations across the nation and around the globe. The city is supported by a budget of $2.3 billion, and has more than 5,500 employees. height: 22px; There are nine elected council members elected by the constituents of their district and a citywide elected mayor. Dataset Identifier colb-council-districts Downloads 63 Themes Administration, Government, Public finances, Citizenship License CC BY Language English Modified February 28, 2023 3:01 PM Publisher The city of Long Beach, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, city auditor, city prosecutor, and city council on November 8, 2022. On an island in the San Pedro Bay, Mormon pioneers made an abortive attempt to establish a colony (as part of Brigham Young's plan to establish a continuous chain of settlements from the Pacific to Salt Lake). LA Metro operates other regional bus lines. Boeing built the Boeing 717 until 2006 and the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter until 2015, the plants were leased by Mercedes-Benz and Relativity Space. The commission made the ultimate selection from one of the two maps it had advanced to its final meeting Thursday. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-weight: normal !important; The new maps, including citywide and individual Council Districts,are nowpublicly accessibleonthe Commissionswebsiteatlongbeach.gov/redistrictingandonall previous points of access for Council District maps, including the following: Additionally, the Commissionswebsitenowincludeseducational materials about redistricting and how Long Beachs new CouncilDistrict boundaries were developed, a map of the newdistricts, a list of FAQs, and an interactive mapping feature calledMapItthat allows users totype in their Long Beach address to determine theirCouncilDistrict. Gondola Getaway Is Romantic, Authenticand Freeway Close. There are black communities in the Eastside, North Long Beach, and Upper Westside neighborhoods. } Mayor and City Council There are nine elected council members elected by the constituents of their district and a citywide elected mayor. The other collegiate sports team in the city is that of Long Beach City College. background-color: #db0000; The Long Beach Marathon is run every year in October throughout the City of Long Beach. .census-table-race-disclaimer { The Gazette newspapers called The Grunion Gazette, The Downtown Gazette, and The Uptown Gazette are free, weekly newspapers that focus on various parts of the city. Source1Source2. Governing body of the City of Long Beach, CA, US, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Beach_City_Council&oldid=1131217168, Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from May 2020, Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from May 2020, Infobox legislature with background color, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 03:09. The Rancho is within a gated community; visitors must pass through security gates to get to it. Long Beach is composed of many different neighborhoods. Long Beach is the host to a number of long-running music festivals. The district includes most of Long Beach, Signal Hill, Catalina and parts of Carson. Click here to fill out the survey. The five proposed City Council district boundary maps released Wednesday evening, Oct. 13, all have one thing in common more than 25% of the population will be part of a different district once the process is done. District 3 council candidates Kristina Duggan, left, and Kailee Caruso. In addition to serving 55 square miles (140km2) with over 500,000 residents, the department's Marine Safety Division patrols the waterways and beach front areas. Passengers are processed in the domed structure that housed the Spruce Goose. font-weight: bold; This race has been held annually since 1948 and features skiers from up to seventy teams from around the world. It was also the site of a major Boeing (formerly Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas) aircraft production facility, which is the city's largest non-government employer. Theres a tent for that, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. } .electionsectionheading { "Industrial Activity and Its Socioeconomic Impacts: [2] [3] [4] The city manager provides budget instructions to city departments. [38], Similarly, the water quality in the Long Beach portion of San Pedro Bay, which is enclosed by the Federal Breakwater, commonly ranks among the poorest on the entire West Coast during rainy periods. [40], Additionally, Long Beach is directly downwind of several of the South Bay oil refineries. Due to this and other factors, Japanese Americans now make up less than 1% of the population of Long Beach, but the Japanese Community Center and a Japanese Buddhist Church survive. Long-term average levels of toxic air pollutants (and the corresponding carcinogenic risk they create) can be two to three times higher in and around Long Beach, and in downwind areas to the east, than in other parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, such as the Westside, San Fernando Valley, or San Gabriel Valley. A former Long Beach City Council member, Senator Gonzalez was first elected to the state Senate in a special election in June 2019 and was subsequently re-elected in the November 3, 2020 general election for her first full 4-year term. Along with the Harbor Freeway (I-110) to the west, the Long Beach Freeway is one of the major routes for trucks transporting goods from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to railyards and distribution centers in downtown Los Angeles and the Inland Empire.
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