Mayor's office The table below shows demographic information about the city. 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. View information on upcoming public meetings including dates, agendas and minutes for City Council Meetings, Zoning Board Meetings and more. .non_result_row { The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. padding-left: 0; width: 100%; Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. display: block; Itincorporateshundreds ofrecommendations from local community members derived frompublic comment testimonies, Communities of Interest form and map submissions, and partial and full district plan map submissions. On September 30, 1933, the Press-Telegram published what David Dayen called "One of the more influential letters to the editor in American history": Francis Townsend's letter outlining the Townsend Plan, a proposal that sparked a national campaign which influenced the establishment of the Roosevelt administration's Social Security system.[179]. margin: 0px 10px; The city of Long Beach, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, city auditor, city prosecutor, and city council on November 8, 2022. The legislative branch also appoints members of the charter mandated commissions and all other commissions and committees. } Gutierrez said the commission was able to unite the citys Cambodian population and preserve its historic Black core in Central Long Beach, among other neighborhood unifications. The city's consultant, Redistricting Partners, offered five. width: 100%; color: white; It will take a super-majority of the 13-member commission to approve a map. Traveling along Pacific Coast Highway for most of the route, it takes 22.5 hrs to complete. } Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations. 195,254 people (42.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 258,726 people (56.0%) lived in rental housing units. [62] Long Beach was a Navy town for many years before the base closed. margin-top: 1em; .indicate_scroll { .inner_percentage.Green { Long Beach is a full-service city that provides nearly all of its own municipal services, in contrast with a contract city. The city's population was 466,742 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau. The Long Beach State 49ers baseball team has been playing since 1954. The town grew as a seaside resort with light agricultural uses. The Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Festival has been held in May or June since 1984. Jason Ruiz covers City Hall and politics for the Long Beach Post. private employers. There are also sizable populations of immigrants and descendants from Vietnam and the Philippines. Robert A. Millikan High School has also lent its classrooms and hallways to films such as American Pie, among others. [58] Since the second half of the 20th century, the city has been a major port of entry for Asian and Latin American immigrants headed to Los Angeles. One issue multiple commissioners asked to be addressed is representation of the Long Beach Airport. The medallion includes a rendition of the racer's car and lists top achievements in motor sports. Long Beach Transit provides local public transportation services within Long Beach, Lakewood, and Signal Hill. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. Other locations in Long Beach have been used frequently as well. There were 99,229 families (60.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.52. It is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features modern and contemporary Latin American art. Gutierrez questioned if more time would have led to a better map. Torrance Transit offers bus service to the South Bay. The 102.5-acre (0.4km2) El Dorado Nature Center is part of the larger El Dorado Regional Park. One of the most aggressive last-minute pushes for change came from a coalition of Latino groups who said that the maps under consideration by the commission diluted the Latino vote. Most of the viral hit Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus was also shot by the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier and Alamitos Energy Center in Long Beach. Long Beach Woodrow Wilson High School was used to shoot Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and has been used for commercials for Nike and Adidas, particularly one with Los Angeles Sparks basketball star Candace Parker. Long Beach was the famous location of Paramount newsreel footage of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, out-takes from the W.C. Fields 1933 featurette International House was possibly the first earthquake to be captured in action on film. [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. } } top: -1px; Incumbent Doug Haubert won election outright against George Moyer and Nick Liddi III in the primary for Long Beach City Prosecutor on June 7, 2022. Most did not return to the city after their release from the camps. Because one candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the District 7 primary, the general election was called off. } .votebox_legend { Two city commissioners have joined the growing races for Long Beach City Council seats being vacated by mayoral candidates. display: table; Long Beach State's team mascot are the Beach. 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. He built what is now known as the "Los Cerritos Ranch House", a still-standing adobe which is a National Historic Landmark. One of the five drafts has a district stretching from the Port of Long Beach to the northern city border, while the other four keep one district (likely the Seventh) west of the river. the 34th district, represented by Democrat Tom Umberg, and the 35th district, represented by Democrat Steven Bradford. 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. background-color: #fdd007; text-align: center; Those are in addition to requirements listed in the City Charter and other regulations like the Federal Voting Rights Act. City elections in Long Beach, California (2022). 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. KJAZZ 88.1 FM (KKJZ) broadcasts from California State University, Long Beach. The Mayor is the chief legislative officer of the City and has the power to veto actions of the City Council, presides at meetings of the City Council, and has no vote, but may participate fully in the deliberations and proceedings of the City Council. Endorsements To view Patton's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here . The Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission selects two final maps at its Nov. 10 2021 meeting. .partytd.Republican { Commissioners can use community-submitted maps and make changes on their own as long as the resulting districts meet all the criteria. 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Ballotpedia features 408,485 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. In the California State Senate, Long Beach is split between the 33rd district, represented by Democrat Lena Gonzalez. In addition, there is an elected city attorney, a city prosecutor and a city auditor. Before the year 1897 was out, the citizens voted to reincorporate, and the 1897 date of incorporation is shown on the city seal. 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]. Its pleasant, relaxing atmosphere provides for community open space while educating citizens about what the land was like prior to industrialization and urbanization. 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. Such plants now far outnumber the indigenous plants and spread rapidly in the city's vacant lots and oil fields. TV show[163]) because almost all of Orange County is outside of the zone. } [2] The city council is made up of 10 members, including the mayor. For other uses, see. [40], Additionally, Long Beach is directly downwind of several of the South Bay oil refineries. The racial makeup of the city was 45.2% White, 14.9% Black or African American (U.S. Census), 0.8% Native American, 12.1% Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, 20.6% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. The Long Beach City Council is the governing body of the City of Long Beach, California. The City of Long Beach, California is a municipal corporation formed in 1897. [2] [3] [4] The discovery of the Long Beach Oil Field, brought in by the gusher at the Alamitos oil well #1, made Long Beach a major oil producer; in the 1920s the field was the most productive in the world. [44] A handful of the native plants of the region can still be found in the city. Gradually the oil industry, Navy shipyard and facilities and port became the mainstays of the city. width: 50px; (Courtesy of the city of Long Beach), Long Beach's current City Council District map. The Long Beach Greenbelt is a section of the old Pacific Electric right-of-way, restored by community activists as native habitat. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019.[4]. Most American Indians, about 0.8% of the city's population, arrived during the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs urban relocation programs in the 1950s. } The southern end of the Long Beach Freeway joins Long Beach with Terminal Island via the Gerald Desmond Bridge. The site also includes a California history research library. The department also operates four public swimming pools, and four launch ramps for boaters to access the Pacific Ocean. The 3.1-mile (5.0km) Shoreline Pedestrian Bikepath runs along the ocean from Shoreline Village to Belmont Shore. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. [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. The Long Beach Playhouse, in continuous operation for over 75 years, has shows running 50 weeks out of the year on two stages. Each council member is elected by the voters of the district that they represent. Carnival Cruise Lines expands services in Long Beach. Southeast Long Beach is served by the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605), which joins the San Diego Freeway at the Long Beach/Los Alamitos border. This resulted in the increase of blacks in Long Beach caused by the Second Great Migration. It doesn't include the El Dorado Park duck pond, which was drawn into the 5th District. Temperatures recorded at the weather station at the Long Beach Airport, 4.0 miles (6.4km) inland from the ocean, range more greatly than those along the immediate coast. The letter from the law firm Olson Remcho took the position that Allen could run in the 1st District without having to resign as the 2nd District representative. The minor league American Basketball Association team, the Long Beach Jam, played in the Walter Pyramid (a pyramid-shaped gym) on the Long Beach State campus) from 2003 to 2005. The Long Beach Symphony plays numerous classical and pop music concerts throughout the year. All races begin and end around the Shoreline Village area of downtown Long Beach. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[12]. [114], The Belmont Shore rugby team plays in the US Rugby Super League. They have also had state championships in numerous sports, including 20067 championships in men's and women's water polo. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 15, 2016. While the commission was pressed for time and was accused of making a hasty decision by approving a map Thursday, Commission Chair Alejandra Gutierrez defended their work, stating that the commission balanced a lot of the requests it received. [23][24], The M6.4 1933 Long Beach earthquake caused significant damage to the city and surrounding areas, killing a total of 120 people. About 4.6 worked at home. Douglas Aircraft Company's largest facility was its Long Beach plant, totaling 1,422,350 square feet (132,141m2). Mary Zendejas 1st District; Cindy Allen 2nd District; Kristina Duggan 3rd District; Daryl Supernaw 4th District; Megan Kerr 5th District; Suely Saro 6th District; . font-size: 12px; .census-table-header { The new district boundaries approved by the Commission will take effect in 30 days on December 18, 2021. [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. In the 1870s, as many as 30,000 sheep were kept at the ranch and sheared twice yearly to provide wool for trade. A list of ballot measures in Los Angeles County is available here. Your feedback helps guide our development and improve your reading experience. Though the film was set in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago the house is at 4160 Country Club Dr.[164]. There are now over 20 sculptures on the campus. The Dog Zone is in effect from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. Long Beach beaches average a D or F grade on beach water quality during rainy periods in the Beach Report Card published by Heal the Bay. 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. All five of the draft maps take that approach, Mitchell said. } [52] The population density was 9,191.3 inhabitants per square mile (3,548.8/km2). Political district boundaries are redrawn locally and statewide every 10 years, after the U.S. Census, to keep districts close to the same in population. The most recent radio station to grace the Long Beach airways is public radio station KLBP, 99.1, a low-power station, which started broadcasting in December 2018. He failed and was bought out by a Los Angeles syndicate that called itself the "Long Beach Land and Water Company". The commissions 13-0 vote ends the redistricting process but could begin a new chapter potentially including lawsuits and a special election: Two council incumbentsCindy Allen and Stacy Mungo Flaniganwere drawn out of their districts. } City of Long BeachPublic Information Office411 W. Ocean Blvd,Long Beach, CA 90802. Cities |