Suzie Price and Rex Richardson are running to be Long Beach’s next mayor. They’re both city council members, but that’s where the similarities end.
No matter how much the winner wants to do, Long Beach’s mayor has some major limitations. They cannot hire and fire department heads. They do not develop and propose a yearly budget. Both of those big duties belong to the city manager, appointed by the city council.
But the mayor does hold veto power over city council actions. And that’s made previous mayors influential despite the limits.Finding funding to solve Long Beach’s problems will be key. A century ago, it was the, but hasn't been able to duplicate the good times of the mid-20th century when shipping, tourism, and central downtown were booming.
“Our city has changed a lot in terms of just our economic base,” said Sharon Diggs-Jackson, interim director of Elite Skills Development, a Long Beach non-profit. She says Long Beach has gone"from military installations to having active car dealerships to being a tourist town.”from hotel occupancy, and the sales tax generated from retail businesses and restaurants.
“What is our stable economic base? How do we fund our city? How do we maintain the services and programs that are necessary?” said Diggs-Jackson.Violent crime is down in Long Beach compared to five years ago, but property crime has risen compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.jumped 62% between 2020 and 2022 — up to a total of about 3,300 people. That includes a major spike in people living in a vehicle.
Despite several eviction moratoriums that passed during the COVID-19 pandemic, an August 2021 CalMatters report found that the sheriff's department carried outFor low-lying coastal areas like Long Beach, a proactive approach to climate change might be the only option. Aadopted unanimously by the city council in August 2022 assumes that sea level will rise at least 11 inches by 2030, and that air pollution will get significantly worse.
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