Long Beach, California
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| Long Beach, California | |
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| General information | |
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| Mayor: | Robert Garcia |
| Mayor party: | Nonpartisan |
| Last mayoral election: | June 5, 2018 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2022 |
| Last city council election: | November 3, 2020 |
| Next city council election: | 2022 |
| City council seats: | 10[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 466,776 |
| Race: | White 51.2% African American 12.7% Asian 13.1% Native American 1.1% Pacific Islander 0.8% Two or more 4.7% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 42.6% |
| Median household income: | $63,017 |
| High school graduation rate: | 80.2% |
| College graduation rate: | 31.1% |
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Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The city's population was 466,742 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government[edit]
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Long Beach utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor[edit]
The mayor presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3] The current Mayor of Long Beach is Robert Garcia (nonpartisan). Garcia assumed office on July 15, 2014.
City manager[edit]
The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[2]
City council[edit]
The Long Beach City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The city council is made up of 10 members, including the mayor. Nine members are elected by the city's nine districts, while the mayor is elected at large.[2]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials[edit]
Mayoral partisanship[edit]
Long Beach has a Democratic mayor. As of May 2022, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, four are independents, seven identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and one mayor's affiliation is unknown. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Elections[edit]
2022[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, is holding general elections for mayor, city attorney, city auditor, city prosecutor, and city council on November 8, 2022. A primary is scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
2020[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, held a primary election for city council districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 on March 3, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020, if no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019.[4]
2019[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, held a special election for the city council's District 1 seat on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2019.
2018[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, held general elections for mayor, city council, city attorney, city auditor, and city prosecutor on June 5, 2018. The primary was on April 10, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 12, 2018.
2016[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, held primary elections for city council on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 15, 2016. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election.[5]
2015[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California, held a special election for city council on April 14, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 16, 2015.[6] The city held the election to fill the District 4 seat of former council member Patrick O'Donnell, who won election to the California State Assembly in 2014.[7]
2014[edit]
The city of Long Beach, California held elections for mayor and city council on June 3, 2014, with a primary on April 8, 2014.[8] If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election, he or she was declared the outright winner of the election.[9] Five of the nine city council districts were up for election.
Councilman Robert Garcia won election as mayor. Lena Gonzalez, Susan Price, Stacy Mungo, Roberto Uranga, and Rex Richardson won election to the city council. No incumbents ran in any of the races.
Census information[edit]
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Long Beach (2020) | |
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| Long Beach | |
| Population | 462,081 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 50 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 49.4% |
| Black/African American | 12.6% |
| Asian | 12.8% |
| Native American | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more | 6.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 43.2% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 80.3% |
| College graduation rate | 31.8% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $66,410 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.2% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020) | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget[edit]
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from October 1 through September 30 of the next year. The city manager provides budget instructions to city departments. The city manager then reviews and makes a presentation on the city's financial status. Departments then submit their budget proposals to the city manager, who submits a proposed budget to the mayor. The mayor then transmits the budget to the city council with any changes. The city council must then approve the budget.[10]
Fiscally standardized cities data[edit]
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[11]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. 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] |
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The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure[edit]
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[11]
Long Beach, California salaries and pensions over $95,000[edit]
Below is a map of the nationwide salaries and pensions in this city over $95,000. To search a different ZIP code, enter it in the search bar within the map.
Contact information[edit]
Mayor's office
411 W. Ocean Blvd., 11th floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562-570-6801
City Clerk's office
411 W. Ocean Blvd., Lobby level
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562-570-6101
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures[edit]
The city of Long Beach is in Los Angeles County. A list of ballot measures in Los Angeles County is available here.
Noteworthy events[edit]
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd[edit]
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Long Beach, following the death of George Floyd. Events in Long Beach, California began on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The same day, Mayor Robert Garcia (D) declared a state of emergency, issued a curfew, and summoned the California National Guard.[14]
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws[edit]
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Long Beach, California, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[15]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also[edit]
- Cities in California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Largest cities in the United States by population
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 City of Long Beach, "City Officials," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Office of the Mayor," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election Frequently Asked Questions," accessed February 5, 2020
- ↑ City of Long Beach Clerk, "Calendar of Events," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Election Calendar April 15, 2015, Special Municipal Election," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ Press Telegram, "Patrick O’Donnell victory in Assembly race leads to special election for Long Beach City Council," November 5, 2014
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "2014 Scheduled Elections," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "General Questions About Long Beach City Elections," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Understanding the City's Budget," accessed November 25, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed June 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed May 26, 2021
- ↑ Press-Telegram, "National Guard summoned to Long Beach after looting, fires," May 31, 2020
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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