Police chief says protests have hurt department’s ability to respond to crime
Since the beginning of June, Luna said the department has spent $9.8 million responding to protests and civil unrest in the city, including $2.9 million in overtime.
City moves toward permanent closure of Pine Avenue, possibly other streets
The 8-0 vote by the council asks city management to work with interested businesses and business improvement districts to make some of the installations permanent.
El concejo municipal elimina el déficit de $30 millones al aprobar un nuevo presupuesto, pero persiste la ira por el financiamiento de la policía
El martes, el ayuntamiento aprobó formalmente el presupuesto del próximo año fiscal con cambios menores en un documento que se mantuvo prácticamente igual al revelado el mes pasado, lo que dejó a algunos molestos por la falta de recortes en el departamento de policía.
Public safety committee to discuss police reforms, alternative response models
The committee will receive presentations on use of force policies, proposed legislation and alternative models of responding to people in crisis.
Council closes $30 million deficit in approving new budget, but anger over police funding remains
The City Council formally passed the next fiscal year’s budget Tuesday with minor changes to a document that remained largely the same as the one revealed last month, leaving some upset with the lack of cuts to the police department.
El presupuesto de la policía de Long Beach parece estar a salvo de recortes adicionales después de la reunión del ayuntamiento
A pesar de meses de manifestaciones, el ayuntamiento ha tenido presión para reinvertir los fondos de la policía en servicios sociales y programas vecinales.
Closing a $41 million fiscal hole this year could leave the city with little savings in 2021
The city may be forced to use $47 million of its $59 million in reserves to balance this and next year’s budgets, leaving it with just $12 million set aside for emergencies, officials said this week.
Loss of JetBlue late-night fines could hamper future library budgets
Fines assessed to JetBlue for late-night flight activity have totaled millions of dollars that has benefited Long Beach libraries.
LBPD budget appears safe from additional cuts after City Council hearing
The City Council has been under pressure to reinvest police funding into social services and neighborhood programs after months of protests.
3 candidates file for open seat on LBCC board of trustees
Herlinda Chico, who works as a field deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn; Dick Gaylord, a Belmont Shore-based realtor; and Lee Loveridge, a community college professor at Pierce College in Los Angeles are all vying to replace Otto, who has held the Area 4 seat since 2004.