The complex is home to multiple new municipal facilities, including a new City Hall, administration building for the Port of Long Beach, revitalized Lincoln Park, and a new main public library, which is set to open in late September.
Long Beach once had one of the highest sales tax rates in the state. Other cities are now catching up.
City auditor report says more controls are needed to protect money and prevent theft in the department tasked with collecting and processing millions of dollars in city revenue.
Joining others like LBUSD and CSULB, the Long Beach City Council will consider a trans-friendly name policy for all city employees.
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is scheduled to leave city hall this Spring and conduct weeklong visits of all nine districts in the city leading up to inauguration day in July in an effort to hear directly from residents and discuss the city’s future.
Responding to the increasing crises brought about by a persistent and historic drought and higher demands placed on the City to conserve water, the City Council has requested City Manager Pat West to gather a report on how the City is going about saving water.
City Manager Pat West has appointed current Deputy City Manager Tom Modica to the position of Assistant City Manager, a move that will require the final confirmation of City Council on November 11.
Deputy City Manager Reggie Harrison has been promoted to Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, City Manager Pat West announced today.
Dozens of veterans, community leaders and white-clad mothers of fallen soldiers joined city officials at a historic flag-raising ceremony Thursday at City Hall Plaza, where Long Beach became the first city in the country to fly both the Gold Star and Blue Star Flags in a civic space.
