Good morning, Long Beach. It’s Monday, Feb. 2. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Get this in your inbox every week by signing up at LBPost.com/newsletters.

City meetings

The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday is expected to lend its formal support for the impeachment of Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 

On Friday, three council members — Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Mary Zendejas and Roberto Uranga — made a last-minute request to bring the item forward, shortly after it was announced that Congressman Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, would help lead an investigation into Noem’s actions over the past year, with the ultimate goal of bringing forward a House vote to remove her from power. 

If passed by the rest of their colleagues, the City Council resolution would also call for the end to federal immigration operations nationwide, condemning the tactics used as a constitutional breach, ruination of public trust and shameful departure from fair governance. 

“ICE has become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency, and documented patterns of abuse, misconduct, and civil rights violations are likely to continue and expand absent appropriate corrective action,” a letter signed by the three council members reads. 

Officials will also present their proposal for a second off-leash dog beach east of the Junipero Beach parking lot. A presentation will also come up on a policy framework meant to address reported human trafficking and prostitution along the Long Beach Boulevard corridor in North Long Beach. 

A final reading and vote will take place to enshrine new rules around what civil remedies the city can levy against unabated or vacant lots. 

Elsewhere, at their Wednesday meeting, the city’s Equity and Human Relations Commission will review a letter that lobbies for a referendum on the November 2026 ballot in favor of a ranked choice voting system, as well as a discussion on recent federal immigration enforcement in the city. 

Several important items at Tuesday’s L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting: a recommendation to increase the threshold for eviction to two months of unpaid rent; a discussion on how to regulate Kratom and 7-OH in county areas; a response to reports of “brown, rust-colored” drinking and bathing water found in L.A. County jails; allowing the sale of alcohol at the L.A. County Museum of Art; and changes to the county heat plan, which outlines the locations of cooling centers, steers public park projects and more.  

Business events and information

  • Here’s something you probably don’t need to hear on a Monday morning: You’re most likely biased. And that’s normal. The Nonprofit Partnership is hosting a seminar Wednesday morning (9 a.m. to noon) that addresses implicit bias and the persistent way we establish our subconscious beliefs. The seminar is interactive and likely to leave an impression, hopefully a fair one. For more information, visit here. 
  • Are your finances in order? Mine neither. For those unequipped to meet the rising demand for fiscal accountability, TNP is also hosting a seminar on the fundamentals of finance on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The focus is especially on nonprofit managers, but anyone is welcome to sign up. For more information, visit here. 

ICYMI — California and national news

  • California canceled thousands of trucking licenses. One community bore the brunt of the hit (CalMatters)
  • LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues (LAist)
  • Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them (Los Angeles Times)
  • LBPD withheld info from victim’s family during major crash investigation (Long Beach Post)