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City meetings

With one day left in the month, it is officially July in the eyes of the city government. The Long Beach City Council, as well as various city committees and commissions — with the exception of the Marine Advisory Commission Executive Committee — will enter a month-long recess period before leaders deliberate the 2026 fiscal year budget. 

Typically, the city manager submits a proposed budget, including one for capital improvements, to the mayor in the first week of July. Following a series of special meetings, the mayor presents the budget to the City Council at the start of August and the dais holds weekly public meetings. 

Approved each year in September, the budget runs from October through Sept. 30 the following year. Last year, the Long Beach City Council OK’d a $3.6 billion budget that focused on infrastructure upgrades ahead of the 2028 Olympics. 

The city has made it known in recent months that it faces a multi-million dollar shortfall — $20 million as of May — in the upcoming fiscal year. 

Expecting sharp reductions in federal grants and oil revenues, this budget is likely to be lean, as officials reel in some of their Olympic ambitions, nail down priorities in the new year and consider whether to fund programs endorsed by local groups, including an expansion of the Long Beach Justice Fund. 

For updates on the budget schedule, including dates and times for upcoming public hearings, click on this page. For more information on the budget process or to review past cycles, click here. 

While the city of Long Beach enjoys its recess time, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors marches on through the month with its regular 9:30 a.m. meeting on Tuesday, July 1. 

Supervisors will update their rules on homeless encampments in state fire zones, consider improvements to the county’s short-term rental ordinance and give namesake to the newly established Department of Homeless Services and Housing, among other items. 

Business events and information

  • Many city services are closed Friday for the July 4 holiday. For a full list, click here. And if you’re looking for suggestions on ways to celebrate, check out our list of nearby fireworks shows.
  • This is your last chance. The Nonprofit Partnership is hosting its third and final session in a three-part certification program on grant writing. It’s July 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more details on the program, visit here. 
  • For the first time in decades, the city of Long Beach and Long Beach Unified School District on June 16 approved their first updated facility-sharing agreement. Ratified in 1986 and renewed in 2006, the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) and LBUSD have maintained an agreement permitting the reciprocal use of facilities for site-specific specialty agreements. This includes contingencies not previously covered, such as the Naples Elementary School tennis courts and the Cesar Chavez Elementary School gymnasium. Additionally, this new Agreement establishes a Facilities Management Committee, composed of representatives from both PRM and LBUSD, tasked with carrying out the new agreement in good faith. 

ICYMI — California and national news

  • Don’t panic! Research planes are flying low over LA (LAist)
  • Neighbors sue Long Beach, demanding tighter enforcement of airport noise ordinance (Long Beach Post)
  • Long-awaited Belmont Pool faces another delay after construction bids come in over budget, city says (Long Beach Post)
  • Tinder co-founder buys Walk of Fame property in Hollywood (LA Times)