Our Ongoing Work and Accomplishments

Infrastructure Upgrades:

• New Dog Beach in District 2 (in progress)
• New Rapid Flashing Beach at Ocean and Falcon
• ADA Access Mats including at Alamitos Beach
• The Wibit water playground at Alamitos Beach
• The free micro-transit shuttle, LB Circuit, connecting Alamitos Beach to Downtown
• Speed Limit Reductions
• Junipero Sport Courts
• Bluff planting and sculpture improvements on the bluff beneath the Long Beach Museum of Art
• Bike Racks at Bixby Park Annex
• Rose Park Gazebo Upgrades
• 4th St. Sidewalk and Road Improvements
• Alleyway and Curb Ramp Improvements
• Bixby Park Upgrades
  • Completed
    • Paving around restrooms
    • Installation of 2 ADA picnic tables
    • Concrete grinding in front of the bandshell stage
    • Security Camera Infrastructure
    • Hydration Station
    • Security Camera installation
    • Dog Park benches & fence improvements
    • Lighting
  • Early 2024
    • Bandshell improvements

Housing:

• Substantial Remodel and Just Cause Eviction Reform
• Supported City’s first Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
• Supported all Affordable Housing Projects
  •  2021
    • The Spark at Midtown, Las Ventanas and Vistas del Puerto — totaling 241 units
  • 2022
    • Bloom at Magnolia and Millennium Homes — totaling 49 units

Homelessness:

• 230 affordable housing units have been completed and made available
• 408 people experiencing homelessness found housing through a number of programs including Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) and Veterans
• Affairs Supporting Housing (VASH)
• 725 people moved into permanent housing, including the numbers above
• In terms of shelter, the City added:
  • 125 beds at 702 W. Anaheim St.
  • 60 inclement weather warming beds
• Before the emergency ends, the City will have broken ground on:
  • The site at 5950 Long Beach Blvd., which will provide 78 rooms
  • The site at California Avenue and Spring Street, on which 33 Tiny Homes will be built

Climate Action:

• Clean Air Day Resolution
• Led in adoption of City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
• Early advocate for ARCHES ($600m in funding for hydrogen fuel)
• Solar Permitting Streamlined Application Process

Equity & Equality:

• LGBTQ+ Cultural District
• Restoration of Pride Lifeguard Tower
• Gender Inclusive Language Policy
• Co-Sponsored Resolution in Support of Equal Rights Amendment
• Commission on Women and Girls
• Aids Memorial
• Pride Tower Activation Hub
• First City Ramadan Celebration
• International Peace Day
• LA Vs Hate Mural at Bixby Park

Street Vending:

• Co-Sponsored Street Vendor Safety and Security program
• Supported first Street Vending Ordinance

Economic Development:

• Local Hire RFP Item
• Supported Guaranteed Income Pilot program
• Queen Mary:
  • Transfer ownership to City in 2021
  • Reopened Spring 2023
• Cannabis Retail Tax Reform
• Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage
• Hotel Worker Minimum Wage

Public Safety:

• Co-Sponsored Establishment of LEWIS registry for all officers who were terminated or resigned due to misconduct
• Co-Sponsored Summer 2021 gun buyback event
• Kid Zones
• Drink Safety Test Kits

Micro-Transit:

• Update Scooter Program to promote safety on sidewalks, including adding the reporting of misplaced scooters to Go Long Beach App
• Established Shuttle Program and expanded areas to connect Downtown to 4th St, and now to connect Alamitos Beach to Belmont Shore

Community Event Support:

• $198,185 total

COVID-19 Response:

• Supported Long Beach Recovery Act
• Supported Open Streets Program
• Supported Convention Center Vaccination Site
• Hero Pay

Budget Wins:

• $800,000 for the Library Department for additional materials
• $200,000 for our Language Access Program
• $150,000 for our Health Department to support increased access to reproductive health in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
• $300,000 for additional support for the Justice Fund
• $450,000 for our Guaranteed Income Pilot program to support single income households
• $700,000 to complete the Bluff Park Historic Lamppost project