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Breaking down LiBRE’s $400,000 ask for the Community Land Trust
The CLT funds are one of three budget requests from local orgs that are part of the “Our Budget, Our Future” demands, all focused on housing and immigration protections.
Health Dept. faces ‘painful’ funding cuts atop an already smaller 2026 budget
As the Long Beach City Council continued its budget hearings for the 2026 fiscal year, it became apparent…
Long Beach’s new immigration policies are not enough to protect community, local organizers say
At around 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Long Beach immigration advocates urged the city council to strengthen their policies…
What happened to Jasmine Thorne?
Long Beach mom disappears four days after giving birth without her phone, wallet, keys or vehicle; Father of her child murdered the next year.
Five workers, half a million people: LB’s Community Crisis Responders will now address calls city-wide
The five-person team prioritizes mental health and resources to calls that would otherwise go to police. It’s been focused on downtown and West Long Beach for the past two years, but will now serve the entire city.
Long Beach council will consider these new policies to protect immigrant community
The suggested policies from Mayor Rex Richardson would establish a legal reserve to look into detainments and possible legal action, train City employees to uphold the Long Beach Values Act, certify businesses as Safe Places through Know Your Rights training and more. These policies must be approved by the city council to go into effect.
Long Beach 2026 budget — what does it look like, and how can you participate?
Residents can participate in budget discussions at six upcoming community meetings, as well as city council hearings before the 2026 budget is finalized.
Long Beach 2026 budget first draft highlights — immigration aid, eviction protections and a looming deficit
Long Beach's proposed 2026 budget includes immigration assistance, funding for the Tenants Right to Counsel and several other programs. This is just the draft budget, and residents can participate in budget discussions at a series of meetings throughout August.
Op-Ed: Our Communities are Under Attack: Why the City Budget is Key to Restoring Stability
This opinion editorial was written by community organizers Gaby Hernandez, Executive Director of Organizing Rooted in Abolition, Liberation…
Long Beach will join ACLU’s lawsuit against recent ICE raids
Long Beach will join seven other Southern California cities in a lawsuit that alleges the recent raids are unconstitutional, and largely based on race and ethnicity.