The City of Long Beach has released its 2017 Year in Review, a comprehensive review of the City’s accomplishments and accolades for the year.
During 2017, the City received national recognition for its efforts in technology, equality, housing, green initiatives, city planning, leisure opportunities and a world-class public library system, according to city officials.
“Long Beach has progressed on so many fronts this year,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “These accomplishments demonstrate our unwavering commitment to providing amazing programs and infrastructure to the entire community.”
The ongoing construction of the new civic center, the opening of Gumbiner Park, increased resources for public safety and improvements to streets and infrastructure provided through Measure A and a significant decrease in unemployment rate are some of the accomplishments city officials are including in the year-end review.
In conjunction to the release of the 2017 Year in Review, the City will highlight the 10 most significant news items for Long Beach this year. The City has been implementing a social-media countdown, releasing one story per day on Facebook and Twitter. The No. 1 story of 2017 will be posted on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 6pm.
Source: City of LB
