City Council, September 1, 2026
Approved: Consolidated public comment ordinance and SB 707 fund reprogramming, 7-2
What happened
On September 1, 2026, Long Beach approved Consolidated public comment ordinance and SB 707 fund reprogramming (7-2).
The Long Beach City Council held no zoning or development-entitlement votes on 2026-09-01. Its most consequential action was approving Item 26, 7-2 on a roll call with Districts 2 and 3 voting no.
- Jurisdiction
- Long Beach, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-2
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FY2027 Budget Hearing – Public Works and Capital Improvement Plan
Continued budget hearing on the proposed FY2027 Public Works operating budget ($69M general fund, 532 FTEs, $4.8M savings target, 22 FTE reductions) and citywide CIP (just under $300M; Elevate 28 total $1.25B; Renew 32 planned at ~$50M/yr). Hearing concluded and roll call carried 9-0. Budget adoption first consideration next week.
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Key Decisions (4)
FY2027 Budget Hearing – Public Works and Capital Improvement Plan
As-needed plan review and inspection services contracts
Salary schedule amendments
Consolidated public comment ordinance and SB 707 fund reprogramming
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Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Long Beach's next five-year street program (Renew 32) is funded…
Housing Demand
Speakers cited more than 1,200 housing units under construction near…
Commercial Demand
The reduction of CityPlace downtown parking lots A, B and…
Other
A public speaker alleged the city failed to bill $22…
Who spoke
37 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 1 Mayor, 6 Unknown, 14 Public, 3 Clerk, 8 Councilmember, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 1 Mayor, 7 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Bob Dow, Staff.
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Zoning terms (7)
23 recorded timestamps
- residential (10 timestamps)
- density (2 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
- approved (7 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- industrial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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