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City Attorney Dawn McIntosh
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Dawn McIntosh

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Welcome to the Long Beach City Attorney's homepage. On June 7, 2022, I was elected as Long Beach City Attorney to a four-year term. It is my honor to serve as the City Attorney with this outstanding staff of 55 employees, including 25 attorneys. This office is committed to serving the residents of Long Beach by providing the City with proactive, timely and accurate legal services.

The City Attorney's Office is comprised of five divisions: Departmental Counsel, Litigation, Harbor, Workers' Compensation and Administrative & Financial Services and has an operating budget of approximately 9.8 million dollars for fiscal year 2022-2023. The office is the sole and exclusive legal advisor of the City, City Council and all City commissions, committees, officers and employees.

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The City of Long Beach recently demolished two long‑blighted structures in North Long Beach, an action supported through the Long Beach Advancing Safety and Enforcing Responsibility (LASER) program—a joint initiative of the City Attorney and City Prosecutor.
The Long Beach City Attorney’s Office is highlighting strong early results from the LASER Task Force—Legal Action for Safety and Enforcement Response, a joint initiative between the City Attorney and City Prosecutor that is already delivering gains in public safety and neighborhood livability.
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