Measure A

A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN LONG BEACH PUBLIC SAFETY & INFRASTRUCTURE

Measure A is a Long Beach ballot initiative approved by voters in 2016 as a 10-year sales tax to fund public infrastructure and public safety services and was extended indefinitely by voters in 2020. View our FAQ page to learn more.

Long Beach Public Safety Staffing Investments

City of Long Beach Measure A Infrastructure Funding

Roughly half of Measure A proceeds are allocated to public infrastructure projects throughout the City of Long Beach. Since 2017, when Measure A proceeds were first received, over $393 million of Measure A funding has been budgeted for public infrastructure projects, including improvements to City streets and alleys, curbs and sidewalks, fire stations, police stations, libraries, health and public safety facilities, park playgrounds, sports fields, community centers and more public infrastructure throughout the City.

To date, Measure A has supported the completion of:

 ~ 66 park playgrounds, community centers, and park facility projects completed.
 ~ Over 617.58 lane miles of streets repaired.
 ~ Approximately 373 lane miles of streets have been slurry sealed.
 ~ 22.86 miles of alleys rehabilitated, of which 5.9 miles were dirt.
 ~ Over 2,063,635 sq. ft. of sidewalks replaced, and 3,862 curb ramps replaced.
 ~ 41 Public Facility projects completed, including:
     - 27 Facility projects, including 12 library projects and 3 health projects
     - 14 Public Safety projects, including: 8 fire station projects and 2 police department projects

An inception to date report of all Measure A funded infrastructure projects is available for download.