PRESS RELEASE

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach is inviting members of the public to participate in the City’s fiscal year 2025 budget development process by sharing their service priorities at one of the upcoming community budget meetings or by completing the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey, available Jan. 2, 2024. 

The community budget meetings will be held in person at multiple locations throughout Long Beach, and one in a virtual format, on the following days:

• Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Museum of Latin American Art (628 Alamitos Ave.), Viva Event Center
• Monday, Jan. 22, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. – Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park (6301 Myrtle Ave.)
• Thursday, Jan. 25, 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Cabrillo High School (2001 Santa Fe Ave.), Small Gymnasium
• Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Recreation Park Community Center (4900 E 7th St.)
• Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Zoom Webinar

Interpretation services in Spanish, Khmer, Tagalog and American Sign Language will be provided for all meetings. Advanced registration for the virtual meeting is required in order to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. 

More information about the City’s fiscal year 2025 budget development process and registration for the virtual meeting is available at longbeach.gov/fy25. 

In addition to the meetings, community members may also submit their budget service priorities by completing the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey, available online beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2. The survey link and more information will be provided once the survey is live.

Public input is an important and valued part of the City’s budget preparation process. The community budget meetings and online survey play an integral part in helping the City understand what community members believe the City’s budget priorities should be. Feedback provided at the community meetings and through the survey will be shared with the Long Beach City Council prior to the development of the Proposed FY 25 Budget. 

Media inquiries may be directed to Geraldine Alejo, Acting Budget Manager, Department of Financial Management, at 562.570.5478 or Geraldine.Alejo@longbeach.gov.