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Long Beach, CA: council, meetings and contacts
Long Beach is the 44th largest city in the United States with about 450,469 residents, in Los Angeles. Here is who governs it, when they meet in public, and where the agendas are posted.
City government at a glance
- Form of government
- Council-manager
- Governing body
- Long Beach City Council — 9 members
- Regular meetings
- Published on the official city website
- City Hall
- 411 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
- Main information line
- (562) 570-6555
- Population (2025 est.)
- 450,469 (2020 census: 466,742)
- County
- Los Angeles
- Planning body
- Long Beach Planning Commission
Nine council districts plus a citywide mayor who presides over the council; a city manager runs departments.
Official links
- Long Beach official website
- Long Beach City Council
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- Long Beach Unified School District
The bodies that decide things in Long Beach
| Body | What it decides | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach City Council | Ordinances, the city budget, zoning changes, contracts, police and fire funding | Official page |
| Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | County budget, sheriff and jail, public health, elections administration, county roads | County website |
| Long Beach Unified School District board | School budget, boundaries, calendar, curriculum adoption, superintendent | District website |
| Long Beach Planning Commission | Rezonings, site plans, variances and long-range land use recommendations | City website |
Questions people ask about Long Beach government
How do I contact Long Beach city government?
The main information line is (562) 570-6555. City Hall is at 411 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802, and the official website is https://www.longbeach.gov.
How do I speak at a Long Beach public meeting?
Find the agenda for the meeting, check the sign-up deadline (many cities close the list before the meeting starts), prepare remarks for the posted time limit — usually two or three minutes — and state your name, your district and your specific ask.
No debates for Long Beach yet. If something is on the council agenda — a rezoning, a fee increase, a transit change — open the first debate and invite both sides.
Start here if you are new to this
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