The Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, located within the Department of Health and Human Services, recently received 79 Stability Housing Vouchers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). On April 17, 2023, HUD announced Long Beach as one of eight Continuum of Care communities in California to receive Stability Housing Vouchers, which will be utilized to connect even more qualifying individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness to permanent housing.
At the June 13, 2023, meeting, the Long Beach City Council approved with a 9 to 0 vote the authorization for the purchase of property, located at 702 W. Anaheim St. and currently owned by the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Inc., to be utilized by the City of Long Beach as a permanent, year-round shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
The City of Long Beach has received high recreational water quality grades from Heal the Bay for 2022-2023, with 93% percent of its beaches receiving A or B grades for the dry summer months, according to the Annual Beach Report Card that was released on June 14, 2023.
A $3.6 million loan by the City of Long Beach to a regional developer will be used to help acquire a Downtown property for a new affordable housing project that will offer 100 apartment units for low- and very low-income residents.
In observance of Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2023, the City of Long Beach facilities and services listed below will adhere to the following schedules.
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services’ (Health Department) Healthy Active Long Beach program and the Walk and Roll Long Beach program, in partnership with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, invites the community to attend the 2023 Power Up Your Summer Kickoff on Saturday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Admiral Kidd Park (2125 Santa Fe Ave).
Following the success of the Safe Parking Program just south of Downtown, the City of Long Beach will continue emergency operations of its Safe Parking Program with a temporary site in the area through 2023 while the City also seeks a location for a permanent site.
Long Beach City Health Officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, has ordered all open coastal swimming areas in Long Beach temporarily closed for water contact due to a sewage spill.
Long Beach Public Library’s (LBPL) Los Altos Neighborhood Library, located at 5614 E. Britton Drive, will temporarily close for scheduled facility maintenance beginning Thursday, June 15, 2023, and is anticipated to reopen on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.