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Long Beach says pavement condition index hits 61; city outlines Measure A spending for homelessness prevention
Summary
A City official reported Long Beach's pavement condition index reached 61 and summarized planned street investments and Measure A-funded homelessness prevention and housing allocations totaling millions of dollars, with planning for the next five-year infrastructure program to begin in 2026.
A City official for Long Beach announced that the city's pavement condition index has risen to 61 and outlined planned investments in streets and a package of homelessness-prevention and affordable-housing measures funded in part by Los Angeles County's Measure A.
The official said the pavement condition increase reflects both ongoing maintenance and recent projects, citing $13,800,000 for residential street improvements and $31,700,000 for arterial-street and corridor enhancements. The official also thanked the public works team and said the city will adopt recommendations from a city auditor performance audit on street projects and pavement management.
The announcement included direction to begin planning in 2026 for the city's next five-year infrastructure program, building on the city's Elevate 28 capital investment program, which the official described as a billion-dollar program expected to be invested by 2027.
On homelessness and housing, the official said Long Beach benefited from passage of Measure A, which passed with 57% of the vote countywide and received 60% support in Long Beach. The official said Measure A is expected to bring more than $16,000,000 annually to the city and outlined how the city plans to target those funds.
"This plan focuses on three key populations," the City official said. "First, transition-age and at-risk youth. Secondly, vulnerable seniors. And then, communities impacted by recent federal policy actions." The official said the measure and city plan emphasize prevention and permanent affordable housing.
Specific program allocations cited in the speech include a $1,000,000 shallow rental subsidy program for older adults; funding described in the transcript as "point 5,000,000" for a tenant right-to-counsel program (the exact numeric amount was not specified in the transcript); more than $2,500,000 for crisis-response emergency interventions (including crisis response teams, interim housing operations, coordinated outreach and mental-health support); and nearly $8,000,000 for "pathways out of homelessness," described as including affordable housing production, youth housing subsidies and technical assistance. The official also said the budget includes a plan described as "Defending Our Long Beach Values," allocating $5,000,000 to support immigrant communities and prevent economic catastrophe among vulnerable residents.
The official said these investments are intended to help the city reach an early milestone toward ending youth homelessness described in the speech as "functional zero," meaning the system would have more capacity than incoming need for that population.
No formal votes or ordinance adoptions were recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. The city official said staff and departments will begin planning work in 2026 to prioritize projects for the next round of infrastructure investment and incorporate Measure A dollars into the city budget.
Next steps the official flagged include technological reviews by utility services to prevent water-main failures and early planning for the next five-year capital program. The transcript excerpt did not provide a date for formal adoption of the Measure A spending plan or specific implementation timelines beyond planning beginning in 2026.
