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Residents and activists press Long Beach council to reconsider SpaceX presence at port, citing environmental and labor concerns
Summary
Multiple speakers at the April 22 meeting urged Long Beach officials to place SpaceX on the agenda, citing environmental risks, labor and union concerns, and the company's owner’s public conduct; some speakers asked the council to seek lease termination or other formal actions.
Dozens of residents, community activists and union‑aligned speakers used public comment time April 22 to press the Long Beach City Council to revisit the city’s relationship with SpaceX and its lease at the Port of Long Beach.
At public comment, Janine Stallings — who earlier linked the port’s lease with SpaceX to transgender issues — asked whether the city could do more than symbolic gestures in support of LGBTQ+ residents, saying, "You can't buy our health and you can't buy our safety back with that money." Other speakers…
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