Residents urge council to hold public forum and reconsider City business with SpaceX

Several Long Beach residents used the general public comment period on April 8 to call on the City Council to open a public forum about SpaceX and to consider ending city business ties with the company.

Jennifer, who identified herself as a Long Beach resident, business owner and member of the community organization Feminist Uprising, said she was "speaking out about SpaceX" and requested the council place a public forum on a future agenda so community members could discuss concerns. "I am very concerned that Long Beach should not be doing business with a Nazi," she said, referencing public statements and actions by SpaceX leadership flagged by speakers as incompatible with the city's values.

Laura Foy, another commenter, urged the council to cancel the city's contract with SpaceX and linked her request to broader concerns about sexual-abuse allegations against public figures. "One easy way to do that is with his businesses," Foy said, urging Long Beach to take a public stand through procurement and contract choices.

Speakers framed their request as seeking a public conversation rather than asking the council to take an immediate formal vote on contract termination. The council did not take action on SpaceX contracts during the meeting; the speakers' requests were recorded during the public-comment period and no staff report or council motion on SpaceX was heard that evening.

The comments reflect a push from constituents for the council to consider reputational factors in city contracting and to provide a public forum for community concern; the transcript records no staff response or follow-up motion on this subject during the meeting.