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Long Beach reports record beach revenue, highlights rescue and new beach controls
Summary
City officials credited new beach operations—single-entry ticketing, barcode passes and added supervisors—for improved safety and revenues; staff reported a water rescue where a victim was revived and taken to Mount Sinai Oceanside Campus, and enforcement produced over 1,200 municipal summonses this season.
Long Beach city officials on Sept. 2 credited new beach operations with safer conditions and sharply higher revenue after a summer of challenging weather. Assistant/deputy city manager Phil reported a water rescue on Lincoln Boulevard in which first responders found a person not breathing, regained a pulse, and transported the person to the Oceanside Campus at Mount Sinai.
Phil told the council the city implemented barcode beach passes, moved ticket booths to create single points of entry on the boardwalk, and hired additional supervisors—many retirees—to oversee ticket…
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