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Long Beach youth report back on participatory budgeting as citywide vote runs through April 28
Summary
Youth leaders from the Invest in Youth Coalition and Long Beach Forward presented the results of the 2026 Youth Participatory Budgeting cycle, saying steering committees selected 14 proposals from more than 200 ideas and over 750 youth had voted as of April 20; voting for Long Beach youth ages 12'2 closes April 28 at 11:59 p.m.
Youth representatives from Long Beach Forward and the Invest in Youth Coalition reported to the City Council on the 2026 Youth Participatory Budgeting (YPB) cycle, saying the multi-stage process gave youth control over $500,000 in summer-program funding.
"We've completed the three stages: idea collection, proposal development and voting," said Robbie (Long Beach Forward), introducing youth speakers. Maggie Sabranes said the Year 4 cycle focused on "intentional" idea collection tied to youth…
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