Long Beach

Home value

$806,6002024

Unemployment

5.0%2026

Violent crime

6102023

Work from home

16.2%2024

Los Angeles County — Nov 10, 2026

Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.

Domestic Violence

Supervisors Horvath and Solis seek new funding and coordinated County plan for gender‑based violence services

A motion would add Gender‑Based Violence as a Board priority, request several report‑backs and funding proposals including $2 million ongoing for Self‑Help Legal Access Centers, $1.25 million one‑time for a centralized DV/IPV hotline, and $3 million ongoing for courthouse clinics; it also authorizes a sole‑source contract up to $462,300. The Board is scheduled to consider the motion Nov. 10, 2026.

Arts and Culture director asked to sign sole‑source $59,000 contract with Austin Scott for Altadena utility‑box artwork

Supervisor Mitchell urges framework to identify and publicly report deputy gangs within LASD

Board asked to authorize remediation and gratis transfer of four East L.A. parcels to CultivaLA for a community garden

Barger asks state partnership, committee and funding plan to address Castaic Lake infrastructure needs

Parks And Recreation

Avocado Heights Park drainage project seeks $1.32 million from parks tipping‑fee funds

Land Use Covina

Appeal filed against approvals for a 104‑unit subdivision in Covina

Transit Zero Emission Buses

Supervisor Solis asked Board to prepay up to $3 million to Foothill Transit for zero‑emission buses

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What stands out in Long Beach

Data from Polco GPAL
Standouts compare Long Beach with communities in California or of similar population size. Surprises are where the measured figure was unusually far from what Polco's model expected. Each fact gives its year; public data runs one to two years behind.

In 2022, Long Beach was more favorable than communities in California on liquidity score.

100th percentile · 2022 · Stanford Municipal Finance Dashboard, via Polco GPAL

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