Block the Cuts and Build Long Beach
A community-driven initiative to protect Long Beach from federal cuts and invest in housing stability, emergency response, and neighborhood infrastructure.
The Challenge Facing Long Beach
Long Beach is facing growing pressure on the systems our communities rely on. Locals are feeling the pressure of rising housing costs, strained emergency services, and aging infrastructure that needs urgent investment. Now, looming federal cuts threaten the funding for services meant to keep our communities safe and stable.
Block the Cuts and Build Long Beach is a community-driven initiative written by local organizations and firefighters to protect Long Beach from looming federal cuts while investing in the services our neighborhoods depend on. The measure would create a dedicated local funding source to strengthen emergency response, support housing stability, and repair critical infrastructure across the city.
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Protecting Working Families
The "Block the Cuts and Build Long Beach" initiative was written with working families in mind to secure:
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More Housing Stability
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Stronger Emergency Response
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Safer Neighborhood Infrastructure
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Ensure Strong Public Accountability for how funds are spent
Most residents would not pay this tax.
✔ Renters do not pay this tax
✔ Homeowners earning under $250,000 are exempt
✔ Large commercial properties contribute their fair share
✔ Independent oversight ensures transparency
• Protect essential city services from federal funding cuts
• Invest in housing solutions that prevent displacement
• Strengthen life-saving emergency response
• Repair streets, parks, and public infrastructure
• Ensure strong public accountability and oversight of how funds are spent
This initiative includes some of the strongest oversight and accountability provisions Long Beach has seen.
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Independent citizen oversight
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Public reporting on how funds are spent
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Clear spending requirements written directly into the ballot language
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Ongoing community engagement to monitor implementation and track results
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This campaign has been endorsed by the Long Beach Firefighters Association Local 372, Los Angeles Alliance Action Fund, and Long Beach Residents Empowered. The latest endorsement includes the Teachers Association of Long Beach.
If your organization or group is interested in endorsing this campaign, please click here to send an email.
Press Covereage
Explore the campaign through regional coverage of community-led efforts to stop the cuts and build a strong, resilient Long Beach.
"Everything you need to know about Long Beach’s new ‘fair share’ tax proposal"
Samantha Diaz | Signal Tribune
"Firefighters union, renter advocates launch tax initiative to fund road repairs, new stations, housing production"
John Donegan | Long Beach Post