DUE 11/16 5:00 PM - click to send in public comment for Long Beach Housing Element

Long Beach City’s Final Housing Element will be voted on next Tuesday, 11/16 by City Council. The final housing element still has some flaws that need to be brought to their attention. We need you to tell the City Council to make the changes listed below. 

  • The housing element encourages little new housing in northeast Long Beach, where incomes and overall access to resources are high.  Instead, the plan would concentrate on affordable housing opportunities in lower-income areas with poor environmental quality.

  • The housing element doesn’t do enough to make housing easier, faster, and less expensive to build.

  • The housing element doesn’t pare back exclusionary zoning practices or apartment bans, which make it more difficult for most Long Beach residents to access affordable housing in high-resource neighborhoods.

We also sent out a comment letter with our recommendations to the City. If you would like to review our letter, click here.

ACTION ITEMS:

🌟Submit a written public comment to the city council using the tool at the top.

OR – provide live testimony at Tuesday’s city council meeting👇🏼

Date & Time: November 16, 2021, at 5:00pm PST

    • Speak up in person: 411 W. Ocean Boulevard Civic Chambers
    • Agenda Item 12
    • Can’t make it in person, send a written comment here
    • Click here for agenda

Tips for giving public testimony:

Tell a personal story, convey emotions, make one point instead of many. Watch an example here.

>>👋Let us know you will be there!<<

Can’t give comments live? Send in a written comment here.