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People's Budget

Formed in 2018, the People’s Budget Coalition is a multiracial, multilingual, and multigenerational alliance that stands in solidarity with the Black and Indigenous communities and is committed to actively deepening that solidarity for the liberation of all peoples.

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Best Start Central Long Beach

Best Start brings together parents, community organizations, institutions, and others to improve local policies and resources to better support parents and create a community where children and families can thrive.

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Parent Power LB

Do you want change for one child, or do you want to help make systemic change? Learn how to advocate and organize for Long Beach students.

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We create a healthy Long Beach so that race and income don’t determine one’s future.

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Letter to Ethics Commission re: Lobbying Ordinance

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Building Community Power in Long Beach

Building Community Power in Long Beach Case studies and stories from the Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach initiative.

RAD AF Podcast Celebrates Radical Women in Long Beach

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Long Beach nonprofits, others rip proposal that would require them to register as lobbyists

March 8, 2023

Nonprofits, neighborhood groups push back against rule that would regulate them as lobbyists

March 6, 2023

Pilot program will send civilians to some mental health–related 911 calls

March 5, 2023

Council approves plans for another car wash on PCH, overturns Planning Commission’s decision

February 23, 2023

People Power Case Studies

Power Building in Long Beach

Resident power is a key driver of change, but did involvement in Building Healthy Communities, Long Beach (BHCLB) contribute to leadership development?

The People's Budget LB Founding Story

Learn about Long Beach’s Budget Advocacy Work Group and The People’s Budget Long Beach founding story in this video case study, published in 2021.

Building Leaders from Within

As a working parent whose first language isn’t English, 48-year-old Lilia Ocampo faced barrier after barrier when trying to support her children in the public school system.