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Whether you support or oppose the idea of bringing legalized gambling into Long Beach, you need to read the 182 page study done in 2006 at the request of then Attorney General, Bill Lockyer.
You can access this report by clicking on it below:
State Report on Gambling
At some point, this issue will have to be put […]

I have temporarily withdrawn from the Council agenda my item requesting information from the City Attorney regarding the legal issues surrounding a proposal to allow casino style gambling in Long Beach. Additionally, I requested this information in order to determine if voters would need to vote on this issue and whether they could do so […]

Face it. We are not going to be the retail mecca of Southern California that derives its City budget from sales tax revenue. (Especially when we keep giving some of it away as an incentive to come here…)
Our residents will not support (rightfully) an increase in the utility use tax or special assessment fees.
The three […]