Black economic equity and anti-Blackness in city systems
Long Beach
Summary
Public commenters repeatedly pressed the commission on Black economic equity: 65% of Black renters in California are rent-burdened, Black workers hold about 6% of the city's higher-paying jobs despite being 11% of the workforce, and a racial discrimination lawsuit by Black city workers just settled. Commenters demanded the city fund equity offices and address anti-Blackness systemically.
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Last discussed Apr 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Commenters called for full funding of the Health Department's racial equity work and the Equity Office in the City Manager's office.
Black workers, Black renters, and Black women in particular, who face the highest rent burden and workplace discrimination.
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