From advancing health care to protecting the environment, voters care about many issues. We promote social and economic justice as well as the health and safety of all Americans to defend democracy.
The League believes that the primary responsibility of city government is to provide basic services and therefore supports the provision of the following basic services and funding sources: fire protection (property tax, income tax and general fund revenue), police protection (income tax revenue, though not necessarily the sole source of funding), water and sewer (assessment of a fee for each service), street upkeep (income tax revenue, though not necessarily the sole source of funding), and emergency medical assistance (income tax revenue).
We support an assured, stable, adequate and fiscally sound source of funding for the Long Beach Public Library. Following a local study, this position was adopted at the Annual Meeting of the LWV/LBA on May 21, 1997.
We want our city to be attractive, safe, and economically healthy with diversified urban
amenities reflecting the desires of its residents and respecting the integrity of its unique assets.
Redevelopment, when adopted as a means to this end, should consider personal and social
needs as well as economic requirements and should be accountable to the citizens and/or their
elected representatives.
