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                 Communications Manager                             
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Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Releases 2024 Voters Guide

Long Beach, Calif., (October 16, 2024) – As Election Day approaches, the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has officially released its 2024 Voters Guide to provide members and the broader community with clear, informed recommendations on key propositions and local measures.

The Chamber has carefully reviewed and evaluated each ballot initiative and candidate to help ensure that voters have the information they need to make decisions that align with the best interests of the Long Beach business community.

Below are the Chamber’s positions on key propositions and measures:

Propositions:

• Proposition 2: Yes
  Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities.

• Proposition 3: No Position
  Constitutional Right to Marriage.

• Proposition 4: Neutral
  Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks.

• Proposition 5: No
  Lowers the vote threshold for local bond measures from 66.67% to 55% to fund housing and public infrastructure.

• Proposition 6: No Position
  Removes involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime from the state constitution.

• Proposition 32: No
  Raises Minimum Wage.

• Proposition 33: No
  Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property.

• Proposition 34: Yes
  Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers.

• Proposition 35: Yes
  Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services.

• Proposition 36: Yes
  Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes.

Local Measures:

• Measure A: Neutral
  Establishes the Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance.

• Measure E: No Position
  Concerns the Consolidated Fire Protection District of LA County's Emergency Response and Infrastructure.

• Measure G: No
  Focuses on restructuring Los Angeles County government to enhance ethics and accountability.

• Measure LB: Yes
  Require two natural gas-fueled power plants in Long Beach to pay the same 5% utility users tax on natural gas as residents and businesses

• Measure JB: Yes
  To merge Civil Service and Human Resources, create an employee appeals commission, and establish hiring preferences for local residents, students, employees, and internships.

• Measure HC: Yes
  To reduce Harbor and Public Utilities Commissioner terms to three full terms of four years, transfer most Harbor employment decisions to the CEO, raise penalties for rule violations to $1,000, and change the budget approval date.