By Dianne Anderson Fighting to pass an oil tax seems to be paying off for local kids, who, thanks to years of their hard work, now get to decide where some city money goes and how it’s spent. For the first time ever, the youth have the power. Maggie Quan said their biggest victory wasn’t ...

 100 Youth Gathered To Share Voices and Ideas During a Youth Town Hall and Policy Hackathon Mayor Rex Richardson convened the first Youth Advocacy Day on Saturday, June 24, with more than 100 Long Beach youth ages 13-26. Youth came together to share their perspectives and solutions for issues affecting their communities. Saturday’s event was ...