Resources for Long Beach Research
Research Tools
These are resources to monitor LBPD surveillance and LBPD vendor spending.
Tigertext Metadata
Interactive Data Dashboard with in-depth Investigation of three scandals
LBPD Vendor Data
Outside Links
The LBPD’s S.B 978 Page
This page is where the LBPD posts policy and training documents to comply with state law.
The LBPD’s S.B 1421 Page
Where the LBPD posts documents related to investigations of Officer-Involved Shooting, Use of Force Incidents, Sexual Assaults by Officers, and Incidents of Dishonesty by Officers.
Transparent California
This site can be used to research who is on the LBPD and City’s payroll.
The LBPD's Public Records Act Request Page
California Public Records Act requests are as simple to file as sending an email.
The City Of Long Beach Public Records Act Page
The City of Long Beach has an extremely helpful and responsive public records staff ready to assist with requests.
Muckrock
This national database of Freedom of Information Act and Public Records Act requests filed by journalists and concerned citizens contains dozens of requests filed on Long Beach and the LBPD.
The Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC) Page
The city has a dedicated page for the CPCC. Two resources on that site are particularly useful for gauging the effectiveness of the commission, the posted Annual Reports and periodic Manager Reports which show how often the CPCC’s findings are overruled.
City of Long Beach Contracts Database
This database contains contracts executed between the City of Long Beach and other parties, as processed by the City Clerk since 1976.
Legistar
The site that hosts the Long Beach City Council and Commission meetings, as well as documents related to meetings and hearings.
City’s Campaign Contributions Database
Review spending and campaign contributions by the Long Beach Police Officers Association, including $500,000 to Mayor Robert Garcia and his candidate controlled PACs since 2015, as well contributions made to city council members, the City Prosecutor, and other politicians at the county and state level.
City Of Long Beach Website
This site contains helpful resources and tools, such as DataLB the city’s new Geospatial and Open Data Hub (a great resource for police data, including a map of all reported incidents in the city).
Long Beach City Council Meetings
Long Beach City Council Meeting Streaming Online. Video on Demand Library.
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