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<p>As Long Beach's 29th Mayor, Rex Richardson has transformed the city's greatest challenges into unprecedented opportunities, bringing leadership rooted in personal experience with working families' struggles and a proven commitment to expanding opportunity for all residents.</p><p>Mayor Richardson's story reflects the American Dream realized through determination and community support. He moved around a lot growing up. His mother was a union welder at General Motors — her own mother had integrated schools in the South. His father served in the Air Force. The family moved when work moved, and stability wasn't something Rex could take for granted. He came to California on a Greyhound bus. He knew what it meant to worry about housing, to stretch a paycheck, to wonder if the next city would be better than the last.</p><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 30%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/199ae808-c072-4c7d-9eb6-8348e8ffcb3b/1c26731d-224a-4c77-ab3e-5b3ff35fa139/1c26731d-224a-4c77-ab3e-5b3ff35fa139.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=31%2C12%2C457%2C458&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="30" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>With support from public schools and community programs, Rex became the first in his family to attend college, serving as Student Body President at Cal State Dominguez Hills. After graduating, he worked as a community organizer with SEIU Local 721, advocating for blue-collar workers and building the coalition skills that would define his career. At 25, he became the first person in his family to purchase a home — a house in North Long Beach, where he and his family still live today.</p><p>Rex's path to public service began as Chief of Staff to Councilmember Steve Neal, where he built bridges between neighborhood associations, labor unions, business groups, and faith communities — a signature approach he's carried into every role since. In 2014, he won his City Council race with 73% of the vote, becoming the youngest council member in Long Beach history. During his council tenure, he brought President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative to Long Beach and created the PATH program, which steers young people away from incarceration and toward job training and education.</p><p>In 2022, Rex was elected Mayor of Long Beach — the first African American to hold the office in the city's history.</p><p>His record reflects the values he was raised with: work hard, deliver results, and make sure opportunity isn't just for the few. Under his leadership, Long Beach has created more than 4,100 good-paying jobs, achieved its first decline in street homelessness in nearly a decade, hired more than 250 new police officers, approved over 5,000 housing units, and is preparing to host 18 Olympic and Paralympic sports in 2028. Long Beach was named the Most Business Friendly City in LA County — besting 87 other cities.</p><p>Rex serves as Chair of the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, past President of the Southern California Association of Governments, and Advisory Board Member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors — carrying Long Beach's priorities to regional and national tables. And when the federal government threatens cuts to the services Long Beach families depend on, Rex fights back — strengthening immigrant protections, securing legal resources, and making clear that Long Beach will never be an instrument of policies that tear families apart.</p><p>Mayor Richardson and his wife, Dr. Nina Richardson, are homeowners in North Long Beach, where they reside with their two daughters.</p><span class="image image-framed image-center" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/199ae808-c072-4c7d-9eb6-8348e8ffcb3b/18a87857-067a-4957-aff0-c9cbfe62d9ae/18a87857-067a-4957-aff0-c9cbfe62d9ae.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C5277%2C3518&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="center" alignwidth="25" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span>

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<p>Rex Richardson grew up in a household where a missed paycheck could mean the lights going out. That experience shaped a mayor laser-focused on creating real economic opportunity — not just for new industries, but for the longtime businesses and workers who have anchored Long Beach for generations.</p><p><strong>Since taking office, Rex has delivered:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Over 4,100 high-paying jobs brought to Long Beach through the Grow Long Beach initiative — with major employers including Ford Motor Company, Vast, Rocket Lab, Nikon AM Synergy, and Blue Shield of California choosing Long Beach for expansion.</p></li><li><p>More than 1 million square feet of new space secured for manufacturing, technical, and professional services firms — a resurgence of advanced industry in the city.</p></li><li><p>Long Beach named the Most Business Friendly City in LA County by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, besting 87 other cities.</p></li><li><p>The Acceler8 by '28 initiative, targeting 8,000 new jobs by 2028 as Long Beach prepares for the Olympic Games.</p></li><li><p>Three voter-approved ballot measures expanding opportunity: the Long Beach Jobs Promise (Measure JB), which set a 90-day hiring standard for city jobs and prioritized local residents and students; Fair Share for Long Beach's Future (Measure LB), which generates $15 million in annual city revenue; and Harbor Commission Accountability (Measure HC), increasing transparency in port hiring.</p></li><li><p>$9 million invested through the Back to Business plan, and the nation's first Tariff Emergency Relief Grant Program to help local businesses navigate global trade disruption.</p></li><li><p>The Legacy Business Grant Program, certifying and supporting 60+ longstanding small businesses — giving them the resources and visibility to stay anchors in their neighborhoods alongside new investment.</p></li><li><p>A $25 million Launch Beach Strategic Growth Fund seeding 100 new local start-ups, and the Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion opening entrepreneurship pathways for communities historically left out.</p></li><li><p>New tourism and entertainment investments — including a new waterfront amphitheater and a professional baseball team — generating lasting economic benefit for the city.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The bottom line: Long Beach is open for business — and making sure that business benefits everyone who calls this city home.</strong></p>

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<p>In 2028, Long Beach will welcome the world. Rex Richardson is making sure we're ready — not just for two weeks of competition, but for the long-term investment, infrastructure, and civic pride that will define Long Beach for a generation.</p><p>Through the historic Elevate '28 initiative, Rex is directing $1.1 billion toward more than 180 infrastructure projects across the city, including:</p><ul><li><p>A $50 million Convention Center upgrade.</p></li><li><p>A new waterfront amphitheater.</p></li><li><p>The largest pavement improvement effort in city history — more than 42,000 potholes repaired in 2025 alone.</p></li><li><p>Restoration of 150 acres of the Los Cerritos Wetlands — the largest expansion of public green space in Long Beach since the 1960s.</p></li><li><p>Rebuilt parks, bridges, and cultural landmarks throughout the city — with every neighborhood feeling the difference.</p></li></ul><p>Through the Grow Long Beach Initiative, Rex has targeted aerospace, healthcare, ports, education, arts, and tourism so Long Beach emerges from the Olympic era stronger and more economically resilient than ever. The Olympics aren't just a moment — they're a launching pad.</p>

<h2>Getting Long Beach Ready for the World — and for What Comes After</h2>

<p>Rex Richardson believes a cleaner Long Beach and a stronger Long Beach go hand in hand. His administration is making sure environmental progress delivers real benefits to real people — especially in communities that have historically borne the heaviest burden of pollution and disinvestment.</p><ul><li><p>Through the Westside Promise, Rex revitalized historically underserved neighborhoods with cleaner air, improved parks, and expanded economic opportunity — backed by a 10-year community investment strategy.</p></li><li><p>Rex championed Measure US, an oil production tax that generates dedicated funding for environmental justice and community health programs.</p></li><li><p>The DeForest Park Wetlands restoration created 34 acres of public green space — with freshwater wetlands, wildlife habitats, and recreational trails — in North Long Beach.</p></li><li><p>Rex is guiding the city's transition away from local oil revenue reliance by 2030, while maintaining high-quality city services throughout.</p></li><li><p>He is cutting port emissions, restoring wetlands, modernizing stormwater systems, holding upriver cities accountable for their waste, and building resilience against sea-level rise.</p></li><li><p>Expanded the Urban Forest Master Plan for heat mitigation and certified 90 local businesses through the Green Business Program.</p></li><li><p>Rex advanced Long Beach's Climate Action Plan, expanded renewable energy initiatives, and is growing the urban canopy to 100,000 trees by 2026.</p></li></ul><p>Environmental progress isn't just good policy — it's economic opportunity, public health, and community pride. Under Rex's leadership, Long Beach is proving you don't have to choose between a healthy city and a thriving one.</p>

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<p>When the federal government comes for the programs and families that Long Beach depends on, Rex Richardson doesn't stay quiet. He fights. That's what leadership looks like.</p><ul><li><p>Rex strengthened the Long Beach Values Act twice in 2025 — ensuring no city resources are used to enforce federal immigration policies that tear families apart.</p></li><li><p>He launched the Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Fund, raising $200,000 to support immigrant families and community members facing federal threats.</p></li><li><p>The Defending Our Long Beach Values Plan committed $5 million to legal services and housing stability — providing undocumented families and small businesses with know-your-rights training, eviction defense, and direct relief.</p></li><li><p>Through Upstream LB, Rex secured protections for seniors and families at risk of losing their homes due to federal funding cuts — ensuring Long Beach shields its most vulnerable residents from Washington's failures.</p></li><li><p>Rex has been a consistent, vocal presence in regional and national coalitions pushing back on cuts to healthcare, housing, and services that Long Beach families rely on.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Rex's position is simple: Long Beach is a city that takes care of its own. No matter what Washington does.</strong></p>

<h2>Defending Long Beach's Values When It Matters Most</h2>

<p>Rex Richardson has positioned Long Beach as a national hub for the industries of the future — creating good jobs today while building the foundation for generations of economic opportunity.</p><ul><li><p>Long Beach attracted major expansions from JetZero, Rebel Space Technologies, Rocket Lab, Ampaire, Vast, Orbital Operations, and True Anomaly — cementing the city as a center of advanced aerospace and space technology.</p></li><li><p>A $100 million R&amp;D facility from Nikon AM Synergy reflects growing private sector confidence in Long Beach's future.</p></li><li><p>Rex launched the city's first Mayor's Space Council, convening 30 C-suite executives representing every aerospace and space company in Long Beach.</p></li><li><p>He launched the U.S. Mayors &amp; CEOs for Space Leadership, positioning Long Beach at the forefront of national space industry policy — and making sure Long Beach's voice is heard in Washington.</p></li></ul><p>Rex's approach is simple: innovation and legacy go together. New industries grow alongside the businesses that have anchored Long Beach for generations.</p>

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<p>Rex Richardson believes every Long Beach resident deserves to feel safe — in their home, on their street, and in their neighborhood — regardless of zip code. He also believes real safety isn't just about enforcement. It's about prevention, mental health, youth investment, and rebuilding trust between residents and the institutions that serve them. Long Beach is doing all of it — and it's working.</p><p><strong>In 2025, Long Beach recorded</strong>:</p><ul><li><p>A 26% reduction in homicides compared to the prior year.</p></li><li><p>A 36% reduction in shootings — down 52% from 2021.</p></li><li><p>A 40% reduction in burglaries, including a 50% drop in commercial burglaries.</p></li><li><p>Zero officer-involved shootings — the lowest in verifiable recorded history of the Long Beach Police Department.</p></li><li><p>The lowest overall crime rate in 20 years.</p></li></ul><p><strong>To get here, Rex:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Recruited more than 250 new police officers — the largest three-year hiring effort in department history — and opened a new Police Academy training center to host larger recruit classes.</p></li><li><p>Delivered a new state of the art police academy training campus with capacity to train 100 recruits at a time.</p></li><li><p>Restored Rescue 12 to Fire Station 12, cutting emergency response times in North Long Beach by three minutes — a campaign promise delivered.</p></li><li><p>Expanded fire and ambulance staffing citywide to improve emergency response times for all residents.</p></li><li><p>Created the Police Oversight Commission, improving transparency and strengthening accountability.</p></li><li><p>Expanded Community Crisis Response teams, deploying clinicians and mental health professionals to calls that need care, not enforcement.</p></li><li><p>Created the Roadmap to Downtown Recovery, improving safety, cleanliness, and small business vitality in the city's core.</p></li><li><p>Established the Office of Youth Development and launched the S.T.R.O.N.G. Beach plan — addressing crime at its source through prevention, youth programming, and community investment.</p></li></ul><p>Rex understands that real safety means more than crime statistics. It means being able to go to work without fear, send your kids to school knowing they'll come home, and trust that the city's institutions are working for everyone. That's the standard Long Beach is working toward — and hitting.</p>

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<p>Rex Richardson grew up in a family where opportunity wasn't handed to anyone — it was built. Public schools, community programs, and people who believed in him made the difference. As mayor, he's building that same infrastructure for the next generation of Long Beach kids.</p><ul><li><p>Opened the Future LB Youth Employment Center, offering young people job readiness training, paid internships, and career support — connecting them to real opportunities in the industries reshaping Long Beach's economy.</p></li><li><p>Launched Space Beach Camp, connecting young people with training and internships in the city's growing aerospace and space technology cluster — preparing them for careers that didn't exist a decade ago.</p></li><li><p>Established the Long Beach Public Service Corps, providing paid fellowships and direct pathways into city employment for local students.</p></li><li><p>Opened Long Beach's first permanent Youth Shelter &amp; Navigation Center, providing safe housing and wraparound support for young residents ages 18–24 experiencing homelessness.</p></li><li><p>Created pathways to affordable housing for students and families through the Long Beach Housing Promise, in partnership with CSULB, LBCC, and Long Beach Unified.</p></li><li><p>Expanded Youth Participatory Budgeting, giving young residents the power to propose and vote on how public dollars are spent on youth programs — making government responsive to the people it's supposed to serve.</p></li><li><p>Championed the PATH program, diverting young people away from incarceration and toward job training and education — because Rex knows that how we treat our young people now determines what kind of city we become.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Rex's vision: every young person in Long Beach has a clear, accessible path to education, a career, and a home. No exceptions.</strong></p>

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<p>Long Beach families see homelessness every day. They've watched it grow for years. Rex Richardson isn't pretending that's not true — and he's not accepting it as inevitable either. He's the mayor who built the city's first municipal homeless shelter, launched the first-ever youth shelter, and delivered Long Beach's first decline in street homelessness in nearly a decade. He's just getting started.</p><p>Under Rex's leadership:</p><ul><li><p>Long Beach achieved consecutive years of declining street homelessness — including its first decline in nearly a decade in 2024 and a sustained 17% reduction in unsheltered homelessness through 2025 — made possible by expanding city-provided shelter capacity by 84%.</p></li><li><p>Rex built Long Beach's first municipal homeless shelter, Atlantic Farms Bridge Housing Community, with 125 beds and plans for 240 additional units, plus the city's first permanent Youth Shelter &amp; Navigation Center — providing safe housing and wraparound services for young people ages 18–24.</p></li><li><p>He launched Upstream LB, Long Beach's first homelessness prevention strategy, securing more than $15 million annually from LA County Measure A to keep families housed, provide rental assistance to vulnerable seniors, and protect residents from losing their homes due to federal cuts.</p></li><li><p>The Long Beach Housing Promise, developed in partnership with CSULB, LBCC, and Long Beach Unified, is expanding affordable housing options for students and families — investing in the people who will carry this city forward.</p></li><li><p>More than 5,000 housing units approved — the most in any three-year period since the 1980s — helping make Long Beach more affordable than other parts of the region.</p></li><li><p>As Chair of the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, Rex secured over $16 million flowing directly to Long Beach annually to keep families housed.</p></li><li><p>Rex expanded mobile access centers, mental health clinics, outreach teams, and safe parking sites — meeting people where they are, with care and long-term solutions.</p></li></ul><p>Rex bought his first home in North Long Beach at 25. He knows what housing security means and what it costs when you don't have it. He's not just talking about the housing crisis. He's doing something about it.</p>

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