Editing Long Beach, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Police department===
{{Main|Long Beach Police Department (California)}}

The Long Beach Police Department provides law enforcement for the City of Long Beach.

====Restrictions on registered sex offenders====
On March 18, 2008, Long Beach became the first city in California to heavily restrict residency and visitation rights for California [[Sex offender registries in the United States|registered sex offenders]]. Triggered by a local protest of a multi-apartment dwelling which tenanted several paroled registered sex offenders, and fueled by local radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of [[KFI]]'s [[John and Ken]] show, city council members voted 7–0 to enact 18 ordinances, of which the most restrictive prohibits residency by all registered sex offenders, whether they are on parole or not, within {{convert|2000|ft|m}} of any child care center, public or private school, or park. [[Google Maps]] measurements indicate the total exclusion area encompasses over 96% of the area of Long Beach that is zoned for residential use. Registered sex offenders residing within the exclusion zone were given until September 2008 to vacate the restricted area. Once this happens, no sex offender will legally be able to live in the vast majority of Long Beach. While several other ordinances restrict the number of registered sex offenders who may reside in an apartment complex, there are no apartment complexes within city limits that are outside of the exclusion zone. In addition, the ordinances prohibit all registered sex offenders from using any park, beach, or facility that caters to children, such as amusement parks and restaurants with children's playgrounds, or even travel within {{convert|500|ft|m}} of such places.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar08/sexord2.htm | title=LBReport.com | work=Council Approves LB Muni Code Amendments Adding Sex Offender Residency/Loitering Restrictions | access-date=March 13, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019080019/http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar08/sexord2.htm | archive-date=October 19, 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8620321 | title=Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 19, 2008 | work=Long Beach passes sex offender rules | access-date=March 20, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210085018/http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8620321 | archive-date=December 10, 2008 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/longbeach/ | title=Long Beach Municipal Code Update (PDF) | work=Ordinance No. ORD-08-0004 | access-date=April 22, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201215327/http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/longbeach/ | archive-date=December 1, 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Fire department===
{{see also|Fireboats of Long Beach, California}}
The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD), ISO Class 1, provides [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] to the City of Long Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/|title=Fire|work=longbeach.gov|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002740/http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/|archive-date=December 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The Long Beach Fire Department operates out of 23 Fire Stations throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longbeach.gov/fire/organization-chart/|title=organization chart|work=longbeach.gov|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719174449/http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/organization-chart/|archive-date=July 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to serving {{convert|55|sqmi}} with over 500,000 residents, the department's Marine Safety Division patrols the waterways and beach front areas.

====Marine Safety Division====
The Marine Safety Division is responsible for the operation and management of the [[Marine safety (USCG)|marine safety]] and [[lifeguard]] division as well as the safe and lawful use of the {{convert|9|mi|km}} of beaches, {{convert|5300|acres}} of oceanfront property, waterways and marinas.<ref name=marine>{{cite web|title=Marine Safety Division|url=http://longbeach.gov/fire/operations/marine-safety/|website=Long Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 16, 2015}}</ref> This includes the [[Port of Long Beach]] and [[Alamitos Bay]]. The division staffs 9 facilities year round, with an additional 41 stations during the summer<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=2012 Info|url=http://admin.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=36863|website=Long Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 16, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Additionally the division has at its disposal 6 [[rescue boat]]s, 7 beach patrols and a [[dive rescue]] unit. In 2012, lifeguards and other members of the marine safety division responded to 17,867 calls for service.<ref name=info/>

The American Lifeguard Association has been offering lifeguard courses for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=David |title=American Lifeguard Association {{!}} Lifeguard Training Certification, Classes |url=https://americanlifeguard.com/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=americanlifeguard.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===County===
{{Main|Government of Los Angeles County}}
* The [[Los Angeles Superior Court]], which covers all of Los Angeles County, operates the Governor [[George Deukmejian]] Courthouse in downtown Long Beach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Courthouses in Los Angeles County – Contacts and Locations – LA Court |url=http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/lb |website=www.lacourt.org |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> It is one of the 50 courthouses in the county.
* The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Torrance Health Center in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California|Harbor Gateway]], Los Angeles, near [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] and serving Long Beach.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf Torrance Health Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201202645/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

===State and federal===
[[File:U.S. Post Office (Long Beach Main).jpg|thumb|[[US Post Office-Long Beach Main]]]]
* The [[Glenn M. Anderson]] Long Beach Federal Building in downtown Long Beach at 501 West Ocean Blvd., houses offices for [[NOAA]] and other federal agencies, although NOAA plans to shift leadership of the Fisheries office to the Pacific Northwest and shrink this office through attrition.
* The [[US Post Office-Long Beach Main|Long Beach Main Post Office]] of the [[U.S. Postal Service]] serves as the main postal facility for Long Beach.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120716014234/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/45932?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Long+Beach Post Office Location – LONG BEACH]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2009.</ref>
* The [[Long Beach Naval Shipyard]] was established in 1943 and closed in 1997, employing over 16,000 people at its peak in 1945.
[[File:Long Beach Naval Shipyard aerial view in October 1993.JPEG|thumb|The Long Beach Naval Shipyard and the {{USS|David R. Ray}}, [[USS Tarawa (LHA-1)|''Tarawa'']], and [[USS Essex (LHD-2)|''Essex'']] in 1993. In the background is the original [[Gerald Desmond Bridge (1968–2020)|Gerald Desmond Bridge]].]]
* [[VA Long Beach Healthcare System]] including the [[Tibor Rubin]] VA Medical Center and Cabrillo VA Clinic<ref>{{cite web |title=Locations VA Long Beach health care |url=https://www.va.gov/long-beach-health-care/locations/ |website=Veterans Affairs |language=en}}</ref>