Local Emergency for Hurricane Marie and Winter Storm Season

At a glance

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• What: continuation of the local emergency proclaimed after Hurricane Marie and for the 2026 to 2027 El Nino winter storm season.
• Where it stands: Continued again on October 20, 2026, with the renewal period extended from 14 days to 30 days for the winter storm season.

Sources

• 2026-09-22 - City Council (council meeting video, speech-to-text)
• 2026-10-06 - City Council
• 2026-10-20 - City Council (council meeting video, speech-to-text)

Log

• 2026-10-20 - City Council - Item 15: the council continued the emergency and approved extending the renewal period from 14 to 30 days. Staff reported three storm events so far this El Nino season and announced sandbag distribution events on October 24 and November 7 with Long Beach City College. One speaker supported the item but called it incomplete on climate adaptation. The motion carried. A general public comment speaker also asked the council to examine managed retreat on the Peninsula.
• 2026-10-06 - City Council - Continued by the council on October 6, 2026.
• 2026-09-22 - City Council - At a special meeting the council ratified the city manager's proclamation of local emergency for Hurricane Marie damage and the 2026 to 2027 El Nino winter storm season; the motion carried. Staff will report every two weeks; councilmembers cited beach losses on the Peninsula and flooding risk to inland neighborhoods.